Media Psychology & Methods
@mepsyme.bsky.social
Media Psychology & Methods Division at @ikmz.bsky.social, University of Zurich.
Members: @tobiasdienlin.com, @nicolebizzotto.bsky.social, @shinyikang.bsky.social, @katharinarupp.bsky.social,
@naru96.bsky.social,
@philippesloksnath.bsky.social
Members: @tobiasdienlin.com, @nicolebizzotto.bsky.social, @shinyikang.bsky.social, @katharinarupp.bsky.social,
@naru96.bsky.social,
@philippesloksnath.bsky.social
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Monday next week, 5 pm, I’ll deliver my UZH inaugural lecture. Title:
„Ban, improve, or ignore? Social Media Regulation from a Communication Research Perspective“
The talk is open to the public: you can join either on-site or via live-stream. Details, see:
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
„Ban, improve, or ignore? Social Media Regulation from a Communication Research Perspective“
The talk is open to the public: you can join either on-site or via live-stream. Details, see:
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
Aktuelle Veranstaltungen
www.uzh.ch
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Monday next week, 5 pm, I’ll deliver my UZH inaugural lecture. Title:
„Ban, improve, or ignore? Social Media Regulation from a Communication Research Perspective“
The talk is open to the public: you can join either on-site or via live-stream. Details, see:
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
„Ban, improve, or ignore? Social Media Regulation from a Communication Research Perspective“
The talk is open to the public: you can join either on-site or via live-stream. Details, see:
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
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Welche Rolle spielt die SRG SSR im Mediensystem der Schweiz? Als Beitrag zur Debatte über die "Halbierungsinitiative" haben wir ein Factsheet zusammengestellt - mit Daten zur Mediennutzung (@reutersinstitute.bsky.social) und zur Qualität der Berichterstattung.
www.foeg.uzh.ch/de/news/2026...
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www.foeg.uzh.ch/de/news/2026...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Welche Rolle spielt die SRG SSR im Mediensystem der Schweiz? Als Beitrag zur Debatte über die "Halbierungsinitiative" haben wir ein Factsheet zusammengestellt - mit Daten zur Mediennutzung (@reutersinstitute.bsky.social) und zur Qualität der Berichterstattung.
www.foeg.uzh.ch/de/news/2026...
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www.foeg.uzh.ch/de/news/2026...
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Our first issue of the PROMISE 3+3 Newsletter is out - a new way to follow our research on social media policies, and youth well-being!
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January 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Our first issue of the PROMISE 3+3 Newsletter is out - a new way to follow our research on social media policies, and youth well-being!
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We are facing a transformative phenomenon in digital space: AI chatbots.
Are they perceived as social beings...or just machines? How does that shape how we chat—and whether we end up bonding with them?
We tackle these questions with the AI Relationship Process Framework: arxiv.org/abs/2601.17351
Are they perceived as social beings...or just machines? How does that shape how we chat—and whether we end up bonding with them?
We tackle these questions with the AI Relationship Process Framework: arxiv.org/abs/2601.17351
January 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
We are facing a transformative phenomenon in digital space: AI chatbots.
Are they perceived as social beings...or just machines? How does that shape how we chat—and whether we end up bonding with them?
We tackle these questions with the AI Relationship Process Framework: arxiv.org/abs/2601.17351
Are they perceived as social beings...or just machines? How does that shape how we chat—and whether we end up bonding with them?
We tackle these questions with the AI Relationship Process Framework: arxiv.org/abs/2601.17351
New preprint by @naru96.bsky.social and @tobiasdienlin.com!
We are facing a transformative phenomenon in digital space: AI chatbots.
Are they perceived as social beings...or just machines? How does that shape how we chat—and whether we end up bonding with them?
We tackle these questions with the AI Relationship Process Framework: arxiv.org/abs/2601.17351
Are they perceived as social beings...or just machines? How does that shape how we chat—and whether we end up bonding with them?
We tackle these questions with the AI Relationship Process Framework: arxiv.org/abs/2601.17351
January 28, 2026 at 4:22 PM
New preprint by @naru96.bsky.social and @tobiasdienlin.com!
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Very much looking forward to reading this 🍿
Our preprint has evolved!
v2 of “Digital Behaviourism” is out now with a new title, new co-authors, and a deeper dive into the behavioural concepts that shape our online lives.
It’s time to move beyond “screen time” and focus on function of online behaviours.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
v2 of “Digital Behaviourism” is out now with a new title, new co-authors, and a deeper dive into the behavioural concepts that shape our online lives.
