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Konrad Mikalauskas

Junior researcher

I completed my BSc and (research) MSc in Psychology at the University of Amsterdam and joined Project AWeSoMe as a Junior Researcher in September 2025.

I’m highly interested in using advanced statistical and computational techniques to study the ways that our interactions with social media shape our media landscapes and how they simulatenously change us.

Recent Publications & Project Updates

April 15, 2026

Publication Alert: How are depression-related symptoms portrayed on TikTok?

Youths are increasingly turning to TikTok for mental health information, making the platform an important space where young people encounter portrayals of mental illness. Through a content analysis of 210 TikTok videos, the study examined how…

March 02, 2026

Publication Alert: How Does Social Media Make Adolescents Lonely?

How does using social media relate to feeling lonely, and why do some adolescents seem to be more affected than others? A new study by Rebecca Godard, Amber van der Wal, and Ine Beyens sheds light on these questions using intensive, real‑time data from…

February 09, 2026

Team AWeSoMe at ETMAAL 2026!

On the 5th and 6th February 2026, Team AWeSoMe attended the ETMAAL 2026 conference, hosted by the university of Wageningen. Etmaal is the annual meeting where communication researchers from Dutch and Flemish universities come together to share their…

January 07, 2026

Publication Alert: Study Reveals How Social Media Shapes Adolescent Mental Health

A new large-scale diary study was published by Amber van der Wal, Ine Beyens, Loes Janssen and Patti Valkenburg: Diverse platforms, diverse effects: Evidence from a 100-day study on social media and adolescent mental health. The study sheds light on how…

December 09, 2025

Improving Participation In Data Donation Studies

A new article by Yucan Xiong, Amber van der Wal, and Ine Beyens in Social Science Computer Review sheds fresh light on what drives and discourages participation in data donation research. Their systematic review brings together the existing evidence on…

This project is funded
by a NWO Spinoza Prize awarded to Patti Valkenburg