Sanne L Tamboer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4370656 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sanne L Tamboer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sanne L |
| FAMILY NAME | Tamboer |
| SIGNATURE | TAMBOER S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9441-4236 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Investigating the Influence of Election Debates on Children’s Political Engagement: A Case Study of the Dutch Parliamentary Elections
For a healthy democracy, it is essential that children are introduced to democratic principles from an early age and are encouraged to engage in political activities in ways appropriate to their age and understanding. Yet, research on the role of media in promoting children's political engagement remains scarce. This study examines to what extent televised election debates affect children's political engagement. In anticipation of the Dutch parli…
AI meets politics: Examining the effects of different targeting strategies across 15 countries
This study investigates the persuasive effects of messages generated with artificial intelligence in online political targeting, focusing on three distinct strategies: targeting based on political orientation, age, and personality traits. Through an experimental design conducted across 15 countries ( N = 7118), we uncovered that political targeting based on voters’ pre-existing political orientation, receiving messages from a party that is alread…
Testing an intervention to stimulate early adolescents’ news literacy application in the Netherlands: A classroom experiment
In a time of blurring lines between online content, early adolescents’ (12–15 years old) lack of critical engagement with news is problematic. Therefore, we need more effective interventions to empower their news literacy. Interventions should go beyond only informing on the news production process and focus on individual’s news literacy application in everyday life. This study tests an intervention based on (news) media literacy and motivational…
Do You Know What Fake News Is? An Exploration of and Intervention to Increase Youth's Fake News Literacy
Youth should be correctly informed about what is happening in the world, but research on empowering people to identify fake news rarely targets youth. To take the first steps in increasing their fake news literacy, this study ( N = 298) qualitatively looks into youth's (10-12 years old) fake news knowledge and quantitatively tests a fake news e-learning intervention (i.e., an online lesson in which youth learn about fake news and possible solutio…
Moral Beauty During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents and the Inspiring Role of the Media
In this study, we examined whether adolescents helped others during the COVID-19 pandemic and how stories in the media inspired them in doing so. Using an online daily diary design, 481 younger adolescents ( M = 15.29, SD = 1.76) and 404 older adolescents ( M = 21.48, SD = 1.91) were followed for 2 weeks. Findings from linear mixed effects models demonstrated that feelings of being moved by stories in the media were related to giving emotional su…
The association between mobile dating app use and relationship status satisfaction: A survey study
Connecting with others through mobile dating apps has become one of the most popular ways for people to meet. These apps might help people find a suitable partner and, thus, achieve a satisfactory love life. To examine whether mobile dating apps deliver on their potential for positive relationship outcomes, this study investigates if and how the use of these apps is related to satisfaction with one's relationship status. In a survey study, we com…
How to Increase News Literate Behaviors Via Interventions: Eight Guidelines by Early Adolescents
To develop guidelines for more effective news literacy interventions, we conducted focus groups with early adolescents (12-15 years old) on what these interventions should be like. Participants ( N = 55) discussed that motivating early adolescents is a challenge, but did provide more insight into their preferences and needs. Future interventions should be easy to find and use, make news literate behaviors more accessible, should be interactive, a…
Developing A Model of News Literacy in Early Adolescents: A Survey Study
Early adolescents’ insufficient critical engagement with (online) news demands increased application of news literacy, but it remains unclear which factors increase news literacy application. To provide more insights, this survey study develops and tests a model of news literacy application in early adolescents (12‒15 y/o, N = 492). The more comprehensive model looks at the relationship between the application of news literacy and news consumptio…
Consolation Strategies in Children’s Television News: A Longitudinal Content Analysis
Engaging children in news is important for their participation in the public sphere. However, producers of children’s news face a trade-off between fully informing children and not causing distress. Against the background of technological, economic, and ideological changes in the media landscape, this study examined the use of consolation strategies in the Dutch children’s news, and whether these have shifted between 2000 and 2016. A manual conte…
We are a neeeew generation: Early adolescents’ views on news and news literacy
To function as well-informed citizens in democracy, early adolescents (12–16 years old) should become news literate news consumers. In this time of fragmented media use and evolving conceptions of (the importance and relevance of) news, this is not easy. Therefore, this focus group study investigated news consumption and news literacy through the eyes of early adolescents. Results showed that early adolescents have broad definitions of news. Thei…
Children’s cognitive responses to constructive television news
Given the importance of news in preparing children for their role as active citizens in society, insight into how negative news can be delivered to children most optimally is warranted. In this regard, this study examined the usefulness of constructive news reporting (i.e. solution-based news stories including positive emotions). An experiment ( N = 281 children, 9–13 years old) was conducted to investigate how constructive, compared to nonconstr…
We are a neeeew generation: Early adolescents’ views on news and news literacy
To function as well-informed citizens in democracy, early adolescents (12–16 years old) should become news literate news consumers. In this time of fragmented media use and evolving conceptions of (the importance and relevance of) news, this is not easy. Therefore, this focus group study investigated news consumption and news literacy through the eyes of early adolescents. Results showed that early adolescents have broad definitions of news. Thei…
Children’s cognitive responses to constructive television news
Given the importance of news in preparing children for their role as active citizens in society, insight into how negative news can be delivered to children most optimally is warranted. In this regard, this study examined the usefulness of constructive news reporting (i.e. solution-based news stories including positive emotions). An experiment ( N = 281 children, 9–13 years old) was conducted to investigate how constructive, compared to nonconstr…
