Preprints

• Janssen, L. H. C., Beyens, I., Bij de Vaate, N. A., van der Wal, A., Valkenburg, P. M., & Keijsers, L. (2024). Parent-adolescent communication in a digital world: A 100-Day diary study. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/69u42

• Bij de Vaate, N. A., Valkenburg, P. M., Janssen, L. H. C., van der Wal, A., Keijsers, L., & Beyens, I. (2023). Social media self-effects on adolescents’ self-esteem: A 100-day diary study. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qre85

• Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Baumgartner, S., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2023). Adolescents' digital nightlife: The comparative effects of day- and nighttime smartphone use on sleep quality. Psyarxiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/cdg73

2024

• van der Wal, A., Valkenburg, P. M., & van Driel, I. I. (in press). In their own words: How adolescents differ in their social media use and how it affects them. Social Media in Society.

• Steinsbekk, S., Bjørklund, O., Valkenburg, P.M., Nesi, J. Lars Wichstrøm (in press) The new social landscape: Relationships among social media use, social skills, and offline friendships from age 10 to 18 years. Computers in Human Behavior.

2023

• Verbeij, T., Beyens, I., Trilling, D., & Valkenburg, P. M. (in press). Happiness and sadness in adolescents’ Instagram Direct Messaging: A neural topic modelling approach. Social Media and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241229655

• Beyens, I., Keijsers, L., Valkenburg, P.M. (in press) Development, validity, and reliability of the Parent-Adolescent Communication About Adolescents’ Social Media Use Scale (PACAS). Journal of Children and Media. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101350

• Pouwels, J.L., Araujo, T., van Atteveldt, W., Bachl, W., Valkenburg, P.M. (2023). Integrating communication science and computational methods to study content-based social media effects. Communication Methods and Measures. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2023.2285766

• Siebers, T., Beyens, I., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2023). The effects of fragmented and sticky smartphone use on distraction and task delay. Mobile Media & Communication. 12 (1), 45-70.  https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579231193941

• Meier, A., Beyens, I., Siebers, T., Pouwels, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2023). Habitual social media and smartphone use are linked to procrastination for some, but not all, adolescents. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 28, 3, zmad008. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmad008

• Valkenburg, P.M., Beyens, I., Keijsers, L. (in press). Investigating heterogeneity in media effects: Experience-based recommendations. Meta-Psychology. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/rwc73

2022

• Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2022). Social media are a powerful distractor for the vast majority of adolescents. Current Psychology. 42, 29955–29968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03844-y
• van Driel, I. I., Giachanou, A., Pouwels, J., Boeschoten, L., Beyens, I., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2022). Promises and pitfalls of Instagram data donations. Communication Methods and Measures. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2022.2109608
• Verbeij, T., Pouwels, J., Beyens, I., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2022). Self-reported measures of social media use show high predictive validity. Scientific Reports 12, 7611. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11510-3
• Pouwels, J., Keijsers, L., & Odgers, C. (2022). Who benefits most from using social media, the socially rich or the socially poor? Current Opinion in Psychology, 47.101351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101351
• Valkenburg, P. M. (2022). Social media use and well-being: What we know and what we need to know. Current Opinion in Psychology, 45. 101294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.12.006
• Valkenburg, P. M., van Driel, I. I., & Beyens, I. (2022). The associations of active and passive social media use with well-being: A critical scoping review. New Media and Society, 24 (2). 530-549.  https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211065425.
• Valkenburg, P.M., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J.L., van Driel, I.I., & Keijsers, L. (2022). Social media browsing and adolescent well-being: Challenging the “Passive Social Media Use Hypothesis”. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 27, 1.   https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmab015
• Valkenburg, P. M., Meier, A., & Beyens, I. (2022). Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence.Current Opinion in Psychology. 4, 58-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.017  

