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Researcher

Mariek Vanden Abeele

Awards & Distinctions

109 Results

2024

'I am not human without my phone' : how the socio-cultural realities of Liberia shape Liberian mobile youth culture

Euriahs TogarMarjolijn L. AntheunisTom De LeynMariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

'Unlock a better life : here's how!' : a critical inquiry into how life coaches gain capital and shape legitimacy using instagram's affordances

Bert VerhulstRalf De WolfTom EvensMariek Vanden Abeele

A2 Journal Article in FIRST MONDAY

Apenstaartjaren: De digitale leefwereld van kinderen en jongeren

Hadewijch VanwynsbergheKristin Van DammeHanne PeetersStephanie D'haeseleerJanneke SchokkenbroekMarijn MartensRobbe SevenhantMariek Vanden AbeeleKoen PonnetJoos Callens

Commentary: Technoference or parental phubbing? A call for greater conceptual and operational clarity of parental smartphone use around children

Michal FrackowiakCarli OchsLara WolfersMariek Vanden Abeele

Editorial material

Connected yet cognitively drained? A mixed-methods study examining whether online vigilance and availability pressure promote mental fatigue

Kyle Van GaeverenStephen MurphyDavid de Segovia VicenteMariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

Digital media as ambiguous goods : examining the digital well-being experiences and disconnection practices of Belgian adults

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMinh Hao Nguyen

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION

From bliss to burden: An ethnographic inquiry into how social, material and individual obstacles to digital well-being shape everyday life

Sara Van BruysselRalf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

U Journal Article in New Media & Society

Imagining and performing the agentic self : an ethnographic exploration of Muslim teenage girl's mobile youth culture in Flanders

Tom De LeynMariek Vanden AbeeleRalf De Wolf

Bookchapter in Women’s agency and mobile communication under the radar

Measuring digital well-being in everyday life among Slovenian adolescents : the Perceived Digital Well-Being in Adolescence Scale

Jasmina RosičLuca CarboneMariek Vanden AbeeleBojana LobeLaura Vandenbosch

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILDREN AND MEDIA

Networked gift-giving : ethno-religious minority youths’ negotiation of status and social ties in a society of distrust

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY

Onderzoeksrapport Apestaartjaren: De digitale leefwereld van kinderen en jongeren

Hadewijch VanwynsbergheKristin Van DammeHanne PeetersStephanie D'haeseleerJanneke SchokkenbroekMarijn MartensRobbe SevenhantMariek Vanden AbeeleKoen PonnetJoos Callens et al.

Tapping into Feelings: Exploring Smartphone Use in Emotion Suppression and Expression - An ESM Study.

David de Segovia VicenteStephen MurphyKyle Van GaeverenMariek Vanden Abeele

Unlocking the potential of mHealth for smoking cessation : an expert viewpoint

Arian KashefiKyana BosschaertsStephen MurphySofie Van HoeckeMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De MarezFemke OngenaePeter Conradie

Who cares about digital disconnection? Exploring commodified digital disconnection discourse through a relational lens

Sara Van BruysselRalf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in CONVERGENCE-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH INTO NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES

Why, how, when, and for whom does digital disconnection work? A process-based framework of digital disconnection

Mariek Vanden AbeeleHeidi VandeboschErnst KosterTom De LeynKyle Van GaeverenDavid de Segovia VicenteSara Van BruysselTim van TimmerenLieven De MarezKarolien Poels et al.

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATION THEORY

2023

An actor-partner model of partner phubbing, mobile phone conflict, and relationship satisfaction between romantic partners in Liberia

Euriahs M. TogarMariek Vanden AbeeleCarel H. van WijkRaja Mehtab YasinMarjolijn L. Antheunis

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Are you ready to become the best of yourself? Critical inquiry into how life coaches construct legitimacy and credibility on Instagram

Bert VerhulstRalf De WolfTom EvensMariek Vanden Abeele

Digitaal welzijn

Mariek Vanden Abeele

Bookchapter in In conflict gaan met je baas... en andere manieren om je loopbaan in eigen handen te nemen

