Leonard Reinecke
@leonardreinecke.bsky.social
Professor for Media Effects and Media Psychology, @ifpmainz.bsky.social, University of Mainz, Germany // Greek at Heart
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Abstract mal anders: In einem neuen Video der @unimainz.bsky.social gebe ich einen Einblick in unsere neue Studie zu #Disconnection und #Wohlbefinden
#sciencecomm #wisskomm #digitalwellbeing #tiktok
www.tiktok.com/@unimainz/vi...
#sciencecomm #wisskomm #digitalwellbeing #tiktok
www.tiktok.com/@unimainz/vi...
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Abstract mal anders: In einem neuen Video der @unimainz.bsky.social gebe ich einen Einblick in unsere neue Studie zu #Disconnection und #Wohlbefinden
#sciencecomm #wisskomm #digitalwellbeing #tiktok
www.tiktok.com/@unimainz/vi...
#sciencecomm #wisskomm #digitalwellbeing #tiktok
www.tiktok.com/@unimainz/vi...
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📬 Pub alert
Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?
Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social
Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?
Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social
Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📬 Pub alert
Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?
Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social
Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?
Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social
Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
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Interested in…
a) taking theories out of the lab (and try to specify them to work irl)
b) computational methods (data donations, LLM content analysis)
c) media coping
d) all of the above?
Then our new HCR-paper is *just* for you! doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
a) taking theories out of the lab (and try to specify them to work irl)
b) computational methods (data donations, LLM content analysis)
c) media coping
d) all of the above?
Then our new HCR-paper is *just* for you! doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Interested in…
a) taking theories out of the lab (and try to specify them to work irl)
b) computational methods (data donations, LLM content analysis)
c) media coping
d) all of the above?
Then our new HCR-paper is *just* for you! doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
a) taking theories out of the lab (and try to specify them to work irl)
b) computational methods (data donations, LLM content analysis)
c) media coping
d) all of the above?
Then our new HCR-paper is *just* for you! doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
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💡Pub alert 💡
Why do users stop a media activity?
Today I presented "101 reasons to stop: A systematic review of media cues for disengagement" at #CHIGreece2025 🏖️
The full paper - the 3rd of my PhD thesis - is now available #openaccess at
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Summary below ⬇️
Why do users stop a media activity?
Today I presented "101 reasons to stop: A systematic review of media cues for disengagement" at #CHIGreece2025 🏖️
The full paper - the 3rd of my PhD thesis - is now available #openaccess at
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Summary below ⬇️
September 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
💡Pub alert 💡
Why do users stop a media activity?
Today I presented "101 reasons to stop: A systematic review of media cues for disengagement" at #CHIGreece2025 🏖️
The full paper - the 3rd of my PhD thesis - is now available #openaccess at
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Summary below ⬇️
Why do users stop a media activity?
Today I presented "101 reasons to stop: A systematic review of media cues for disengagement" at #CHIGreece2025 🏖️
The full paper - the 3rd of my PhD thesis - is now available #openaccess at
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Summary below ⬇️
Hot off the press: results from our longitudinal study exploring the effects of entertaining media use on meaning making, funded by @dfg.de. Many thanks to fantastic first author @rkreling.bsky.social 😀!!!
Longitudinal evidence on media entertainment effects, anyone? New paper out w/ @leonardreinecke.bsky.social looking at links between entertainment use and meaning making daily, weekly, & over 6 months. Two studies, 1,872 participants, 15,290 observations. Summary 👇 doi.org/10.1177/0093...
Entertainment Contributes to Adaptive Coping: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Interplay Between Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment, Escapism, and Meaning Making - Rebekka J. Kreling, Leonard Rei...
Traditionally, research has focused on investigating short-term effects of entertainment media use. This paper, however, takes a salutogenetic perspective in ex...
doi.org
September 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hot off the press: results from our longitudinal study exploring the effects of entertaining media use on meaning making, funded by @dfg.de. Many thanks to fantastic first author @rkreling.bsky.social 😀!!!
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🎺COME WORK WITH US @LMU Munich on a new research project: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/d.... (postdoc/3 years/full-time). We will develop and evaluate an agile and needs-oriented Research Data Management certificate course for researchers in psychology. Application Deadline: *May 31*
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (m/w/d)
job-portal.lmu.de
May 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🎺COME WORK WITH US @LMU Munich on a new research project: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/d.... (postdoc/3 years/full-time). We will develop and evaluate an agile and needs-oriented Research Data Management certificate course for researchers in psychology. Application Deadline: *May 31*
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🗓️ Wir starten ins Sommersemester und feiern 60 Jahre Institut mit einer besonderen Ringvorlesung! 🎉
🔎 Im Fokus: Folgen des technologischen Wandels für Menschen und Medien
🙌 Offen für alle, die neugierig sind auf aktuelle Forschungseinblicke, Austausch und spannende Impulse - kommt vorbei!
🔎 Im Fokus: Folgen des technologischen Wandels für Menschen und Medien
🙌 Offen für alle, die neugierig sind auf aktuelle Forschungseinblicke, Austausch und spannende Impulse - kommt vorbei!
