Tomorrow, I'll present two papers at #ica26. At 10:30, I'll talk about a comparative study on privacy protection, chilling effects, and surveillance. At 12:00, @janadreston.bsky.social and I will present a study about incidental exposure to science information on short-format video platforms.
Jana Dreston
@janadreston.bsky.social
PhD candidate at U Duisburg-Essen Interested in PolCom on Social Media Former Fulbright Scholar at U Michigan
๐ง ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป-๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง We're thrilled to welcome our newest social media team members, Senanur Ardฤฑรง, Jana Borkowski, Henrike Deitert, and Joshua Schlichting! ๐
๐จ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป-๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐จ Are you passionate about psychological research and science communication? Do you want to help make psychology accessible to everyone? We are currently looking for new volunteers to join the In-Mind team and we would love to hear from you!
๐ข ๐๐ป-๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ข Yesterday, In-Mind hosted a pre-conference workshop on science communication at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Political Psychology Network (@polpsynetde.bsky.social) at the @univie.ac.at.
#24hpolpsy 2026 in Vienna has begun! The 6th annual meeting of @polpsynetde.bsky.social kicked off with a preconference on science communication organised by InMind's @janadreston.bsky.social. Now, presentations are in full swing ๐
Are you working on a paper or your dissertation? If so, join us for our first Winter Writing School in Duisburg from March 2nd to 4th. We also offer travel grants for members of the DGPs MediaPsych.
Boost your writing this winter! โ๏ธโ๏ธ Weโre thrilled to launch our first-ever Winter Writing Workshop, jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and Media Psych youth representatives โdesigned to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects. ๐ Sign up by Dec.15th: forms.gle/kPBUDZsVfyHh...
Boost your writing this winter! โ๏ธโ๏ธ Weโre thrilled to launch our first-ever Winter Writing Workshop, jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and Media Psych youth representatives โdesigned to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects. ๐ Sign up by Dec.15th: forms.gle/kPBUDZsVfyHh...
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We are very excited for the first ever joined writing workshop organized by MiRezfo and Media Psych. Program: Day 1 (March 2nd, from 2 PM): Check in & Get together, Input on writing strategies, Mini-...
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๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ-๐๐๐ฃ๐ #5: ๐พ๐๐ค๐ค๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ โ Choose the same scope as the article ๐ฃ๏ธ Make sure the title can be understood before reading the article ๐ Readers across the globe should understand the text ๐ฏ Choose clarity over catchiness ๐ Support searchability
๐ข New in HCR by @janadreston.bsky.social and @andreasnanz.bsky.social: Both intentional search and accidental exposure to election info on social media boost political knowledgeโbut donโt improve vote-choice alignment. Intentional seekers just feel more confident. Read: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
Incidental and intentional exposure in a mock election setting on social media: effects on subjective and objective political knowledge and aligned voting
Abstract. As political campaigns increasingly use social media to reach voters, scholars debate whether users actually acquire election-related knowledge o
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@janadreston.bsky.social is a PhD student at @unidue.bsky.social. Her research focuses on political and scientific communication on social media. She analyses the impact of information processing on knowledge and participation.
The newly elected young scholar representatives of the @dgps.bsky.social met up to start their work. ๐ช For the #mediapsych division @klingelhoefer.bsky.social and @janadreston.bsky.social will be representing young scholars wishes and needs and bring their perspective into the association. ๐ข
In den letzten Wochen haben viele Fachgruppen der @dgps.bsky.social ihre Jungmitglieder-Vertreter:innen in den Fachgruppenleitungen gewรคhlt. ๐ณโจ Wir haben diesen Anlass genutzt, um uns zu vernetzen, Ideen auszutauschen und spannende neue Angebote fรผr unsere Jungmitglieder zu planen. ๐๐ค
Are you interested in applied science communication? In-Mind is looking for interested researchers and master students to join their social media team Deadline: October 1st
๐ Join the In-Mind Social Media Team! ๐ Do you want to help make psychology research accessible to a wider audience while sharpening your skills in science communication? In-Mind is looking for 3โ4 new volunteers to join our Social Media Team!