Does being ‘always on’ burn us out? Exploring associations between perceived availability pressure, online vigilance and subjective fatigue in a large-scale experience sampling study involving smartphone trace data

Kyle Van GaeverenDavid de Segovia VicenteStephen MurphyMariek Vanden Abeele

Does mindless scrolling hamper well-being? Combining ESM and log-data to examine the link between mindless scrolling, goal conflict, guilt, and daily well-being

David de Segovia VicenteKyle Van GaeverenStephen MurphyMariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION

Does parental smartphone use predict parents’ perceptions of family life? An examination of momentary associations between parental smartphone use, parental experiences of quality time, and parental perceptions of difficult child behavior

Floor DeneckerLieven De MarezKoen PonnetMariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

Fifty shades of ‘screen time’ : adding dimensions beyond ‘frequency’ and ‘duration’ to map the rhythms of everyday smartphone use

Kyle Van GaeverenDavid de Segovia VicenteStephen MurphyMariek Vanden Abeele

From bliss to burden : an ethnography on systems of survival in everyday digitalized life

Sara Van BruysselRalf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

IMPERIO : using novel digital communication technologies for a personalised smoking cessation intervention

Arian KashefiPeter ConradieStephen MurphyMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Phub you too! Exploring the link between individuals’ dual role partner phubbing experiences and relationship satisfaction

Janneke SchokkenbroekWim HardynsMariek Vanden AbeeleKoen Ponnet

Predicting teens' privacy management and attitude toward data protection on social media

Ralf De WolfMarijn MartensMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING

Psychological perspectives on mobile media : a flyover review

Joseph B. BayerLeonard ReineckeMariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

Smartphone-tracked digital markers of momentary subjective stress in college students : idiographic machine learning analysis

George AalbersAndrew T HendricksonMariek Vanden AbeeleLoes Keijsers

A1 Journal Article in JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH

Supervisor phubbing phenomenon in organizations : determinants and impacts

Raja Mehtab YasinSajid BashirMariek Vanden AbeeleJos Bartels

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

Who cares about digital disconnection? Analysing discourses of websites selling digital disconnection through a relational lens

Sara Van BruysselRalf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

Who gets it right? An exploratory study testing whether individual narratives of digital well-being align with quantitative observations of psychological states and smartphone trace data

David de Segovia VicenteMariek Vanden AbeeleKyle Van GaeverenStephen Murphy

2022

Caught in the moment : are there person-specific associations between momentary procrastination and passively measured smartphone use?

George AalbersMariek Vanden AbeeleAndrew T. HendricksonLieven De MarezLoes Keijsers

A1 Journal Article in MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

Digital well-being in an age of mobile connectivity : an introduction to the Special Issue

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMinh Hao Nguyen

A1 Journal Article in MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

Drug, demon, or donut? Theorizing the relationship between social media use, digital well-being and digital disconnection

Mariek Vanden AbeeleAnnabell HalfmannEdmund W. J. Lee

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY

In-between child’s play and teenage pop culture : tweens, TikTok & privacy

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF YOUTH STUDIES

Intersecting digital disconnection and care : a critical discourse analysis of online communication about commodified digital disconnection through a lens of care

Sara Van BruysselMariek Vanden AbeeleRalf De Wolf

Networked gift-giving : ethno-religious minority youths’ negotiation of status and social ties in a society of distrust

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Networked gift-giving : ethno-religious minority youths’ negotiation of status and social ties in a society of distrust

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Onderzoeksrapport Apestaartjaren : de digitale leefwereld van kinderen en jongeren

Hadewijch VanwynsbergheGlen JorisCato WaeterloosSarah AnrijsMariek Vanden AbeeleKoen PonnetRalf De WolfJoris Van OuytselKristin Van DammeJoyce Vissenberg et al.

