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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. Psyarxiv.
  • 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. Psyarxiv.
  • 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. 

2024

  • van der Wal, A., Valkenburg, P. M., & van Driel, I. I. (2024). In their own words: How adolescents differ in their social media use and how it affects them.  Social Media + Society, 10(2), 1-11.

  • Steinsbekk, S., Bjørklund, O., Valkenburg, P.M., Nesi, J. Lars Wichstrøm (2024) The new social landscape: Relationships among social media use, social skills, and offline friendships from age 10 to 18 years. Computers in Human Behavior, 156, 108235.

  • Verbeij, T., Beyens, I., Trilling, D., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2024). Happiness and sadness in adolescents’ Instagram Direct Messaging: A neural topic modelling approach. Social Media + Society, 20 (5), 1813-1831.

  • Beyens, I., Keijsers, L., Valkenburg, P.M. (2024). Development, validity, and reliability of the Parent-Adolescent Communication About Adolescents’ Social Media Use Scale (PACAS). Journal of Children and Media, 18(2), 159-177.

  • Pouwels, J.L., Araujo, T., van Atteveldt, W., Bachl, W., Valkenburg, P.M. (2024). Integrating communication science and computational methods to study content-based social media effects. Communication Methods and Measures, 18(2), 115-123.

  • Valkenburg, P.M., Beyens, I., Keijsers, L. (2024). Investigating heterogeneity in media effects: Experience-based recommendations. Meta-Psychology,  8, MP.2022.3649.

2023

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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. 

  • 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, 16(4), 266-282.

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Van der Wal, A. Pouwels, J.L., Piotrowski, J.T., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2022) Just a joke? Adolescents’ preferences for humor in media entertainment and real-life aggression. Media Psychology, 25(6), 797-813.

  • 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.  

  • 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.  

  • 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.

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, 0 (0)

  • 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. (2021).  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,  25(3), 343–366.

  • 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, 100090.

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, 100861.

  • 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.

  • Van der Wal, A., Fikkers, K., & Valkenburg P.M. (2020). What’s in it for them? Teens’ differential preferences for types and contexts of televised aggression. Communication Research, 47(8), 1206-1227

  • 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, 22 (1), 140-158.

  • Beyens, I., Piotrowski, J. T., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2020). Which Came First? Assessing transactional relationships between children’s violent media use and ADHD-related behaviors, Communication Research, 47(8), ) 1228–1245.

2019

  • Beyens, I., Valkenburg, P.M. (2019). Parental media mediation in adolescence: A comparative study of parent and adolescent reports. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 63, 716-736.         

  • 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.

  • Beyens, I., Valkenburg, P.M., & Piotrowski, J. Developmental trajectories of parental mediation across early and middle childhood. Human Communication Research, 45(2), 226–250.

 2018

  • 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.

  • 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.  

  • Valkenburg, P. M. (2017). Understanding self-effects in social media. Human Communication Research, 43, 477-490. 

  • Walther, J. B. & Valkenburg, P.M. (2017). Merging mass and interpersonal  communication via interactive communication technology: A symposium. Human Communication Research, 43, 415-423.

  • 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, 70, 407-415.

  • Fikkers, K.M., Piotrowski, J.T., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2017). Assessing the reliability and validity of television and game violence exposure measures. Communication Research, 44, 117-143.

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.

  • 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. 

  • 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, 63, 142-151.

  • Peter, J. & Valkenburg, P. M. (2016). Adolescents and pornography: A review of 20 years of research. Annual Review of Sex Research, 53, 509-531.

  • Valkenburg, P. M., Peter, J., & Walther, J. B. (2016). Media effects: Theory and research. Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 315-338. 

  • 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. 

  • 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, 20(2), 175-193.

  • 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.

  • 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.  

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, 9(4), 399–418

  • Valkenburg, P. M. (2015). The limited informativeness of meta-analyses on media effects: Commentary on Ferguson. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(5),  680-682. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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 , 59(14), 1776-1789.

  • 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.

  • Sumter, S.R., Valkenburg, P.M., Baumgartner, S.E., Van der Hof, S., & Peter, J. (2015). Development and validation of the multidimensional offline and online peer victimization scale. Computers in Human Behavior, 46, 114-122.

  • Lemmens, J.S., Valkenburg, P.M., Gentile, D. (2015). The Internet Gaming Disorder Scale. Psychological Assessment, 27, 567-582.

  • Slater, M.D., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2015). Message variability and heterogeneity: A core challenge for communication research. Communication Yearbook, 39, 3-32.

