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Ralf De Wolf

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110 Results

2026

Beyond mindful sharenting : rethinking how we respond to parent influencers and sharents

Ralf De WolfEmma Beuckels

Digital childhoods in classrooms : exploring young children’s agency in an educational new media environment

Elodie DevosTom De LeynRalf De Wolf

2025

AI-geletterdheid in de werkcontext : bouwstenen, definities en meetkaders

Wout VermeirMarijn MartensRalf De Wolf

Care-ful dis/connection: a relational inquiry into dis/connective practices for the maintenance of everyday life

Sara Van BruysselMariek Vanden AbeeleRalf De Wolf

Exploring children’s perspectives on parental surveillance in Belgium

Ralf De WolfJulie DereymaekerGiulia MazzocchiTom De Leyn

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILDREN AND MEDIA

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

A1 Journal Article in NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY

Generatieve AI bij lokale en Vlaamse overheden : een studie rond gebruik, perceptie en vaardigheden

Giulia MazzocchiMarijn MartensRalf De Wolf

Home maintainer, guardian or companion? Three commentaries on the implications of domestic AI in the household

Marijn MartensMariek Vanden AbeeleRalf De Wolf

A1 Journal Article in FAMILY RELATIONS

Smarter homes, smarter surveillance? Exploring intimate surveillance practices in modern day households

Julie DereymaekerJanneke M. SchokkenbroekMarijn MartensRalf De Wolf

A1 Journal Article in NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY

Social media influencers as new agents on parenthood? A systematic literature review of parent influencer research and a future research agenda

Emma BeuckelsRalf De Wolf

A1 Journal Article in INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY

SOLIDMonitor 2024 : privacy, persoonlijke data & datakluizen

Mathias MaesAugust BourgeusSander Van DammeRalf De Wolf

The digital-first society and the European Digital Competence Framework through the eyes of ‘the digitally unskilled’

Sarah AnrijsMargot VerhelstRalf De Wolf

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

2024

'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

Data-driven technologies in the public domain : a survey study among Flemish citizens

Giulia MazzocchiRalf De WolfMarijn Martens

Data-gedreven technologie in de openbare ruimte : een survey-studie naar de kennis, acceptatie en bezorgdheden van Vlaamse burgers

Giulia MazzocchiMarijn MartensRalf De Wolf

Datafication and algorithmization of education : how do parents and students evaluate the appropriateness of learning analytics?

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

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

Intimate surveillance by default? Unravelling the social construction of smart home technology

Julie DereymaekerTom De LeynRalf 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

A1 Journal Article in NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY

Social media influencers as advertising vehicles and new agents on parenthood? A systematic literature review of parent influencer research and a future research agenda

Emma BeuckelsRalf De Wolf

SOLIDMonitor 2023 : privacy, persoonlijke data & datakluizen

Mathias MaesAugust BourgeusRalf De Wolf

The good child : exploring children’s perspectives on parental connectivity, the parental gaze, and contemporary childhood

Ralf De WolfJulie DereymaekerGiulia MazzocchiTom De Leyn

Trust in algorithmic decision-making systems in health : a comparison between ada health and IBM Watson Oncology

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in CYBERPSYCHOLOGY-JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH ON CYBERSPACE

2023

Algorithmic aversion in a stress-predicting algorithm : how do we feel when technology seems to fail?

Marijn MartensJessica MortonKlaas BombekeRalf De Wolf

Algorithmic decision-making systems in education : comparing parents’ and students’ appropriateness and trust levels in learning analytics predicting student scores

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfLieven De Marez

Algorithmic systems through the looking glass : a multi-contextual approach to understand the evaluation of algorithmic decision-making systems from a laypersons' perspective

Marijn MartensLieven De MarezRalf De WolfBettina Berendt

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

Datafied families and parental surveillance by default? Exploring parental care and surveillance in the construction of smart home technology

Julie DereymaekerTom De LeynRalf De Wolf

Decoding algorithms : exploring end-users’ mental models of the inner workings of algorithmic news recommenders

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfBettina BerendtLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in DIGITAL JOURNALISM

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

Sara Van BruysselRalf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

Intimate surveillance in a smart home context : a survey study among Flemish parents

Julie DereymaekerTom De LeynRalf De Wolf

Intimate surveillance, privacy and the datafication of childhood and parenthood

Ralf De WolfJulie DereymaekerMarijn MartensTom De Leyn

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

Smarthometechnologie in Vlaanderen : een studie naar de kennis, het bezit en de attitudes van Vlaamse burgers ten aanzien van smarthometechnologie