Predicting teens’ online privacy management and data protection value attribution

Ralf De WolfMarijn MartensMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Reframing debates on youths' privacy : towards an understanding of how young people’s privacy practices unfold at the nexus of mobile youth culture and socio-cultural discourses on age

Tom De LeynLieven De MarezRalf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

2021

A protocol study to establish psychological outcomes from the use of wearables for health and fitness monitoring

Frans FolkvordAmy van BreugelSanneke de HaanMarcella de WolfMarjolein de BoerMariek Vanden Abeele

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN DIGITAL HEALTH

Conceptualizing digital wellbeing interventions in a dynamic digital wellbeing model : can digital wellbeing interventions cause a system disrupt?

Mariek Vanden Abeele

Country indicators moderating the relationship between phubbing and psychological distress : a study in 20 countries

Agata BłachnioAneta PrzepiórkaOleg GorbaniukMonika McNeillRebecca BendayanMithat DurakEmre Senol-DurakMenachem Ben-EzraMartina BenvenutiAlan Angeluci et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

De wetenschap achter digitaal welzijn en disconnectie : op zoek naar een gezonde balans tussen schermtijd en disconnectie

Mariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR COMMUNICATIEWETENSCHAP

Digital well-being of young parents : some insights on multimethod data collection

Floor DeneckerMariek Vanden AbeeleKoen PonnetLieven De Marez

Digital wellbeing as a dynamic construct

Mariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATION THEORY

Does a 7-day restriction on the use of social media improve cognitive functioning and emotional well-being? Results from a randomized controlled trial

Marloes M.C. van WezelElger L. AbrahamseMariek Vanden Abeele

A2 Journal Article in ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS REPORTS

In-between child's play and teenage pop culture : tweens, TikTok & privacy

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Lifting the veil on smartphone screen time : the role of notifications and specific app activities in explaining session length

Jeroen StragierMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Measurement invariance of the Phubbing Scale across 20 countries

Agata BłachnioAneta PrzepiórkaOleg GorbaniukRebecca BendayanMonika McNeillAlan AngeluciAna Maria AbreuMenachem Ben‐EzraMartina BenvenutiMaria J. Blanca et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY

Media addictions as Apparatgeist : what discourse on TV and smartphone addiction reveals about society

Mariek Vanden AbeeleVictoria Mohr

A1 Journal Article in CONVERGENCE-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH INTO NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES

The dyadic interplay between open communication about phubbing, interfamilial phubbing and parent-adolescent relationship quality

Floor DeneckerSarah AnrijsKoen PonnetMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Tracking infant development with a smartphone : a practical guide to the experience sampling method

Marion I. van den HeuvelAnne BülowVera E. HeiningaElisabeth L. de MoorLoes H. C. JanssenMariek Vanden AbeeleMyrthe G. B. M. Boekhorst

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

2020

Are parents less responsive to young children when they are on their phones? A systematic naturalistic observation study

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMonika AbelsAndrew T. Hendrickson

A1 Journal Article in CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING

Digital media as ambiguous goods : an exploratory study of Belgians’ experience of digital wellbeing and their use of digital wellbeing interventions

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMin Hao NguyenGeorge Aalbers

Digital media as ambiguous goods : an exploratory study of Belgians’ experience of digital wellbeing and their use of digital wellbeing interventions

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMin Hao NguyenGeorge Aalbers

Digital wellbeing as a dynamic construct

Mariek Vanden Abeele

Does attachment style moderate the effect of computer-mediated versus face-to-face conflict discussions?

Monique PollmannErin CrockettMariek Vanden AbeeleAlexander Schouten

A1 Journal Article in PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Editorial : children's voices on privacy management and data responsibilization

Ralf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

Editorial material

Influence of the business revenue, recommendation, and provider models on mobile health app adoption : three-country experimental vignette study

Francisco Lupianez-Villanueva Lupianez-VillanuevaFrans FolkvordMariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH

Mapping the mobile DNA of news : understanding incidental and serendipitous mobile news consumption

Kristin Van DammeMarijn MartensSarah Van LeuvenMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Bookchapter in Mobile news : journalism’s shift from fixed to fluid

Mapping the mobile DNA of news : understanding incidental and serendipitous mobile news consumption