Congratulations to the new team: - รzen Odag (Chair) - @dpossler.bsky.social (Vice Chair) - @romohseni.bsky.social (Treasurer) - @klingelhoefer.bsky.social (ECR representative) - @janadreston.bsky.social (ECR vice-representative) And welcome @hannahdecker.bsky.social, our new social media secretary
Join our team at In-Mind: We are looking for 2 new editors and 3-4 people for our social media team!
๐Calling for new team members at In-Mind ๐ In-Mind is a volunteer-driven project dedicated to making psychology research accessible and engaging while maintaining scientific rigour.
New study by @janadreston.bsky.social @anneo.bsky.social & @germanneubaum.bsky.social reveals how users understand algorithms. Key findings: 71% have a basic understanding of algorithms but only 33% can explain how they work; users see themselves as passive actors when interacting with algorithms ๐งช
๐ง Meet the minds behind In-Mind: The Editorial Team ๐ง โจ Jana Dreston ๐ผ Editor-in-Chief ๐ PhD student @unidue.bsky.socialโฌ. ๐ Research interests: science communication, political education on social media, memory processes #MeetTheTeam #Psychology #ScienceCommunication @janadreston.bsky.social
๐ Top Student-Led Paper ๐ @janadreston.bsky.social & @andreasnanz.bsky.social ๐ Incidental Exposure in a Mock Election Setting on Social Media: Effects on Subjective and Objective Political Knowledge and Aligned Voting
Are you passionate about #scicomm & psychology in the context of #Sustainability? We are looking for a PhD-candidate (75%; 4 yrs) for the Hub Science project "Psychology of Transformation" at Leuphana University Lรผneburg! www.leuphana.de/universitaet...
Hub Science Project โPsychology of Transformation towards Sustainabilityโ: Doctoral Research Associate with a background in Psychology or a related field
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๐จ Join In-Mind ๐จ Applications to join our volunteer team at In-Mind are still open until Thursday, May 1 โ we would love to hear from you! ๐ Find out more here: www.in-mind.org/blog/post/jo... ๐ Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ScienceCommunication #Psychology #OpenScience #SciComm
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10 days left to submit for our special issue on "the dark side of social media" ๐ฑ At In-Mind, we publish short literature reviews for interested laypeople - science communication has never been that easy Deadline for submitting abstracts (200 words): May 2nd
๐จ Call for Abstracts for a Special Issue on the Negative Psychological Consequences of Social Media ๐จ We are currently seeking abstracts for the special issue โThe Dark Side of Social Media โ Unpacking its Psychological Impactโ. ๐๏ธ Abstracts submission deadline: May 2, 2025
๐จ Call for Abstracts for a Special Issue on the Negative Psychological Consequences of Social Media ๐จ We are currently seeking abstracts for the special issue โThe Dark Side of Social Media โ Unpacking its Psychological Impactโ. ๐๏ธ Abstracts submission deadline: May 2, 2025
๐จ Join the In-Mind Team: Help us make psychology accessible to everyone! ๐จ Weโre currently recruiting: ๐ Editors in Clinical, Developmental, and I/O Psychology ๐ฑ Social Media Team Members ๐งฉ Digital Support Team Members #ScienceCommunication #Psychology #OpenScience #SciComm
I am very happy to share that the second paper of my dissertation has been published in Communication Research. German Neubaum and I examined the effect of intentionality of news seeking on social media on objective and subjective political knowledge. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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๐จ 2 days left to submit to our special issue on the psychological dimension of Artificial Intelligence ๐จ
๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐จ ๐๏ธ Abstracts submission deadline: ๐ฏ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ Publication of the special issue: ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ See the full call for abstracts attached or here: lnkd.in/ethEfzJR @wischnewski.bsky.social
You do reasearch on the intersection of psychology and AI? Consider submitting to In-Mindโs special issue on this topic Deadline: January 31st
๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐จ ๐๏ธ Abstracts submission deadline: ๐ฏ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ Publication of the special issue: ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ See the full call for abstracts attached or here: lnkd.in/ethEfzJR @wischnewski.bsky.social
๐จWe are looking for experts in the field of "Psychology of AI" to serve as editors for a special issue at In-Mind Deadline: November 15th www.in-mind.org/blog/post/ca...
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Day 2 of the #DGPS2024 kicks off (for me) with a symposium on social media effects on politics and the environment - in the first talk @janadreston.bsky.social presents a cool pre-registered experiment testing the effects of intentional versus incidential social media news exposure
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