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1It is time to ensure research access to platform data9.18Citations (PDF)
2Parent–adolescent communication in a digital world: A 100-day diary study
Child Development, 2025, 96, 736-751
3.414Citations (PDF)
3Changing or stable? The effects of adolescents' social media use on psychosocial functioning
Child Development, 2025, 96, 752-770
3.411Citations (PDF)
4From Burden to Enjoyment: A User‐Centered Approach to Engage Adolescents in Intensive Longitudinal Research
Journal of Adolescence, 2025, 97, 886-900
2.66Citations (PDF)
5A harsher reality for adolescents with depression on social media
Scientific Reports, 2025, 15,
3.417Citations (PDF)
6Social Media Use and Adolescents’ Well-Being: Developing a Typology of Person-Specific Effect Patterns
Communication Research, 2024, 51, 691-716
4.4131Citations (PDF)
7The effects of fragmented and sticky smartphone use on distraction and task delay3.226Citations (PDF)
8Integrating Communication Science and Computational Methods to Study Content-Based Social Media Effects5.11Citations (PDF)
9Development, validity, and reliability of the parent-adolescent communication about adolescents’ social media use scale (PACAS)1.811Citations (PDF)
10Integrating Communication Science and Computational Methods to Study Content-Based Social Media Effects5.17Citations (PDF)
11Happiness and Sadness in Adolescents’ Instagram Direct Messaging: A Neural Topic Modeling Approach2.813Citations (PDF)
12The new social landscape: Relationships among social media use, social skills, and offline friendships from age 10–18 years
Computers in Human Behavior, 2024, 156, 108235
7.540Citations (PDF)
13In Their Own Words: How Adolescents Use Social Media and How It Affects Them2.841Citations (PDF)
14Habitual social media and smartphone use are linked to task delay for some, but not all, adolescents2.729Citations (PDF)
15Social Media and Distraction: An Experience Sampling Study among Adolescents
Media Psychology, 2022, 25, 343-366
3.167Citations (PDF)
16Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence5.7641Citations (PDF)
17Social media use and well-being: What we know and what we need to know5.7303Citations (PDF)
18The associations of active and passive social media use with well-being: A critical scoping review
New Media and Society, 2022, 24, 530-549
5.0278Citations (PDF)
19Experience sampling self-reports of social media use have comparable predictive validity to digital trace measures
Scientific Reports, 2022, 12,
3.443Citations (PDF)
20Just a Joke? Adolescents’ Preferences for Humor in Media Entertainment and Real-Life Aggression
Media Psychology, 2022, 25, 797-813
3.18Citations (PDF)
21Promises and Pitfalls of Social Media Data Donations5.185Citations (PDF)
22Explaining variation in adolescents’ social media-related distraction: The role of social connectivity and disconnectivity factors
Current Psychology, 2022, 42, 29955-29968
1.719Citations (PDF)
23Social Media Browsing and Adolescent Well-Being: Challenging the “Passive Social Media Use Hypothesis”2.783Citations (PDF)
24Social media use and friendship closeness in adolescents’ daily lives: An experience sampling study.
