Alicia Ernst
@aliciaernst.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Communication @ifpmainz.bsky.social | interested in algorithmically-curated media selection | digital media use & well-being | in situ methods | digital behavioural data & comp. methods
What started as an idea during co-teaching has grown into a beloved project of ours. We’re very thrilled it is now published! 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What started as an idea during co-teaching has grown into a beloved project of ours. We’re very thrilled it is now published! 🎉
🔊 Implications
Disengagement, particularly in mobile environments, adds an important piece to the puzzle of non-use alongside #mediaavoidance and #disconnection research, helping us see the full media-use process —from #mediaselection to disengagement. More theory and research is much needed!
Disengagement, particularly in mobile environments, adds an important piece to the puzzle of non-use alongside #mediaavoidance and #disconnection research, helping us see the full media-use process —from #mediaselection to disengagement. More theory and research is much needed!
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🔊 Implications
Disengagement, particularly in mobile environments, adds an important piece to the puzzle of non-use alongside #mediaavoidance and #disconnection research, helping us see the full media-use process —from #mediaselection to disengagement. More theory and research is much needed!
Disengagement, particularly in mobile environments, adds an important piece to the puzzle of non-use alongside #mediaavoidance and #disconnection research, helping us see the full media-use process —from #mediaselection to disengagement. More theory and research is much needed!
💡 The availability of other (non-)mediated activities is crucial for disengagement
💡 In some situations, mobile media disengagement is more effortful than in others
💡 In some situations, mobile media disengagement is more effortful than in others
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
💡 The availability of other (non-)mediated activities is crucial for disengagement
💡 In some situations, mobile media disengagement is more effortful than in others
💡 In some situations, mobile media disengagement is more effortful than in others
📌 Key insights
💡 Competing activities, goal achievement, and push notifications emerged as the most prevalent cues
💡Disengagement can but does not necessarily have to be “problematic”
💡 Content-related cues are likely uncommon drivers of mobile media disengagement
(continued)
💡 Competing activities, goal achievement, and push notifications emerged as the most prevalent cues
💡Disengagement can but does not necessarily have to be “problematic”
💡 Content-related cues are likely uncommon drivers of mobile media disengagement
(continued)
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📌 Key insights
💡 Competing activities, goal achievement, and push notifications emerged as the most prevalent cues
💡Disengagement can but does not necessarily have to be “problematic”
💡 Content-related cues are likely uncommon drivers of mobile media disengagement
(continued)
💡 Competing activities, goal achievement, and push notifications emerged as the most prevalent cues
💡Disengagement can but does not necessarily have to be “problematic”
💡 Content-related cues are likely uncommon drivers of mobile media disengagement
(continued)
📊 Study and findings
Based on these premises and using a one-week event-based #experiencesampling design (118 adults, 1,893 sessions), we identified five disengagement types via multilevel latent class analysis:
1️⃣ Non-self-determined
2️⃣ Self-determined
3️⃣ Priority shifts
4️⃣ Temporary
5️⃣ “Mindless”
Based on these premises and using a one-week event-based #experiencesampling design (118 adults, 1,893 sessions), we identified five disengagement types via multilevel latent class analysis:
1️⃣ Non-self-determined
2️⃣ Self-determined
3️⃣ Priority shifts
4️⃣ Temporary
5️⃣ “Mindless”
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📊 Study and findings
Based on these premises and using a one-week event-based #experiencesampling design (118 adults, 1,893 sessions), we identified five disengagement types via multilevel latent class analysis:
1️⃣ Non-self-determined
2️⃣ Self-determined
3️⃣ Priority shifts
4️⃣ Temporary
5️⃣ “Mindless”
Based on these premises and using a one-week event-based #experiencesampling design (118 adults, 1,893 sessions), we identified five disengagement types via multilevel latent class analysis:
1️⃣ Non-self-determined
2️⃣ Self-determined
3️⃣ Priority shifts
4️⃣ Temporary
5️⃣ “Mindless”
🔍We propose three overarching premises for disengagement
⚠️ Cues indicate that disengagement is an option
↔️ Disengagement can mean turning away from a current media activity or toward a new (non-)media activity
💪🏻 Disengagement can vary in effort
⚠️ Cues indicate that disengagement is an option
↔️ Disengagement can mean turning away from a current media activity or toward a new (non-)media activity
💪🏻 Disengagement can vary in effort
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🔍We propose three overarching premises for disengagement
⚠️ Cues indicate that disengagement is an option
↔️ Disengagement can mean turning away from a current media activity or toward a new (non-)media activity
💪🏻 Disengagement can vary in effort
⚠️ Cues indicate that disengagement is an option
↔️ Disengagement can mean turning away from a current media activity or toward a new (non-)media activity
💪🏻 Disengagement can vary in effort
Haha you found our paper faster than we found the time to post about it! Thanks so much for the shoutout!! So happy, it's published! 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Haha you found our paper faster than we found the time to post about it! Thanks so much for the shoutout!! So happy, it's published! 🎉
At this point, the study is already a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone who came to the talks and discussed it with us! 😊
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
At this point, the study is already a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone who came to the talks and discussed it with us! 😊
... and to the comm-science crew ofc for making our visit so amazing @adrianmeier.bsky.social, @klingelhoefer.bsky.social, @chrdrn.bsky.social, & Eva
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
... and to the comm-science crew ofc for making our visit so amazing @adrianmeier.bsky.social, @klingelhoefer.bsky.social, @chrdrn.bsky.social, & Eva
Just yesterday, Michael and I were invited to @fauwiso.bsky.social in Nuremberg 🏰 to present the project to an interdisciplinary crowd. A huge thank you to Malte Reichelt + team for the amazing organization of the #CSS speaker series, ...
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just yesterday, Michael and I were invited to @fauwiso.bsky.social in Nuremberg 🏰 to present the project to an interdisciplinary crowd. A huge thank you to Malte Reichelt + team for the amazing organization of the #CSS speaker series, ...
In April—just in time for the Netherlands’ flower prime time 🌷 —I joined @ascor.bsky.social’s #CeCoR Talks - such a highlight. I’m very grateful to @Cynthia Dekker, @anishaarenz.bsky.social, and the ASCoR entertainment group for their warm welcome during my short visit.
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In April—just in time for the Netherlands’ flower prime time 🌷 —I joined @ascor.bsky.social’s #CeCoR Talks - such a highlight. I’m very grateful to @Cynthia Dekker, @anishaarenz.bsky.social, and the ASCoR entertainment group for their warm welcome during my short visit.
IfP Mainz is here, too! @ifpmainz.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
IfP Mainz is here, too! @ifpmainz.bsky.social