  • 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. 42, 986-1008.

  • 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. 

 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Piotrowski, J.T., Litman, J.A., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2014). Measuring epistemic curiosity in young children. Infant and Child Development, 23, 542-533. 

  2013 

  • Valkenburg, P. M. & Peter, J. (2013). The differential susceptibility to media effects model. Journal of Communication, 63, 221-243. 

  • Valkenburg, P.M. & Peter, J. (2013). Five challenges for the future of media-effects research. International Journal of Communication, 7, 197-215. 

  • 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.  

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

 2012

  • Baumgartner, S., Sumter, S., Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2012). Identifying teens at risk: Developmental pathways of online and offline sexual risk behavior. Pediatrics, 160, 1489-1496. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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, 17, 1068-1080. 

  • Opree, S., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2012). Lower life satisfaction related to materialism in children frequently exposed to advertising. Pediatrics, 130, 486-491.

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Sumter, S. R., Baumgartner, S. E., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2012). Developmental trajectories of peer victimization: Off-line and online experiences during adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Health, 50, 607-613. 

  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.

  • Valkenburg, P. M., Sumter, S. & Peter, J. (2011). Gender differences in online and offline self-disclosure. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 29, 253-269. 

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • Opree, S., Buijzen, M., Van Reijmersdal, E., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2011). Development of the Material Values Scale for Children (MS-c). Personality and Individual Differences, 58, 963-968.

  • Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2011). The use of sexually explicit internet material and its antecedents: A longitudinal comparison of adolescents and adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40, 1015-1025.

  • 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. 

  • Lemmens, J. S., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2011). Psychosocial causes and consequences of pathological gaming. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 144-152. 

  • 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. 

  • 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, 75 (4), 779–787. 

  • 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. 

  • Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2011). The influence of sexually explicit internet material on sexual risk behavior: A comparison of Adolescents and Adults. Journal of Health Communication, 16, 750-765.

  • Rozendaal, E., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2011). Children’s understanding of advertisers’ persuasive tactics. International Journal of Advertising, 30, 329-350.

 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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. 

  • 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. 

  • Lemmens, J. S., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2009). Development and validation of a game addiction scale for adolescents. Media Psychology, 12, 77-95. 

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Rozendaal, E., Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2009). Do children's cognitive advertising defenses reduce their desire for advertised products? Communications, 34, 287-303. 

  • Schouten, A. P., Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter. J. (2009). An experimental test of processes underlying self-disclosure in computer-mediated communication. Cyberpsychology, 3 (2).

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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

2007

  • Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Preadolescents' and adolescents' online communication and their closeness to friends. Developmental Psychology, 43, 267-277. 

  • Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Internet communication and its relationship to well-being: Identifying some underlying mechanisms. Media Psychology, 9, 43-58. 

  • 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),2. 

  • Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Who visits online dating sites? Exploring some characteristics of online daters. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 10, 849-852.

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Van der Brug, W., Semetko, H.A., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2007). Media priming in a multi-party context: A controlled naturalistic study in political communication. Political Behavior, 29, 115-141.

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. 

  • Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2006). Adolescents' use of sexually explicit material on the Internet. Communication Research, 33, 178-204. 

  • Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2006). Individual differences in perceptions of Internet communication. European Journal of Communication, 21, 213-226.

  • Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2006). Adolescents' exposure to sexually explicit online material and recreational attitudes toward sex. Journal of Communication, 56, 639-660.

  • Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2006). Adolescents' internet use: Testing the 'disappearing digital divide' versus the 'emerging digital differentiation' approach. Poetics, 34, 293-305. 

  • 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. 

2005

2004

  • Valkenburg, P. M., & Vroone, M. (2004). Developmental changes in infants' and toddlers' attention to television entertainment.   Communication Research, 31, 288-311. 

  • Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M (2004). Developing a typology of humor in audiovisual media. Media Psychology, 6, 147-167. 

2003

2002

2000

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. 0

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Valkenburg, P.M., Semetko, H.A., & De Vreese, C. (1999). The effect of news frames on readers’ recall and thoughts. Communication Research, 26, 550-568.

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.

  • Semetko, H.A., & Valkenburg, P.M. (1998). Media attentiveness and political efficacy: A three-year panel study among East and West Germans. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 10, 195-210.

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. 

  • Valkenburg, P.M., Vooijs, M.W., Van der Voort, T.H.A., & Wiegman, O. (1992). The influence of television on children’s fantasy styles: A secondary analysis. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 12, 55-67.