Kristin Van DammeMarijn MartensSarah Van LeuvenMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in DIGITAL JOURNALISM

Open science and interdisciplinary collaboration : issues and challenges

Mariek Vanden AbeeleGeorge Aalbers

Staying informed and bridging 'social distance' : smartphone news use and mobile messaging behaviors of Flemish adults during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic

Jakob OhmeMariek Vanden AbeeleKyle Van GaeverenWouter DurnezLieven De Marez

A2 Journal Article in SOCIUS

The social consequences of phubbing : a framework and a research agenda

Mariek Vanden Abeele

Bookchapter in The Oxford handbook of mobile communication and society

Where are you, my love? The negotiation of intimate surveillance in romantic relationships via location-tracking technologies

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMingyi Hou

2019

Buying into an illusory safety? A cross-sectional study examining parental fears for traffic and stranger danger in relation to their beliefs about and their willingness to use location tracking technologies for children in the Netherlands and Vietnam

Lam LuongTom De LeynMariek Vanden Abeele

How do people use their smartphone? A data scientific approach to describe and identify user-related, system-related and context-related patterns in use

Andrew HendricksonLieven De MarezMarijn MartensGytha MullerKoen PonnetCatherine SchweitzerMariek Vanden Abeele

Phubbing behavior in conversations and its relation to perceived conversation intimacy and distraction : an exploratory observation study

Mariek Vanden AbeeleAndrew T. HendricksonMonique M.H. PollmannRich Ling

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Quantifying user-related, system-related, and context-related patterns of smartphone use

Drew HendricksonLieven De MarezMarijn MartensMegan Van MeerGytha MullerTudor PaisaKoen PonnetCatherine SchweitzerMariek Vanden Abeele

Reframing Debates on Youth & Online Privacy

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Reframing current debates on young people's online privacy by taking into account the cultural construction of youth

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Stumbling upon news : understanding incidental news use as a continuum of user agency

Kristin Van DammeMarijn MartensSarah Van LeuvenMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

2018

Does Facebook use predict college students' social capital? A replication of Ellison, Steinfield, and Lampe's (2007) study using the original and more recent measures of Facebook use and social capital

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMarjolijn L. AntheunisMonique M. H. PollmannAlexander P. SchoutenChristine C. LiebrechtPer J. Van Der WijstMarije A. A. Van AmelsvoortJos BartelsEmiel J. KrahmerFons A. Maes

A2 Journal Article in COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Fear of missing out as a predictor of problematic social media use and phubbing behavior among Flemish adolescents

Vittoria FranchinaMariek Vanden AbeeleAntonius van RooijGianluca Lo CocoLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Mobile media and social space : how anytime, anyplace connectivity structures everyday life

Mariek Vanden AbeeleRalf De WolfRich Ling

A1 Journal Article in MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

More than just gaze : an experimental vignette study examining how phone-gazing and newspaper-gazing and phubbing-while-speaking and phubbing-while-listening compare in their effect on affiliation

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMarie Postma-Nilsenova

A2 Journal Article in COMMUNICATION RESEARCH REPORTS

Recreational athletes’ running motivations as predictors of their use of online fitness community features

Jeroen StragierMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

2017

Examining the role of (un)conscious determinants in online gambling : complementing the theory of planned behavior with the concept of habit

Tony van RooijMariek Vanden AbeeleJan Van Looy

Peer influence as a predictor of producing and distributing hurtful images of peers and teachers among Flemish adolescents

Mariek Vanden AbeeleKatrien Van CleemputHeidi Vandebosch

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILDREN AND MEDIA

Personal, editable and always accessible : an affordance approach to the relationship between adolescents’ mobile messaging behavior and their friendship quality

Mariek Vanden AbeeleAlexander SchoutenMarjolijn Antheunis

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

2016

A gendered identity debate in digital game culture

Lotte VermeulenMariek Vanden AbeeleSofie Van Bauwel

A2 Journal Article in PRESS START

Fear of missing out (FOMO) as a predictor of problematic social media use among teenagers

Mariek Vanden AbeeleTony van Rooij

Mobile lifestyles: conceptualizing heterogeneity in mobile youth culture

Mariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY

Mobile youth culture : a conceptual development

Mariek Vanden Abeele

A1 Journal Article in MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

Survey-assessments of problematic social media use : are we making claims on the basis of false positives?