2021

• Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., van Driel, I. I., Keijsers, L., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2021). Social media use and adolescents’ well-being: Developing a typology of person-specific effect patterns. Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502211038196 
• Pouwels, J. L., Valkenburg, P.M., Beyens, I., Driel, I.I., & Keijsers, L. (2021). Some socially poor but also some socially rich adolescents feel closer to their friends after using social media. Scientific reports, 11, 21176.
• Pouwels, J. L., Valkenburg, P., Beyens, I., Driel, I.I & Keijsers, L. (in press).  Social media use and friendship closeness in adolescents' daily lives: An experience sampling study. Developmental Psychology. 57 (2), 309-323.  
• Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J.L. & Valkenburg, P.M. (2021). Social media and distraction: An experience sampling study among adolescents. Media Psychology.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2021.1959350
• Valkenburg, P. M., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., van Driel, I. I. & Keijsers, L. (2021). Social media and adolescents’ self-esteem: Heading for a person-specific media effects paradigm. Journal of Communication. 71 (1), 56-78.
• Valkenburg, P. M., Pouwels, J., Beyens, I., van Driel, I. I., & Keijsers, L. (2021). Adolescents’ social media experiences and their self-esteem: A person-specific susceptibility perspective. Technology, Mind and Behavior. 2 (2). 
• Verbeij, T., Pouwels, J., Beyens, I., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2021). The accuracy and validity of self-reported social Media use measures among adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 3. 

2020

• Junge, C., Valkenburg, P.M., Deković, M., Branje, S. (2020). The building blocks of social competence: Contributions of the Consortium of Individual Development, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Volume 45.
• Beyens, I., Pouwels, J.L., van Driel, I., Keijsers, L., & Valkenburg, P. (2020).  The effect of social media on well-being differs from adolescent to adolescent. Scientific Reports, 10, 10763.
•  Van der Wal, A., Piotrowski, J. T., Fikkers, K., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2020). More than just a laughing matter: A coding framework of humor in media entertainment for tweens and teens. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 47, 1206-1227.

2019

• van Driel, I. I., Pouwels, J. L., Beyens, I., Keijsers, L., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2019). ‘Posten, scrollen, appen en snappen’: Jongeren (14-15 jaar) en social media in 2019, Center for Research on Children, Adolescents, and the Media (CcaM), Universiteit van Amsterdam.
• Van der Schuur, W.A., Baumgartner, S.E., Sumter, S. R., & Valkenburg, P.M. (online first 2019). Exploring the Long-Term Relationship between Academic- Media Multitasking and Adolescents’ Academic Achievement. New Media and Society.
• Fikkers, K., Piotrowski, J., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2019). Child’s Play? Assessing the Bi-Directional Longitudinal Relationship between Gaming and Intelligence in Early Childhood. Journal of Communication. 69 (2), 124–143.
• Van der Wal, A., Fikkers, K., & Valkenburg P.M. (in press 2019). What’s in it for them? Teens’ Differential Preferences for Types and Contexts of Televised Aggression. Communication Research.

 2018

• Beyens, I., Valkenburg, P.M., & Piotrowski, J. Developmental trajectories of parental mediation across early and middle childhood. Human Communication Research. 45(2), 226–250.
• Beyens, I., Valkenburg, P. M., & Piotrowski, J. T. (2018). Screen media use and ADHD-related behaviors: Four decades of research. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115 (40), 9875-9881.
• Beyens, I., Piotrowski, J. T., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2018). Which Came First? Assessing transactional relationships between children’s violent media use and ADHD-related behaviors, Communication Research.
• Broekman, F. L., Piotrowski, J.T., Beentjes, J.W.J., Valkenburg, P.M. (2018). App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children. Mobile Media & Communication, 6, (3), 367-389.
• Van der Schuur, W.A., Baumgartner, S.E., Sumter, S.R. & Valkenburg, P. M. (2018). Media multitasking and sleep problems: A longitudinal study among adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior, 81, 316-324.
• Waterloo, S. F., Baumgartner, S. E., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2018). Norms of online expressions of emotion: Comparing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp. New Media & Society, 20, 1813-1831.