It’s time to move beyond “screen time” and focus on function of online behaviours.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Very much looking forward to reading this 🍿
Background: The original idea and an initial version of the guide was developed by @sabinetrepte.bsky.social and their team. Such great work!
January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Background: The original idea and an initial version of the guide was developed by @sabinetrepte.bsky.social and their team. Such great work!
To help our @ikmz.bsky.social students write their master thesis, we developed a guide with tips and tricks. If you're interested, you can download it here👇
drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/...
Feel free to reuse it or provide feedback!
drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/...
Feel free to reuse it or provide feedback!
January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
To help our @ikmz.bsky.social students write their master thesis, we developed a guide with tips and tricks. If you're interested, you can download it here👇
drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/...
Feel free to reuse it or provide feedback!
drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/...
Feel free to reuse it or provide feedback!
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Today, we presented the main results of the mental health days study 2025 (N = 8.177).
Results
> In May 2025, Austria implemented a nationwide smartphone-ban at schools
> Compared to 2024, smartphone use went down by 30 mins
> Life satisfaction went up (5.36 to 5.52)
> Depression sank (15% to 12%)
Results
> In May 2025, Austria implemented a nationwide smartphone-ban at schools
> Compared to 2024, smartphone use went down by 30 mins
> Life satisfaction went up (5.36 to 5.52)
> Depression sank (15% to 12%)
January 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Today, we presented the main results of the mental health days study 2025 (N = 8.177).
Results
> In May 2025, Austria implemented a nationwide smartphone-ban at schools
> Compared to 2024, smartphone use went down by 30 mins
> Life satisfaction went up (5.36 to 5.52)
> Depression sank (15% to 12%)
Results
> In May 2025, Austria implemented a nationwide smartphone-ban at schools
> Compared to 2024, smartphone use went down by 30 mins
> Life satisfaction went up (5.36 to 5.52)
> Depression sank (15% to 12%)
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Starting now: press conference where we present the Mental Health Days Study 2025.
Livestream/rewatch: www.mentalhealthdays.eu
Livestream/rewatch: www.mentalhealthdays.eu
January 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Starting now: press conference where we present the Mental Health Days Study 2025.
Livestream/rewatch: www.mentalhealthdays.eu
Livestream/rewatch: www.mentalhealthdays.eu
Have you conducted a content analysis and want to share your variable operationalizations? Or are you about to start one?
If so, check out DOCA: a great openscience initiative offering a shared database of content-analytical variables for communication science.
➡️ www.hope.uzh.ch/doca
If so, check out DOCA: a great openscience initiative offering a shared database of content-analytical variables for communication science.
➡️ www.hope.uzh.ch/doca
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Have you conducted a content analysis and want to share your variable operationalizations? Or are you about to start one?
If so, check out DOCA: a great openscience initiative offering a shared database of content-analytical variables for communication science.
➡️ www.hope.uzh.ch/doca
If so, check out DOCA: a great openscience initiative offering a shared database of content-analytical variables for communication science.
➡️ www.hope.uzh.ch/doca
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𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 🎉from the Media Psychology Division of the DGPs! We wish everyone a happy and successful 2026.
Some activities and opportunities in our community were already highlighted in our December newsletter, in case you missed it:
Some activities and opportunities in our community were already highlighted in our December newsletter, in case you missed it:
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 🎉from the Media Psychology Division of the DGPs! We wish everyone a happy and successful 2026.
Some activities and opportunities in our community were already highlighted in our December newsletter, in case you missed it:
Some activities and opportunities in our community were already highlighted in our December newsletter, in case you missed it:
Key insights (from co-author Bertrand Schneider’s LinkedIn post www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...)
• Verbal, gaze & body metrics dominate the field
• But <9% of studies use sensor data for real-time interventions
• Research still leans heavily on small, lab-based samples 🔬
• Verbal, gaze & body metrics dominate the field
• But <9% of studies use sensor data for real-time interventions
• Research still leans heavily on small, lab-based samples 🔬
Multimodal collaboration sensing: A 25-year review | Bertrand Schneider posted on the topic | LinkedIn
📢 Just published!
Our quarter-century review of multimodal collaboration sensing (2000–2025) has just been published in the international journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. With Shi...
www.linkedin.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Key insights (from co-author Bertrand Schneider’s LinkedIn post www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...)