Mariek Vanden AbeeleAntonius Van Rooij

Tethered toddler, distracted toddler? Linking preschoolers’ attention-deficiency to their task switching and extraneous problem-solving behavior when using tablets

Stephanie Van HoveMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

The effect of mobile messaging during a conversation on impression formation and interaction quality

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMarjolijn AntheunisAlexander Schouten

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Understanding Persisted Wearable Use: a Study into Habit Formation

Jeroen StragierMariek Vanden AbeelePeter Mechant

Understanding persistence in the use of online fitness communities : comparing novice and experienced users

Jeroen StragierMariek Vanden AbeelePeter MechantLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR

2015

Anytime anyplace identities & relationships: teenagers' social media use via mobile devices

Mariek Vanden Abeele

Dwangmatig gebruik van de mobiele telefoon

Mariek Vanden Abeele

Bookchapter in Internetverslaving

Gewoonte of verslaving? Een verkennend onderzoek naar afhankelijkheid bij het sociaal smartphonegebruik van jongvolwassenen

Stephanie Van HoveKarel VerbruggeMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

How online profile pictures affect employers' perceptions of job candidates

Alexander SchoutenMarjolijn AntheunisMariek Vanden Abeele

How online profile pictures affect employers' perceptions of job candidates

Alexander SchoutenMarjolijn AntheunisMariek Vanden AbeeleCharlotte Van Lith

Internetverslaving

Herm KisjesDavy NijsTony van RooijRozane De CockAngela De HartLaura DeFuentes-MerillasGerard GielenMaria C HaagsmaMayke CalisLinda Muusses et al.

Meeting online: do we disclose more personal information towards same-sex or cross-sex partners in online interpersonal communication?

Marjolijn AntheunisAlexander SchoutenMariek Vanden Abeele

The effect of mobile phone use in co-present situations on impression formation and relationship quality

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMarjolijn AntheunisAlexander Schouten

The impact of Facebook use on micro-level social capital: a synthesis

Marjolijn AntheunisMariek Vanden AbeeleSaskia Kanters

A2 Journal Article in SOCIETIES

The impact of phubbing on impression formation, conversation and relationship quality

Mariek Vanden AbeeleAlexander SchoutenMarjolijn Antheunis

The impact of phubbing on perceived affilation: a vignette-study on the underlying role of gaze direction in two situational contexts

Mariek Vanden Abeele

2014

Me, myself and my mobile: a segmentation of youths based on their attitudes towards the mobile phone as a status instrument

Mariek Vanden AbeeleMarjolijn L AntheunisAlexander P Schouten

A1 Journal Article in TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS

Sexting, mobile porn use, and peer group dynamics: boys' and girls' self-perceived popularity, need for popularity, and perceived peer pressure

Mariek Vanden AbeeleScott W CampbellSteven EggermontKeith Roe

A1 Journal Article in MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY

2013

Adolescents' school experience and the importance of having a “cool” mobile phone: conformity, compensation and resistance?

Mariek Vanden AbeeleKeith Roe

A1 Journal Article in POETICS

Cyberbullying by mobile phone among adolescents: the role of gender and peer group status

Mariek Vanden AbeeleRozane de Cock

A2 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS

Measuring mobile phone use : gender, age and real usage level in relation to the accuracy and validity of self-reported mobile phone use

Mariek Vanden AbeeleKathleen BeullensKeith Roe

A1 Journal Article in MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

2012

Blind faith in the web? Internet use and empowerment among visually and hearing impaired adults : a qualitative study of benefits and barriers

Mariek Vanden AbeeleRozane de CockKeith Roe

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

2004

Residential co-design : families join the design caravan

Veerle Van RompaeyKathleen CharliersBart Van Der MeersscheMarc GodonMariek Vanden AbeeleHans De Mondt