Developmental Psychology, 2021, 57, 309-323
1.5130Citations (PDF)
25Social Media Use and Adolescents’ Self-Esteem: Heading for a Person-Specific Media Effects Paradigm
Journal of Communication, 2021, 71, 56-78
3.0213Citations (PDF)
26Adolescents’ social media experiences and their self-esteem: A person-specific susceptibility perspective.0.833Citations (PDF)
27The accuracy and validity of self-reported social media use measures among adolescents4.3132Citations (PDF)
28Some socially poor but also some socially rich adolescents feel closer to their friends after using social media
Scientific Reports, 2021, 11,
3.438Citations (PDF)
29Supplemental Material for Adolescents’ Social Media Experiences and Their Self-Esteem: A Person-Specific Susceptibility Perspective0.81Citations (PDF)
30What’s in It for Them? Teens’ Differential Preferences for Types and Contexts of Televised Aggression
Communication Research, 2020, 47, 1206-1227
4.47Citations (PDF)
31Which Came First? Assessing Transactional Relationships Between Children’s Violent Media Use and ADHD-Related Behaviors
Communication Research, 2020, 47, 1228-1245
4.416Citations (PDF)
32Exploring the long-term relationship between academic-media multitasking and adolescents’ academic achievement
New Media and Society, 2020, 22, 140-158
5.049Citations (PDF)
33The building blocks of social competence: Contributions of the Consortium of Individual Development4.0115Citations (PDF)
34More than Just a Laughing Matter: A Coding Framework of Humor in Media Entertainment for Tweens and Teens1.817Citations (PDF)
35The effect of social media on well-being differs from adolescent to adolescent
Scientific Reports, 2020, 10,
3.4411Citations (PDF)
36Child’s Play? Assessing the Bidirectional Longitudinal Relationship between Gaming and Intelligence in Early Childhood
Journal of Communication, 2019, 69, 124-143
3.027Citations (PDF)
37Parental Media Mediation in Adolescence: A Comparative Study of Parent and Adolescent Reports1.846Citations (PDF)
38Developmental Trajectories of Parental Mediation Across Early and Middle Childhood
Human Communication Research, 2019, 45, 226-250
2.359Citations (PDF)
39Media multitasking and sleep problems: A longitudinal study among adolescents
Computers in Human Behavior, 2018, 81, 316-324
7.539Citations (PDF)
40Norms of online expressions of emotion: Comparing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp
New Media and Society, 2018, 20, 1813-1831
5.0462Citations (PDF)
41Screen media use and ADHD-related behaviors: Four decades of research7.5146Citations (PDF)
42App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children3.225Citations (PDF)
43The Longitudinal Relationship Between Media Violence and Empathy: Was It Sympathy All Along?
Media Psychology, 2017, 20, 175-193
3.129Citations (PDF)
44Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Television and Game Violence Exposure Measures
Communication Research, 2017, 44, 117-143
4.436Citations (PDF)
45A matter of style? Exploring the effects of parental mediation styles on early adolescents’ media violence exposure and aggression
Computers in Human Behavior, 2017, 70, 407-415
7.574Citations (PDF)
46Understanding Self-Effects in Social Media
Human Communication Research, 2017, 43, 477-490
2.3188Citations (PDF)
47Merging Mass and Interpersonal Communication via Interactive Communication Technology: A Symposium
Human Communication Research, 2017, 43, 415-423
2.337Citations (PDF)
48The concurrent and longitudinal relationships between adolescents' use of social network sites and their social self-esteem7.5156Citations (PDF)
49Media Violence and Adolescents’ ADHD-Related Behaviors: The Role of Parental Mediation1.821Citations (PDF)
50Adolescents and Pornography: A Review of 20 Years of Research
Journal of Sex Research, 2016, 53, 509-531
2.6506Citations (PDF)
51The Social Media Disorder Scale
Computers in Human Behavior, 2016, 61, 478-487
7.5829Citations (PDF)
52A parental perspective on apps for young children
Computers in Human Behavior, 2016, 63, 142-151
7.535Citations (PDF)
53Do social media foster or curtail adolescents’ empathy? A longitudinal study
Computers in Human Behavior, 2016, 63, 118-124
7.5142Citations (PDF)
54Beyond the lab: Investigating early adolescents' cognitive, emotional, and arousal responses to violent games
Computers in Human Behavior, 2016, 60, 542-549
7.511Citations (PDF)
55The Role of Perceived Peer Norms in the Relationship Between Media Violence Exposure and Adolescents' Aggression
Media Psychology, 2016, 19, 4-26
3.126Citations (PDF)
56Media Effects: Theory and Research
Annual Review of Psychology, 2016, 67, 315-338
22.2427Citations (PDF)
57Message Variability and Heterogeneity: A Core Challenge for Communication Research2.993Citations (PDF)
58Children’s Television Viewing and ADHD-related Behaviors: Evidence from the Netherlands1.812Citations (PDF)
59The Limited Informativeness of Meta-Analyses of Media Effects7.530Citations (PDF)
60Development and validation of the Multidimensional Offline and Online Peer Victimization Scale
Computers in Human Behavior, 2015, 46, 114-122
7.534Citations (PDF)
61The Influence of Sexual Music Videos on Adolescents’ Misogynistic Beliefs
Communication Research, 2015, 42, 986-1008
4.438Citations (PDF)
62Adolescents’ comments in social media: Why do adolescents receive negative feedback and who is most at risk?
Computers in Human Behavior, 2015, 53, 486-494
7.598Citations (PDF)
63The Internet Gaming Disorder Scale.
Psychological Assessment, 2015, 27, 567-582
1.5631Citations (PDF)
64The consequences of media multitasking for youth: A review
Computers in Human Behavior, 2015, 53, 204-215
7.5291Citations (PDF)
65Sexual self-presentation on social network sites: Who does it and how is it perceived?
Computers in Human Behavior, 2015, 50, 91-100
7.542Citations (PDF)
66Finding Orchids in a Field of Dandelions
American Behavioral Scientist, 2015, 59, 1776-1789
1.564Citations (PDF)
67Development of the Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES)2.4230Citations (PDF)
68Media Violence and Children's ADHD-Related Behaviors: A Genetic Susceptibility Perspective
Journal of Communication, 2014, 64, 42-60
3.036Citations (PDF)
69Media use and ADHD-related behaviors in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis.
Developmental Psychology, 2014, 50, 2228-2241
1.5303Citations (PDF)
70Virginity Loss and Pregnancy in U.S. and Dutch Teen Girl Magazines
Youth and Society, 2014, 46, 70-88
2.02Citations (PDF)
71A Cross-Cultural Content-Analytic Comparison of the Hookup Culture in U.S. and Dutch Teen Girl Magazines
Journal of Sex Research, 2014, 51, 291-302
2.68Citations (PDF)
72Children’s Advertising Exposure, Advertised Product Desire, and Materialism
Communication Research, 2014, 41, 717-735
4.488Citations (PDF)
73Enhancing children’s vegetable consumption using vegetable-promoting picture books. The impact of interactive shared reading and character–product congruence
Appetite, 2014, 73, 73-80
2.869Citations (PDF)
74Does exposure to sexually explicit Internet material increase body dissatisfaction? A longitudinal study
Computers in Human Behavior, 2014, 36, 297-307
7.556Citations (PDF)
75Does country context matter? Investigating the predictors of teen sexting across Europe
Computers in Human Behavior, 2014, 34, 157-164
7.5106Citations (PDF)
76Developing and Validating the Perceived Parental Media Mediation Scale: A Self-Determination Perspective
Human Communication Research, 2013, 39, 445-469
2.3249Citations (PDF)
77Practice makes perfect: The longitudinal effect of adolescents’ instant messaging on their ability to initiate offline friendships
Computers in Human Behavior, 2013, 29, 2265-2272
7.570Citations (PDF)
78Perceptions of love across the lifespan2.967Citations (PDF)
79The Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model
Journal of Communication, 2013, 63, 221-243
3.01,115Citations (PDF)
80The effect of playing advergames that promote energy-dense snacks or fruit on actual food intake among children4.7119Citations (PDF)
81Double Dose: High Family Conflict Enhances the Effect of Media Violence Exposure on Adolescents’ Aggression
Societies, 2013, 3, 280-292
1.248Citations (PDF)
82Do Questions about Watching Internet Pornography Make People Watch Internet Pornography? A Comparison Between Adolescents and Adults0.910Citations (PDF)
83Identifying Teens at Risk: Developmental Pathways of Online and Offline Sexual Risk Behavior
Pediatrics, 2012, 130, e1489-e1496
4.577Citations (PDF)
84Lower Life Satisfaction Related to Materialism in Children Frequently Exposed to Advertising
Pediatrics, 2012, 130, e486-e491
4.534Citations (PDF)
85Attentional Bias and Disinhibition Toward Gaming Cues Are Related to Problem Gaming in Male Adolescents
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012, 50, 541-546
2.7117Citations (PDF)
86Use a Rabbit or a Rhino to Sell a Carrot? The Effect of Character–Product Congruence on Children's Liking of Healthy Foods
Journal of Health Communication, 2012, 17, 1068-1080
2.042Citations (PDF)
