Young people are growing up in a world where computers, tablets and smartphones are part of their daily lives. This technology offers important opportunities for entertainment, education, communication and cultural development, but also brings along well-being and safety risks. Within MediaMovez, we study - together with youth - how we can empower them to use media in a safe, responsible and healthy manner.
The articles below are part of the research theme MediaMovez.
What does youth's increasing media use mean for their well-being? What positive effects can this media use have? And how do we combat the digital divide? The Movez Lab and Netwerk Mediawijsheid are working together on these themes, towards a media-literate Dutch population. Read more about it here!
During our minor 'Positive behavioural change in the digital age', students from Erasmus University Rotterdam get to work on social issues of organisations. Perhaps a collaboration with our minor students can also be interesting for your organisation.
Online hurtful behaviour is increasingly common. Research by Esther Rozendaal en Chiara de Jong shows that people don't always stand up for the victims.
Would you like to work on a societal problem for an organisation during your studies? read more about our minor 'positive behavioural change in the digital age'.
Wij zien jongeren als co-onderzoekers. Voor haar onderzoek naar mediawijsheid bij jongeren doet Ying Chuck van het Movez Lab daarom participatief onderzoek met leerlingen van de basisschool en onderbouw van de middelbare school. Benieuwd hoe dit er in de praktijk uit ziet?
You are not guinea pigs, are you? On the contrary, we think you can research with us. Primary and secondary school students have already done this with us, curious how? Read it here and watch the video.
At the Movez Lab, we primarily conduct research on young people. For this, we ask the permission of their parents, but in what way do parents find this most preferable?
It often happens that people get hurt online by getting nasty messages, for example. Do you want to know what people do when they see this and what you could do to help others online? Read it here and watch educational videos from the 'act or react' project.
What media do youth use a lot? What are their experiences with the online world? Read more about youth's online world and what they advise you to do if, for example, you get hacked or see things you don't want to see.
Which apps and websites do you use a lot? Have you ever experienced something unpleasant online? Read more about youths' online world and what they advise to do if you for example are being hacked or see things you don't want to see.
Let's Movez Together: Empowering Kids' Voices! Our Healthy Start Sprint project supports meaningful participation and involvement of children in designing, developing and implementing interventions and policies regarding children’s (digital) resilience.
Last Sunday, October 6, was Science Weekend. And with the two workshops “Escape your screen” and “A(I)mong Us,” the Movez lab provided a fun, interactive day for young and old alike!
Esther Rozendaal became Professor on Oct. 4, 2024 after a long journey that began in 2020. In her oration, she shared her personal experiences and research on advertising resilience in children. She discovered that knowledge about media effects does not directly lead to more resilience, and wants to further investigate how children can become resilient online.