Chelly Maes
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4897171 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Chelly Maes |
| PRENOMES | Chelly |
| SOBRENOME | Maes |
| ASSINATURA | MAES C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9400-2629 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Belgian, French, and Slovenian Adolescents’ Visual Sexting Practices and Its Links with Body Image and Sexuality
From the screen to the bed
In an era when social media presents unprecedented opportunities for self-objectification, research is needed to understand how online and offline self-objectification processes are related to emerging adults’ sexual well-being. In this brief report, we report results from a cross-sectional study examining associations among appearance-related social media consciousness (ASMC), body consciousness during sexual activity, and sexual assertiveness a…
How Appearance‐Related Avoidance Relates to Anxiety in Early Adolescence
Research on appearance‐related avoidance behaviors and their links to anxiety in early adolescence is limited. This study used three‐wave data across one academic year to examine how appearance‐related avoidance behaviors (assessed at Wave 1) predict anxiety symptoms (measured at Waves 1–3) using zero‐inflated negative binomial (ZINB) mixed‐effects growth models. Participants included 1426 adolescents ( M age = 12.2; 45.9% girls, 44.4% boys, 9.6%…
Adolescents’ Sexualized Self-Presentations on Social Media
Scholars, educators, and policymakers have expressed concerns about the sexualization of youth in popular social media platforms. Yet little is known about the prevalence of sexualized content on social media and who is most likely to post it. This study considers adolescents in three European countries (i.e. 115 Belgium, 134 France, and 118 Slovenia; Mage = 16.40, SD = 1.60, 62.10% girls) who donated their most recent posts, profile picture, and…
Exploring Knowledge and Comfort with Genital Anatomical Terminology Among Young Adults
Sexual Communication
Investigating the role of social media and news media in pro-environmental behaviors over time
sponsorship: FWO|12U6419N
Exploring the Impact of Heterogeneous Body Image Themes in Entertainment Fiction Narratives Among Youth
sponsorship: This work is supported by Interne Fondsen KU Leuven, PDMT2 under grant number [PDMT2/22/008]. (Interne Fondsen KU Leuven|PDMT2/22/008)
Adolescents’ Preferences for Mainstream and Paraphilic Pornography and Sexual Health Components
Health communication scholars are becoming increasingly cognizant of the potential health implications of youths' pornography consumption. However, while research on pornography viewing and adolescent health and development has become increasingly common, the possible importance of distinguishing between mainstream and paraphilic consumption and within-and-between person dynamics has been underemphasized. Accordingly, the present study explored r…
BoPo online, BoPo offline? Engagement with body positivity posts, positive appearance comments on social media, and adolescents' appearance-related prosocial tendencies
Encouraging prosocial tendencies toward others’ physical appearance is crucial for promoting a positive body image during adolescence. Social media content that highlights positive appearance messages can significantly influence these tendencies. Hence, this three-wave panel study explored the impact of exposure to and the posting of Body Positivity (BoPo) posts and positive appearance comments on social media upon adolescents’ offline prosocial …
From Stigma to Strength? The Interrelations Between Sexual Identity Stigma, Well‐Being, and Accepting Communities on Instagram Amongst Sexual Minority Youth
INTRODUCTION: Initial evidence suggests that engaging with accepting communities on social media such as Instagram may inform sexual minority youths' sense of stigma and well-being. However, as existing research has predominately drawn upon cross-sectional or qualitative designs, it is currently unclear whether the positive experiences identified in previous research accumulate, endure, or evolve over time. We also know relatively little about wh…
BoPo, #Ideal, or #Mixed? Exploring Adolescents’ Daily Exposure to Appearance Content on Social Media and Its Relations with Body Image Components
When using social media, adolescents encounter various types of appearance-related content. Yet, no research has explored how daily exposure to such types of content, including idealized content, body positivity (BoPo) content, and a mixture of both, links to adolescents’ body image states. With the present 14-day daily diary study among French adolescents ( N = 108, 1,434 daily assessments, M age = 15.99, 64.8% girls), we examined how exposure t…
Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media