April 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🗓️ Wir starten ins Sommersemester und feiern 60 Jahre Institut mit einer besonderen Ringvorlesung! 🎉
🔎 Im Fokus: Folgen des technologischen Wandels für Menschen und Medien
🙌 Offen für alle, die neugierig sind auf aktuelle Forschungseinblicke, Austausch und spannende Impulse - kommt vorbei!
🔎 Im Fokus: Folgen des technologischen Wandels für Menschen und Medien
🙌 Offen für alle, die neugierig sind auf aktuelle Forschungseinblicke, Austausch und spannende Impulse - kommt vorbei!
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🎉 MEP goes Bluesky!
Follow us for updates on Media Psychology — including new article highlights, journal infos, and other news from the world of media psychology.
Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or just curious about media effects, we're excited to have you with us. Stay tuned! 🧠📱🎬
Follow us for updates on Media Psychology — including new article highlights, journal infos, and other news from the world of media psychology.
Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or just curious about media effects, we're excited to have you with us. Stay tuned! 🧠📱🎬
April 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🎉 MEP goes Bluesky!
Follow us for updates on Media Psychology — including new article highlights, journal infos, and other news from the world of media psychology.
Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or just curious about media effects, we're excited to have you with us. Stay tuned! 🧠📱🎬
Follow us for updates on Media Psychology — including new article highlights, journal infos, and other news from the world of media psychology.
Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or just curious about media effects, we're excited to have you with us. Stay tuned! 🧠📱🎬
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Organisiert von @naylafawzi.bsky.social i.bsky.social, @keilmannjuliane.bsky.social & @alinajakob.bsky.social
Bluesky
i.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Organisiert von @naylafawzi.bsky.social i.bsky.social, @keilmannjuliane.bsky.social & @alinajakob.bsky.social
Highly recommended for all Ph.D. students in Media Psychology or neighboring fields of research!
This fall: The doctoral workshop of the Division Media Psych | German National Assocation of Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social Feedback from peers and mentors (tba), tipps and the #pizzaoven story. Looking forward to this event chaired by @germanneubaum.bsky.social and me
February 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Highly recommended for all Ph.D. students in Media Psychology or neighboring fields of research!
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Den 2. Platz sicherten sich @aliciaernst.bsky.social , @felix-dietrich.de , @Benedikt Rohr, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social und @mscharkow.bsky.social mit der Studie „Eine Experience Sampling-Studie zur alltäglichen Stimmungsregulierung in algorithmisch kuratierten Musikstreamingumgebungen“ 🎶🎚️
January 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Den 2. Platz sicherten sich @aliciaernst.bsky.social , @felix-dietrich.de , @Benedikt Rohr, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social und @mscharkow.bsky.social mit der Studie „Eine Experience Sampling-Studie zur alltäglichen Stimmungsregulierung in algorithmisch kuratierten Musikstreamingumgebungen“ 🎶🎚️
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#RezFo25 AWARDS 📢🏆 Auf der diesjährigen Tagung der Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung (@rezfo.bsky.social ) der DGPuK wurden alle drei Best Paper Awards von Wissenschaftler:innen des IfP (mit)verfasst.
Details 👇
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January 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#RezFo25 AWARDS 📢🏆 Auf der diesjährigen Tagung der Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung (@rezfo.bsky.social ) der DGPuK wurden alle drei Best Paper Awards von Wissenschaftler:innen des IfP (mit)verfasst.
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Ever wondered what researchers beyond #commsky have to say about autonomy in digital technology use (e.g., affordances, situations, context)?
Check out our interdisciplinary, large scale (computational) scoping review w/ @anishaarenz.bsky.social @leonardreinecke.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iwc/...
Check out our interdisciplinary, large scale (computational) scoping review w/ @anishaarenz.bsky.social @leonardreinecke.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iwc/...
January 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ever wondered what researchers beyond #commsky have to say about autonomy in digital technology use (e.g., affordances, situations, context)?
Check out our interdisciplinary, large scale (computational) scoping review w/ @anishaarenz.bsky.social @leonardreinecke.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iwc/...
Check out our interdisciplinary, large scale (computational) scoping review w/ @anishaarenz.bsky.social @leonardreinecke.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iwc/...
New pre-print of study testing mechansism regarding semantic affinity in entertainment use. Just rejected at @icahdq.bsky.social, but we still like it very much 😉. Many thanks to fantastic co-authors @rkreling.bsky.social, @felix-dietrich.de and @aliciagilbert.bsky.social
What content do people watch when experiencing stressors? We matched data donations w/ content descriptions & linked them to diary surveys for an answer! Sadly rejected at #ica25 but proud of this collab w/ @felix-dietrich.de, @aliciagilbert.bsky.social, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/n2z2
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January 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New pre-print of study testing mechansism regarding semantic affinity in entertainment use. Just rejected at @icahdq.bsky.social, but we still like it very much 😉. Many thanks to fantastic co-authors @rkreling.bsky.social, @felix-dietrich.de and @aliciagilbert.bsky.social
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New year, new books📚
Nomos just released the new (German) Handbook of Media Use. @leonardreinecke.bsky.social & I are happy to contribute a chapter on media use in the context of permanent connectivity.