87Interactive Uncertainty Reduction Strategies and Verbal Affection in Computer-Mediated Communication
Communication Research, 2012, 39, 757-780
4.486Citations (PDF)
88Developmental Trajectories of Peer Victimization: Off-line and Online Experiences During Adolescence
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012, 50, 607-613
2.7112Citations (PDF)
89Think-Aloud Process Superior to Thought-Listing in Increasing Children's Critical Processing of Advertising
Human Communication Research, 2012, 38, 199-221
2.334Citations (PDF)
90The Influence of Descriptive and Injunctive Peer Norms on Adolescents' Risky Sexual Online Behavior2.8101Citations (PDF)
91The Influence of Sexually Explicit Internet Material on Sexual Risk Behavior: A Comparison of Adolescents and Adults2.0132Citations (PDF)
92Online Communication Among Adolescents: An Integrated Model of Its Attraction, Opportunities, and Risks
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2011, 48, 121-127
2.7925Citations (PDF)
93Development and validation of the Material Values Scale for children (MVS-c)2.450Citations (PDF)
94Psychosocial causes and consequences of pathological gaming
Computers in Human Behavior, 2011, 27, 144-152
7.5506Citations (PDF)
95Gender differences in online and offline self‐disclosure in pre‐adolescence and adolescence2.0148Citations (PDF)
96Scripts of Sexual Desire and Danger in US and Dutch Teen Girl Magazines: A Cross-National Content Analysis
Sex Roles, 2011, 64, 463-474
2.230Citations (PDF)
97Children’s understanding of advertisers’ persuasive tactics6.3135Citations (PDF)
98The Influence of Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Peers on Stereotypical Beliefs About Women's Sexual Roles: Similarities and Differences Between Adolescents and Adults2.859Citations (PDF)
99The Impact of "Forgiving" Introductions on the Reporting of Sensitive Behavior in Surveys: The Role of Social Desirability Response Style and Developmental Status
Public Opinion Quarterly, 2011, 75, 779-787
1.424Citations (PDF)
100Merkfiguurtjes stimuleren de gezonde keuze van kleuters via affectieve reactiemechanismen0.20Citations (PDF)
101Adolescents' Use of Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Sexual Uncertainty: The Role of Involvement and Gender
Communication Monographs, 2010, 77, 357-375
2.148Citations (PDF)
102Assessing Causality in the Relationship Between Adolescents’ Risky Sexual Online Behavior and Their Perceptions of this Behavior2.680Citations (PDF)
103Unwanted online sexual solicitation and risky sexual online behavior across the lifespan1.7135Citations (PDF)
104Getting acquainted through social network sites: Testing a model of online uncertainty reduction and social attraction
Computers in Human Behavior, 2010, 26, 100-109
7.5222Citations (PDF)
105Processes Underlying the Effects of Adolescents’ Use of Sexually Explicit Internet Material: The Role of Perceived Realism
Communication Research, 2010, 37, 375-399
4.4212Citations (PDF)
106Comparing Children's and Adults' Cognitive Advertising Competences in the Netherlands1.8177Citations (PDF)
107Using Brand Characters to Promote Young Children's Liking of and Purchase Requests for Fruit2.097Citations (PDF)
108The Effects of Pathological Gaming on Aggressive Behavior2.6200Citations (PDF)
109The Use of Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Its Antecedents: A Longitudinal Comparison of Adolescents and Adults
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2010, 40, 1015-1025
1.9200Citations (PDF)
110Ambivalent Messages in Seventeen Magazine: A Content Analytic Comparison of 1997 and 20070.02Citations (PDF)
111Oorzaken en gevolgen van gameverslaving onder adolescenten0.20Citations (PDF)