Julie DereymaekerMarijn MartensJanneke M. SchokkenbroekRalf De Wolf

SOLIDMonitor 2022 : privacy, persoonlijke data & datakluizen

Mathias MaesAugust BourgeusRalf De Wolf

Toward a better understanding of minorities' privacy in social media

Ralf De WolfTom De Leyn

Bookchapter in The Routledge handbook of privacy and social media

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

Sara Van BruysselRalf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

2022

A societal perspective on technology and new media

Bookchapter in An introduction to law & technology

Children's privacy and digital literacy across cultures : implications for education and regulation

Sonia LivingstoneMonica BulgerPatrick BurtonEmma DayEva LievensIngrida MilkaiteTom De LeynMarijn MartensRicarose RoqueKatharine Sarikakis et al.

Bookchapter in Learning to live with datafication : educational case studies and initiatives from across the world

Digital privacy play : a new framework to understand privacy challenges in networked families

Exploring Flemish Muslim children’s experiences and negotiation of offline and online group privacy

Ralf De WolfStephanie Van HoveBen Robaeyst

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CULTURAL STUDIES

Exploring teenagers’ folk theories and coping strategies regarding commercial data collection and personalized advertising

Sanne HolvoetSteffi De JansRalf De WolfLiselot HuddersLaura Herrewijn

A1 Journal Article in MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

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.

People’s trust in algorithmic decision-making systems in health : a comparison between ADA health and IBM Watson

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfLieven De Marez

People’s trust in algorithmic decision-making systems in health : a comparison between ADA health and IBM Watson

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfLieven De Marez

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

Teenagers’ reflections on media literacy initiatives at school and everyday media literacy discourses

Tom De LeynCato WaeterloosRalf De WolfBart VanhaelewynKoen PonnetLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILDREN AND MEDIA

2021

Algoritmes in de onderwijscontext : een studie naar de perceptie, mening en houding van leerlingen en ouders in Vlaanderen

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfTom Evens

Applying contextual integrity to digital contact tracing and automated triage for hospitals during COVID-19

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfKarel VandendriesscheTom EvensLieven De Marez

Applying contextual integrity to digital contact tracing and automated triage for hospitals during COVID-19

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfKarel VandendriesscheTom EvensLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY

Children’s reflections on privacy and the protection of their personal data : a child-centric approach to data protection information formats

Ingrida MilkaiteRalf De WolfEva LievensTom De LeynMarijn Martens

A1 Journal Article in CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW

Children’s reflections on privacy and the protection of their personal data : co-design workshops in Flanders (BE)

Ingrida MilkaiteRalf De WolfEva LievensTom De LeynMarijn Martens

Covid-19 and tracing methodologies : a lesson for the future society

Teresa ScantamburloAtia CortésPierre DewitteDaphné Van der EyckenRalf De WolfMarijn Martens

A2 Journal Article in HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY

Developing transparent privacy policies that children understand and like : what do children say?

Ingrida MilkaiteRalf De WolfEva LievensTom De LeynMarijn Martens

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

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Saving the web by decentralizing data networks? A socio-technical reflection on the promise of decentralization and personal data stores

Peter MechantRalf De WolfMathias Van CompernolleGlen JorisTom EvensLieven De Marez

2020

A focus group study of children’s online privacy management and their understanding of personal data

Ralf De WolfIngrida MilkaiteEva LievensTom De LeynMarijn Martens

Algoritmes en Artificiële Intelligentie in een medische context : een studie naar de perceptie, mening en houding van Vlaamse burgers

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfTom Evens

Concise report : teenage sexting on the rise? Results of a cohort study using a weighted sample of adolescents

Joris Van OuytselMichel WalraveLieven De MarezKristin Van DammeRalf De WolfBastiaan BaccarneBart VanhaelewynKoen Ponnet

A1 Journal Article in SEXUAL HEALTH

Contextualizing how teens manage personal and interpersonal privacy on social media

A1 Journal Article in NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY

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

Ralf De WolfMariek Vanden Abeele

Editorial material

Onderzoeksrapport Apestaartjaren : de digitale leefwereld van jongeren

Bart VanhaelewynCato WaeterloosGlen JorisMarijn MartensRalf De WolfTom De LeynJoris Van OuytselEmmy VandenbusscheJoos CallensMarion Van Hecke et al.

2019

A critical inquiry into (dis)trusting smart algorithms

Marijn MartensRalf De Wolf

Control responsibility : the discursive construction of privacy, teens, and Facebook in Flemish newspapers

Ralf De WolfStijn Joye

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION

Investigating and comparing the predictors of the intention towards taking security measures against malware, scams and cybercrime in general

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfLieven De Marez

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR

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

Reframing Debates on Youth & Online Privacy

Tom De LeynRalf De WolfMariek Vanden AbeeleLieven De Marez

Social influencers, Instapods en het nieuwsoverzicht-algoritme van Instagram.

