Anaëlle Gonzalez
@gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social
French Political psychologist + Postdoctoral researcher at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social (KU Leuven) | Teens, (social) media use, influencers, politics and morality | Poetry lover & dog mom
www.anaellegonzalez.com
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🔓New open access publication alert!
My latest article, "The Values of Fame: Exploring the Visual and Textual Representations of Basic Values in Influencers’ Instagram Content", w/ @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social & I. Akgün is just out in Social Media + Society. (1/8)
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2056...
My latest article, "The Values of Fame: Exploring the Visual and Textual Representations of Basic Values in Influencers’ Instagram Content", w/ @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social & I. Akgün is just out in Social Media + Society. (1/8)
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2056...
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Our postdoctoral researcher @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social won 3rd place at the One Health Day Art & Photography Competition by #OneHealthInstitution for her poem–collage The Object.
The piece reflects on how screens & social media connect and distance us from ourselves, others, and our environments.
The piece reflects on how screens & social media connect and distance us from ourselves, others, and our environments.
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Our postdoctoral researcher @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social won 3rd place at the One Health Day Art & Photography Competition by #OneHealthInstitution for her poem–collage The Object.
The piece reflects on how screens & social media connect and distance us from ourselves, others, and our environments.
The piece reflects on how screens & social media connect and distance us from ourselves, others, and our environments.
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🎓Last Monday, @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD dissertation “Politics Undercover: Understanding the role of social media personalities in adolescents’ development of the political self,” supervised by @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social and funded by @erc.europa.eu👏Congrats!
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🎓Last Monday, @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD dissertation “Politics Undercover: Understanding the role of social media personalities in adolescents’ development of the political self,” supervised by @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social and funded by @erc.europa.eu👏Congrats!
I’m excited to share two pieces of good news:
🌻 Last week, a 300+ page baby was born as I submitted my PhD dissertation!
🌞 And from Oct, I’ll start a one-year postdoc to continue my research on adolescents, influencers & morality at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social. Now on to quieter summer days!
🌻 Last week, a 300+ page baby was born as I submitted my PhD dissertation!
🌞 And from Oct, I’ll start a one-year postdoc to continue my research on adolescents, influencers & morality at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social. Now on to quieter summer days!
July 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I’m excited to share two pieces of good news:
🌻 Last week, a 300+ page baby was born as I submitted my PhD dissertation!
🌞 And from Oct, I’ll start a one-year postdoc to continue my research on adolescents, influencers & morality at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social. Now on to quieter summer days!
🌻 Last week, a 300+ page baby was born as I submitted my PhD dissertation!
🌞 And from Oct, I’ll start a one-year postdoc to continue my research on adolescents, influencers & morality at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social. Now on to quieter summer days!
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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
Discover more 👉 buff.ly/jLuzdnI
Teenagers’ wellbeing affected by media narratives
Popular media narratives may be distorting teenagers' perception of success, according to research by Laura Vandenbosch. Her project aims to define the impact of 'malleable ideals' in the media on…
europa.eu
June 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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
Discover more 👉 buff.ly/jLuzdnI
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By unpacking the impact of social media-driven pressures, #MIMIc aims to foster a healthier, more grounded digital culture for future generations.
👉 buff.ly/aMHbznT
#TeenMentalHealth #FrontierResearch @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/aMHbznT
#TeenMentalHealth #FrontierResearch @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
By unpacking the impact of social media-driven pressures, #MIMIc aims to foster a healthier, more grounded digital culture for future generations.
👉 buff.ly/aMHbznT
#TeenMentalHealth #FrontierResearch @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/aMHbznT
#TeenMentalHealth #FrontierResearch @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
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Excited to share some conclusions of our research on youth and well-being @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @jasminarosic.bsky.social @luca-carbone.bsky.social @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
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
Discover more 👉 buff.ly/jLuzdnI
Teenagers’ wellbeing affected by media narratives
Popular media narratives may be distorting teenagers' perception of success, according to research by Laura Vandenbosch. Her project aims to define the impact of 'malleable ideals' in the media on…
europa.eu
June 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Excited to share some conclusions of our research on youth and well-being @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @jasminarosic.bsky.social @luca-carbone.bsky.social @gvanhoffelen.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
🔓New open access publication alert!