112Research Note: Digital Divide Across Borders--A Cross-National Study of Adolescents' Use of Digital Technologies
European Sociological Review, 2009, 25, 551-560
2.569Citations (PDF)
113The Effects of Instant Messaging on the Quality of Adolescents’ Existing Friendships: A Longitudinal Study
Journal of Communication, 2009, 59, 79-97
3.0237Citations (PDF)
114Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Notions of Women as Sex Objects: Assessing Causality and Underlying Processes
Journal of Communication, 2009, 59, 407-433
3.0179Citations (PDF)
115Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Sexual Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study
Human Communication Research, 2009, 35, 171-194
2.3155Citations (PDF)
116Social Consequences of the Internet for Adolescents4.7771Citations (PDF)
117Do children's cognitive advertising defenses reduce their desire for advertised products?1.181Citations (PDF)
118Development and Validation of a Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents
Media Psychology, 2009, 12, 77-95
3.11,106Citations (PDF)
119Adolescents' Identity Experiments on the Internet
Communication Research, 2008, 35, 208-231
4.4236Citations (PDF)
120Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Sexual Preoccupancy: A Three-Wave Panel Study
Media Psychology, 2008, 11, 207-234
3.1119Citations (PDF)
121Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material, Sexual Uncertainty, and Attitudes Toward Uncommitted Sexual Exploration
Communication Research, 2008, 35, 579-601
4.4156Citations (PDF)
122Internet Communication and Its Relation to Well-Being: Identifying Some Underlying Mechanisms
Media Psychology, 2007, 9, 43-58
3.1131Citations (PDF)
123Precursors and Underlying Processes of Adolescents' Online Self-Disclosure: Developing and Testing an “Internet-Attribute-Perception” Model
Media Psychology, 2007, 10, 292-315
3.1268Citations (PDF)
124Computer-Mediated Communication and Interpersonal Attraction: An Experimental Test of Two Explanatory Hypotheses2.975Citations (PDF)
125Who Visits Online Dating Sites? Exploring Some Characteristics of Online Daters2.9147Citations (PDF)
126Preadolescents' and adolescents' online communication and their closeness to friends.
Developmental Psychology, 2007, 43, 267-277
1.5714Citations (PDF)
127Precursors of adolescents’ use of visual and audio devices during online communication
Computers in Human Behavior, 2007, 23, 2473-2487
7.528Citations (PDF)
128Online Communication and Adolescent Well-Being: Testing the Stimulation Versus the Displacement Hypothesis2.7628Citations (PDF)
129Adolescents’ Exposure to a Sexualized Media Environment and Their Notions of Women as Sex Objects
Sex Roles, 2007, 56, 381-395
2.2239Citations (PDF)
130Friend Networking Sites and Their Relationship to Adolescents' Well-Being and Social Self-Esteem2.91,175Citations (PDF)
131Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Online Material and Recreational Attitudes Toward Sex
Journal of Communication, 2006, 56, 639-660
3.0186Citations (PDF)
132Adolescents’ internet use: Testing the “disappearing digital divide” versus the “emerging digital differentiation” approach
Poetics, 2006, 34, 293-305
1.2168Citations (PDF)
133Research Note: Individual Differences in Perceptions of Internet Communication2.2111Citations (PDF)
134Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Material on the Internet
Communication Research, 2006, 33, 178-204
4.4253Citations (PDF)
135Characteristics and Motives of Adolescents Talking with Strangers on the Internet2.987Citations (PDF)
136Media Priming in a Multi-Party Context: A Controlled Naturalistic Study in Political Communication
Political Behavior, 2006, 29, 115-141
