A message from Dominique: New Assistant Professor in Youth and Media Entertainment!
With great excitement, we introduce Dominique, our new Assistant Professor. We are truly enthusiastic about the expertise she brings to our…
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Advancing Research Horizons: Exploring Diverse Studies on Youth and Beyond!
The CcaM is broadening its research horizons to include diverse studies on youth and beyond. Exciting projects like "Project Rosie" and…
We invite you to explore the upcoming projects of 2024.
Within our "About" section, you will find detailed insights into two exciting research endeavours: "The Role of Social Influence Processes…
The recently published report from Project AWeSome has garnered attention in The New York Times!
Everyone Says Social Media Is Bad for Teens. Proving It Is Another Thing. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Project AWeSome Unveils the Profound Connection between Social Media and Adolescent Well-being!
Members of Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social media) interviewed 480 adolescents aged 14 to 17 about the pros and cons of…
Authenticity Unveiled: Exploring the Frontiers of Communication at ICA 2023 (25-29 May)
The upcoming ICA 2023 conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is set to be a significant event in the field of communication. With the theme…
Finally together again: CCAM at ICA in Paris
Each year, CcaM members present their work at the International Communication Association. Running from May 26th through May 30th in Paris,…
Online Opportunities for Children
CcaM's Professor Jochen Peter joined a team of scholars to discuss Online Opportunities for Children with the CORE team (Children Online:…
Virtually Together Again: CcaM Presents New Research at ICA Conference
Each year, CcaM members present their work at the International Communication Association. Due to the pandemic, this year, the…
Early Career Partnership
Congratulations to CcaM's Loes Pouwels. Together with Ine Beyens, Theo Araujo, and Patti Valkenburg, Loes has been awarded an Early Career…
AWeSome Webinar 2 Now Available!
Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social Media) has released it's spring webinar, diving further into the methodology of…
Top 100! The effect of social media on adolescent wellbeing
Congratulations to CcaM's Project Awesome. Their research on the effect of social media on adolescent wellbeing is listed in the Top 100…
AWeSome Webinar Now Available!
Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social Media) has just released its first webinar: Adolescents and Social Media: Introducing…
Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2021 - Online Edition
Every year, the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap conference (“24 hours of Communication Science”) takes place. This is an important…
New Webinar Series: Adolescents, Social Media, and Well-being
Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social Media) investigates the consequences of social media use for adolescents’ psychosocial…
A Year In Review
2020. The year we will never forget and may wish not to remember. Our researchers at CcaM certainly were challenged. Children were at home,…
Staying Safe Online
How do we support children's safety online, particularly in a time where the pandemic necessitates greater reliance on digital technology?…
Do social media benefit or undermine adolescents’ well-being?
Do social media benefit or undermine adolescents’ well-being? Many parents, health practitioners, and scholars are concerned about the…
CcaM, Covid19, and Research to Practice
As the globe confronts the effects of the Covid19 pandemic, many are asking reasonable questions about how children are handling these…
Virtually Together: CcaM Presents New Research at ICA Conference
It is a unique time globally as all of us cope with the effects of Covid-19. At CcaM, our research and teaching has certainly been affected…
Communication in Times of Crisis
At the moment, the phrase "coronavirus" seems to be global. We are thinking about it, talking about it, reading about it - our media space…
Now in English! Posting, Scrolling, Chatting & Snapping Report
Posting. Scrolling. Apping. Snapping. We know they do it, but how do they feel when doing this? According to CcaM's Project AWeSome…
Posten, Scrollen, Appen en Snappen: Jongeren geïnspireerd door social media
Posting. Scrolling. Apping. Snapping. We know they do it, but how do they feel when doing this? According to CcaM's Project AWeSome…
CcaM Visits Australia!
CcaM'er Jessica Piotrowski delivered the keynote address, titled “Generation Digital”, at the Digital Environments and Developing Minds:…
Weekend of Science
CcaM researchers had a chance to meet with parents and children at UvA's "Weekend of Science" event. During the event, social and…
Generation Z Masterclass
CcaM's Jessica Piotrowski delivered a Masterclass for NPO on the topic "Creating for Culture Creators" at VondelCS. In her talk, Piotrowski…
CcaM Welcomes 2 New Researchers!
CcaM is thrilled to welcome two new researchers to the team. Tim Verbeij and Teun Siebers have joined Project AWeSome - an…
Robots, Research, and NEMO
The CHILDROBOT team at CcaM is spending it's summer holiday at NEMO! Want to meet and play with a robot? Come join in on the fun!
