Articles
1. Maes, C., Schreurs, L., van Oosten, J. M., & Vandenbosch, L. (2019). #(Me)too much? The role of sexualizing online media in adolescents’ resistance towards the metoo-movement and acceptance of rape myths. Journal of Adolescence, 77, 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.10.005
2. Maes, C., Trekels, J., Tylka, T., & Vandenbosch, L. (2021). The Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale (PBIAS): Conceptualization, Development, and Psychometric Evaluation among Adolescents from Belgium. Body Image, 38, 270-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.05.004
3. Maes, C., & Vandenbosch, L. (2021). “Consent Is Sexy”: exploring the portrayal of prosocial sexuality messages in youth-oriented series. Journal of Children and Media, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2021.1982741
4. Maes, C., & Vandenbosch, L. (2021). Physically Distant, Virtually Close: Adolescents’ Sexting Behaviors during a Strict Lockdown Period of the COVID-19 crisis. Computers in Human Behavior, 126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107033
5. Maes, C., Vandenbosch, L. Adolescents’ Use of Sexually Explicit Internet Material Over the Course of 2019–2020 in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Three-wave Panel Study. Arch Sex Behav, 51, 105–121 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02122-5
6. Maes, C., Trekels, J., Impett, E., & Vandenbosch, L. (2023). The Development of the Positive Sexuality in Adolescence Scale (PSAS). The Journal of Sex Research, 60(1), 45-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2021.2011826
7. Maes, C., & Vandenbosch, L. (2022). “I love my body; I love it all”: Body Positivity Messages in Youth-Oriented Television Series. Mass Communication and Society, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2022.2030756
8. Maes, C., & de Lenne, O. (2022). Filters and fillers: Belgian adolescents’ filter use on social media and the acceptance of cosmetic surgery. Journal of Children and Media, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2022.2079696
9. Maes, C., & Vandenbosch, L. (2022). Adolescent girls’ Instagram and TikTok use: Examining relations with body image-related constructs over time using random intercept cross-lagged panel models. Body Image, 41, 453-459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.04.015
10. Maes, C., Van Ouytsel, J., & Vandenbosch, L. (2023). Victim blaming and non-consensual forwarding of sexts among late adolescents and young adults. Archives of sexual behavior, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02537-2
11. Noon, E. J., Maes, C., Karsay, K., & Vandenbosch, L. (2023). Making the Good Better? Investigating the Long-Term Associations Between Capitalization on Social Media and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction. Media Psychology, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2023.2227941
12. Maes, C., & Vandenbosch, L. (2023). Longitudinal Relations Between Heterosexual Adolescents’ Perceived Exposure to Sex-Positive Television Messages and Their Supportive Attitudes and Behaviors Toward the LGBTQ+ Community. Communication Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02537-2
13. Maes, C., Schwertberger, U., Rieger, D., & Vandenbosch, L. (2023). Adolescents’ Remembering of Sexual Television Narratives and Their Relations with Positive Sexuality Components: A Biographic Resonance Perspective. Mass Communication and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2023.2256316
14. Maes, C., Wright, P.J., & Vandenbosch, L. (2024). Adolescents’ Viewing of Mainstream and Paraphilic Pornography and Sexual Health Components: Attention to Within-and Between-Person Dynamics Over Time. Health Communication.https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2024.2335691
15. Kvardova, N., Maes, C., (joint first author) & Vandenbosch, L. (2024). BoPo Online, BoPo Offline? Engagement with Body Positivity Posts, Positive Appearance Comments on Social Media, and Adolescents’ Appearance-Related Prosocial Tendencies. Computers in Human Behavior, 108471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108471
16. Maes, C., Van Ouytsel, J., & Vandenboch, L. (2024). Active Bystanders in the Forwarding of Sexting Messages: Applying a Theory of Planned Behavior in Youth. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241287729
