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Steven Eggermont

Steven Eggermont

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
39
Citations
7031
World Ranking
8533
National Ranking
121

Steven Eggermont publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 249 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Steven Eggermont D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven Eggermont sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Steven Eggermont is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a scholarly focus spanning Social Sciences and Psychology. Their research is notably concerned with the social and psychological impacts of media and technology on adolescents, with extensive work in subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research topics include:

  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Media, Gender, and Advertising
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

Steven Eggermont's work often appears in journals specializing in adolescent development, communication, and psychology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Mass Communication & Society
  • Body Image
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Eggermont illustrate their focus areas:

  • "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 (2020), published in Mass Communication & Society
  • Identity Formation, Body Image, and Body-Related Symptoms: Developmental Trajectories and Associations Throughout Adolescence (2022), published in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Does Adolescent Media Use Predict Sexual Stereotypes in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood? Associations with Music Television and Online Pornography Exposure (2020), published in Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Framing real beauty: A framing approach to the effects of beauty advertisements on body image and advertising effectiveness (2021), published in Body Image
  • Family technoference: Exploring parent mobile device distraction from children's perspectives (2021), published in Mobile Media & Communication

They collaborate frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Laura Vandenbosch
  • Orpha de Lenne
  • Helene Laporte
  • Sarah Devos
  • Lore Vankerckhoven

Steven Eggermont's research contributes to understanding how modern media environments influence adolescent psychosocial development and body image, with insights relevant to health, gender studies, and consumer behavior. Their work integrates analysis of media exposure effects with developmental psychology and sociological perspectives.

Best Publications

  • “I don’t want to miss a thing”: Adolescents’ fear of missing out and its relationship to adolescents’ social needs, Facebook use, and Facebook related stress

    Ine Beyens;Eline Frison;Steven Eggermont

  • Exploring the Relationships Between Different Types of Facebook Use, Perceived Online Social Support, and Adolescents' Depressed Mood

    Eline Frison;Steven Eggermont

  • Understanding Sexual Objectification: A Comprehensive Approach Toward Media Exposure and Girls' Internalization of Beauty Ideals, Self‐Objectification, and Body Surveillance

    Laura Vandenbosch;Steven Eggermont

  • Browsing, Posting, and Liking on Instagram: The Reciprocal Relationships Between Different Types of Instagram Use and Adolescents' Depressed Mood.

    Eline Frison;Steven Eggermont

  • Nodding off or switching off? The use of popular media as a sleep aid in secondary-school children

    Steven Eggermont;Jan Van den Bulck

  • The impact of daily stress on adolescents' depressed mood

    Eline Frison;Steven Eggermont

  • Toward an Integrated and Differential Approach to the Relationships Between Loneliness, Different Types of Facebook Use, and Adolescents’ Depressed Mood

    Eline Frison;Steven Eggermont

  • Sexting, Mobile Porn Use, and Peer Group Dynamics: Boys' and Girls' Self-Perceived Popularity, Need for Popularity, and Perceived Peer Pressure

    Mariek Vanden Abeele;Scott W. Campbell;Steven Eggermont;Keith Roe

  • The Interrelated Roles of Mass Media and Social Media in Adolescents’ Development of an Objectified Self-Concept: A Longitudinal Study

    Laura Vandenbosch;Steven Eggermont

  • Sexualization of Adolescent Boys: Media Exposure and Boys’ Internalization of Appearance Ideals, Self-Objectification, and Body Surveillance

    Laura Vandenbosch;Steven Eggermont

  • Early Adolescent Boys’ Exposure to Internet Pornography Relationships to Pubertal Timing, Sensation Seeking, and Academic Performance

    Ine Beyens;Laura Vandenbosch;Steven Eggermont

  • “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”: Negative Comparison on Facebook and Adolescents' Life Satisfaction Are Reciprocally Related

    Eline Frison;Steven Eggermont

  • The reciprocal and indirect relationships between passive Facebook use, comparison on Facebook, and adolescents' body dissatisfaction

    Ann Rousseau;Steven Eggermont;Eline Frison

  • The Short-Term Longitudinal and Reciprocal Relations Between Peer Victimization on Facebook and Adolescents' Well-Being.

    Eline Frison;Eline Frison;Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Steven Eggermont

  • Popularity through Online Harm: The Longitudinal Associations between Cyberbullying and Sociometric Status in Early Adolescence.

    Denis Wegge;Heidi Vandebosch;Steven Eggermont;Sara Pabian

  • Television Viewing, Perceived Similarity, and Adolescents' Expectations of a Romantic Partner

    Steven Eggermont

  • Towards the desired future of the elderly and ICT: policy recommendations based on a dialogue with senior citizens

    Steven Eggermont;Heidi Vandebosch;Stef Steyaert

  • Like me (please?): Connecting online self-presentation to pre- and early adolescents’ self-esteem:

    Anneleen Meeus;Kathleen Beullens;Steven Eggermont

  • Active public Facebook use and adolescents' feelings of loneliness: Evidence for a curvilinear relationship.

    Kexin Wang;Eline Frison;Eline Frison;Steven Eggermont;Laura Vandenbosch;Laura Vandenbosch

  • Media use as a reason for meal skipping and fast eating in secondary school children.

    J. Van den Bulck;S. Eggermont

  • Putting Young Children in Front of the Television: Antecedents and Outcomes of Parents’ Use of Television as a Babysitter

    Ine Beyens;Steven Eggermont

  • Cyberbullying research in Belgium: An overview of generated insights and a critical assessment of the mediating role of technology in cyberbullying in a Web 2.0-world

    W. Heirman;M. Walrave;Heidi Vandebosch;Denis Wegge

Frequent Co-Authors

Lien Goossens
Lien Goossens Ghent University
John Van Camp
John Van Camp Ghent University
Caroline Braet
Caroline Braet Ghent University
Jan Van den Bulck
Jan Van den Bulck University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lea Maes
Lea Maes Ghent University
Michel Walrave
Michel Walrave University of Antwerp
Amy I. Nathanson
Amy I. Nathanson The Ohio State University
L. Monique Ward
L. Monique Ward University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rachel F. Rodgers
Rachel F. Rodgers Northeastern University

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