2017

• Valkenburg, P. M., Koutamanis, M., Vossen H.G.M. (2017). The Concurrent and Longitudinal Relationships between Adolescents’ Use of Social Network Sites and their Self-Esteem. Computers in Human Behavior, 76, 35-41.  doi:org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.008
• Valkenburg, P. M. (2017). Understanding Self-Effects in Social Media. Human Communication Research. 43, 477-490. doi: 10.1111/hcre.12113 

• Walther, J. B. & Valkenburg, P.M. (2017). Merging Mass and Interpersonal  Communication via Interactive 

  Communication Technology: A Symposium. (2017). Human Communication Research, 43. doi:10.1111/hcre.12120
• Fikkers, K. M., Piotrowski, J. T., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2017). A Matter of Style? Exploring the Effects of Parental Mediation Styles on Early Adolescents’ Media Violence Exposure and Aggression. Computers in Human Behavior.  doi:org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.029
• Waterloo, S. F., Baumgartner, S. E., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2017). Norms of online expressions of emotion: Comparing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp. New Media & Society. doi: 10.1177/1461444817707349

2016

• Nikkelen, S., Vossen, H. G. M., Piotrowski, J. T., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2016). Media violence and adolescents’ ADHD-related Behaviors: The role of parental mediation. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 60, 657-675. doi: 10.1080/08838151.2016.1234476
• Vossen H.G.M., Valkenburg, P. M. (2016). Do Social Media Foster or Curtail Adolescents' Empathy? A Longitudinal Study. Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 118-124. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.040
• Broekman, F. L., Piotrowski, J. T.,  Beentjes, J.W.J. &  Valkenburg, P. M. (2016). A Parental Perspective on Apps for Young Children. Computers in Human Behavior. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.017
• Peter, J. & Valkenburg, P. M. (2016). Adolescents and pornography: A review of 20 years of research. Annual Review of Sex Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2016.1143441
• Valkenburg, P. M., Peter, J., & Walther, J. B. (2016). Media effects: Theory and Research. Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 315-338. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-122414-033608
• Fikkers, K.M., Piotrowski, J.T., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2016). Beyond the lab: Investigating early adolescents’ cognitive, emotional, and arousal responses to violent games. Computers in Human Behavior, 60, 542-549. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.055   
• Vossen H.G.M., Piotrowski, J.T., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2016). The Longitudinal Relationship between Media Violence and Empathy: Was it Sympathy all Along? Media Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15213269.2015.1121825 
• Fikkers, K.M., Piotrowski, J.T., Lugtig, P., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2016). The role of perceived peer norms in the relationship between media violence exposure and adolescents’ aggression. Media Psychology, 19, 1, 4-26.. doi: 10.1080/15213269.2015.1037960
• Van den Eijnden, R. J. J. M., Lemmens, J. S., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2016). The Social Media Disorder Scale: Validity and psychometric properties. Computers in Human Behavior, 61, 478-487. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.038
   