17. Noon, E., Maes, C., Karsay, K., Yang, C., Pesout, O, & Stefańczyk, M. (2025). From Stigma to Strength? The Interrelations Between Sexual Identity Stigma, Well-Being, and Accepting Communities on Instagram Amongst Sexual Minority Youth. Journal of adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12465
18. Maheux, A., Maes, C., Burnell, K., Bauer, D., Prinstein, M., Telzer, E. (2025). Social media are many things: Addressing the Components and Patterns of Adolescent Social Media Use. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.15326
19. Kvardova, N., Maes, C., Vandenbosch, L., & Macháčková, H. (2025). Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media: Impact of Appearance Activity on Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02159-y
20. Uyar, A., Vankerkhoven, L., Maes, C., Claes, L., & Luyckx, K. (2025). Positive Body Image in Adolescence: Longitudinal associations with identity and eating disorder symptoms. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-024-02121-4
21. Maes, C., Vanherle, R., Fardouly, J., & Vandenbosch, L. (2025). #BoPo, #Ideal, or #Mixed? Exploring Adolescents’ Daily Exposure to Appearance Content on Social Media and Its Relations with Body Image Components. Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502251338901
22. Vandenbosch, L., Konings, F., Fitzgerald, K., Fardouly, J., Beelen, E., Tabruyn, T., Karsay, K., & Maes, C. (2025). Adolescents’ sexualized self-presentations on social media: A cross-national data donation study. Media Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2025.2509500
23. Dedecker, L., Schreurs, L., Vandenbosch, L., Pellemans, E., Van Hul, L., & Maes, C. (2025). #Visible difference: A multi-method study investigating content of and responses to influencers with visible differences. Body Image, 54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101921
24. Maes, C., Fardouly, J., & Vandenbosch, L. (2025). A Qualitative Exploration of Belgian Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Views on Idealized and Body Positive Content on Social Media. Body Image. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101938
25. Vranken, I., Maes, C. (shared first author), de Lenne, O., & Vandenbosch, L. (2025). “No one wants to see curvy women”. The absence of diverse models in magazine advertisements: A 10-year perspective. Body Image, 54, 101944.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101944
26. Kotiuga, J., Maes, C. & Maheux, A.J. Exploring Knowledge and Comfort with Genital Anatomical Terminology Among Young Adults. Arch Sex Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03360-7
27. Medina, C. M., Maes, C., Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2026). From the screen to the bed: Appearance-related social media consciousness and sexual well-being among emerging adult women and men. Body Image, 56, 102018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102018
Book Chapters
1. Maes, C., Van Oosten, J.M F., Vandenbosch, L. (2019). Media Use and Development of Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors. In: J. Van den Bulck (Eds.) The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119011071
3. Maes, C., Van Oosten, J.M F., Vandenbosch, L. (2022). Media and Sexual Development. In: D. Lemish (Eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents, and Media.
5. Van Ouytsel, J., Maes, C., & Vandenbosch, L. (submitted). Youth’s engagement in sexting and their sexuality development. In Hust, S., Willoughby, J., & Ortiz, R. (Eds.) Investigating Sexual Media and Adolescent Sexuality.
7. Maes, C., Karsay, K., & Noon, E. (2025). Digital Media and Sexually and Gender Diverse Adolescents. In Baams, L., & Kaufman, T. (Eds.) Sexually and Gender Diverse Adolescents. Routledge.
2. Maes, C., & Vandenbosch, L. (2022). Adolescents’ Digital Media Interactions within the Context of Sexuality Development. In: Nesi, J., Telzer, E., & Prinstein, M. (Eds.) Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media use and Mental Health.
4. Maes, C., Arimoro, F., & Charmaraman, L. (2024). Sexuality and Media: Exploration and Exploitation. In: Harrisson, V., Collier, A., & Adelsheim, S. (Eds.) Social Media and Youth Mental Health.
https://www.appi.org/Products/Child-and-Adolescent-Psychiatry/Social-Media-and-Youth-Mental-Health
6. Maes, C., Vandenbosch, L., & Wright, P. (2024). The Impact of Online Pornography Consumption. In Rich, G.J., Kumar, V.K., & Farley, F. (Eds.) Handbook of Media Psychology – The Science and The Practice. Springer Nature.
https://www.academia.edu/119197220/Handbook_of_Media_Psychology_The_Science_and_the_Practice
Chelly Maes, Ph.D. 