Interested in… a) taking theories out of the lab (and try to specify them to work irl) b) computational methods (data donations, LLM content analysis) c) media coping d) all of the above? Then our new HCR-paper is *just* for you! doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...

💡Pub alert 💡 Why do users stop a media activity? Today I presented "101 reasons to stop: A systematic review of media cues for disengagement" at #CHIGreece2025 🏖️ The full paper - the 3rd of my PhD thesis - is now available #openaccess at dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... Summary below ⬇️

Hot off the press: results from our longitudinal study exploring the effects of entertaining media use on meaning making, funded by @dfg.de. Many thanks to fantastic first author @rkreling.bsky.social 😀!!!

🎺COME WORK WITH US @LMU Munich on a new research project: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/d.... (postdoc/3 years/full-time). We will develop and evaluate an agile and needs-oriented Research Data Management certificate course for researchers in psychology. Application Deadline: *May 31*

🗓️ Wir starten ins Sommersemester und feiern 60 Jahre Institut mit einer besonderen Ringvorlesung! 🎉 🔎 Im Fokus: Folgen des technologischen Wandels für Menschen und Medien 🙌 Offen für alle, die neugierig sind auf aktuelle Forschungseinblicke, Austausch und spannende Impulse - kommt vorbei!

🎉 MEP goes Bluesky! Follow us for updates on Media Psychology — including new article highlights, journal infos, and other news from the world of media psychology. Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or just curious about media effects, we're excited to have you with us. Stay tuned! 🧠📱🎬

Organisiert von @naylafawzi.bsky.social i.bsky.social, @keilmannjuliane.bsky.social & @alinajakob.bsky.social

Highly recommended for all Ph.D. students in Media Psychology or neighboring fields of research!

Den 2. Platz sicherten sich @aliciaernst.bsky.social , @felix-dietrich.de , @Benedikt Rohr, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social und @mscharkow.bsky.social mit der Studie „Eine Experience Sampling-Studie zur alltäglichen Stimmungsregulierung in algorithmisch kuratierten Musikstreamingumgebungen“ 🎶🎚️

#RezFo25 AWARDS 📢🏆 Auf der diesjährigen Tagung der Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung (@rezfo.bsky.social ) der DGPuK wurden alle drei Best Paper Awards von Wissenschaftler:innen des IfP (mit)verfasst. Details 👇

Ever wondered what researchers beyond #commsky have to say about autonomy in digital technology use (e.g., affordances, situations, context)? Check out our interdisciplinary, large scale (computational) scoping review w/ @anishaarenz.bsky.social @leonardreinecke.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/iwc/...

New pre-print of study testing mechansism regarding semantic affinity in entertainment use. Just rejected at @icahdq.bsky.social, but we still like it very much 😉. Many thanks to fantastic co-authors @rkreling.bsky.social, @felix-dietrich.de and @aliciagilbert.bsky.social

New year, new books📚 Nomos just released the new (German) Handbook of Media Use. @leonardreinecke.bsky.social & I are happy to contribute a chapter on media use in the context of permanent connectivity. #mobilemedia #onlinevigilance #multitasking #digitalstress #selfregulation shorturl.at/9vkfS

Are age restrictions really the best we can do? Or are there better ways to improve the impact of social media on youth well-being? Join us in finding out! I’m seeking a PhD student to support the collaborative PROMISE project 🇪🇺 More info: www.commsci.rw.fau.eu/team/job-pos... Thanks for sharing!

Erfolgreiche #DGPuK2024 für das IfP: 15 Vorträge📢, 1 bester Zeitschriftenaufsatz🥈, 2 beste Tagungseinreichungen 🥇🥉 und 1 Top Student Paper 🥇! 👉Info: www.ifp.uni-mainz.de/2024/03/21/a... Details 👇

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.

📢📢 Publication alert! Anisha Arenz and I are thrilled to announce that our meta-analytical review on #phubbing predictors is now published as an #onlinefirst article at @mobilemediacomm. Check out the fulltext ➡ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (1/7)

Hello world! As of today, the Department of Communication is also present here 🌤️ (since it's getting more and more unpleasant over there). Follow us to keep up with the staff's research and news from the institute 🤗

The Department of Communication of JGU Mainz (@ifpmainz.bsky.social) and the LMU Department of Media and Communication (@ifkw.bsky.social) have just arrived on the bright side. Give them a warm welcome and follow!