2015

• Nikkelen, S. W., Vossen, H. G., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2015). Children’s Television Viewing and ADHD-related Behaviors: Evidence from the Netherlands. Journal of Children and Media, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/17482798.2015.1088872
• Valkenburg, P. M. (2015). The limited informativeness of meta-analyses on media effects: Commentary on Ferguson. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10, 5,  680-682. doi: 10.1177/1745691615592237
• van der Schuur, W. A., Baumgartner, S. E., Sumter, S. R., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2015). The consequences of media multitasking for youth: A review. Computers in Human Behavior, 53, 204-215. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.035
• Koutamanis, M., Vossen, H. G., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2015). Adolescents’ comments in social media: Why do adolescents receive negative feedback and who is most at risk?Computers in Human Behavior, 53, 486-494. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.016
• Piotrowski, J.T. & Valkenburg, P.M. (2015). Finding orchids in a field of dandelions: Understanding children’s differential susceptibility to media effects. American Behavioral Scientist (special issue tentatively titled "Methodological advances in the field of media influences on children"), 59, 1776-1789, doi: 10.1177/0002764215596552.
• Baumgartner, S. E., Sumter, S. R., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2015). Sexual self-presentation on social network sites: Who does it and how is it perceived? Computers in Human Behavior, 50, 91-100.
• Fikkers, K.M., Piotrowski, J.T., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2015). Assessing the reliability and validity of television and game violence exposure measures. Communication Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0093650215573863
• Lemmens, J.S., Valkenburg, P.M., Gentile, D. (2015). The Internet Gaming Disorder Scale. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. doi: org/10.1037/pas0000062
• Piotrowski, J.T., Vossen, H.G.M., Valkenburg, P.M. (2015). Media and Child Development. In: James D. Wright, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, (2 ed., Vol 15, pp. 1–10). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
• Sumter, S. R., Baumgartner, S. E., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2015). Developmental trajectories of peer victimization: Off-line and online experiences during adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Health, 50, 607-613. 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.10.251
• Van Oosten, J. M., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2015). The influence of sexual music videos on adolescents’ misogynistic beliefs: The role of video content, gender, and affective engagement. Communication Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0093650214565893
• Vossen, H.G.M., Piotrowski, J.T., Valkenburg, P.M. (2015). Development of the Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES). Personality & Individual Differences, 74, 66-71. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.09.040

 2014

• Baumgartner, S. E., Sumter, S. R., Peter, J., Valkenburg, P. M., & Livingstone, S. (2014). Does country context matter? Investigating the predictors of teen sexting across Europe. Computers in Human Behavior, 34, 157-164. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.041
• Baumgartner, S., Sumter, S., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2013). Identifying teens at risk: Developmental pathways of online and offline sexual risk behavior. Pediatrics, 160, 1489-1496. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-08
• De Droog, S., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg (2014). Enhancing children's vegetable consumption using vegetable-promoting picture books: The impact of interactive shared reading and character-product congruence. Appetite, 73, 73-80. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.10.018
• Joshi, S. P., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2014). A cross-cultural content-analytic comparison of the hookup culture in U.S. and Dutch teen girl magazines. Journal of Sex Research, 51, 291-302. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2012.740521
• Joshi, S. P., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2014). Virginity loss and pregnancy in US and Dutch teen girl magazines: A content-analytic comparison. Youth & Society, 46, 70-88. doi: 10.1177/0044118X11425179
• Nikkelen, S. W. C., Valkenburg, P. M., Huizinga, M., & Bushman, B. J. (2014). Media use and ADHD-related behaviors in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis. Developmental Psychology, 50, 2228-2241. doi: 10.1037/a0037318
• Nikkelen, S., Vossen, H.G.M., Valkenburg, P.M., Velders, F., Windhorst, D., Jaddoe, V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F., & Tiemeier, H. (2014). Media violence and children’s ADHD-related behaviors: A genetic susceptibility perspective. Journal of Communication, 64, 42-60. doi: 10.1111/jcom.12073
• Opree, S., Buijzen, M., van Reijmersdal, E.A., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2014). Children’s advertising exposure, advertised product desire, and materialism: A longitudinal study. Communication Research, 41, 717-735. doi: 10.1177/0093650213479129
• Peter, J. & Valkenburg, P. M. (2014). Does exposure to sexually explicit Internet material increase body dissatisfaction? A longitudinal study. Computers in Human Behavior, 36, 297-307. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.071
• Piotrowski, J.T., Litman, J.A., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2014). Measuring epistemic curiosity in young children. Infant and Child Development, 23, 542-533. doi: 10.1002/icd.1847