• Verbal, gaze & body metrics dominate the field
• But <9% of studies use sensor data for real-time interventions
• Research still leans heavily on small, lab-based samples 🔬
• Verbal, gaze & body metrics dominate the field
• But <9% of studies use sensor data for real-time interventions
• Research still leans heavily on small, lab-based samples 🔬
The paper synthesizes how different sensor and log data have been used and analyzed to capture collaboration throughout the past 25 years!
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The paper synthesizes how different sensor and log data have been used and analyzed to capture collaboration throughout the past 25 years!
A belated post: @shinyikang.bsky.social also co-published “A quarter century of advances in collaboration sensing: a comprehensive review of high-frequency metrics and their connection to collaborative constructs from 2000 to 2025” in ijCSCL 📊👏
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A quarter century of advances in collaboration sensing: a comprehensive review of high-frequency metrics and their connection to collaborative constructs from 2000 to 2025 - International Journal of C...
The increasing availability of multimodal sensing technologies has opened new avenues for studying human interactions. However, there remains a lack of systematic synthesis regarding which multimodal ...
link.springer.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A belated post: @shinyikang.bsky.social also co-published “A quarter century of advances in collaboration sensing: a comprehensive review of high-frequency metrics and their connection to collaborative constructs from 2000 to 2025” in ijCSCL 📊👏
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Key insights:
• Testing in real classroom settings is fundamental for identifying effective strategies in AI and ethics education 🧑🏫
• Scenario-based questions help surface students’ ethical reasoning and values
• Triangulating data is important to capture students’ AI literacy more holistically 📊
• Testing in real classroom settings is fundamental for identifying effective strategies in AI and ethics education 🧑🏫
• Scenario-based questions help surface students’ ethical reasoning and values
• Triangulating data is important to capture students’ AI literacy more holistically 📊
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Key insights:
• Testing in real classroom settings is fundamental for identifying effective strategies in AI and ethics education 🧑🏫
• Scenario-based questions help surface students’ ethical reasoning and values
• Triangulating data is important to capture students’ AI literacy more holistically 📊
• Testing in real classroom settings is fundamental for identifying effective strategies in AI and ethics education 🧑🏫
• Scenario-based questions help surface students’ ethical reasoning and values
• Triangulating data is important to capture students’ AI literacy more holistically 📊
Starting off 2026 with a publication!
@shinyikang.bsky.social co-published a paper on creative AI literacy education and ethics, titled “Ethical Thinking: Integration and Measurement in an AI Curriculum for Middle-High School Students” in Informatics in Education 🎨🤖🌍
infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFE...
@shinyikang.bsky.social co-published a paper on creative AI literacy education and ethics, titled “Ethical Thinking: Integration and Measurement in an AI Curriculum for Middle-High School Students” in Informatics in Education 🎨🤖🌍
infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFE...
a group of south park characters sit at desks in a classroom
ALT: a group of south park characters sit at desks in a classroom
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January 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Starting off 2026 with a publication!
@shinyikang.bsky.social co-published a paper on creative AI literacy education and ethics, titled “Ethical Thinking: Integration and Measurement in an AI Curriculum for Middle-High School Students” in Informatics in Education 🎨🤖🌍
infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFE...
@shinyikang.bsky.social co-published a paper on creative AI literacy education and ethics, titled “Ethical Thinking: Integration and Measurement in an AI Curriculum for Middle-High School Students” in Informatics in Education 🎨🤖🌍
infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFE...
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"Finding hope in Hegel"
Wrote a short post for @acadianjprof.bsky.social's end of year newsletter on "what's bringing you hope".
Strongly inspired by Alain de Botton and Hans Rosling.
Wrote a short post for @acadianjprof.bsky.social's end of year newsletter on "what's bringing you hope".
Strongly inspired by Alain de Botton and Hans Rosling.
Finding Hope in Hegel
By Tobias Dienlin, University of Zürich
substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Finding hope in Hegel"
Wrote a short post for @acadianjprof.bsky.social's end of year newsletter on "what's bringing you hope".
Strongly inspired by Alain de Botton and Hans Rosling.
Wrote a short post for @acadianjprof.bsky.social's end of year newsletter on "what's bringing you hope".
Strongly inspired by Alain de Botton and Hans Rosling.
The Media Psychology & Methods Team wishes you a good end to 2025!
The year was special for us: We started as a team, had our first retreat, conferences, teaching, and christmas party (together with the sci comm team).
Off to new adventures!
(But until then: Winter break ❄️☕️🦦)
The year was special for us: We started as a team, had our first retreat, conferences, teaching, and christmas party (together with the sci comm team).
Off to new adventures!
(But until then: Winter break ❄️☕️🦦)
December 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Media Psychology & Methods Team wishes you a good end to 2025!