Social media activity focused on physical appearance can heighten body dissatisfaction in adolescents. However, the mechanisms behind this association remain insufficiently examined. This three-wave longitudinal study analyzed data from 2500 Czech adolescents (aged 11–16, M = 13.4, SD = 1.7, 50% girls) to examine whether the comparison with social media appearance ideals and the internalization of these ideals mediate the association between appe…
Positive Body Image in Adolescence
Making the Good Better? Investigating the Long-Term Associations Between Capitalization on Social Media and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction
Initial evidence suggests that sharing positive news with others on social media may have short-term emotional benefits for young people. However, little is currently known about whether these capitalization processes have long-term implications for adolescent well-being. Drawing upon the broaden-and-build theory of positive psychology, this study examined the longitudinal reciprocal relationship between capitalization on social media and adolesc…
Longitudinal Relations Between Heterosexual Adolescents’ Perceived Exposure to Sex-Positive Television Messages and Their Supportive Attitudes and Behaviors Toward the LGBTQ+ Community
The literature on heterosexual adolescents’ television viewing and its over-time impact on attitudes and behaviors regarding LGBTQ+ is limited. The current study aims to fill this gap in the literature by using three-wave data from 338 heterosexual adolescents ( M age = 15.29, SD = 1.48, 68.6% girls). We explored relations between adolescents’ perceived exposure to sex-positive television messages, their respectful approach to different sexual ex…
Active bystanders in the forwarding of sexting messages
This study explored youth’s intention to engage in active bystander behavior in response to non-consensual forwarding of sexts (NCFS). The study paid attention to the possible conditional boundaries of these suggested dynamics based on youth’s empathy levels and sex. An online survey was conducted among 1337 Belgian respondents, of which 78.4% were female ( M age = 21.64 years, SD = 3.57 years). Structural equation modeling showed that positive a…
Adolescents’ Remembering of Sexual Television Narratives and Their Relations with Positive Sexuality Components
info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Victim Blaming and Non-Consensual Forwarding of Sexts Among Late Adolescents and Young Adults
Physically distant, virtually close
“Consent Is Sexy”
Content analyses on sexual messages in youth-oriented series have traditionally focused on the distribution of negative or antisocial sexual messages. As such, the potential of youth-oriented series to promote prosocial sexual messages (PSM) has been neglected. Grounded in the 3AM model, this content analysis fills this gap in the literature by examining the occurrence of PSM in youth-oriented series (e.g. Elite) on Netflix. A total of 126 charac…
Filters and fillers
This study examined whether adolescents’ use of (a) body and (b) face filters was related to acceptance of cosmetic surgery (ACS) (i.e. intrapersonal and social acceptance, and intention). Attention was paid to possible differences according to adolescents’ (1) sex, (2) self-esteem, and (3) pubertal timing. A cross-sectional online survey among 333 Flemish adolescents (Mage = 16.06, SD = 1.45) with 71.2% girls was used to test the hypothesized mo…
I Love My Body; I Love It All”
Traditionally, content analyses of body image (BI) messages in youth-oriented series have focused on negative messages. Thus, studies have not addressed the potential for youth-oriented series to promote positive BI (PBI). Using the main principles of the General Learning Model, this study fills this gap in the literature through a content analysis of the PBI messages in six youth-oriented television series. A total of 126 characters (52% male, 4…
The Development of the Positive Sexuality in Adolescence Scale (PSAS)
The aim of the present investigation was to develop a comprehensive tool to measure positive sexuality among adolescents. We first conducted an extensive literature review to develop the Positive Sexuality in Adolescence Scale (PSAS). We also conducted focus group interviews with adolescents ( N = 14) to explore their understanding of positive sexuality and to discuss the proposed scale items. In two survey studies ( N total = 890), we examined t…
Adolescents’ Use of Sexually Explicit Internet Material Over the Course of 2019–2020 in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Victim Blaming and Non-Consensual Forwarding of Sexts Among Late Adolescents and Young Adults
I Love My Body; I Love It All”
Traditionally, content analyses of body image (BI) messages in youth-oriented series have focused on negative messages. Thus, studies have not addressed the potential for youth-oriented series to promote positive BI (PBI). Using the main principles of the General Learning Model, this study fills this gap in the literature through a content analysis of the PBI messages in six youth-oriented television series. A total of 126 characters (52% male, 4…
The Development of the Positive Sexuality in Adolescence Scale (PSAS)