  2013 

• Valkenburg, P. M. & Peter, J. (2013). The differential susceptibility to media effects model. Journal of Communication, 63, 221-243. doi: 10.1111/jcom.1202
• Valkenburg, P.M. & Peter, J. (2013). Five challenges for the future of media-effects research. International Journal of Communication, 7, 197-215. doi:1932-8036/20070238.
• Valkenburg, P. M., Piotrowski, J.T., Hermanns, J., & de Leeuw, R. (2013). Development and validation of the perceived parental media mediation scale: A self-determination perspective. Human Communication Research, 39, 445-469.  doi: 10.1111/hcre.12010
• Baumgartner, S., Sumter, S., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2013). Identifying teens at risk: Developmental pathways of online and offline sexual risk behavior. Pediatrics, 160, 1489-1496. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-0842
• Fikkers, K.M., Piotrowski, J.T., Weeda, W.D., Vossen, H.G.M., & Valkenburg, P.M.   (2013). Double dose: High family conflict enhances the effect of media violence  exposure on adolescents’ aggression. Societies, 3, 280-292. doi: 10.3390/soc3030280
• Folkvord, F., Anschütz, D.J., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2013). The effect of playing advergames that promote energy-dense snacks or fruit on actual food intake among children.The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 97, 239-245. doi: 10.3945/​ajcn.112.047126
• Koutamanis, M., Vossen, H., Peter, J., & Valkenburg (2013). Practice makes perfect: The longitudinal effect of adolescents' instant messaging on their ability to initiate offline friendships. Computers in Human Behavior, 29, 2265-2272. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.033
• Sumter, S., Valkenburg, P.M., & Peter, J. (2013). Perceptions of love across the lifespan: Differences in passion, intimacy, and commitment. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 87, 418-428.  doi: 10.1177/0165025413492486

 2012

• Antheunis, M., Valkenburg, P.M., & Peter (2012). The quality of online, offline, and  mixed-mode friendships among users of a social networking site. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 6, 3,1. doi: 10.5817/CP2012-3-6
• Antheunis, M.L., Schouten, A.P., Valkenburg, P.M., & Peter, J. (2012). Interactive uncertainty reduction strategies and verbal affection in computer-mediated communication. Communication Research, 39, 57-87. doi: 10.1177/009365021141042
• De Droog, S. M., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2012). Use a rabbit or a rhino to sell a carrot? The effect of character-product congruence on children’s liking of healthy foods. Journal of Health Communication.  doi: 10.1080/10810730.2011.6508
• Opree, S., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2012). Lower life satisfaction related to materialism in children frequently exposed to advertising. Pediatrics, 130, 486-491. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-3148
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2012). Do questions about watching Internet  pornography make people watch Internet pornography? A comparison between adolescents and adults. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 24, 400- 410. doi: 10.1093/ijpor/edr052
• Rozendaal, E., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2012). Think-aloud process superior to thought-listing in increasing children’s critical processing of advertising. Human Communication Research, 38, 199-221. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2011.01425.x
• Van Holst, R. J., Lemmens, J. S., Valkenburg, P. M., Peter, J., Veltman, D. J., & Goudriaan, A. E. (2012). Attentional bias and disinhibition toward gaming cues are related to problem gaming in male adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 50, 541-546. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.07.006

