A5033809664- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Media Influence and Health
- Social Media and Politics
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Asian Culture and Media Studies
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Forest Management and Policy
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Utrecht University
2012-2022
Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology
2022
The University of Texas at Austin
2017
To extend the scholarly debate on (a) whether or not compulsive use of games and social media should be regarded as behavioral addictions (Kardefelt-Winther et al., 2017) (b) nine DSM-5 criteria for Internet gaming disorder (IGD; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) are appropriate to distinguish highly engaged, non-disordered users from disordered users, this study investigated impact engaged psychosocial well-being school performances adolescents.As part Digital Youth Project...
Although a growing body of literature addresses the effects young people's use sexually explicit Internet material, research on compulsive this type online content among adolescents and its associated factors is largely lacking. This study investigated whether from three distinct psychosocial domains (i.e., psychological well-being, sexual interests/behaviors, impulsive-psychopathic personality) predicted symptoms material adolescent boys. Links between boys' were analyzed both...
This study investigated: (1) the prevalence and development of 2 receptive (sexually explicit Internet material [SEIM] use sexual information seeking) interactive (cybersex general social networking site [SNS] use) online behaviors in adolescence; (2) whether these predict adolescents' body self-perceptions; (3) parental strategies regarding reduce engagement sex-related behaviors.Four-wave longitudinal data among 1132 seventh- to 10th-grade Dutch adolescents (mean age at wave 1: 13.95...
This study aimed at determining whether adolescents and young adults use music as an agent of consolation when dealing with daily sorrow stress. We furthermore tested three aspects listening, i.e., the itself, its lyrics, experiences closeness to artists fans, were experienced comforting. Third, we explored through listening was related psychological problems. Overall, 1,040 respondents, age 13–30 years ( M = 20.3, 70.7% female), responded items measuring hours, importance, preferences,...
Although research has repeatedly demonstrated that adolescents' use of sexually explicit Internet material (SEIM) is related to their endorsement permissive sexual attitudes and experience with behavior, it not clear how linkages between these constructs unfold over time. This study combined 2 types longitudinal modeling, mean-level development cross-lagged panel examine (a) developmental patterns in SEIM use, attitudes, as well whether developments are related; (b) directionality...
The Internet offers adolescents unique opportunities to actively shape their own sexual media environment. aim of this study was gain in-depth insight into Dutch adolescents’ motives, perceptions, and reflections toward use for (a) finding information or advice related romance sexuality; (b) searching viewing pornographic erotic material; (c) romantic communication (i.e., cybersex/sexting). Data were collected through 12 Web-based focus groups (36 aged 16 19 years, 72.2% girls) analyzed...
This study used a person-centered approach to examine whether different developmental trajectories of boys' and girls' use sexually explicit Internet material (SEIM) exist, which factors predict these trajectories, sexual behavior develops differently for adolescents in trajectories. A combination latent class growth analysis on SEIM curve was four-wave longitudinal data 787 eighth through tenth grade Dutch adolescents. Among boys, four were identified, labeled Nonuse/Infrequent Use,...
Abstract As human‐elephant conflict (HEC) increases, a better understanding of the human dimensions these conflicts and non‐violent mitigation methods are needed to foster long‐term coexistence. In this study, we conducted household questionnaires ( n = 296) assess prevalence HEC attitudes towards elephants in four rural villages Thailand. addition, evaluated pilot beehive fence as sustainable solution for HEC. The majority households reported seeing or hearing near their property at least...
Research on the role of sex-related Internet use in adolescents' sexual development has often isolated and online behaviors from other, offline influencing factors lives, such as processes peer domain. The aim this study was to test an integrative model explaining how receptive (i.e., sexually explicit material [SEIM]) interactive social networking sites [SNS]) interrelate with perceived norms predicting experience behavior. Structural equation modeling longitudinal data 1,132 Dutch...
This 5-wave longitudinal study, which included 1,313 Dutch adolescents, examined the development of peer crowd identification in relation to changes problem behaviors.Adolescents from 2 age cohorts annually reported their with 7 crowds and levels internalizing externalizing behaviors.Univariate latent growth curve analyses revealed declines (i.e., "Hip Hoppers" "Metal Heads") or followed by stabilization "Nonconformists") nonconventional increases "Elites" "Brains") "Normals" "Jocks")...
This study gives an overview of Project STARS (Studies on Trajectories Adolescent Relationships and Sexuality), a four-wave longitudinal 1297 Dutch adolescents. First, the sample, measures four sub-projects are described. Second, hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine how key variables from individual domain (impulsivity), parent (parent–adolescent relationship quality), peer (involvement with peers) media (time spent social networking sites), their interactions predict...
Research on how dark personality traits develop and relate to risky behaviors family relations during adolescence is scarce. This study used a person-oriented approach examine (a) whether distinct groups of adolescents could be identified based their developmental profiles callous-unemotional (CU), grandiose manipulative (GM), dysfunctional impulsivity (DI) (b) these differ in problem parent-adolescent relationship quality. Latent class growth analyses 4-wave data 1,131 Dutch revealed 3...
Aim: The aim of the present study was to document relationship between automatic and explicit parenting cognitions alcohol use in adolescents. In addition, we examined whether this dependent on parental use.Method: A convenience sample 59 parents (57.63% mothers, 59.32% younger than 50 years) with children 14 18 years (58.93% girls) completed Relational Responding Task (RRT) prior a paper-and-pencil questionnaire.Results: as measured by RRT frequency adolescent intake among drinkers...
The global challenges of biodiversity loss and persistent poverty inequality, which interact shape each other at the local scale, require new strategies to improve human well-being conserve biodiversity. In South Africa, inclusive transformative conservation approaches are gaining support, is particular importance given challenging history during colonial apartheid eras. Dinokeng Game Reserve was created combat in adjacent communities. However, human–elephant conflict community development...
Commonly, parenting behaviors are assessed in an explicit way, usually by means of self-reports. Yet under suboptimal conditions, it is expected that parents act more automatically. The aim the present longitudinal empirical study was to investigate influence automatic and cognitions on alcohol use adolescents whether this relationship dependent adolescents' age gender parent gender. A sample 111 parent-child dyads (71.9% mothers; M = 47.4, SD 5.3) with children between 12 18 years old...