My latest article, "The Values of Fame: Exploring the Visual and Textual Representations of Basic Values in Influencers’ Instagram Content", w/ @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social & I. Akgün is just out in Social Media + Society. (1/8)
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2056...
My latest article, "The Values of Fame: Exploring the Visual and Textual Representations of Basic Values in Influencers’ Instagram Content", w/ @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social & I. Akgün is just out in Social Media + Society. (1/8)
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2056...
June 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🔓New open access publication alert!
My latest article, "The Values of Fame: Exploring the Visual and Textual Representations of Basic Values in Influencers’ Instagram Content", w/ @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social & I. Akgün is just out in Social Media + Society. (1/8)
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2056...
My latest article, "The Values of Fame: Exploring the Visual and Textual Representations of Basic Values in Influencers’ Instagram Content", w/ @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social & I. Akgün is just out in Social Media + Society. (1/8)
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2056...
Commission d’enquête sur les effets psychologiques de TikTok et des influenceurs sur les mineurs www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/organ...
Commission d’enquête sur les effets psychologiques de TikTok sur les mineurs
Commission d’enquête sur les effets psychologiques de TikTok sur les mineurs : composition, agenda, actualités, comptes rendus de réunions, rapports au fond, rapports pour avis, Missions d’information...
www.assemblee-nationale.fr
June 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Commission d’enquête sur les effets psychologiques de TikTok et des influenceurs sur les mineurs www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/organ...
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to represent the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social at the SSH Research Day of @kuleuven.bsky.social on 'AI in and for Humanities and Social Sciences' with a poster on two research projects within the lab.
June 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to represent the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social at the SSH Research Day of @kuleuven.bsky.social on 'AI in and for Humanities and Social Sciences' with a poster on two research projects within the lab.
#ICA25 FoMO is definitely real with all these stunning hiking pictures and inspiring presentations. Wishing everyone an amazing conference! I, myself, will be enjoying the calm at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social to wrap up my PhD and get ready to submit by the end of the month. #AlmostPhDone 🙃🌞
June 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#ICA25 FoMO is definitely real with all these stunning hiking pictures and inspiring presentations. Wishing everyone an amazing conference! I, myself, will be enjoying the calm at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social to wrap up my PhD and get ready to submit by the end of the month. #AlmostPhDone 🙃🌞
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This research was conducted as part of the ERC-funded MIMIc project at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social, and I’m grateful to my brilliant co-authors @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @laraschreurs.bsky.social @Caroline Giraudeau and @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social for their collaboration on this work ✨
May 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This research was conducted as part of the ERC-funded MIMIc project at the @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social, and I’m grateful to my brilliant co-authors @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @laraschreurs.bsky.social @Caroline Giraudeau and @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social for their collaboration on this work ✨
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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.
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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.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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:
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:
🥳 New publication on the links between social media use and perfectionism in adolescence, as part of Prof. @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social 's MIMIc project (www.projectmimic.eu/)
May 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🥳 New publication on the links between social media use and perfectionism in adolescence, as part of Prof. @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social 's MIMIc project (www.projectmimic.eu/)
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We’re excited to welcome Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social to the team as our new Social Media Editor!
She’s the talent behind the great content you’ve seen recently, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead.
Welcome, Anaëlle!
She’s the talent behind the great content you’ve seen recently, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead.
Welcome, Anaëlle!
April 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We’re excited to welcome Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social to the team as our new Social Media Editor!
She’s the talent behind the great content you’ve seen recently, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead.
Welcome, Anaëlle!
