Thomas Frissen

Biographic Data

ID254436
NAMEThomas Frissen
GIVEN NAMESThomas
FAMILY NAMEFrissen
SIGNATUREFRISSEN T
AFFILIATIONSMaastricht University
ORCID0000-0001-9451-6048
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS6
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Computer Vision and Internet Meme Genealogy

    Open AccessCédric Courtois, Thomas FrissenARTICLECommunication Methods and Measures2022References: 18

    Internet memes are a fundamental aspect of digital culture. Despite being individual expressions, they vastly transcend the individual level as windows into and vehicles for wide-stretching social, cultural, and political narratives. Empirical research into meme culture is thriving, yet particularly compartmentalized. In the humanities and social sciences, most efforts involve in-depth linguistic and visual analyses of mostly handpicked examples …

  • جمال_خاشقجي# #JamalKhashoggi

    Open AccessNour Zeid, Thomas Frissen et al.ARTICLENew Media & Society2022References: 15

    In 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who wrote for the Washington Post, was last seen alive entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Confirmed news of his murder ignited a heated and polarized public debate on Twitter. We use agenda melding as a theoretical lemma and argue that Twitter sentiment flourishes within multilingual, ad hoc public spheres contributing to an emotional agenda. We examined the Twitter sentiment from 2018 to 2021 b…

  • Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation About Covid-19

    Open AccessD De Coninck, Thomas Frissen et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychology2021

    While COVID-19 spreads aggressively and rapidly across the globe, many societies have also witnessed the spread of other viral phenomena like misinformation, conspiracy theories, and general mass suspicions about what is really going on. This study investigates how exposure to and trust in information sources, and anxiety and depression, are associated with conspiracy and misinformation beliefs in eight countries/regions (Belgium, Canada, England…

  • Internet, the great radicalizer? Exploring relationships between seeking for online extremist materials and cognitive radicalization in young adults

    Open AccessThomas FrissenARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2021

    Anecdotal evidence asserts that extremist materials on the internet play a decisive role in radicalization processes. However, due to a structural absence of empirical data in the current literature, it remains uncertain if—and to what extent—online extremist materials radicalize. Therefore, the approach of the current study was two-fold. First, we explored what types of online jihadist media are pro-actively sought and consumed by young adults. …

  • Transnational evaluation of the Sympathy for Violent Radicalization Scale

    Open AccessR L Frounfelker, Thomas Frissen et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatric…2021Cited by: 4References: 31

    Countering violent radicalization is a priority in many countries, prompting research that assesses attitudes and beliefs about violent radicalization in the general population. The majority of violent radicalization assessments have been developed among specific populations, with limited investigation into the generalizability and cross-cultural applicability of measurement tools. A transcultural investigation raises questions about the implicit…

  • Longitudinal Evidence of How Media Audiences Differ in Public Health Perceptions and Behaviors During a Global Pandemic

    Open AccessThomas Frissen, D De Coninck et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2020

    The current study investigates how public attitudes and perceptions about the COVID-19 pandemic evolve over time and influence self-reported health behaviors (e. g., social distancing). Specific attention was paid to respondents' exposure to different news media channels (public vs. commercial). We used data from a two-wave panel study with a 3-week interval (W1 at the start and W2 at the peak of the pandemic) and a large sample of the adult popu…

  • Detecting Intentional Self-Harm on Instagram

    Open AccessSebastian Scherr, Florian Arendt et al.ARTICLESocial Science Computer Review2019Cited by: 2References: 4

    Self-injurious behavior is often practiced in secrecy or involves body parts that are easy to hide, making early detection difficult and hampering intervention and treatment. However, cutting, one of the most common intentional forms of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), is relatively often shared publicly via new digital media technologies. We explored NSSI on Instagram through a pioneering combination of two computational methods: First, we develo…