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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Aug 5

🎥 I spoke with Johannes Jolmes for the #ARD news magazine #KLAR about our #LoneCovid study:
COVID-related conflicts broke many social ties, and many haven’t healed.

📺 Watch here: youtu.be/p57cC4vR09E

#SocialScience #COVID19 #ScienceCommunication #SocialNetworks #research #NDR

@gesis.org @ndr.de

Dr. Lydia Repke during an interview at the NDR studio in Hamburg, Germany, discussing how social relationships evolved during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

NDR journalist Johannes Jolmes listening to Dr. Lydia Repke's responses during their interview

Dr. Lydia Repke and NDR journalist Johannes Jolmes engaged in a thoughtful exchange during their interview.

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Jul 23

🎤🍻 How can we measure alcohol consumption & binge drinking across Europe?

At the #MorgenAbendFestival, I slammed about survey methodology & alcohol data from @ess-survey.bsky.social.

Science belongs in the public (& pubs)—not just in publications.

#ScienceSlam #SurveyResearch @gesis.org @boell.de

Lydia Repke demonstrating how Germans drink beer

Example showcards for binge drinking scenarios in the ESS Round 11

Lydia Repke explaining methodological challenges in measuring alcohol consumption and binge drinking cross-culturally

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Jul 13

Wie steht unsere Gesellschaft 5 Jahre nach dem Beginn der #COVID-19 Pandemie da?

Das habe ich mit Johannes Jolmes vom @ndr.de in Hamburg besprochen.

Ausschnitte folgen Ende Juli im ARD Magazin Klar! So stay tuned.

#LoneCovid @gesis.org

Johannes Holmes im Gespräch mit Lydia Repke

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · May 2

🔍 Was sind persönliche Netzwerke – und warum sind sie so wichtig?

Theresia Ell & ich stellen Ergebnisse des Projekts #LoneCovid vor.

📖 Teil 1
"Verbindungen, die zählen: Was persönliche Netzwerke sind und wie sie unser Leben beeinflussen"

#SozialeNetzwerke #Forschung #Wisskomm @gesis.org

Verbindungen, die zählen: Was persönliche Netzwerke sind und wie sie unser Leben beeinflussen - LoneCovid 1

Jeder Mensch ist Teil eines persönlichen sozialen Netzwerks – oft ohne es bewusst wahrzunehmen. Die darin enthaltenen Beziehungen beeinflussen, wie wir denken, fühlen und handeln. Sie geben Halt in sc...

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Mar 19

🎬 Last Friday, I discussed how social relationships have changed throughout the #COVID-19 pandemic and how this has affected mental health.

🔗 www.zdf.de/play/magazine/volle-kanne-104/lydia-repke-zu-polarisierter-gesellschaft-corona-100#t=ausschnitte

#SocialNetworks #LoneCovid #research @gesis.org

Dr. Lydia Repke (social scientist) talks about the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the TV show "Volle Kanne - Service täglich."

Studio setting of the TV show "Volle Kanne - Service täglich" with Dr. Lydia Repke and Nadine Krüger

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Feb 26

🔍 How is #loneliness studied? Our new #ScopingReview of 35 reviews (1,089 studies!) maps the methodological landscape of loneliness #research.

We uncover key trends, evidence, challenges, & data gaps—offering insights for future studies.

Open-access: 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0022...

@gesis.org

AI image with the silhouette of a woman and scientific analytical graphics

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Jan 24

LinkedIn is now suggesting jobs at #LEGO to me... 😂 I am inclined to apply, but it seems they no longer accept applications.

Does this have anything to do with me using LEGO figures to explain my #socialnetworks #research in the documentary on #covid-19?

📺 www.ardmediathek.de/video/gut-zu...

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Jan 5

🌍 A Divisive Virus? How #Covid-19 is Reshaping Our Society

🎥 Insights from our #LoneCovid #research on social relationships & #loneliness feature in "Spaltendes Virus?" by Julia Fritzsche (@brkommunikation.bsky.social)

📺 Watch now (in DE): ardmediathek.de/video/gut-zu...

#SocialNetworks #GESIS

Dr. Lydia Repke from GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences explains the setup of the social network study LoneCovid.

Loneliness statistics for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021 in Germany

Actual social contact can reduce feelings of loneliness

Dr. Lydia Repke from GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences explains some of the reasons why social contacts broke off throughout the pandemic

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Dec 12

Hola Alejandro! Could you please add me as well? Thanks!

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Dec 6

Auch #GESIS hat hier zu den Themen georeferenzierte Daten (Dennis Abel), Messinvarianz (Ayline Heller) sowie Dokumention und Bereitstellung von Erhebungsinstrumenten via #SQP und #ZIS (Lydia Repke) wissenschaftlichen Input geliefert.

Eva-Lotta Brakemeier @evalottabrakemeier.bsky.social · Dec 6

🌎 Workshop „Dateninfrastrukturen für Krisen & Katastrophen“ 🚨 Spannender Austausch mit Vertreter*innen aus Wissenschaft, Praxis & Politik. Als DGPs-Präsidentin betont: Sozialwissenschaftliche Krisenforschung hochrelevant & Längsschnittdaten dringend nötig. 📊

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Dec 3

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#OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #oaFinder

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Nov 27

No matter whether in sports, daily life, or #academia - it is great to feel the power of women empowering and supporting other women. Thank you, ladies!

🎾💪🏼🎓❤️‍🔥

#leibnizmentoring #leibnizgemeinschaft #leibnizfestveranstaltung2025

Program of the 30th Leibniz Festveranstaltung

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Lydia Repke @lydiarepke.bsky.social · Nov 22

🎓🇪🇺 You and Europe #Scholarship: Study your Master's in Germany with financial + non-material support!

📌 Open to all fields
📌 Interest in European issues
📌 No German required

Students need a professor's nomination—encourage great candidates to apply! 🌍✨
#StudyInGermany #Master #Studienstiftung

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Jan Fuhse @fuhsejan.bsky.social · Nov 18

I created a starter pack for social network analysis, since this one was still missing.
LMK if you want to be added! (I'll like the comment after adding you.)
Also, check out the other starter packs for network science and complexity (so this is more social science).
go.bsky.app/VDz5eWg

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