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Dr T. (Teun) Siebers

Postdoctoral researcher
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
CW : Youth & Media Entertainment

Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
  • Postbus 15791
    1001 NG Amsterdam
  • Profile

    Teun Siebers is a postdoctoral researcher at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) at the University of Amsterdam. His research interests include media psychology, youth and media entertainment, self-regulation, and attention.

    He is part of team AWeSome (= Adolescents, Well-being, and Social Media), which investigates the effects of social media on adolescents’ mental health and well-being. By combining experience sampling and smartphone tracking data, Teun’s research focuses on how adolescents’ digital media use impacts their ability for self-regulation, attention, and sleep.

    Expertise and research fields

    • Social media
    • Attention
    • Adolescents
    • Self-regulation
    • Smartphone
    • Sleep

    Other links

    AWeSome: https://project-awesome.nl/ 

  • Research

    Research methods

    • ESM
    • Smartphone tracking
    • Idiographic

    Current research project

    • AWeSome

    Research grants & honours

    • ASCoR Baschwitz Young Scholar Award 2023
  • Teaching

    Bachelor Communication Science

    • Research Workshop: Survey
  • Publications

    2024

    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2024). The effects of fragmented and sticky smartphone use on distraction and task delay. Mobile Media and Communication, 12(1), 45–70. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579231193941 [details]
    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Baumgartner, S. E., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2024). Adolescents’ digital nightlife: The comparative effects of day- and nighttime smartphone use on sleep quality. Communication Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502241276793

    2023

    • Meier, A., Beyens, I., Siebers, T., Pouwels, J. L., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2023). Habitual social media and smartphone use are linked to task delay for some, but not all, adolescents. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 28, Article zmad008. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmad008 [details]
    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2023). Explaining variation in adolescents’ social media‑related distraction: The role of social connectivity and disconnectivity factors. Current Psychology, 42, 29955–29968. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03844-y [details]

    2022

    2024

    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Baumgartner, S. E., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2024). Adolescents' digital nightlife: The comparative effects of day- and nighttime smartphone use on sleep quality. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2024, Rotterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/cdg73
    • Xiong, Y., van der Wal, A., & Siebers, T. (2024). A systematic review of data donation literature: Defining key concepts, best practices, and directions for future research. 15-16. Abstract from Data Donation Symposium, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://datadonation.eu/assets/documents/ddsymposium_longprogram.pdf

    2023

    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2023). The Effects of Fragmented and Sticky Smartphone Use on Distraction and Task Delay. Paper presented at 73rd Annual ICA Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2023). The Effects of Fragmented and Sticky Smartphone Use on Distraction and Task Delay. Paper presented at Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Enschede, The Netherlands.

    2022

    • Meier, A., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., Siebers, T., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2022). Mobile social media habits and procrastination among adolescents: Investigating between-person, within-person, and person-specific associations. Paper presented at 72nd International Communication Association Conference, Paris, France.
    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2022). To connect or not to connect? Investigating differences in social media-related distraction among adolescents. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Brussels, Belgium.
    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2022). To connect or not to connect? Investigating differences in social media-related distraction among adolescents. Paper presented at 72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference.

    2021

    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2021). Distracted or not? An experience sampling study on adolescents' social media use and self-control failure. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2021, .
    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2021). Distracted or not? An experience sampling study on adolescents’ social media use and self-control failure. Paper presented at 71st International Communication Association Conference, .

    Prize / grant

    • Siebers, T. (2023). Baschwitz Young Scholar Award 2023.
    • Valkenburg, P., Beyens, I., van Driel, I., Pouwels, L., Siebers, T. & Verbeij, T. (2022). Outstanding interdisciplinary contribution award.

    Talk / presentation

    • Siebers, T. (speaker), Beyens, I. (speaker), van der Wal, A. (speaker), Bij de Vaate , N. A. J. D. . (speaker), Verbeij, T. (speaker), Janssen, L. (speaker) & Valkenburg, P. (speaker) (31-5-2024). Development of a TikTok data donation study among adolescents: A promising method, a challenging process, Data Donation Symposium, Amsterdam.

    2024

    • Siebers, T. (2024). Tempting triggers: The effects of adolescents’ social media use on distraction, task delay, and sleep. [Thesis, fully internal, Universiteit van Amsterdam]. [details]

    2024

    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Baumgartner, S. E. & Valkenburg, P. (29-7-2024). Dataset belonging to Siebers et al. (2024) Adolescents' digital nightlife: The comparative effects of day- and nighttime smartphone use on sleep quality. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.26395903.v2

    2023

    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I. & Valkenburg, P. (25-7-2023). Dataset belonging to Siebers et al. (2023) The Effects of Fragmented and Sticky Smartphone Use on Distraction and Task Delay. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.22241323.v1
    • Meier, A., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L., Valkenburg, P. M. & Siebers, T. (24-2-2023). Dataset belonging to Meier et al. (2023) Habitual Social Media and Smartphone Use are Linked to Task Delay for Some, but not all, Adolescents. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.22153844.v1

    2022

    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L. & Valkenburg, P. M. (8-12-2022). Dataset belonging to Siebers et al. (2022) Explaining variation in adolescents' social media-related distraction: The role of social connectivity and disconnectivity factors. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.16929505.v5

    2021

    • Siebers, T., Beyens, I., Pouwels, J. L. & Valkenburg, P. M. (7-4-2021). Data set belonging to Siebers et al. (2021). Social media and distraction: An experience sampling study among adolescents. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.14199134.v1
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