Great position paper on challenges (and possible solutions) on theorizing in media psychology by @adrianmeier.bsky.social and @dpossler.bsky.social in the first panel of #mediapsych25 #MePsy25

What is a good social scientific theory? How can we construct it? @adrianmeier.bsky.social and I discussed these questions and presented hand’s-on-methods in our “Theory Construction”-workshop at #RezFo2025. Many thanks @uschwertberger.bsky.social, @annaschorn.bsky.social & Jana Keil for having us!

Submissions to #mediapsych25 are open!

Looking for German-speaking media psychologists and regular attendees of the MediaPsych conference on Bluesky? Then check out this starter pack from @mepsy.bsky.social

How do nature documentaries entertain us hedonically & eudaimonically? What's the role of awe & suspense? Do they inspire conservation or travel, increasing CO2 footprint? Findings from our experiments are now published in Mass Comm & Society (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

💡 Wofür braucht es Theorien? Was ist eine gute Theorie? Wie kann man praktisch Theoriebildung betreiben? Diese Fragen beantworteten @adrianmeier.bsky.social und @dpossler.bsky.social in ihrem Theorieworkshop am IfP. Wir danken für den wertvollen Input!

Excited to share that I've rejoined @hmtmh.bsky.social as a Postdoc! I am grateful for the amazing 1.5 years at the Uni Wuerzburg and already miss the team, but I am also thrilled to be back in Hannover, collaborating with old friends, and spending more time with family thanks to less commuting.

It was fun to talk about our experiences with using Transformers in #MediaPsych and #Communication research at #dgpuk2024. Great projects with @dpossler.bsky.social, Jule Scheper, Anica Lammers, Rebekka Kreling, @aliciagilbert.bsky.social, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social.

📣In 3 studies (N=1520) now published in the Journal of Comm (doi.org/10.1093/joc/...), @annafreytag.bsky.social & I examined the effects of nature documentaries that portray the beauty & destruction of nature on viewers' entertainment experience & pro-environmental intentions. A short summary 1/6 🧵