Thomas Frissen (T.J.M.M.)
Research profile
Dark, digital, uncanny phenomena
Thomas is fascinated by the dark underbelly of the digital society and uses digital and computational analytics to study that.
"Engineering Truth"
I am currently developing my research project under the heading "Engineering Truth". In this project I am investigating the relationships between emerging digital technologies and society's reality perception.
Key publications
Frissen, T. (2021). Internet, the great radicalizer? Exploring relationships between seeking for online extremist materials and cognitive radicalization in young adults. Computers in Human Behavior, 114, Article 106549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106549
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De Coninck, D., Frissen, T., Matthijs, K., d'Haenens, L., Lits, G., Champagne-Poirier, O., Carignan, M.-E., David, M. D., Pignard-Cheynel, N., Salerno, S., & Généreux, M. (2021). Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation About COVID-19: Comparative Perspectives on the Role of Anxiety, Depression and Exposure to and Trust in Information Sources. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 646394. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646394
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Scherr, S., Arendt, F., Frissen, T., & Oramas, J. M. (2020). Detecting Intentional Self-Harm on Instagram: Development, Testing, and Validation of an Automatic Image-Recognition Algorithm to Discover Cutting-Related Posts. Social Science Computer Review, 38(6), 673-685. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439319836389
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Ichau, E., Frissen, T., & d'Haenens, L. (2019). From #selfie to #edgy: Hashtag networks and images associated with the hashtag #jews on Instagram. Telematics and Informatics, 44, Article 101275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2019.101275
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Frounfelker, R. L., Frissen, T., Miconi, D., Lawson, J., Brennan, R. T., d'Haenens, L., & Rousseau, C. (2021). Transnational evaluation of the Sympathy for Violent Radicalization Scale: Measuring population attitudes toward violent radicalization in two countries. Transcultural Psychiatry, 58(5), 669-682. Article 13634615211000550. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634615211000550
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