CcaM Members Present New Research in Washington, DC
As with past years, numerous CcaM faculty, postdocs, and PhD students are presenting new research at the annual meeting of the…
What’s in It for Them? Teens’ Preferences for Televised Aggression
In a new study published in Communication Research, CcaM researchers found that boys prefer more physical, realistic, graphic, justified,…
Child’s Play? Digital Games and Intelligence in Early Childhood
Mar72019 In a recently released study published in the Journal of Communication, CcaM researchers dig into the relationship between gaming…
Technological and interpersonal trust in child-robot interaction
Dec152018 CcaM researcher Caroline van Straten videopresented her latest paper "Technological and interpersonal trust in child-robot…
Development of Parental Mediation Across Early and Middle Childhood
Nov152018 In an article published in Human Communication Research, CcaM researchers Ine Beyens, Patti Valkenburg, and Jessica Piotrowski…
Screen media use and ADHD-related behaviors
Oct12018 The relationship between children’s screen media use and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has long been a subject…
CcaM Director on ‘All Things Video’ Podcast
Sep262018 CcaM Director Jessica Taylor Piotrowski sat down with James Creech to discuss the sunny and dark sides of media on his podcast…
Kick-off: Project AWeSome—Adolescents, Wellbeing, & Social Media
Sep212018 Why is it that the use of social media makes some adolescents feel happy while leaving others feeling blue? This week Project…
Which Came First?
June272018 Which came first – media or ADHD? CcaM researchers Ine Beyens, Jessica Taylor Piotrowski, and Patti Valkenburg sought to answer…
CcaM Members Present New Research in Prague
May242018 As with past years, numerous CcaM faculty, postdocs, and PhD students are presenting new research at the annual meeting of the…
Parents' Preferences in the Children’s App Space
Apr272018 Today’s app space is jam-packed with apps for young children! But, we know very little about how parents decide what apps to…
Can Apps Support Creativity in Middle Childhood?
Mar272018 In a new study, CcaM researchers investigated whether apps can support creativity in middle childhood. Results suggest that…
PhD Defense - Double Header Edition: Digital Media and Young People
Mar142018 The digital media landscape has grown increasingly complex, and with it, we have seen a new array of questions emerge. At CcaM,…
CcaM-ers present their work at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap
Feb82018 At the upcoming Dutch-Flemish “Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap”, organized at Ghent University on February 8-9, several CcaM…
CcaM researchers present at Dutch symposium for media literacy
Jan242018 The first Dutch Scientific Symposium for Media Literacy is organized by the National Academy for Media and Society, and hosts…
Hitting the Snooze Button: Pair of CcaM Studies Examines Media Use & Teens’ Sleep
Jan192018 Across two new studies, CcaM researchers found that it’s not how much – but how – teens use media that matters when it comes to a…
Minecraft Expert-Workshop at Microsoft Headquarters in Amsterdam
Nov222017 Two happy participants of the CcaM study "The Power of Minecraft" won a very special prize: A Minecraft expert-workshop at the…
Just released: Special Issue on Communication and Technology
September122017 A new symposium on the merger of mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology is the focus…
CcaM researchers present their work at ECDP
August292017 The 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP) will be held this week in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Two teams…
Talking to your teen about media use? Pay attention to your style of communication
Feb32017 A new study by CcaM researchers shows that when parents talk with their children about rules and content of media, their style of…
Congratulations CcaM’ers!
May12017 Each year, communication scholars worldwide gather at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA) to…
CcaM researchers present 7 new studies at Etmaal
Jan262017 CcaM faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students are presenting new research at the 2017 Etmaal van de…
New PhD Student Joins CcaM
Jan12017 Starting January 2017, Caroline van Straten, a graduate of the Research Master program Artificial Intelligence at Utrecht…
PhD Defense: Psychosocial Consequences of Adolescents’ Online Communication
Nov232016 Acquiring adequate levels of self-esteem and social competence is a crucial part of adolescents’ psychosocial development. Both…
New PhD Student Joins CcaM
Oct202016 CcaM is happy to welcome its newest PhD student, Marthe Möller, to the team. During her studies, Marthe will be working on the…
How do children respond to TV and movies?
Aug92016 Is watching TV or movies good or bad for youth? While the question might seem simple, the answer is not. Sometimes films and TV…
The Robots are Here!
July102017 It’s official! With the recent arrival of several NAO robots, the team for Professor Jochen Peter’s project “Children and social…
Professor Patti Valkenburg receives prestigious international award
June112016 Professor Patti Valkenburg, University Professor of Youth, Media, and Society at the University of Amsterdam, is the recipient…
CcaM Members Present New Research in Fukuoka, Japan
June92016 Many CcaM faculty, postdocs, and PhD students are presenting new research at the annual meeting of the International…
CcaM Members Present New Research in San Diego
May262017 Many CcaM faculty, postdocs, and PhD students are presenting new research at the annual meeting of the International…
Valkenburg & Piotrowski Publish New Book
June82017 Media have positive and negative effects on children and adolescents. ‘We need to help youth learn how to make media a part of…
New Measures, New Research Possibilities
April252016 Today’s teens are growing up in an increasingly complex media environment, with media literally at their fingertips. It is…
