Sara Pabian

Bio

Sara Pabian is Assistant Professor aan het Departement Communicatie en Cognitie. Ze behaalde haar doctoraat in de Sociale Wetenschappen: Communicatiewetenschappen in 2015 aan het Departement Communicatiewetenschappen, Sociale Wetenschappen, Universiteit Antwerpen (België). De titel van haar doctoraat is "A developmental perspective on personal and situational predictors and outcomes of adolescent cyberbullying perpetration: A longitudinal examination". Sinds 2011 doet ze onderzoek naar vormen van online agressie, zoals cyberpesten. Momenteel onderzoekt ze de langetermijngevolgen van slachtofferschap van cyberpesten tijdens de kindertijd en adolescentie. Daarnaast doet ze ook onderzoek naar technologische tools om cyberpesten te voorkomen of om betrokkenen te helpen. Naast online agressie is Sara ook erg geïnteresseerd in online persuasieve communicatie. Ze is betrokken bij een aantal projecten rond influencers en influencer marketing. 

Expertise

- Cyberbullying

- Online aggression

- Hate speech

- Online risk behavior

- Social media influencers

- Influencer marketing

Onderwijs

Sara doceert momenteel cursussen in de track 'Bedrijfscommunicatie en digitale Media'. 

Vakken

• Social Media: Risks & Opportunities

Recente publicaties

1. Is Adolescents' Cyber Dating Violence Perpetration Related to Problem…

   Morelli, M., Nappa, M. R., Chirumbolo, A., Wright, P. J., Pabian, S., Baiocco, R., Costabile, A., Longobardi, E., & Cattelino, E. (2024). Is Adolescents' Cyber Dating Violence Perpetration Related to Problematic Pornography Use? The Moderating Role of Hostile Sexism. Journal of Health Communication, 1-11. Advance online publication.

2. An Examination of (Proximal Determinants of) Online Aggression Perpet…

   Pabian, S., & Vandebosch, H. (2024). An Examination of (Proximal Determinants of) Online Aggression Perpetration Among Adults Aged 19 to 79. Deviant Behavior. Advance online publication.

3. How are food influencers' recipes promoting food literacy? - Investig…

   Teunissen, L., Van Royen, K., Goemans, I., Verhaegen, J., Pabian, S., De Backer, C., Vandebosch, H., & Matthys, C. (2024). How are food influencers' recipes promoting food literacy? Investigating nutritional content, food literacy and communication techniques in Instagram recipes. British Food Journal, 126(4), 1473-1491.

4. The ecology of online hate speech - Mapping expert perspectives on th…

   Weber, I., Vandebosch, H., Poels, K., & Pabian, S. (2024). The ecology of online hate speech: Mapping expert perspectives on the drivers for online hate perpetration with the Delphi method. Aggressive Behavior, 50(2), Article e22136.

5. A qualitative study on the goals, interests, and work environments of…

   Cuykx, I., Van den Bulck, H., Vandebosch, H., Pabian, S., & De Backer, C. J. S. (2023). A qualitative study on the goals, interests, and work environments of food media content creators. 53. Abstract from Food & Communication, örebro, Sweden. https://www.oru.se/contentassets/374e0c24b207495a8af8f5470bcb4386/book-of-abstract-23-09-05.pdf#page=53