The aim of the present investigation was to develop a comprehensive tool to measure positive sexuality among adolescents. We first conducted an extensive literature review to develop the Positive Sexuality in Adolescence Scale (PSAS). We also conducted focus group interviews with adolescents ( N = 14) to explore their understanding of positive sexuality and to discuss the proposed scale items. In two survey studies ( N total = 890), we examined t…
Active bystanders in the forwarding of sexting messages
This study explored youth’s intention to engage in active bystander behavior in response to non-consensual forwarding of sexts (NCFS). The study paid attention to the possible conditional boundaries of these suggested dynamics based on youth’s empathy levels and sex. An online survey was conducted among 1337 Belgian respondents, of which 78.4% were female ( M age = 21.64 years, SD = 3.57 years). Structural equation modeling showed that positive a…
Adolescents’ Remembering of Sexual Television Narratives and Their Relations with Positive Sexuality Components
info:eu-repo/semantics/published
The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology
info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Physically distant, virtually close
“Consent Is Sexy”
Content analyses on sexual messages in youth-oriented series have traditionally focused on the distribution of negative or antisocial sexual messages. As such, the potential of youth-oriented series to promote prosocial sexual messages (PSM) has been neglected. Grounded in the 3AM model, this content analysis fills this gap in the literature by examining the occurrence of PSM in youth-oriented series (e.g. Elite) on Netflix. A total of 126 charac…
Filters and fillers
This study examined whether adolescents’ use of (a) body and (b) face filters was related to acceptance of cosmetic surgery (ACS) (i.e. intrapersonal and social acceptance, and intention). Attention was paid to possible differences according to adolescents’ (1) sex, (2) self-esteem, and (3) pubertal timing. A cross-sectional online survey among 333 Flemish adolescents (Mage = 16.06, SD = 1.45) with 71.2% girls was used to test the hypothesized mo…
I Love My Body; I Love It All”
Traditionally, content analyses of body image (BI) messages in youth-oriented series have focused on negative messages. Thus, studies have not addressed the potential for youth-oriented series to promote positive BI (PBI). Using the main principles of the General Learning Model, this study fills this gap in the literature through a content analysis of the PBI messages in six youth-oriented television series. A total of 126 characters (52% male, 4…
The Development of the Positive Sexuality in Adolescence Scale (PSAS)
The aim of the present investigation was to develop a comprehensive tool to measure positive sexuality among adolescents. We first conducted an extensive literature review to develop the Positive Sexuality in Adolescence Scale (PSAS). We also conducted focus group interviews with adolescents ( N = 14) to explore their understanding of positive sexuality and to discuss the proposed scale items. In two survey studies ( N total = 890), we examined t…
Adolescents’ Use of Sexually Explicit Internet Material Over the Course of 2019–2020 in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Adolescents’ Remembering of Sexual Television Narratives and Their Relations with Positive Sexuality Components
info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Victim Blaming and Non-Consensual Forwarding of Sexts Among Late Adolescents and Young Adults
Making the Good Better? Investigating the Long-Term Associations Between Capitalization on Social Media and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction
Initial evidence suggests that sharing positive news with others on social media may have short-term emotional benefits for young people. However, little is currently known about whether these capitalization processes have long-term implications for adolescent well-being. Drawing upon the broaden-and-build theory of positive psychology, this study examined the longitudinal reciprocal relationship between capitalization on social media and adolesc…
Longitudinal Relations Between Heterosexual Adolescents’ Perceived Exposure to Sex-Positive Television Messages and Their Supportive Attitudes and Behaviors Toward the LGBTQ+ Community
The literature on heterosexual adolescents’ television viewing and its over-time impact on attitudes and behaviors regarding LGBTQ+ is limited. The current study aims to fill this gap in the literature by using three-wave data from 338 heterosexual adolescents ( M age = 15.29, SD = 1.48, 68.6% girls). We explored relations between adolescents’ perceived exposure to sex-positive television messages, their respectful approach to different sexual ex…
Active bystanders in the forwarding of sexting messages
