Hoe authentiek zijn jongeren nu echt op BeReal? 🔍 Interview deze week in @knack.be over ons onderzoek naar de (spoiler: niet altijd zo) authentieke zelfpresentaties van jongeren op BeReal en welke invloed dit op hun zelfbeeld kan hebben: www.knack.be/nieuws/techn...

Excited to share some conclusions of our research on youth and well-being @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @jasminarosic.bsky.social @luca-carbone.bsky.social @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social

The MIMIc project, led by @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social‬, investigates how ‘malleable ideals’—the constantly shifting portrayals of success & perfection in media—influence teenagers’ well-being, identity, and life aspirations. Discover more 👉 buff.ly/jLuzdnI

New pub! 📈 Can picture-perfect social media posts make adolescents more perfectionistic? Using a 3-wave panel design, we examined the reciprocal links between exposure to positive content on social media and perfectionism among 1,697 adolescents from Belgium, France, and Slovenia. Read more:

The Perfect Li(f)e: A Longitudinal Study on Positive Social Media Content & EU Adolescents’ Perfectionism by @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social Lara Schreurs, Caroline Giraudeau, & Laura Vandenbosch @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Excited that our MIMIc Project, (team members @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social , @jasminarosic.bsky.social , @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social and @luca-carbone.bsky.social ) on social media uses and teen's well-being and success beliefs will be featured at Osaka #EXPO2025! Many thanks to @erc.europa.eu !

We're proud to announce that the MIMIc Project, led by @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social alongside team members @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social, @jasminarosic.bsky.social, @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social, and @luca-carbone.bsky.social will be featured at Osaka #EXPO2025! www.projectmimic.eu @erc.europa.eu

🎉 No plans for the weekend? Join us for 600 Years of KU Leuven on 15-16 February! 🔬 Explore cutting-edge research 🎤 600-Second Lectures ft. Steven Eggermont, Kathleen Beullens & Laura Vandenbosch 🖥️ Interactive Mini-Exhibition on Digital Media 📍 Discover the full program: www.kuleuven.be/600jaar/

Presented our latest results on the longitudinal links between adolescents’ identity distress and their positive self-presentations at #Etmaal2025 🎉 Grateful to have been part of another great edition of this conference!