Saraswathi (Saras) Bellur
@sarasbellur.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. at UConn COMM. I study interactive media, digital health, & UX. Always up for coffee! Music = Meditation. Mom to a 5th grader who loves puns & ⚽!
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📢 New in HCR: Two preregistered experiments show that Instagram self-presentation can be self-affirming and, when it occurs before upward social comparison, can buffer against envy. The well-being effects of social media can depend on the sequence of activities.
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
The combined well-being effects of social media activities: how self-affirmation can buffer against upward social comparisons on Instagram
Abstract. Social media activities do not occur in isolation, and it is possible that the well-being effects of an initial activity modify the effects of a
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November 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
📢 New in HCR: Two preregistered experiments show that Instagram self-presentation can be self-affirming and, when it occurs before upward social comparison, can buffer against envy. The well-being effects of social media can depend on the sequence of activities.
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
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Reread @lennertcoenen.bsky.social's great paper "lost in a maze".
Major takeaway: Hedges ("media effects occur only given a, b, c") should not be considered theoretical progress per se, but rather as part of a protective belt around the field's core hypothesis "Media effects exist".
Major takeaway: Hedges ("media effects occur only given a, b, c") should not be considered theoretical progress per se, but rather as part of a protective belt around the field's core hypothesis "Media effects exist".
January 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Reread @lennertcoenen.bsky.social's great paper "lost in a maze".
Major takeaway: Hedges ("media effects occur only given a, b, c") should not be considered theoretical progress per se, but rather as part of a protective belt around the field's core hypothesis "Media effects exist".
Major takeaway: Hedges ("media effects occur only given a, b, c") should not be considered theoretical progress per se, but rather as part of a protective belt around the field's core hypothesis "Media effects exist".
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New chapter on #media #multitasking en #entertainment published in the handbook "Entertainment Media and Communication" edited by @bowmanspartan.bsky.social.
🏆This book was awarded the 2024 "Distinguished Book Award" from #NCA2024
🔗https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110792881/html
🏆This book was awarded the 2024 "Distinguished Book Award" from #NCA2024
🔗https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110792881/html
November 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM
New chapter on #media #multitasking en #entertainment published in the handbook "Entertainment Media and Communication" edited by @bowmanspartan.bsky.social.
🏆This book was awarded the 2024 "Distinguished Book Award" from #NCA2024
🔗https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110792881/html
🏆This book was awarded the 2024 "Distinguished Book Award" from #NCA2024
🔗https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110792881/html
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Academic friends who are just joining Bluesky, here's a starter pack that may be helpful (media psych folks, please let me know if you'd like to be added or have recommendations for additions): go.bsky.app/2DHceaS
November 10, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Academic friends who are just joining Bluesky, here's a starter pack that may be helpful (media psych folks, please let me know if you'd like to be added or have recommendations for additions): go.bsky.app/2DHceaS