The year was special for us: We started as a team, had our first retreat, conferences, teaching, and christmas party (together with the sci comm team).
Off to new adventures!
(But until then: Winter break ❄️☕️🦦)
The year was special for us: We started as a team, had our first retreat, conferences, teaching, and christmas party (together with the sci comm team).
Off to new adventures!
(But until then: Winter break ❄️☕️🦦)
Our member @philippesloksnath.bsky.social, together with @saarataavila.bsky.social were awarded with the KLI PhD Seedgrant (€ 3000) for their project related with JRP (@jresearcherprog.bsky.social): Knowing What We Don't Know: Targeting Overconfidence to Combat Misinformation. Congratulations 🎉👏
December 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Our member @philippesloksnath.bsky.social, together with @saarataavila.bsky.social were awarded with the KLI PhD Seedgrant (€ 3000) for their project related with JRP (@jresearcherprog.bsky.social): Knowing What We Don't Know: Targeting Overconfidence to Combat Misinformation. Congratulations 🎉👏
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What’s just as cringe as listening to your own voice recording?
Seeing yourself in a magazine 🙂
All jokes aside, I was interviewed about chatbot companionship and loneliness by a lovely journalist—so much fun (and yes, they even mailed a copy to zurich!!).
🔗 wienerin.at/lifestyle/de...
Seeing yourself in a magazine 🙂
All jokes aside, I was interviewed about chatbot companionship and loneliness by a lovely journalist—so much fun (and yes, they even mailed a copy to zurich!!).
🔗 wienerin.at/lifestyle/de...
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What’s just as cringe as listening to your own voice recording?
Seeing yourself in a magazine 🙂
All jokes aside, I was interviewed about chatbot companionship and loneliness by a lovely journalist—so much fun (and yes, they even mailed a copy to zurich!!).
🔗 wienerin.at/lifestyle/de...
Seeing yourself in a magazine 🙂
All jokes aside, I was interviewed about chatbot companionship and loneliness by a lovely journalist—so much fun (and yes, they even mailed a copy to zurich!!).
🔗 wienerin.at/lifestyle/de...
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Dear Santa, a GRC travel grant is *exactly* what I wished for this Christmas. It’s so amazing that UZH & the Graduate Campus support early-career researchers. Can’t wait to visit VU Amsterdam and collaborate with @thvu.bsky.social this upcoming spring!
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Dear Santa, a GRC travel grant is *exactly* what I wished for this Christmas. It’s so amazing that UZH & the Graduate Campus support early-career researchers. Can’t wait to visit VU Amsterdam and collaborate with @thvu.bsky.social this upcoming spring!
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I've used Lavaan almost every (work)day for 15 years, but this open source labour of love has never received proper institutional support. I'm delighted to be a small part of an 1.5M OpenScienceNL award, led by Jorgensen, to completely revamp and futureproof Lavaan www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I've used Lavaan almost every (work)day for 15 years, but this open source labour of love has never received proper institutional support. I'm delighted to be a small part of an 1.5M OpenScienceNL award, led by Jorgensen, to completely revamp and futureproof Lavaan www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
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Happy to have received this note by @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social!
I don't review as much as I used to, so this was a pleasant surprise.
It's a great idea of JMP to publicly acknowledge reviewers. Reviewing is an important part of quality control with little concrete benefits, so everything helps!
I don't review as much as I used to, so this was a pleasant surprise.
It's a great idea of JMP to publicly acknowledge reviewers. Reviewing is an important part of quality control with little concrete benefits, so everything helps!
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Happy to have received this note by @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social!
I don't review as much as I used to, so this was a pleasant surprise.
It's a great idea of JMP to publicly acknowledge reviewers. Reviewing is an important part of quality control with little concrete benefits, so everything helps!
I don't review as much as I used to, so this was a pleasant surprise.
It's a great idea of JMP to publicly acknowledge reviewers. Reviewing is an important part of quality control with little concrete benefits, so everything helps!
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Hit 100 citations on Google Scholar today, yay! 🥳
Somewhere out there, a hundred people found my work useful… or at least cite-able. Thank you my friends 🫂
Somewhere out there, a hundred people found my work useful… or at least cite-able. Thank you my friends 🫂
December 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hit 100 citations on Google Scholar today, yay! 🥳
Somewhere out there, a hundred people found my work useful… or at least cite-able. Thank you my friends 🫂
Somewhere out there, a hundred people found my work useful… or at least cite-able. Thank you my friends 🫂