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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I was interviewed by @bruzzbe.bsky.social about "decline porn" and the rise of YouTubers using 🇪🇺 cities as backdrops for anti-migrant narratives. These accounts capitalize on insecurities and fears, selectively framing urban realities to produce content that fuels outrage, stereotypes & engagement.

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Brussel populair bij extreemrechtse youtubers: ‘Most dangerous No-Go Zone’

Youtuber Yung Jamie plaatste vrijdag een filmpje waarin hij door Kuregem in Anderlecht wandelt. Zijn video past binnen een bredere trend van video's met een duidelijk anti-migratiediscours.

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Grateful to have been part of the guest editorial team for the special issue “Digital Environments and Youth Mental Health” in Doxa Comunicación. Important contributions on risks and opportunities at the intersection of digital media and well-being. Enjoy 📖! 🔓 doi.org/10.31921/dox...

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Jóvenes, medios digitales y salud mental: prácticas, representaciones y desafíos contemporáneos [Presentación del monográfico] | Doxa Comunicación. Revista Interdisciplinar de Estudios de Co...

Doxa Comunicación, revista científica internacional de acceso abierto, indexada en los mejores rankings, pertenece a la Universidad CEU San Pablo.

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

📢 Journée d’étude – Grandir à l’ère du numérique 5 ans de recherche 🇪🇺 sur les écrans & la santé mentale des ados. 📅 17 déc. à Paris 👉 Jeunes, parents, enseignants, chercheurs & pros du numérique sont invités ! 🔗 Inscription : forms.gle/y5GeWvJyvLhQ...

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Our postdoctoral researcher @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social won 3rd place at the One Health Day Art & Photography Competition by #OneHealthInstitution for her poem–collage The Object. The piece reflects on how screens & social media connect and distance us from ourselves, others, and our environments.

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🎓Last Monday, @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD dissertation “Politics Undercover: Understanding the role of social media personalities in adolescents’ development of the political self,” supervised by @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social and funded by @erc.europa.eu👏Congrats!

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I’m excited to share two pieces of good news: 🌻 Last week, a 300+ page baby was born as I submitted my PhD dissertation! 🌞 And from Oct, I’ll start a one-year postdoc to continue my research on adolescents, influencers & morality at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social. Now on to quieter summer days!

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 22/06/2025

The MIMIc project, led by @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social‬, investigates how ‘malleable ideals’—the constantly shifting portrayals of success & perfection in media—influence teenagers’ well-being, identity, and life aspirations. Discover more 👉 buff.ly/jLuzdnI

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Teenagers’ wellbeing affected by media narratives

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 22/06/2025

By unpacking the impact of social media-driven pressures, #MIMIc aims to foster a healthier, more grounded digital culture for future generations. 👉 buff.ly/aMHbznT #TeenMentalHealth #FrontierResearch @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social‬

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🔓New open access publication alert! My latest article, "The Values of Fame: Exploring the Visual and Textual Representations of Basic Values in Influencers’ Instagram Content", w/ @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social & I. Akgün is just out in Social Media + Society. (1/8) 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2056...

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to represent the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social at the SSH Research Day of @kuleuven.bsky.social on 'AI in and for Humanities and Social Sciences' with a poster on two research projects within the lab.

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

#ICA25 FoMO is definitely real with all these stunning hiking pictures and inspiring presentations. Wishing everyone an amazing conference! I, myself, will be enjoying the calm at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social to wrap up my PhD and get ready to submit by the end of the month. #AlmostPhDone 🙃🌞

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Gaëlle Vanhoffelen @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

This research was conducted as part of the ERC-funded MIMIc project at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social, and I’m grateful to my brilliant co-authors @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @laraschreurs.bsky.social @Caroline Giraudeau and @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social for their collaboration on this work ✨

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Gaëlle Vanhoffelen @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

New pub! 📈 Can picture-perfect social media posts make adolescents more perfectionistic? Using a 3-wave panel design, we examined the reciprocal links between exposure to positive content on social media and perfectionism among 1,697 adolescents from Belgium, France, and Slovenia. Read more:

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🥳 New publication on the links between social media use and perfectionism in adolescence, as part of Prof. @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social 's MIMIc project (www.projectmimic.eu/)

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Project MIMIc

Associate professor at the Media Psychology Lab

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

We’re excited to welcome Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social to the team as our new Social Media Editor! She’s the talent behind the great content you’ve seen recently, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead. Welcome, Anaëlle!

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Excited to be back in Buffalo NY for the Moral Media Conference! I’ll be presenting my last PhD chapter on the longitudinal links between adolescents’ moral values and exposure to influencers’ moral content together with @lindsayhahn.bsky.social and @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social ✨ #moralmedia25

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Laura @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Excited that our MIMIc Project, (team members @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social , @jasminarosic.bsky.social , @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social and @luca-carbone.bsky.social ) on social media uses and teen's well-being and success beliefs will be featured at Osaka #EXPO2025! Many thanks to @erc.europa.eu !

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We're proud to announce that the MIMIc Project, led by @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social alongside team members @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social, @jasminarosic.bsky.social, @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social, and @luca-carbone.bsky.social will be featured at Osaka #EXPO2025! www.projectmimic.eu @erc.europa.eu

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🚨 #callforpapers! With Esther Martinez Pastor, Marian Blanco Ruiz & Jasmina Rosič, we invite scholars to submit their work for a special issue in the journal Doxa Communicación on Digital Environments and Mental Health in Young People: Challenges and Opportunities. Details here: bit.ly/4hJTdG5

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

We hope you have enjoyed our presentations at #Etmaal2025. This year, we presented a record number of papers. Check out the full list on our website. Interested in knowing more? Feel free to reach out! soc.kuleuven.be/smc/news/ove...

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Overview of the Media Psychology Lab Presentations at ETMAAL 2025 in Bruges

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Steven Van de Walle @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Follow social scientists at KU Leuven. go.bsky.app/AKcqGke (pack still incomplete, pls send suggestions)

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

On the last day of another inspiring & fun #etmaal2025, I presented a paper together with @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social based on the ERC MIMIc project on the longitudinal associations between exposure to influencers and political interest in adolescence @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social

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Laura @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Unpacking the longitudinal links between political influencers and youth's political socialization with @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @darianharff.bsky.social @margotlissens.bsky.social @desireeschmuck.bsky.social looking forward to continue the conversation in future research 📱📳 #etmaal2025

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Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

In the spirit of new beginnings, both on BlueSky and in this New Year, I am happy to share that I am taking on the role of Social Media Editor for the Journal of Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social. 🥳 Excited to promote the hub of brilliant and important scholarship published in this journal!

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🎉 The special issue celebrating JoCAM’s 18th birthday it out! The issue brings together 16 commentaries showcasing the incredible diversity and creativity of CAM research and practice from all over the world. 🔓Open access for six months! (1/3) www.tandfonline.com/journals/rch...

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Coming of age with children and media: Journal of Children and Media at 18

Explore the article collection: Coming of age with children and media: Journal of Children and Media at 18. Published in Journal of Children and Media.

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