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Steven Eggermont
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 156
Citations - 4391
Steven Eggermont is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Self-objectification & Sexualization. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 147 publications receiving 3324 citations. Previous affiliations of Steven Eggermont include University of Amsterdam.
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Sensitivity to reward and adolescents’ unhealthy snacking and drinking behavior: the role of hedonic eating styles and availability
Nathalie De Cock,Wendy Van Lippevelde,Lien Goossens,Bart De Clercq,Jolien Vangeel,Carl Lachat,Kathleen Beullens,Kathleen Beullens,Lieven Huybregts,Leentje Vervoort,Steven Eggermont,Lea Maes,Caroline Braet,Benedicte Deforche,Benedicte Deforche,Patrick Kolsteren,John Van Camp +16 more
TL;DR: The findings indicate that the association between SR and the consumption of unhealthy snacks is partially explained by external and emotional eating in a population-based sample of adolescents irrespective of the home or school availability of these foods.
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Temptation Island, The Bachelor, Joe Millionaire: A Prospective Cohort Study on the Role of Romantically Themed Reality Television in Adolescents' Sexual Development
TL;DR: This article explored the motives for and effects of watching romantically themed reality television (RTRT) among 498 adolescents and found that viewing RTRT was predicted by television dependency and television dependency.
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How Social and Mass Media Relate to Youth's Self-Sexualization: Taking a Cross-National Perspective on Rewarded Appearance Ideals.
TL;DR: A better understanding is provided of the unique contribution of specific media genres to youth’s self-sexualization and the importance of social media use in girls’ and boys’ engagement in sexualizing appearance behaviors across four countries.
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Young adolescents' perceptions of peer sexual behaviours: the role of television viewing.
TL;DR: Concerns about the impact of television viewing on sexual health should not be limited to older adolescents, and 12-year-olds who display a higher level of pubertal development and generally spend much time with television viewing as a category of viewers-at-risk are identified.
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Using a gamified monitoring app to change adolescents’ snack intake: the development of the REWARD app and evaluation design
W. Van Lippevelde,Jolien Vangeel,N. De Cock,Carl Lachat,Lien Goossens,Kathleen Beullens,Leentje Vervoort,Caroline Braet,Lea Maes,Steven Eggermont,Benedicte Deforche,J. Van Camp +11 more
TL;DR: The rationale, the development, and evaluation design of the ‘Snack Track School’ app are described, which will offer a new scientifically-based vision, guidelines and practical tools for public health and health promotion.