This study explored youth’s intention to engage in active bystander behavior in response to non-consensual forwarding of sexts (NCFS). The study paid attention to the possible conditional boundaries of these suggested dynamics based on youth’s empathy levels and sex. An online survey was conducted among 1337 Belgian respondents, of which 78.4% were female ( M age = 21.64 years, SD = 3.57 years). Structural equation modeling showed that positive a…
Adolescents’ Preferences for Mainstream and Paraphilic Pornography and Sexual Health Components
Health communication scholars are becoming increasingly cognizant of the potential health implications of youths' pornography consumption. However, while research on pornography viewing and adolescent health and development has become increasingly common, the possible importance of distinguishing between mainstream and paraphilic consumption and within-and-between person dynamics has been underemphasized. Accordingly, the present study explored r…
BoPo online, BoPo offline? Engagement with body positivity posts, positive appearance comments on social media, and adolescents' appearance-related prosocial tendencies
Encouraging prosocial tendencies toward others’ physical appearance is crucial for promoting a positive body image during adolescence. Social media content that highlights positive appearance messages can significantly influence these tendencies. Hence, this three-wave panel study explored the impact of exposure to and the posting of Body Positivity (BoPo) posts and positive appearance comments on social media upon adolescents’ offline prosocial …
From Stigma to Strength? The Interrelations Between Sexual Identity Stigma, Well‐Being, and Accepting Communities on Instagram Amongst Sexual Minority Youth
INTRODUCTION: Initial evidence suggests that engaging with accepting communities on social media such as Instagram may inform sexual minority youths' sense of stigma and well-being. However, as existing research has predominately drawn upon cross-sectional or qualitative designs, it is currently unclear whether the positive experiences identified in previous research accumulate, endure, or evolve over time. We also know relatively little about wh…
BoPo, #Ideal, or #Mixed? Exploring Adolescents’ Daily Exposure to Appearance Content on Social Media and Its Relations with Body Image Components
When using social media, adolescents encounter various types of appearance-related content. Yet, no research has explored how daily exposure to such types of content, including idealized content, body positivity (BoPo) content, and a mixture of both, links to adolescents’ body image states. With the present 14-day daily diary study among French adolescents ( N = 108, 1,434 daily assessments, M age = 15.99, 64.8% girls), we examined how exposure t…
Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media
Social media activity focused on physical appearance can heighten body dissatisfaction in adolescents. However, the mechanisms behind this association remain insufficiently examined. This three-wave longitudinal study analyzed data from 2500 Czech adolescents (aged 11–16, M = 13.4, SD = 1.7, 50% girls) to examine whether the comparison with social media appearance ideals and the internalization of these ideals mediate the association between appe…
Positive Body Image in Adolescence
Belgian, French, and Slovenian Adolescents’ Visual Sexting Practices and Its Links with Body Image and Sexuality
From the screen to the bed
In an era when social media presents unprecedented opportunities for self-objectification, research is needed to understand how online and offline self-objectification processes are related to emerging adults’ sexual well-being. In this brief report, we report results from a cross-sectional study examining associations among appearance-related social media consciousness (ASMC), body consciousness during sexual activity, and sexual assertiveness a…
How Appearance‐Related Avoidance Relates to Anxiety in Early Adolescence
Research on appearance‐related avoidance behaviors and their links to anxiety in early adolescence is limited. This study used three‐wave data across one academic year to examine how appearance‐related avoidance behaviors (assessed at Wave 1) predict anxiety symptoms (measured at Waves 1–3) using zero‐inflated negative binomial (ZINB) mixed‐effects growth models. Participants included 1426 adolescents ( M age = 12.2; 45.9% girls, 44.4% boys, 9.6%…
Adolescents’ Sexualized Self-Presentations on Social Media
Scholars, educators, and policymakers have expressed concerns about the sexualization of youth in popular social media platforms. Yet little is known about the prevalence of sexualized content on social media and who is most likely to post it. This study considers adolescents in three European countries (i.e. 115 Belgium, 134 France, and 118 Slovenia; Mage = 16.40, SD = 1.60, 62.10% girls) who donated their most recent posts, profile picture, and…
Exploring Knowledge and Comfort with Genital Anatomical Terminology Among Young Adults
Sexual Communication
Investigating the role of social media and news media in pro-environmental behaviors over time
sponsorship: FWO|12U6419N
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