Does the use of social media for work yield benefits, or are positive correlations merely selection effects? We disentangle within- and between-person effects. Main result: When people use social media more than usual, they report higher values on the outcomes, hinting towards media effects.

🚀 New publication! Can people tell if a science post is from a scientist or a layperson? Not always - platform design (fast scrolling, hidden profiles) makes it difficult. Across 2 experiments, @sonja-utz.de and I show how users confuse the two. Full paper 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We hope you have a relaxing holiday and get to unwind! ⭐ May 2026 be a good year ➡️

(In German because the study is in German) Leidest du unter Endometriose? Dann teste den EMMA Chatbot. Die Idee: Frauen mit #Endometriose im Alltag unterstützen👩‍⚕️ Ganz nebenbei hilfst du noch @stefaniehklein.bsky.social mit ihrer aktuellen Studie 🤝 kmrc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

What a scenic place to learn about #smartphone addiction: At the 'Social Connections & Well-Being in the Digital Era' Summer School on #LakeComo, our lab member Caro learned from experts on (dis)connection, media use,& #genAI. Exchanges with other scholars (yes, analogue ones) made it even more fun🌅

I'm hiring! PhD position available at @everydaymedialab.bsky.social , starting in October and focusing on knowledge-related social media use. If you're at #ica25, feel free to talk to me at the opening reception or later. Or share the info with your master students www.psychjob.eu/de/job/resea...

Researcher / PhD Position (m/f/d)

The Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) conducts research into the acquisition and sharing of knowledge and cooperation with digital media. The institute is a member of the Leibniz Association (L...

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Our guest raised (at least) as many interesting questions as he answered ❔ Thank you, @johnbesley.bsky.social, for your visit. We learned that scientists should clearly state why they conduct their research & how society can benefit from it. Until next time! 🔜 #sciencecommunication #trustworthiness

Insights on #sciencecommunication from an expert: @johnbesley.bsky.social is visiting us!⭐ On Monday, 2nd of June, he will talk about trust in science and the public opinion on #scientists 🌡️ You want to listen to his talk? Send us a message! Looking forward 🏃‍♀️

Woohoo, another conference coming up: @stefaniehklein.bsky.social, @sonja-utz.de and @hjunyi97.bsky.social will present their research at @dgpuk2025.bsky.social in #Dresden. Looking forward to a lively exchange and enriching input 💫 #HMC #DigiKomm #communicationscience #conference

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Did you know that #Skype will be shut down today? Here's an interview with our lab member Carolin, who's investigating how you can still keep in touch ✉️ with your #long-distance friends👭: www.spiegel.de/psychologie/...

(S+) Freundschaften: Wie wir es schaffen, auf Distanz in Kontakt zu bleiben

Meine besten Freundinnen und ich halten seit Jahren Kontakt über Skype. Nun wird der Messenger abgeschaltet. Wie pflegt man Beziehungen trotz räumlicher Trennung? Zwei Expertinnen geben Tipps.

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New publication: Our lab member Nico Ehrhardt developed a measure for perceived #fairness in AI decisions ⚖️ Read more about the AIM-FAIR Scale: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AIdecisionmaking #transparency #AI&society #algorithms #groupbias

Navigating fairness: introducing the multidimensional AIM-FAIR scale for evaluating AI decision-making - AI & SOCIETY

People’s concerns regarding the fairness of algorithmic decision-making, coupled with its expanding utilization across various spheres of our lives underscores the need for robust measures to assess p...

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Out lab member @erudholzer.bsky.social (1st picture) gave a lightning talk last week at the IWM workshop “Combating Misinformation in the Digital Age,” explaining how skimming behaviour on social media might make users more susceptible to misinformation. #misinformation #socialmedia #IWM

Our lab's head, @sonja-utz.de, presenting & exchanging at the mini conference "Youth Political Socialization in Focus". She talked about a new challenge for young people today: figuring out how #credible communicative #AI is 💬

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that was fun! Inspiring discussions about interesting talks today in #Salamanca Credibility of AI, Conversion Stories in Political Advertising and how Science gets attacked in Latin America in times of disinformation and populism

Great news: @everydaymedialab.bsky.social will be represented at #MediaPsych2025 📺 @sonja-utz.de, @stefaniehklein.bsky.social, @busrasarigul.bsky.social and Carolin Lehmann will be in #Duisburg 🚉 We're looking forward to stimulating input & lively discussions

At the project’s midpoint, @erudholzer.bsky.social, @sonja-utz.de & the NewOrder team met in #Cologne. "NewOrder" is about the transformation of online #sciencecommunication during crises, when roles & phases of the traditional knowledge order blur. Want to know more? Link in comments ⬇️

New publication: @stefaniehklein.bsky.social's article "How Interaction Mechanism and Error Responses Influence Users’ Responses to Customer Service Chatbots" is now publicly available 🔦 Check it out: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HCI #chatbot #UX

How Interaction Mechanism and Error Responses Influence Users’ Responses to Customer Service Chatbots

As more and more people regularly interact with chatbots in their everyday lives, it is crucial to understand how users perceive and evaluate them. This study examined whether free text (vs. button...

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#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy Our Department Survey Design & Methodology (SDM), Team Scale Development and Documentation, located in #Mannheim, is looking for a #ResearchAssociate (Doctoral student) (Salary group 13 TV-L, 75 % working time, limited to 4 years): www.hidden-professio...

My office for the next two months is in one of the oldest universities in Europe - looking forward to interesting discussions on news-finds-me and ambient awareness with the lab of Homero Gil de Zuniga in #Salamanca

Great news: Our lab members, @busrasarigul.bsky.social and Nico Ehrhardt, have been accepted for the #ICA pre-conference 🌠 They'll have a great time at #ICA #Denver with @sonja-utz.de and @erudholzer.bsky.social 🌎

Hello everyone! We, the Everday Media Lab @iwmtue.bsky.social, are now on Bluesky. We look forward to connecting with you!