Amandine HenderickxRalf De Wolf

A1 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR COMMUNICATIEWETENSCHAP

Trust in deconstructed recommender systems case study : news recommender systems

Marijn MartensRalf De WolfBettina BerendtLieven De Marez

2018

De neptvertoning van Zuckerberg

Finding balance in a mobile media life

Bart VanhaelewynRalf De WolfSarah Anrijs

From persuasive messages to tactics : exploring children’s knowledge and judgement of new advertising formats

Pieter De PauwRalf De WolfLiselot HuddersVeroline Cauberghe

A1 Journal Article in NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY

Measuring the cost and impact of cybercrime in Belgium (BCC) : D3.1.2 risk perception monitor report (2nd wave, 2017)

Marijn MartensRalf De Wolf

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

2017

From persuasive messages to tactics : exploring children’s knowledge and judgment of new advertising formats

Pieter De PauwRalf De WolfLiselot HuddersVeroline Cauberghe

Global media and national policies : the return of the State

Privacy beyond the individual

Ralf De WolfAiri LampinenElinor CarmiTuukka LehtiniemiSander Schwartz

Self-reflection on privacy research in social networking sites

Ralf De WolfEllen VanderhovenBettina BerendtJo PiersonTammy Schellens

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Towards a Networked Privacy Paradigm : Assumptions and Implications

Ralf De WolfRob Heyman

2016

Analoge vriendschappen in digitale tijden

Group privacy management strategies and challenges in Facebook : a focus group study among Flemish youth organizations

A1 Journal Article in CYBERPSYCHOLOGY-JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH ON CYBERSPACE

Je hebt heus geen smartphone nodig om afwezig te zijn

Ralf De WolfEllen Vanderhoven

Reclamewijs opvoeden

Who shares what with whom and why? News sharing profiles amongst Flemish news users

Ike PiconeRalf De WolfSarie Robijt

A1 Journal Article in DIGITAL JOURNALISM

2015

Privacy and social media

Ralf De WolfRob Heyman

Bookchapter in The international encyclopedia of digital communication and society

Privacy in a networked life : collective privacy practices, audience management and visualizations in social network sites

Ralf De WolfJo Pierson

The Future of Networked Privacy

Jessica VitakPamela WisniewskiXinru PageAiri LampinenEden LittRalf De WolfPatrick Gage KelleyManya Sleeper

The promise of audience transparency : exploring users’ perceptions and behaviors towards visualizations of networked audiences on Facebook

Ralf De WolfBo GaoBettina BerendtJo Pierson

A1 Journal Article in TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS

2014

Evaluating social media privacy settings for personal and advertising purposes

Rob HeymanRalf De WolfJo Pierson

A2 Journal Article in INFO - THE JOURNAL OF POLICY, REGULATION AND STRATEGY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Managing privacy boundaries together: Exploring individual and group privacy management strategies in Facebook

Ralf De WolfKoen WillaertJo Pierson

Managing privacy boundaries together: exploring individual and group privacy management strategies in Facebook

Ralf De WolfKoen WillaertJo Pierson

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Self-reflection in privacy research on social network sites

Ralf De WolfEllen VanderhovenBettina BerendtJo PiersonTammy Schellens

Who’s my audience again? Understanding audience management strategies for designing privacy management technologies

Ralf De WolfJo Pierson

A1 Journal Article in TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS

2013

Creatieve privacy

Ralf De WolfRob Heyman

Facebook versterkt bestaande vriendschappen

Identiteit en Privacy

Bookchapter in Hier vloekt men niet, Facebook ziet alles: sociale netwerken ontrafeld

Over ‘spotted’, ‘hoeren’ en ‘failed’ - pagina's

Researching social privacy on SNS through developing and evaluating alternative privacy technologies

Ralf De WolfJo Pierson

Who's my audience again? How users perceive and manage their audience on online social networks

2012

De grensverleggende tijdslijn van Facebook

Not all privacy settings are created equal – evaluating social media privacy settings for personal and advertising purposes

Rob HeymanRalf De WolfJo Pierson

Privacy beyond the individual: analyzing group based access control models on social network sites from a user perspective.

Ralf De WolfJo Pierson

Privacy by Design Through a Social Requirements Analysis of Social Network Sites form a User Perspective

Ralf De WolfRob HeymanJo Pierson

Bookchapter in European Data Protection: Coming of Age

Symbolic interactionist perspective on linking privacy and identity in social network sites

Ralf De WolfJo Pierson