  2011

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2011). Online communication among adolescents: An integrated model on its attraction, opportunities, and risks. Journal of Adolescent   Health, 48, 121-127. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.08.020
• Valkenburg, P. M., Sumter, S. & Peter, J. (2011). Gender differences in online and offline self-disclosure. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 29, 253-269. doi: 10.1348/2044-835X.002001
• Baumgartner, S.E., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2011). The influence of descriptive and injunctive peer norms on adolescents’ risky sexual online behavior. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 14, 753-758. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0510
• De Droog, S. M., Valkenburg, P. M., & Buijzen, M. (2011). Using brand characters to promote young children's liking of and purchase requests for fruit. Journal of Health Communication, 16, 79-89. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2010.529487
• Joshi, S. P., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2011). Scripts of sexual desire and danger in US and Dutch teen girl magazines: A cross-national content analysis. Sex Roles, 64, 463–474. doi: 10.1007/s11199-011-9941-4
• Lemmens, J. S., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2011). Psychosocial causes and consequences of pathological gaming. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 144-152. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.07.015
• Lemmens, J.S., Valkenburg, P.M., & Peter, J. (2011).The effects of pathological gaming on aggressive behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40, 38-47. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9558-x
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2011). The Impact of “forgiving” introductions on the reporting of sensitive behavior in surveys. The role of social desirability response style and developmental status. Public opinion quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly, 75, 779–787. doi: 10.1093/poq/nfr041
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2011). The influence of sexually explicit material and peers on stereotypical beliefs about women's sexual roles: Similarities and differences between adolescents and adults. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking, 14, 511-517. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0189

 2010

• Antheunis, M.L., Valkenburg, P.M., & Peter, J. (2010). Getting acquainted through social network sites: Testing a model of online uncertainty reduction and social attraction. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 100-109. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.07.005
• Baumgartner, S.E., Valkenburg, P.M., & Peter, J. (2010). Assessing causality in the relationship between adolescents' risky sexual online behavior and their perceptions of this behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39, 1226-1239. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9512-y
• Joshi, S. P., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2010). Ambivalent messages in Seventeen magazine: A content analytic comparison of 1997 and 2007. Journal of Magazine and New Media Research, 12, 1-20.
• Peter, J. & Valkenburg, P. M. (2010). Adolescents'use of sexually explicit internet material ans sexual uncertainity. The role of involvement and gender. Communication Monographs, 77, 357-375. doi: 10.1080/03637751.2010.498791
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2010). Processes underlying the effects of adolescents' use of sexually explicit Internet Material: The Role of Perceived Realism. Communication Research, 37, 375-399. doi: 10.1177/0093650210362464
• Rozendaal, E., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2010). Comparing children's and adults' cognitive advertising competences in the Netherlands.Journal of Children and Media, 4, 77-89. doi: 10.1080/17482790903407333

2009

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2009). Social consequences of the Internet for adolescents: A decade of Research.Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18, 1-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01595.x
• Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2009). The effects of Instant Messaging on the quality of adolescents' existing friendships: A longitudinal study. Journal of Communication, 59, 79-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.01405.x
• Lemmens, J. S., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2009). Development and validation of a game addiction scale for adolescents. Media Psychology, 12, 77-95. doi: 10.1080/15213260802669458
• Notten, N., Peter, J., Kraaykamp, G., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2009). Digital divide across borders: A cross-national study of adolescents' use of digital technologies. European Sociological Review, 25, 551-560. doi: 10.1093/esr/jcn071
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2009). Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Notions of Women as Sex Objects: Assessing Causality and Underlying Processes. Journal of Communication, 59, 407-433. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2009.01422.x
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2009). Adolescents' exposure to sexually explicit internet material and sexual satisfaction: A longitudinal study.Human Communication Research, 35, 171-194. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2009.01343.x
• Rozendaal, E., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2009). Do children's cognitive advertising defenses reduce their desire for advertised products? Communications, 34, 287-303. doi: 10.1515/COMM.2009.018
• Schouten, A. P., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter. J. (2009). An experimental test of processes underlying self-disclosure in computer-mediated communication. Cyberpsychology, 3. 

