Kathleen Beullens

Kathleen Beullens

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

H-index: 27

Europe-Belgium

About Kathleen Beullens

Kathleen Beullens, With an exceptional h-index of 27 and a recent h-index of 21 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, specializes in the field of Media effects, health communication, risk behavior.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Time to ‘Wine’: A Content Analysis Investigating How Social MediaInfluencers Refer to Alcohol Use in Instagram’s Feed Posts and Stories

Exposure to Specific Types of Alcohol-Related SNS Content and Adolescents’(Underage) Drinking: A Two-Wave Daily Diary Study

Drinking buddies: The importance of proximal norms in emerging adults’ alcohol-related private and public social media use

Self-reported versus actual alcohol-related communication on Instagram: Exploring the gap

How It Feels to Be “Left on Read”: Social Surveillance on Snapchat and Young Individuals’ Mental Health

BeReal, Be Happy? Examining the relationships between authentic self-presentations on BeReal and adolescents’ self-esteem

Likes and Liquor: A mixed-methods project to unravel the impact of alcohol-related social network site use on youths’(underage) drinking behaviors

“Boys Are Allowed to be Drunk”: Exploring Gender Norms in Adolescents’ Alcohol-Related Self-Presentations Across Different Social Media Platforms and Message Types.

Kathleen Beullens Information

University

Position

Professor Media uses and effects Leuven School for Mass Communication Research

Citations(all)

2185

Citations(since 2020)

1363

Cited By

1259

hIndex(all)

27

hIndex(since 2020)

21

i10Index(all)

51

i10Index(since 2020)

40

Email

University Profile Page

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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Kathleen Beullens Skills & Research Interests

Media effects

health communication

risk behavior

Top articles of Kathleen Beullens

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Time to ‘Wine’: A Content Analysis Investigating How Social MediaInfluencers Refer to Alcohol Use in Instagram’s Feed Posts and Stories

Mass Communication and Society

Sofie Vranken

Sebastian Kurten

Kathleen Beullens

2024/2/8

Exposure to Specific Types of Alcohol-Related SNS Content and Adolescents’(Underage) Drinking: A Two-Wave Daily Diary Study

Media Psychology

Robyn Vanherle

Ine Beyens

Kathleen Beullens

2024/1/2

Drinking buddies: The importance of proximal norms in emerging adults’ alcohol-related private and public social media use

Health communication

Robyn Vanherle

Sarah Geber

Femke Geusens

Kathleen Beullens

2023/12/6

Self-reported versus actual alcohol-related communication on Instagram: Exploring the gap

Health communication

Femke Geusens

Kathleen Beullens

2023/3/21

How It Feels to Be “Left on Read”: Social Surveillance on Snapchat and Young Individuals’ Mental Health

Cyberpsychology-Journal Of Psychosocial Research On Cyberspace

Robyn Vanherle

Jolien Trekels

Sien Hermans

Pauline Vranken

Kathleen Beullens

2023/9/19

BeReal, Be Happy? Examining the relationships between authentic self-presentations on BeReal and adolescents’ self-esteem

New Media & Society

Gaëlle Vanhoffelen

Lara Schreurs

Anneleen Meeus

Nele Janssens

Kathleen Beullens

...

2023/11/16

Likes and Liquor: A mixed-methods project to unravel the impact of alcohol-related social network site use on youths’(underage) drinking behaviors

Robyn Vanherle

2023/9/5

“Boys Are Allowed to be Drunk”: Exploring Gender Norms in Adolescents’ Alcohol-Related Self-Presentations Across Different Social Media Platforms and Message Types.

Journal of Drug Issues

Sofie Vranken

Sarah Murru

Kathleen Beullens

2023/3/20

Disentangling Alcohol-Related Social Media Effects: A Mixed-Method Approach to Explore the Role of Different Socialization Agents and Different Social Media Message Types.

Sofie Vranken

2023/10/6

Social media, unsocial distraction? Testing the associations between preadolescents’ SNS use and belonging via two pathways

Media Psychology

Anneleen Meeus

Kathleen Beullens

Steven Eggermont

2023/7/4

I see, therefore I am: Exposure to alcohol references on social media, but not on traditional media, is related to alcohol consumption via drinking and non-drinking identity

Health communication

Femke Geusens

Kathleen Beullens

2023/1/28

Filtering the I From the Ideal: Examining Preadolescents’ Online Self-Presentation in Relation to Their Perceived Attractiveness

Social Media+ Society

Anneleen Meeus

Geert Everaert

Steven Eggermont

Kathleen Beullens

2023/10

Is it the Drinks or the Friends?

Journal of Media Psychology

Femke Geusens

Caleb T Carr

Kathleen Beullens

2023/3/24

Under the influence of (alcohol) influencers? A qualitative study examining Belgian adolescents’ evaluations of alcohol-related Instagram images from influencers

Journal of Children and Media

Sofie Vranken

Kathleen Beullens

Delphine Geyskens

Jörg Matthes

2023/1/2

I spy with my little eye: An eye-tracking study examining adolescents’ attention to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in Instagram stories

Appetite

Sofie Vranken

Jörg Matthes

Kaitlin Fitzgerald

Kathleen Beullens

2023/10/1

Is it the drinks or the friends? An experimental study of identity shift as an alcohol-related social media self-effect.

Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications

Femke Geusens

Caleb T Carr

Kathleen Beullens

2023/3/24

The effects of alcohol-related social media content on adolescents’ momentary perceived norms, attitudes, and drinking intentions

Health communication

Robyn Vanherle

Sarah Geber

Kathleen Beullens

2023/9/24

Only for friends, definitely not for parents: Adolescents’ sharing of alcohol references on social media features

Mass Communication and Society

Robyn Vanherle

Hanneke Hendriks

Kathleen Beullens

2023/1/2

Tournée Social: De rol van sociale media in het alcoholgebruik van individuen

Robyn Vanherle

Kathleen Beullens

2022/1/31

The temporality and accessibility of message types (TAMT) model: Examining social media message types and the associations between exposure to alcohol and binge drinking.

Cyberpsychology-Journal Of Psychosocial Research On Cyberspace

Sofie Vranken

Sebastian Kurten

Katleen Beullens

2022/11/29

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Co-Authors

H-index: 71
Braet c

Braet c

Universiteit Gent

H-index: 57
Carl Lachat

Carl Lachat

Universiteit Gent

H-index: 45
Jan Van den Bulck

Jan Van den Bulck

University of Michigan

H-index: 45
Steven Eggermont

Steven Eggermont

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

H-index: 43
heidi vandebosch

heidi vandebosch

Universiteit Antwerpen

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