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Dr Danielle Paddock

@daniellepaddock.bsky.social

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she/her. Cyberpsychologist 🤖. Research Associate at the Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology (CeBSAP). Research interests: adolescents' body image, mental health, social media use & behaviour change 📱.

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 3

Hello! My name is Danielle and I’m a research associate at the Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University. I’m an early career researcher, and I finished my PhD 2 years ago. As I’m new to this platform I thought I’d introduce myself…

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · 6d

Please note we’re currently unable to access our BlueSky messages because of required age-verification! If you’ve reached out and haven’t received a reply, you can still contact us via email (www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...) or LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/bps-... - Thank you for your patience!

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · 2d

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay so we're taking a moment to reflect - mental health affects us all, and taking care of it is something we can support together 💙🌍

💬 Find support: Samaritans - 116 123 | Mind - www.mind.org.uk

🔗 Resources from the Mental Health Foundation: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · 25d

Another free event for BPS members that might be of interest to our cyber section exploring online safety for young people, screen time, and mental health📱🤳

📅 Date: 26 September 2025, 12:30pm - 2:30pm

You can register at: www.bps.org.uk/event/smartp...

#Smartphones #Mentalhealth #Cyberpsychology

Smartphone use and young people | BPS

This event will explore a holistic approach to technology use in adolescents.

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Jul 22

Please do connect with the BPS Cyberpsychology section's page on LinkedIn ☺️

BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · Jul 22

✨ We are now live on LinkedIn ✨

Our comms team have been working hard to make sure the BPS Cyberpsychology section is active on socials to ensure we carry on connecting with and building our cyber community.

Please do connect with our LinkedIn page here: linkedin.com/company/bps-cyberpsychology

BPS Cyberpsychology | LinkedIn

BPS Cyberpsychology | 247 followers on LinkedIn. Dedicated to sharing insights and developing cutting-edge research into cyberpsychology. Est. 2018. | Welcome to the BPS Cyberpsychology Section! Cyber...

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · Jul 17

Today is #WorldEmojiDay 🤩✨📱So we’re spot-lighting our amazing past chair and current careers, industry and outreach rep on our committee Professor Linda Kaye @lindakkaye.bsky.social - the emoji expert 👏 You can find more about Linda’s work on her website: lindakkaye.wixsite.com/dr-linda-kaye 📓😎📑⭐️🎉

an emoji wearing a party hat is blowing a party horn .

ALT: an emoji wearing a party hat is blowing a party horn .

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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to contribute to our work on how we can evaluate whether digital technologies have good societal outcomes - the Digital Good Index.

We set out some ideas about how the DGI might take shape on our website: digitalgood.net/dg-research/...

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Apr 4

@bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social community may have some useful recommendations ...

Georgia Turner @georgiaturner.bsky.social · Apr 4

Does anyone know of an available dataset including (1) passively collected data on what Apps are being used in the foreground of one's phone and when, & (2) mental health questionnaire measures (from 1 or many time points)?

Thank you 🙏

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Apr 4

BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · Apr 4

Today our wonderful committee are meeting to discuss all the work we’ve been up to!

We’ll be discussing our annual conference, the cyber bulletin, and all the great work our student representatives have been up to @brthomas.bsky.social @frasercarey.bsky.social @raulszekely.bsky.social #Cyber25

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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · Apr 2

📚 Call for Abstracts! We are inviting chapter proposals for a new edited book on positionality and reflexivity in research! Check out the Call for Abstracts below for more details! ⤵️ #AcademicSky #ResearchIdentity #ReflexivityInResearch #Positionality #PhDlife

EOI Positionality and Reflexivity in Research.docx

Call for Abstracts - Positionality & Reflexivity in Research Working book title: Positionality & Reflexivity in Research Editors: Sun Yee Yip, Lynette Pretorius, & Pamela Patrick (Monash University) ...

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Apr 2

Finding the time in a v busy period to do some writing and work on my own paper is just👩🏼‍🍳💋

a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32

Alt: a cartoon of a chef blowing a kiss - doing the chefs kiss

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · Mar 6

A reminder that there's still time to submit an abstract for our annual cyberpsychology conference happening 9th-10th July in Birmingham. Let us know if you are planning on attending ⬇️

Deadline: 14th April 📅

www.bps.org.uk/event/cyberp...

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Mar 5

Yesterday I was down in the Cambridgeshire area talking to young people about their vaping experiences. Today I’m on my way to Manchester for the @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social team meeting today and summit tomorrow & Friday. Busy couple of days ahead ✅

Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 26

Work is very busy and quite stressful at the moment but seeing all the daffodils I planted back in October start to bloom is definitely lifting my mood and getting me excited for Spring / Summer 🌼🌷🌿

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · Feb 15

Introducing our students reps ✨

Join us in welcoming our wonderful student reps to the committee!

@frasercarey.bsky.social
@raulszekely.bsky.social
@brthomas.bsky.social

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 5

Just finished a 2 hour introductory workshop to R @cebsap.bsky.social delivered by colleagues in our Institute. It was my first ever experience with R and the workshop was fantastic! I *think* I've got my head around some of the basics and looking forward to learning more 🤓 #AcademicSky

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · Feb 1

Hello #AcademicSky 👋🏻

We’ve just moved over here, where we’ll be providing updates on Cyberpsychology and all the hard work of our committee! Interested in the field? Give us a follow!

You can find out more about our section here www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...

www.bps.org.uk

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · Feb 4

Want to know who to follow in cyberpsychology? @nicolafh.bsky.social has made a starter pack! #AcademicSky #Cyberpsychology

go.bsky.app/HkdeCxF

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Nicola Fox Hamilton, PhD 🍉 @nicolafh.bsky.social · Feb 4

If I’ve missed anyone new to BSky that should be included here - please let me know!

BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · Feb 4

Want to know who to follow in cyberpsychology? @nicolafh.bsky.social has made a starter pack! #AcademicSky #Cyberpsychology

go.bsky.app/HkdeCxF

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 3

To finish this introduction, I thought I should mention that I’m utterly obsessed with my dog, Peanut. And he will feature in lots of posts moving forward 🐶 bye for now everyone 👋🏼

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 3

Always happy to collaborate and work with others. I’m a mixed methods researcher with a predominant interest in qualitative and creative methods. If you have similar interests and would like to reach out please drop me a message 😁

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 3

I’m at the stage of my career where I’m trying to find my feet as an individual researcher post PhD. This includes developing, refining and proposing my own research ideas, applying for research funding and finding my niche.

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 3

I am also particularly interested in behaviour change and my role with @cebsap.bsky.social sees me working on a range of funded projects in this area. We are currently working on a project exploring a range of health behaviours, including vaping in young people.

Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 3

This project involves a longitudinal study with three time points. We have included a range of measures as one key aim was to create an open access dataset for researchers to use for their own interests in this area. To find out more about this check out our OSF pre-registrations here: osf.io/kqfvp/

Mobile Phone Use in Romantic Relationships: A Longitudinal Survey

Hosted on the Open Science Framework

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Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 3

Another project I’m currently working on is part of my postdoctoral role with @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social where I’m exploring the role of mobile phones in romantic relationships, with the broader aim of understanding how technology can be used positively to foster healthy relationships.

Dr Danielle Paddock @daniellepaddock.bsky.social · Feb 3

I recently (December 2024) published another paper from my PhD which adopted a novel methodology to examine text-based interactions surrounding UK adolescent girls’ self-images on Instagram. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“OMG you look amazing”: A systematic examination of the text-based interactions surrounding UK adolescent girls’ self-images on Instagram