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The New York Times wrote an article on how everyone says social media is bad for adolescents, but so far there is little research proving…

Members of Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social media) interviewed 480 adolescents aged 14 to 17 about the pros and cons of…

Team AWeSome I (2018-2021)—Ine Beyens, Loes Keijsers, Loes Pouwels, Irene van Driel, and Patti Valkenburg—received the Innovation Award for…

On 13 April Patti Valkenburg was invited for another debate in the Dutch House of Representatives. This time for a broader discussion about…

On 12 April Patti Valkenburg took part in a debate in the Dutch House of Representatives about the question if mobile phones should be…

In the podcast series “Architects of Communication Scholarship” the ICA presents interviews with leading communication scholars about their…

In a New York Times article Matt Richtel writes about depression and anxiety among adolescents and how social media affects this. The…

On 4 July Patti Valkenburg was invited as a guest on the current affairs program Nieuwsuur, where she was interviewed by Mariëlle Tweebeeke…

The June edition of Current Opinion in Psychology (Volume 45) is a special issue on Social Media and Well-Being. It was edited by Patti…

The article "Just a Joke? Adolescents’ Preferences for Humor in Media Entertainment and Real-Life Aggression", published in Media…

The ICA conference is held in Paris this year, from May 26th to May 30th. This annual competitive conference highlights some of the best…

Project AWeSome receives the Outstanding Interdisciplinary Contribution Award of the Society for Research on Adolescence. AWeSome…