Dr. Susanne Baumgartner has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO)
This grant supports experienced researchers in further developing their work. Dr. Baumgartner will use the grant to continue their research…
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UvA Education Day 2024 is held at the Oude Lutherse Kerk
The UvA Education Day 2024 was opened by the Rector Magnificus, Peter-Paul Verbeek, and chaired by Dr. Toni Pape. This was followed by an…
Reflection on ECREA 2024: 10th European Communication Conference on Communication & Social (Dis)order
In the past weeks, CcaM researchers participated in ECREA 2024, where they presented their research findings and shared valuable knowledge…
Project CID launched: Monitoring trends in digital competence
Since 2021, researchers at CcaM and ASCoR, have worked on a tool to assess digital competence across the lifespan (project DIGCOM; see…
Prof Jessica Taylor Piotrowski Discusses Youth and Digital Society at WSU Seminar Series 2024
On June 18, 2024, Western Sydney University hosted Jessica Taylor Piotrowski as part of their Youth and Resilience Research Center Seminar…
Dr. Ine Beyens partner in new EU COST Action “Digital Mental Health for Young People”
Ine Beyens will be collaborating in the new EU COST Action "Digital Mental Health for Young People" (YouthDMH). Over the next 4 years, the…
CcaM at the Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference 2024 by Rebecca Wald (26-06-2024)
The Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference was held from June 17-20, 2024 in Delft – back in the Netherlands where it all began…
International Communication Association (ICA) 2024 Gold Coast/Australia
Youth and Media Entertainment researchers actively participated in the 74th Annual ICA Conference, contributing to discussions and…
Inaugural lecture: “Found in Translation”, by Prof. Dr Jessica Piotrowski
Jessica Piotrowski recently delivered an inspiring inaugural lecture titled "Found in Translation", providing valuable insights into the…
Dissertation: Tempting Triggers by Teun Siebers
This week, Teun Siebers successfully defended his thesis, marking a notable contribution to the AWeSome Project. His research specifically…
Dr. Ine Beyens delivers keynote lecture at Princeton Mental Health & Technology Use Symposium
Ine Beyens was invited as the keynote at the Princeton Precision Health symposium on mental health & technology use at Princeton…
Dissertation: Methods Matter: The Effects of Social Media Use on Adolescent Well-being by Tim Verbeij
Tim Verbeij completed his dissertation last week. His research contributed another building block to the AWeSome Project, aiming to unravel…
ASCoR commemorates 25 Years with and editorial volume "Communication Research in the Digital Society"
This publication offers a comprehensive examination of how individuals generate, utilize, and interact with their media surroundings, as…
ETMAAL 2024!
ETMAAL 2024 has just wrapped up, featuring an extensive array of research from the Youth and Media Entertainment program, highlighting…
Message from Saurabh Khanna:
Hello everyone! I am a new Assistant Professor at ASCoR YME working on methods to quantify the diversity of information on the internet. I…
Lunch lecture has been delivered by Susanne Baumgartner
On February 5th, Associate Professor Susanne Baumgartner delivered an ASCoR lunch lecture titled "Why We See Media Effects but Do Not Find…
Ine Beyens Delivered a Keynote Address at the Cyberspace 23 Conference at Masaryk University
''Social media have become an integral part of adolescents’ daily lives. From the moment they wake up, until the moment they go to bed,…
Exploring Norwegian Teens' YouTube Usage: Insights from Researcher Edda Jansdottir Arneberg
On December 30th, Edda Jansdottir Arneberg, a visiting researcher from the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo,…
Message from Weiqi
Hello, @Youth and Media Entertainment! I am Weiqi Tian, I’m a new PhD student for the RPA Youth Digitality initiative. My research focuses…
Message from Frank Schneider:
"I started working as an Assistant Professor @Youth and Media Entertainment this October. I study the relationship between entertainment…
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…
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…
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,…