2008

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2008). Adolescents' identity experiments on the Internet: Consequences for social competence and self-concept unity.Communication Research, 35, 208-231. doi: 10.1177/0093650207313164
• Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2008). Observing purchase-related parent-child communication in retail environments: A developmental and socialization perspective. Human Communication Research, 34, 50-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2007.00313.x
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2008). Adolescents' exposure to sexually explicit internet material, sexual uncertainty, and attitudes toward uncommitted sexual exploration: Is there a link? Communication Research, 35, 569-601. doi:
  10.1177/0093650208321754
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2008). Adolescents' exposure to sexually explicit internet material and sexual preoccupancy: A three-wave panel study.Media Psychology, 11, 207-234. doi: 10.1080/15213260801994238

2007

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Preadolescents' and adolescents' online communication and their closeness to friends. Developmental Psychology, 43, 267-277. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.2.267
• Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Internet communication and its relationship to well-being: Identifying some underlying mechanisms.Media Psychology, 9, 43-58. doi: 10.1080/15213260709336802
• Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Adolescents' online communication and their well-being: Testing the stimulation versus the displacement hypothesis.Journal of Computer mediated communication, 12 (4), article 2. doi: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00368.x
• Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Who visits online dating sites? Exploring some characteristics of online daters. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 10, 849-852. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9941
• Antheunis, M. L., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Computer-mediated communication and interpersonal attraction: An experimental test of two explanatory hypotheses. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 10, 831-836. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9945
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M., (2007). Adolescents' exposure to a sexualized media environment and notions of women as sex objects. Sex Roles, 56, 381-395. doi: 10.1007/s11199-006-9176-y
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2007). Who looks for casual dates on the Internet? A test of the compensation and the recreation hypothesis. New Media and Society, 9, 105-124. doi: 10.1177/1461444807076975
• Peter, J., Valkenburg, P. M., & Schouten, A. P. (2007). Precursors of adolescents' use of visual and audio devices during online communication. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 2473-2487. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2006.04.002
• Schouten, A. P., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Precursors and underlying processes of adolescents' online self-disclosure: developing and testing an "internet-attribute-perception" model. Media Psychology, 10, 292-315. doi: 10.1080/15213260701375686

2006

• Valkenburg, P. M., Peter, J., & Schouten, A. P. (2006). Friend networking sites and their relationship to adolescents'social self-esteem and well-being. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 9, 585-590. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.584
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2006). Adolescents' use of sexually explicit material on the Internet. Communication Research, 33, 178-204. doi: 10.1177/0093650205285369
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2006). Individual differences in perceptions of Internet communication. European Journal of Communication, 21, 213-226. doi: 10.1177/0267323105064046
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2006). Adolescents' exposure to sexually explicit online material and recreational attitudes toward sex. Journal of Communication, 56, 639-660. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00313.x
• Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2006). Adolescents' internet use: Testing the 'disappearing digital divide' versus the 'emerging digital differentiation' approach. Poetics, 34, 293-305. doi: 10.1016/j.poetic.2006.05.005
• Peter, J., Valkenburg, P. M., & Schouten, A. P. (2006). Characteristics and motives of adolescents talking with strangers on the Internet. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 9, 526-530. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.526.

2005

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Buijzen, M. (2005). Identifying determinants of young children's brand awareness. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 26, 456-468. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2005.04.004
• Valkenburg, P. M., Schouten, A. P., & Peter, J. (2005). Adolescents' identity experiments on the Internet. New Media and Society, 7, 383-402. doi: 10.1177/1461444805052282
• Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2005). Parental mediation of undesired advertising effects. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 49, 153-164. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4902_1
• Peter, J., Valkenburg, P. M., & Schouten, A.P. (2005). Developing a model of adolescents' friendship formation on the Internet. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 8, 423-430. doi:10.1089/cpb.2005.8.423

2004

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Vroone, M. (2004). Developmental changes in infants' and toddlers' attention to television entertainment. Communication Research, 31, 288-311. doi: 10.1177/0093650204263435
• Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M (2004). Developing a typology of humor in audiovisual media. Media Psychology, 6, 147-167. doi: 10.1207/s1532785xmep0602_2