She’s the talent behind the great content you’ve seen recently, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead.
Welcome, Anaëlle!
Excited to be back in Buffalo NY for the Moral Media Conference! I’ll be presenting my last PhD chapter on the longitudinal links between adolescents’ moral values and exposure to influencers’ moral content together with @lindsayhahn.bsky.social and @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social ✨ #moralmedia25
April 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Excited to be back in Buffalo NY for the Moral Media Conference! I’ll be presenting my last PhD chapter on the longitudinal links between adolescents’ moral values and exposure to influencers’ moral content together with @lindsayhahn.bsky.social and @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social ✨ #moralmedia25
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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 !
April 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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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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
www.projectmimic.eu
@erc.europa.eu
The ERC-funded project MIMIc will be at Osaka #EXPO2025!
It explores how ever-changing media ideals shape young lives, driving personal & societal challenges.
What is the real impact of these pressures?
👉 projectmimic.eu
#EUatExpo @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
It explores how ever-changing media ideals shape young lives, driving personal & societal challenges.
What is the real impact of these pressures?
👉 projectmimic.eu
#EUatExpo @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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
www.projectmimic.eu
@erc.europa.eu
🚨 #callforpapers! With Esther Martinez Pastor, Marian Blanco Ruiz & Jasmina Rosič, we invite scholars to submit their work for a special issue in the journal Doxa Communicación on Digital Environments and Mental Health in Young People: Challenges and Opportunities. Details here: bit.ly/4hJTdG5
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🚨 #callforpapers! With Esther Martinez Pastor, Marian Blanco Ruiz & Jasmina Rosič, we invite scholars to submit their work for a special issue in the journal Doxa Communicación on Digital Environments and Mental Health in Young People: Challenges and Opportunities. Details here: bit.ly/4hJTdG5
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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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February 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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...
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November 21, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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On the last day of another inspiring & fun #etmaal2025, I presented a paper together with @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social based on the ERC MIMIc project on the longitudinal associations between exposure to influencers and political interest in adolescence
@mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
@mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
On the last day of another inspiring & fun #etmaal2025, I presented a paper together with @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social based on the ERC MIMIc project on the longitudinal associations between exposure to influencers and political interest in adolescence
@mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
@mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
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Unpacking the longitudinal links between political influencers and youth's political socialization with @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @darianharff.bsky.social @margotlissens.bsky.social @desireeschmuck.bsky.social looking forward to continue the conversation in future research 📱📳 #etmaal2025
February 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Unpacking the longitudinal links between political influencers and youth's political socialization with @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @darianharff.bsky.social @margotlissens.bsky.social @desireeschmuck.bsky.social looking forward to continue the conversation in future research 📱📳 #etmaal2025
In the spirit of new beginnings, both on BlueSky and in this New Year, I am happy to share that I am taking on the role of Social Media Editor for the Journal of Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social. 🥳 Excited to promote the hub of brilliant and important scholarship published in this journal!
January 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
In the spirit of new beginnings, both on BlueSky and in this New Year, I am happy to share that I am taking on the role of Social Media Editor for the Journal of Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social. 🥳 Excited to promote the hub of brilliant and important scholarship published in this journal!
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🎉 The special issue celebrating JoCAM’s 18th birthday it out! The issue brings together 16 commentaries showcasing the incredible diversity and creativity of CAM research and practice from all over the world. 🔓Open access for six months! (1/3) www.tandfonline.com/journals/rch...
Coming of age with children and media: Journal of Children and Media at 18
Explore the article collection: Coming of age with children and media: Journal of Children and Media at 18. Published in Journal of Children and Media.
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January 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🎉 The special issue celebrating JoCAM’s 18th birthday it out! The issue brings together 16 commentaries showcasing the incredible diversity and creativity of CAM research and practice from all over the world. 🔓Open access for six months! (1/3) www.tandfonline.com/journals/rch...