1.626Citations (PDF)
137Identifying determinants of young children's brand awareness: Television, parents, and peers1.7123Citations (PDF)
138Nadelige invloeden van televisiereclame
Kind En Adolescent, 2005, 26,
0.01Citations (PDF)
139Parental Mediation of Undesired Advertising Effects1.8213Citations (PDF)
140Adolescents’ identity experiments on the internet
New Media and Society, 2005, 7, 383-402
5.0416Citations (PDF)
141Developing a Model of Adolescent Friendship Formation on the Internet2.9269Citations (PDF)
142Developing a Typology of Humor in Audiovisual Media
Media Psychology, 2004, 6, 147-167
3.1242Citations (PDF)
143The effects of television advertising on materialism, parent–child conflict, and unhappiness: A review of research1.7183Citations (PDF)
144Television News and Fear: A Child Survey1.128Citations (PDF)
145Kijkwijzer: The Dutch Rating System for Audiovisual Productions1.111Citations (PDF)
146Appeals in television advertising: A content analysis of commercials aimed at children and teenagers1.130Citations (PDF)
147The development of a child into a consumer1.7255Citations (PDF)
148Should News on Child Homicides Be Broadcast? Opinions of Parents, Teachers, and Children1.13Citations (PDF)
149Children's Positive and Negative Experiences With the Internet
Communication Research, 2001, 28, 652-675
4.489Citations (PDF)
150Fright Reactions to Television
Communication Research, 2000, 27, 82-99
4.452Citations (PDF)
151The Impact of Television Advertising on Children's Christmas Wishes1.866Citations (PDF)
152The Effects of News Frames on Readers' Thoughts and Recall
Communication Research, 1999, 26, 550-569
4.4402Citations (PDF)
153A Scale to Assess Children's Moral Interpretations of Justified and Unjustified Violence and Its Relationship to Television Viewing
Communication Research, 1999, 26, 608-634
4.434Citations (PDF)
154Developing a scale to assess three styles of television mediation: “Instructive mediation,” “restrictive mediation,” and “social coviewing”1.8636Citations (PDF)
155What Do Children Value in Entertainment Programs? A Cross-Cultural Investigation
Journal of Communication, 1999, 49, 3-21
3.052Citations (PDF)
156The impact of a cultural children's program and adult mediation on children's knowledge of and attitudes towards opera1.835Citations (PDF)
157THE IMPACT OF ATTENTIVENESS ON POLITICAL EFFICACY: EVIDENCE FROM A THREE-YEAR GERMAN PANEL STUDY0.950Citations (PDF)
158Does Watching Court TV `Cultivate' People's Perceptions of Crime?0.810Citations (PDF)
159Children's Creative Imagination in Response to Radio and Television Stories
Journal of Communication, 1997, 47, 21-38
3.033Citations (PDF)
160The Influence of Television on Children's Daydreaming Styles
Communication Research, 1995, 22, 267-287
4.414Citations (PDF)
161Television′s Impact on Fantasy Play: A Review of Research
Developmental Review, 1994, 14, 27-51
4.429Citations (PDF)
162Influence of TV on daydreaming and creative imagination: A review of research.
Psychological Bulletin, 1994, 116, 316-339
6.771Citations (PDF)
163Influence of TV on daydreaming and creative imagination: A review of research.
Psychological Bulletin, 1994, 116, 316-339
6.77Citations (PDF)
164The Influence of Television on Children's Fantasy Styles: A Secondary Analysis0.810Citations (PDF)
165Observing Purchase-Related Parent-Child Communication in Retail Environments: A Developmental and Socialization Perspective2.367Citations (PDF)
166Adolescents’ Digital Nightlife: The Comparative Effects of Day- and Nighttime Smartphone Use on Sleep Quality4.418Citations (PDF)
167Diverse platforms, diverse effects: Evidence from a 100-day study on social media and adolescent mental health1.710Citations (PDF)