Assistant Professor at VU Amsterdam researching media effects, digital well-being, attention, distraction.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined April 2010
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Now out in @NatureHumBehav A systematic review and meta-analysis of discrepancies between logged and self-reported digital media use
nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
We show that media use self-reports are only moderately correlated with log measures & question their validity
ALT https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01117-5
Presenting my final talk at Stellenbosch University in the same place that I gave my first 9 years ago 😢
@dougaparry at the @LEAP_SU workshop on Cultural Evolution and Public Policy, with @mmuthukrishna signing books! #econhist
👀 Potentially relevant opportunity for @ICA_Mobile researchers
This was an interesting exercise to experience. Take 30 papers and try your best to access the data, run the code, execute any commands, and make it work...recording what did/didn't work, what was/wasn't available, and how long it took.
Just published 'Assessing computational reproducibility in Behavior Research Methods' doi.org/10.3758/s13428-024-0…
#ECREA2024 FOMO setting in, looks like some really interesting sessions - hope to join next time around (once I figure out the European Communication association/conference landscape)
Attributing declining youth mental health to social media oversimplifies the issue, leading to misguided solutions like bans. A more nuanced approach is required, considering broader contributing factors & acknowledging the complex role social media plays in teenagers' lives.
My article w/ @dougaparry, “Social media & youth mental health: Simple narratives produce biased interpretations,” is now available free online @APA_Journals Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science (formerly Journal of Abnormal Psychology)
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-…
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Rather than bans, young people should be empowered with the digital skills that they need to navigate & manage their (properly regulated) online environments in ways that will enable them to flourish.
Research has failed to provide the necessary evidence to support evidence-based policy. We need to ask better questions, present better models, collect better data... in this vacuum fear and anecdote have run rampant. We need to do better. See -> for more xitter.cf/DGPs_MediaPsych/status…
Starting soon: @OrbenAmy’s #dgps24 keynote “Screen Savers: Protecting Adolescent Mental Health in a Digital World”
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My article w/ @dougaparry, “Social media & youth mental health: Simple narratives produce biased interpretations,” is now available free online @APA_Journals Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science (formerly Journal of Abnormal Psychology)
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-…
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Seeing that @Giaa_band will be playing in The Netherlands next year prompted me to reconnect my Spotify account to last.fm...It's such an amazing time capsule of a totally different time in my life where music was so central.
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🚨📣 🚨We (@silviamajo, @vanatteveldt & I) are hiring! One great fully-funded PhD position at @VUamsterdam @communicationVU on Simulation & Virtual Field Experiments for Democratic Citizenship. 🚨📣 🚨
Reach out to me for more information!
workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/ph…
Cool to see this one in print @MediaPsychMEP, especially given the increasing attention that this phenomenon is receiving. See xitter.cf/rubenarslan/status/183…
📳How does the mere presence of a smartphone influence cognitive performance? 🧠Douglas A. Parry conducted a systematic review and six meta-analyses to explore this question in their new study. Learn more here: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
📢 From 1st-year student to Senior Lecturer, it’s been an amazing 14 years @StellenboschUni, but now it's time for a new chapter. 🎓
I'm excited to be joining @communicationVU at @VUamsterdam as an Assistant Professor of Media Psychology this November! 🇳🇱
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🚨 New preprint! @dougaparry, @mjemmer, and I investigated the times, gratifications, locations, and activities alongside smartphone and app use in Germany 📱. To do so, we used a combination of surveys, MESM, logging, and data donations.
doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/k249…
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Rethinking kids’ tech use in our homes. This is very good: freethink.com/health/goldilo…