Developing A Model of News Literacy in Early Adolescents: A Survey Study
Early adolescents’ insufficient critical engagement with (online) news demands increased application of news literacy, but it remains unclear which factors increase news literacy application. To provide more insights, this survey study develops and tests a model of news literacy application in early adolescents (12‒15 y/o, N = 492). The more comprehensive model looks at the relationship between the application of news literacy and news consumptio…
Consolation Strategies in Children’s Television News: A Longitudinal Content Analysis
Engaging children in news is important for their participation in the public sphere. However, producers of children’s news face a trade-off between fully informing children and not causing distress. Against the background of technological, economic, and ideological changes in the media landscape, this study examined the use of consolation strategies in the Dutch children’s news, and whether these have shifted between 2000 and 2016. A manual conte…
Children’s cognitive responses to constructive television news
Given the importance of news in preparing children for their role as active citizens in society, insight into how negative news can be delivered to children most optimally is warranted. In this regard, this study examined the usefulness of constructive news reporting (i.e. solution-based news stories including positive emotions). An experiment ( N = 281 children, 9–13 years old) was conducted to investigate how constructive, compared to nonconstr…
We are a neeeew generation: Early adolescents’ views on news and news literacy
To function as well-informed citizens in democracy, early adolescents (12–16 years old) should become news literate news consumers. In this time of fragmented media use and evolving conceptions of (the importance and relevance of) news, this is not easy. Therefore, this focus group study investigated news consumption and news literacy through the eyes of early adolescents. Results showed that early adolescents have broad definitions of news. Thei…
Consolation Strategies in Children’s Television News: A Longitudinal Content Analysis
Engaging children in news is important for their participation in the public sphere. However, producers of children’s news face a trade-off between fully informing children and not causing distress. Against the background of technological, economic, and ideological changes in the media landscape, this study examined the use of consolation strategies in the Dutch children’s news, and whether these have shifted between 2000 and 2016. A manual conte…
How to Increase News Literate Behaviors Via Interventions: Eight Guidelines by Early Adolescents
To develop guidelines for more effective news literacy interventions, we conducted focus groups with early adolescents (12-15 years old) on what these interventions should be like. Participants ( N = 55) discussed that motivating early adolescents is a challenge, but did provide more insight into their preferences and needs. Future interventions should be easy to find and use, make news literate behaviors more accessible, should be interactive, a…
Developing A Model of News Literacy in Early Adolescents: A Survey Study
Early adolescents’ insufficient critical engagement with (online) news demands increased application of news literacy, but it remains unclear which factors increase news literacy application. To provide more insights, this survey study develops and tests a model of news literacy application in early adolescents (12‒15 y/o, N = 492). The more comprehensive model looks at the relationship between the application of news literacy and news consumptio…
Moral Beauty During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents and the Inspiring Role of the Media
In this study, we examined whether adolescents helped others during the COVID-19 pandemic and how stories in the media inspired them in doing so. Using an online daily diary design, 481 younger adolescents ( M = 15.29, SD = 1.76) and 404 older adolescents ( M = 21.48, SD = 1.91) were followed for 2 weeks. Findings from linear mixed effects models demonstrated that feelings of being moved by stories in the media were related to giving emotional su…
The association between mobile dating app use and relationship status satisfaction: A survey study
Connecting with others through mobile dating apps has become one of the most popular ways for people to meet. These apps might help people find a suitable partner and, thus, achieve a satisfactory love life. To examine whether mobile dating apps deliver on their potential for positive relationship outcomes, this study investigates if and how the use of these apps is related to satisfaction with one's relationship status. In a survey study, we com…
Testing an intervention to stimulate early adolescents’ news literacy application in the Netherlands: A classroom experiment
In a time of blurring lines between online content, early adolescents’ (12–15 years old) lack of critical engagement with news is problematic. Therefore, we need more effective interventions to empower their news literacy. Interventions should go beyond only informing on the news production process and focus on individual’s news literacy application in everyday life. This study tests an intervention based on (news) media literacy and motivational…
Do You Know What Fake News Is? An Exploration of and Intervention to Increase Youth's Fake News Literacy
Youth should be correctly informed about what is happening in the world, but research on empowering people to identify fake news rarely targets youth. To take the first steps in increasing their fake news literacy, this study ( N = 298) qualitatively looks into youth's (10-12 years old) fake news knowledge and quantitatively tests a fake news e-learning intervention (i.e., an online lesson in which youth learn about fake news and possible solutio…
Investigating the Influence of Election Debates on Children’s Political Engagement: A Case Study of the Dutch Parliamentary Elections
For a healthy democracy, it is essential that children are introduced to democratic principles from an early age and are encouraged to engage in political activities in ways appropriate to their age and understanding. Yet, research on the role of media in promoting children's political engagement remains scarce. This study examines to what extent televised election debates affect children's political engagement. In anticipation of the Dutch parli…
AI meets politics: Examining the effects of different targeting strategies across 15 countries
This study investigates the persuasive effects of messages generated with artificial intelligence in online political targeting, focusing on three distinct strategies: targeting based on political orientation, age, and personality traits. Through an experimental design conducted across 15 countries ( N = 7118), we uncovered that political targeting based on voters’ pre-existing political orientation, receiving messages from a party that is alread…
Psychology (9 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (8 works) · Social Media and Politics (6 works) · Advertising (5 works) · Business (5 works) · Literacy (5 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Media literacy (4 works)