Publications & Updates Archive

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…

A new large-scale diary study published by Loes Janssen, Patti Valkenburg, Loes Keijsers, & Ine Beyens, in Scientific Reports uncovers…

We’re excited to announce three new team members as part of Project AWeSoMe, who joined the team on 1st of September 2025. The new members…

Our commentary, published today in Nature Human Behaviour, addresses a critical challenge for academic research: the lack of reliable…

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

Dutch adolescents spend about six hours per day on their mobile phones, of which two and a half hours are spend on social media. What does…

Nederlandse jongeren brengen gemiddeld ongeveer zes uur per dag door op hun mobiele telefoon, waarvan zo’n tweeënhalf uur op social media.…

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

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…

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

De bevindingen van het onderzoek van project AWeSome zijn te lezen in het publieksrapport Posten, scrollen, appen en snappen. Het rapport…