2003

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Buijzen, M. (2003). Children, computer games, and the Internet. Netherlands Journal of Social Sciences, 39, 24-34.
• Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2003). The unintended effects of television advertising: A parent-child survey. Communication Research, 30, 483-503. doi: 10.1177/0093650203256361
• Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2003). The effects of television advertising on materialism, parent-child conflict, and unhappiness: A review of research. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 24, 437-456. doi: 10.1016/S0193-3973(03)00072-8

2002

• Valkenburg, P. M., Beentjes, J. W. J., Nikken, P., & Tan, E. (2002). Kijkwijzer: The Dutch rating system for audiovisual productions. Communications: The European Journal of Communications Research, 27, 79-102. doi: 10.1515/comm.27.1.79
• Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2002). Appeals in television advertising aimed at children and adolescents. Communications: The European Journal of Communications Research, 27, 349-364.
• Walma van der Molen, J.H., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peeters, A. (2002). Television news and fears: A child survey. Communications: The European Journal of Communications Research, 27, 303-317. doi: 10.1515/comm.27.3.303

2001

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Cantor, J. (2001). The development of a child into a consumer. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 22, 61-72. doi:10.1016/S0193-3973(00)00066-6
• Valkenburg, P. M., Walma van der Molen, J. H., & Peeters, A. L. (2001). Should news on child homicides be broadcast? Opinions of parents, teachers, and children. Communications: The European Journal of Communications Research, 26, 229-254. doi: 10.1515/comm.2001.26.3.229
• Valkenburg, P. M., & Soeters, K. (2001). Children's positive and negative experiences with the Internet: An exploratory survey study.Communication Research, 28, 653-676. doi: 10.1177/009365001028005004

2000

• Valkenburg, P. M. (2000). Media and youth consumerism. Journal of Adolescent Health, 27, 52-56. doi:10.1016/S1054-139X(00)00132-4
• Valkenburg, P. M., Cantor, J., & Peeters, A. (2000). Fright reactions to television: A Child Survey.Communication Research, 27, 82-99. doi: 10.1177/009365000027001004
• Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2000). The impact of television advertising on children's Christmas wishes.Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 44, 456-470. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4403_7

1999

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Janssen, S. C. (1999). What do children value in entertainment programs? A cross-cultural investigation. Journal of Communication, 26, 3-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1999.tb02790.x
• Valkenburg, P. M., Krcmar, M., Peeters, A., & Marseille, N. M. (1999). Developing a scale to assess three styles of television mediation: "restrictive mediation," "instructive mediation," and "social coviewing." Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 43, 52-66. doi: 10.1080/08838159909364474
• Krcmar, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (1999). A scale to assess children's moral interpretations of justified and unjustified violence and its relationship to television.Communication Research, 26, 609-635. doi: 10.1177/009365099026005004

1998

• Valkenburg, P. M., Krcmar, M., & De Roos, S. (1998). The impact of adult mediation on children's knowledge of and attitudes toward opera. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 42, 315-326.
• Valkenburg, P. M., & Patiwael, M. (1998). Does watching Court-TV cultivate people's perceptions of crime?Gazette, 60, 227-238.

1997

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Beentjes, J. W. J. (1997). Children's creative imagination in response to radio and TV stories. Journal of Communication, 47,21-38.

1995

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Van der Voort, T. H. A. (1995). The influence of television on children's daydreaming styles: A one-year panel study. Communication Research, 22, 267-287. 

1994

• Valkenburg, P. M., & Van der Voort, T. H. A. (1994). Influence of TV on daydreaming and creative imagination: A review of research.Psychological Bulletin, 116, 316-339.
• Van der Voort, T. H. A., & Valkenburg, P. M. (1994). Television's impact on fantasy play: A review of research. Developmental Review, 14, 27-51.

 

 

  Fikkers, K. M., Piotrowski, J. T., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2017). A Matter of Style? Exploring the Effects of Parental Mediation Styles on Early Adolescents’ Media Violence Exposure and Aggression. Computers in Human Behavior.  doi:org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.029