#mobilemedia #onlinevigilance #multitasking #digitalstress #selfregulation
shorturl.at/9vkfS
Nomos just released the new (German) Handbook of Media Use. @leonardreinecke.bsky.social & I are happy to contribute a chapter on media use in the context of permanent connectivity.
#mobilemedia #onlinevigilance #multitasking #digitalstress #selfregulation
shorturl.at/9vkfS
January 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
New year, new books📚
Nomos just released the new (German) Handbook of Media Use. @leonardreinecke.bsky.social & I are happy to contribute a chapter on media use in the context of permanent connectivity.
#mobilemedia #onlinevigilance #multitasking #digitalstress #selfregulation
shorturl.at/9vkfS
Nomos just released the new (German) Handbook of Media Use. @leonardreinecke.bsky.social & I are happy to contribute a chapter on media use in the context of permanent connectivity.
#mobilemedia #onlinevigilance #multitasking #digitalstress #selfregulation
shorturl.at/9vkfS
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Are age restrictions really the best we can do? Or are there better ways to improve the impact of social media on youth well-being? Join us in finding out! I’m seeking a PhD student to support the collaborative PROMISE project 🇪🇺 More info: www.commsci.rw.fau.eu/team/job-pos... Thanks for sharing!
Happy to share that our project "PROMISE: Promoting Well-Being in Preteens, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Toward Improved Social Media Policies", t/w Veronika Kalmus, @adrianmeier.bsky.social, @orbenamy.bsky.social & Charo Sadaba was funded by Norface CHANSE! 🧵 (1/5)
December 3, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Are age restrictions really the best we can do? Or are there better ways to improve the impact of social media on youth well-being? Join us in finding out! I’m seeking a PhD student to support the collaborative PROMISE project 🇪🇺 More info: www.commsci.rw.fau.eu/team/job-pos... Thanks for sharing!
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Erfolgreiche #DGPuK2024 für das IfP: 15 Vorträge📢, 1 bester Zeitschriftenaufsatz🥈, 2 beste Tagungseinreichungen 🥇🥉 und 1 Top Student Paper 🥇!
👉Info: www.ifp.uni-mainz.de/2024/03/21/a...
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👉Info: www.ifp.uni-mainz.de/2024/03/21/a...
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March 21, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Erfolgreiche #DGPuK2024 für das IfP: 15 Vorträge📢, 1 bester Zeitschriftenaufsatz🥈, 2 beste Tagungseinreichungen 🥇🥉 und 1 Top Student Paper 🥇!
👉Info: www.ifp.uni-mainz.de/2024/03/21/a...
Details 👇
👉Info: www.ifp.uni-mainz.de/2024/03/21/a...
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It was fun to talk about our experiences with using Transformers in #MediaPsych and #Communication research at #dgpuk2024. Great projects with @dpossler.bsky.social, Jule Scheper, Anica Lammers, Rebekka Kreling, @aliciagilbert.bsky.social, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social.
March 16, 2024 at 9:35 AM
It was fun to talk about our experiences with using Transformers in #MediaPsych and #Communication research at #dgpuk2024. Great projects with @dpossler.bsky.social, Jule Scheper, Anica Lammers, Rebekka Kreling, @aliciagilbert.bsky.social, @leonardreinecke.bsky.social.
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📢📢 Publication alert! Anisha Arenz and I are thrilled to announce that our meta-analytical review on #phubbing predictors is now published as an #onlinefirst article at @mobilemediacomm. Check out the fulltext ➡ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (1/7)
Who “phubs”? A systematic meta-analytic review of phubbing predictors - Anisha Arenz, Anna Schna...
Phubbing (i.e., snubbing someone in face-to-face interactions by focusing on one's phone instead of those present) has increased enormously in recent years and ...
journals.sagepub.com
November 29, 2023 at 2:35 PM
📢📢 Publication alert! Anisha Arenz and I are thrilled to announce that our meta-analytical review on #phubbing predictors is now published as an #onlinefirst article at @mobilemediacomm. Check out the fulltext ➡ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (1/7)
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Hello world! As of today, the Department of Communication is also present here 🌤️ (since it's getting more and more unpleasant over there). Follow us to keep up with the staff's research and news from the institute 🤗
November 13, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Hello world! As of today, the Department of Communication is also present here 🌤️ (since it's getting more and more unpleasant over there). Follow us to keep up with the staff's research and news from the institute 🤗
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The Department of Communication of JGU Mainz (@ifpmainz.bsky.social) and the LMU Department of Media and Communication (@ifkw.bsky.social) have just arrived on the bright side. Give them a warm welcome and follow!
November 13, 2023 at 4:54 PM
The Department of Communication of JGU Mainz (@ifpmainz.bsky.social) and the LMU Department of Media and Communication (@ifkw.bsky.social) have just arrived on the bright side. Give them a warm welcome and follow!