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Etmaal2026 @etmaal2026.bsky.social · 18d

Our call for papers is out! 📣 This year’s theme is Moving Through Communication – the dynamic role of communication in driving change. Join us at #Etmaal2026 in Papendal! Submit by Nov 9 through our website: www.etmaal2026.nl/submissions

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Peter Kerkhof @peterkerkhof.bsky.social · Feb 8

Mooie lofzang op het Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap #etmaal2025

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Eva Grosemans @evagrosemans.bsky.social · Feb 10

One week ago, I had the privilege of presenting my research on video gaming among adolescents at #Etmaal2025, the annual conference Communication Sciences conference in Flanders and the Netherlands. Looking forward to finishing this paper on gaming motives! 🎮

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Martin Tanis @martintanis.bsky.social · Feb 9

Trots om deel te zijn van deze community. Zo wordt wetenschap ZEKER beter!
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin... @etmaal2025.bsky.social #teamscience #safescience #nefca #volkskrant

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Suzanne de Bakker @sdebakker.bsky.social · Feb 8

Leuke column van @ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy over het congres, @etmaal2025.bsky.social, in Brugge, waar ik maandag en dinsdag was. Ik was bij dezelfde sessie over greenwashing door influencers:)

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Xiaoxian Wang @xiaoxianwang.bsky.social · Feb 7

This Monday, I presented my work about Chinese vloggers' mental health @etmaal2025.bsky.social in Bruges! Fantastic view, warm vibe, and a fruitful experience! Thanks a lot for my colleagues' hard work in hosting this conference. Checked out more studies presented by my colleagues #Etmaal2025

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Marlies Klijn @liesk.bsky.social · Feb 6

Room with a view: begin van de week bij @etmaal2025.bsky.social in Brugge en nu weer op mijn vertrouwde werkplek @fmg-uva.bsky.social

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Advertising & Media Psychology Research Group (U of Vienna) @adme-uvienna.bsky.social · Feb 6

🏆 Awards 🏆

At @etmaal2025.bsky.social, AdMe's @sofievranken.bsky.social received the highly competitive Dissertation Award from the Netherlands | Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA) for her work on alcohol-related social media effects.

We're very proud of you, Sofie! 🎉🎉🎉

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Feb 6

With presentations by - among others- @ansdenolf.bsky.social, @xiaoxianwang.bsky.social, @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social, @sercankiyak.bsky.social, @elievevrouw.bsky.social and @evagrosemans.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️

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Jolan Urkens @jolanurkens.bsky.social · Feb 7

A little late to the party but I also had the opportunity to share our work at #etmaal2025!

I presented a paper in which we apply our framework of media pluralism in democracy, focusing on how PSM navigate a media ecosystem that increasingly challenges their epistemic authority. 📺🗞️

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Feb 6

At #Etmaal2025, there were no less than 13 presentations by our research team! We discussed gaming and gambling, refugees and discrimination, arts, Islamophobia, data-driven healthcare, digital literacy, mental health, and everything in between. Check out all presentations below!

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Ans De Nolf @ansdenolf.bsky.social · Feb 6

Photo evidence of two days at @etmaal2025.bsky.social! ✨ Happy to not only present my research on coping with Islamophobia in Flanders but also getting inspired by seeing what everyone else is up to! 📚

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yaraqutteina.bsky.social @yaraqutteina.bsky.social · Feb 5

Grateful to have presented at #Etmaal2025

I shared insights from our latest research (with @timsmitstim.bsky.social) on how health professionals communicate food messages on social media. Using a content analysis, we examined not just what they said, but how they said it.

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Feb 5

So proud of my students that I forgot to post about my work on AI disclosures on Instagram, and their negative effect on ad & brand attitude at @etmaal2025.bsky.social, an effect partly explained by low perceived creativity & effort.
If you haven't seen the poster yet, here it is! #etmaal2025

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · Feb 5

We kicked off this week at the fantastic #Etmaal2025 conference in Bruges!🎉 We thank all participants for making it memorable. Huge thanks to our colleagues for the organization—especially @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social and Yana Borgonjon for their efforts. 🙌

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · Feb 5

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...

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

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Feb 5

Spent the last two days at #Etmaal2025 presenting our work in progress on countering AI-generated visual disinformation (w/@marinatulin.bsky.social, Michael Hameleers & @claesdevreese.bsky.social ). Loved connecting with old and new friends and was very impressed by the high level of presentations!👏

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Elien Beelen @elienbeelen.bsky.social · Feb 5

It’s a wrap on #Etmaal2025, organized by the Communication Department KU Leuven! It was inspiring to hear so many great discussions and to present our work. Huge thanks to all speakers and participants!

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Gaëlle Vanhoffelen @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social · Feb 4

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!

Laura @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social · Feb 4

Can self-posting on social media help to combat identity distress? 🤳 @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social shares key insights from our research, revealing the complexities of online self-presentation and its longitudinal impact.
#Etmaal2025 @laraschreurs.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social

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Ellen Van Houtven @ellenvanhoutven.bsky.social · Feb 4

Had the best time at @etmaal2025.bsky.social ✨️ Got to present our collaborative citizen science study on social media influencers' socio-political content ♻️🏳️‍🌈🗳
Cheers also to this amazing KU Leuven team for their efforts in putting together a successful conference!!

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Diacomet @diacometproject.bsky.social · Feb 5

#Diacomet was on @etmaal2025.bsky.social, where our partner from the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences Sophie Duvekot discussed the Dutch focus group study and presented this poster 👇

🔗 diacomet.eu/how-do-non-i...

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Lara Wolfers @larawolfers.bsky.social · Feb 4

Our amazing student @fangqinglu.bsky.social presented our studies showing that Hedonic Capacity - whether you are able to enjoy the moment & forget about your long-term goals for a bit - might be a promising predictor for media enjoyment & recovery #Etmaal2025. Thanks so much for presenting!

Fangqing Lu @fangqinglu.bsky.social · Feb 4

So happy to present at #Etmaal! Our study discussed an interesting concept called hedonic capacity and investigated its role in predicting media enjoyment. Thanks @larawolfers.bsky.social, Susanne and Annabell for the great support!

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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · Feb 4

#Etmaal2025 done! ✨ Saw some v v interesting presentations and presented ‘Misinforming YOUth?’ (an exciting colab between Aqsa Farooq, Maud Hensums, Sophie Morosoli and myself) in beautiful Brugge! @etmaal2025.bsky.social

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