SocialMovez

Online social networks such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat offer many opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles among youth. One way to do this is through social influencers in their online network. The SocialMovez theme focuses on how to more effectively spread health campaigns among youth through influencers in their online social network. All while respecting the digital privacy of youth.

The articles listed below are part of the SocialMovez research theme.

 

 

Drink more water with the Share H2O program: Children encourage each other to drink water

Children consume a lot of sugars through sweet drinks, while there is a much easier, cheaper and healthier alternative: water from the tap! The Share H2O programme helps children to drink water more often by using the power of their social network.   Do you also want children to drink water more often? Or are you curious about the programme? Click and read on! 

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Media literacy: how do we become more aware of how we deal with media?

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!

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Young people develop social media campaigns for a healthier living environment

In the project "Influence!", Dr. Roel Lutkenhaus of Momentum, in collaboration with Stichting Chance to Influence and Stichting TalentzSkool, conducted research on how healthy youth perceive their living environment. The youth used all their creativity and developed a social media campaign for a healthier living environment. Curious about the research and the creations of the youth?

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Students help organisations with solutions to societal problems

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.

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Intrinsic motivation makes behavioural intervention by peer influencers successful

With her social network intervention Crystal Smit investigated how to intrinsically motivate peer influencers to promote desired behaviour.

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Study with impact: Will you become a changemaker during our minor 'Positive Behaviour Change in the Digital Age'?

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'.

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Youth as co-researchers: What do young people think is important for a healthy life?

In the project "Influence!", Dr. Roel Lutkenhaus of Momentum conducted research on how healthy your peers perceive their living environment. They used all their creativity and developed social media campaigns for a healthier living environment. Curious about the research and the creations?

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