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Rebekka Kreling
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PhD candidate @ifpmainz.bsky.social | Media Psychology | interested in coping, resilience, entertainment, social media and authenticity
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aliciagilbert.bsky.social
📬 Pub alert

Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?

Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social

Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
A screenshot of the article title "Disconnect to Recharge: Well-Being Benefits of Digital Disconnection in Daily Life" and the abstract.
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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anishaarenz.bsky.social
Ever found yourself scrolling on your phone in the middle of a conversation?📱👥Curious about why this happens, @annastockmann.bsky.social and I explored the situational drivers of co-present phone use in our new🔓#OpenAccess paper, just published in @mobilemediacomm.bsky.social🎉 (1/6)
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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christinaviehmann.bsky.social
​The #GESISMethodsHub is live! 🎉
​So thrilled to launch this project, built with so much heart. It's set to be your community portal for computational tools and coding environments.
​Explore now! We'll open for external submissions by year-end.
gesis.org GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Oct 15
#DataMethods #OpenScience

#GESISMethodsHub: An open portal for computational social science research—find tools, tutorials, and code, directly usable in your browser. Methods Hub makes it easy to learn, apply, and reproduce computational methods in the Social Sciences.

methodshub.gesis.org/
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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felix-dietrich.de
Thank you @overbye.bsky.social — going to Greece to present the paper wasn’t so bad either 👀

Also thanks to my wonderful co-authors @aliciaernst.bsky.social, @rkreling.bsky.social, @aliciagilbert.bsky.social, @mscharkow.bsky.social, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social and Benedikt! More to come soon!
The research group at the coast of Hermoupolis, Syros
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
rkreling.bsky.social
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/...
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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aliciagilbert.bsky.social
💡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 ⬇️
September 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
rkreling.bsky.social
Longitudinal evidence on media entertainment effects, anyone? New paper out w/ @leonardreinecke.bsky.social looking at links between entertainment use and meaning making daily, weekly, & over 6 months. Two studies, 1,872 participants, 15,290 observations. Summary 👇 doi.org/10.1177/0093...
Entertainment Contributes to Adaptive Coping: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Interplay Between Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment, Escapism, and Meaning Making - Rebekka J. Kreling, Leonard Rei...
Traditionally, research has focused on investigating short-term effects of entertainment media use. This paper, however, takes a salutogenetic perspective in ex...
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September 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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klingelhoefer.bsky.social
To investigate media effects, do we have to think more clearly about time ⌚? Our new publication in the 🎉*Journal of Communication*🎉 investigates how our conceptualizations of time can affect our conclusions: doi.org/10.1093/joc/... (1/6)
Possible futures all at once: time frame and time lag in short-term longitudinal media effects research on well-being
Abstract. When assessing media effects, we seldom consider how they change over time. Especially with the prevalence of smartphone use as short-lived, frag
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August 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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larawolfers.bsky.social
Finally :) Preprint of Susanne Baumgartner and my paper Short but still valid: Validating Single-Item Measures for Key Communication Science Constructs for Experience Sampling Research.
In a 5-Study procedure, we assess the validity of in total 21 constructs osf.io/preprints/ps...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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lukotto.bsky.social
🚀 The GESIS AppKit is live! 🚀

Three years ago we started the project of providing "an App" for Social Scientists @gesis.org . Today, it is much more than that. It is a management system for mobile, intensive-longitudinal studies. Interested?

✅ Register here: www.gesis.org/gesis-appkit...
www.gesis.org
March 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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tobiasdienlin.com
I'm hiring! I'm looking for 1️⃣ pre-doc and 2️⃣ post-docs.

If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂

International applications welcome!

Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
About the position • 3-year Ph.D. position (60%, paid according to cantonal salary scheme) • Can be extended by another 17 months • Workplace is Zurich What will be your main tasks? • Conduct a Ph.D. thesis in the field of communication, media psychology, and media effects • Publish in leading academic journals; present at conferences; engage in outreach • Teach courses on media effects, methods, and statistics at BA and MA levels • Take part in doctoral training programmes offered by UZH and IKMZ • Participate in organisational or administrative tasks as required What should you bring to the team? • Master’s degree in communication science, psychology, or a related discipline • Strong interest in research on media effects, including topics such as social media, well-being, privacy, AI, or media effects theory • Expertise in quantitative research methods • Proficiency in (or openness to learn) R, open science practices, and advanced statistics • Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is desirable but not mandatory What do we offer you? • Great background and support for high quality research • Much freedom to develop your own research interest within the topics of the division • Dynamic and supportive team with a collegial and inspiring working atmosphere • Excellent track record of the department in academic career development How to apply Please send the following documents as a single PDF file using UZH’s job portal (see link in post): • Letter of motivation (including ideas for your Ph.D. project; max. 2 pages) • Your CV (including a list of scientific publications and presentations, if applicable) • MA thesis or equivalent, research publications if already applicable • Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts Deadline for applications is March 16, 2025 Applications arriving later will also be considered if no candidate has been selected until then The position starts in April or by agreement About the position • 3-year postdoctoral position (80%, paid according to cantonal salary scheme) • One position can be extended up to 3 years, the other up to 6 years • Workplace is Zurich What will be your main tasks? • Conduct research in the field of communication, media psychology, and media effects • Lead your own projects and collaborate in team projects • Publish in leading academic journals; present at conferences; engage in outreach • Teach courses on media effects, methods, and statistics at BA, MA, and Ph.D. levels • Take part in supporting and training predocs at the division • Engage in third party funding activities • Participate in organisational or administrative tasks as required What should you bring to the team? • Doctoral degree in communication science, psychology, or a related discipline • Strong interest in research on media effects, including topics such as social media, well-being, privacy, AI, or media effects theory • Expertise in quantitative research methods • Proficiency in (or openness to learn) R, open science practices, and advanced statistics • Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is desirable but not mandatory What do we offer you? • Great background and support for high quality research • Much freedom to develop your own research interest within the topics of the division • Dynamic and supportive team with a collegial and inspiring working atmosphere Please send the following documents as a single PDF file using UZH’s job portal (see link in post): • Letter of motivation (including ideas for future research projects; max. 2 pages) • Your CV (including a list of scientific publications and conference presentations) • Full-texts of up to three sample publications & PhD dissertation • Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts Deadline for applications is March 16, 2025 Applications arriving later will also be considered if no candidate has been selected until then The position starts in April or by agreement
March 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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sarahlutz.bsky.social
📢 Publication Alert!
Excited to share that our latest research, co-authored with
@chrbuettner.bsky.social, has just been published! 🎉 #MediaPsychology

🔓 #OpenAccess via: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“This Message was Deleted”: The Psychological Consequences of Being Out of the Loop During Messenger Use
Many messenger services, such as WhatsApp or Snapchat, offer the option of deleting messages after they have been sent, leaving a so-called delete notification in the chat. Especially in group chat...
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January 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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aliciagilbert.bsky.social
Our disconnection project won a top paper #award at the @rezfo.bsky.social media use and effects conference last week! 🎀✨🪩 Happy times with my coauthors @klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social

➡️ Find the preprint of the study at osf.io/preprints/ps...
A photo of the coauthors Julius Klingelhoefer, Alicia Gilbert, and Adrian Meier with their top paper certificate.
January 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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felix-dietrich.de
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/...
January 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
rkreling.bsky.social
What content do people watch when experiencing stressors? We matched data donations w/ content descriptions & linked them to diary surveys for an answer! Sadly rejected at #ica25 but proud of this collab w/ @felix-dietrich.de, @aliciagilbert.bsky.social, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/n2z2
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January 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM