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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

@gvanhoffelen.bsky.social is our May scholar in the spotlight! Gaëlle is a PhD student at the Media Psychology Lab (KU Leuven). She studies the various dimensions of self-presentations on social media and their effects on well-being. View our interview with her here: www.icamobile.org/scholar-gaelle

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

@gvanhoffelen.bsky.social was a guest on the @vrtnws.be Late News. With @timverheyden.bsky.social, VRT's digital media expert, she contextualized the recent social media ban in Australia and answered live questions from viewers about the impact of social media on youth👏 📺 www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/v...

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Gaëlle Vanhoffelen @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Hoe authentiek zijn jongeren nu echt op BeReal? 🔍 Interview deze week in @knack.be over ons onderzoek naar de (spoiler: niet altijd zo) authentieke zelfpresentaties van jongeren op BeReal en welke invloed dit op hun zelfbeeld kan hebben: www.knack.be/nieuws/techn...

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BeReal in vrije val: wat is er misgelopen met de ‘authentieke’ sociale media-app?

BeReal werd in 2022 een hype onder gen Z’ers. De app omschrijft zichzelf als ‘de eenvoudigste app voor het delen van foto’s om één keer per dag je echte

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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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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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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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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🎉 No plans for the weekend? Join us for 600 Years of KU Leuven on 15-16 February! 🔬 Explore cutting-edge research 🎤 600-Second Lectures ft. Steven Eggermont, Kathleen Beullens & Laura Vandenbosch 🖥️ Interactive Mini-Exhibition on Digital Media 📍 Discover the full program: www.kuleuven.be/600jaar/

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Gaëlle Vanhoffelen @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Presented our latest results on the longitudinal links between adolescents’ identity distress and their positive self-presentations at #Etmaal2025 🎉 Grateful to have been part of another great edition of this conference!

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