Publications

Laura Vandenbosch, Kathleen Beullens, Robyn Vanherle, Lara Schreurs (2025). Digital media uses and eﬀects: The contributing roles of time. Journal of Children and Media.

Katie Fitzgerald, Laura Vandenbosch, Toon Tabruyn (2024). Adolescent Emotional Expression on Social Media: A Data Donation Study Across Three European Countries. Affective Science.

Luca Carbone, Priscila Alvarez-Cueva, Laura Vandenbosch (2024). Status Markers in Popular Music Across Six Countries: A Content Analysis of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Genre, and Capital in Music Lyrics. Sex Roles.

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Jasmina Rosič, Lara Schreurs, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Laura Vandenbosch (2024). Trajectories of digital flourishing in adolescence: The predictive roles of developmental changes and digital divide factors. Child Development.

Luca Carbone, Laura Vandenbosch (2024). Adolescents’ Music Tastes in the Streaming Era: The Case of Belgium. Cultural Sociology.

Edward Noon, admin, Brent Swinnen, Laura Vandenbosch (2024). Adolescents’ videogame play, need satisfaction, and self-esteem: a self-determination perspective. Current Psychology.

Anaëlle Gonzalez, Drew Cingel, Laura Vandenbosch (2024). A Systematic Content Analysis of the Moral Foundations Featured in Celebrities’, Influencers’, and Athletes’ Instagram Content. Mass Communication and Society.

Anaëlle Gonzalez, Desiree Schmuck, Laura Vandenbosch (2023). Posting and framing politics: a content analysis of celebrities’, athletes’, and influencers’ Instagram political content. Information, Communication & Society.

Jasmina Rosič, Luca Carbone, Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele, Bojana Lobe, Laura Vandenbosch (2023). Measuring digital well-being in everyday life among Slovenian adolescents: The Perceived Digital Well-Being in Adolescence Scale. Journal of Children and Media.

Gaëlle Vanhoffelen, Lara Schreurs, Anneleen Meeus, Nele Janssens, Kathleen Beullens, Laura Vandenbosch (2023). BeReal, Be Happy? Examining the relationships between authentic self-presentations on BeReal and adolescents’ self-esteem. New Media & Society.

Luca Carbone, Laura Vandenbosch (2023). A Meta-Analysis of Studies Examining the Effect of Music on Beliefs. Communication Research.

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Jasmina Rosič, Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles, Luca Carbone, Bojana Lobe, Laura Vandenbosch (2022). Positive digital communication among youth: The development and validation of the digital flourishing scale for adolescents.. Frontiers in Digital Health.

Laura Vandenbosch, Steven Eggermont (2020). The Malleability Narrative in Entertainment and Social Media. Explaining Pathways to Happiness in Media Content.. Communication Theory, qtz041.