Jolien Trekels

Picture-perfect lives on social media: a cross-national study on the role of media ideals in adolescent well-being

Orpha de Lenne, Laura Vandenbosch, Steven Eggermont et al. · Media Psychology · 2018 · 62 citations · Full text

I “like” the way you look: How appearance-focused and overall Facebook use contribute to adolescents' self-sexualization

Jolien Trekels, L. Monique Ward, Steven Eggermont · Computers in Human Behavior · 2017 · 54 citations · Full text

Sexual Communication, Social Media, Self-monitoring +10

The Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale (PBIAS): Conceptualization, development, and psychometric evaluation among adolescents from Belgium

Chelly Maes, Jolien Trekels, Tracy L. Tylka et al. · Body Image · 2021 · 48 citations · Full text

Adolescent Medicine, Adolescent Cognition, Adolescence +13

How Social and Mass Media Relate to Youth’s Self-Sexualization: Taking a Cross-National Perspective on Rewarded Appearance Ideals

Jolien Trekels, Kathrin Karsay, Steven Eggermont et al. · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · 2018 · 46 citations · Full text

Sexual Cultures, Gender Identity, Gender Studies +14

“I (Don’t) Respect My Body”: Investigating the Role of Mass Media Use and Self-Objectification on Adolescents’ Positive Body Image in a Cross-National Study

Kathrin Karsay, Jolien Trekels, Steven Eggermont et al. · Mass Communication & Society · 2020 · 41 citations · Full text