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Mobile (Self-)Socialization: The Role of Mobile Media and Communication in Autonomy and Relationship Development in Adolescence
2021
Two of the most important developmental tasks in adolescence are developing autonomy and establishing relationships (i.e., friendships and romantic relationships). Self-socialization processes are ...
Procrastination out of Habit? The Role of Impulsive Versus Reflective Media Selection in Procrastinatory Media Use
2018
The pervasive access to media options seriously challenges users’ self-regulatory abilities. One example of deficient self-regulation in the context of media use is procrastination—impulsively ‘giving in’ to available media options despite goal conflicts with more important tasks. This study investigaes procrastinatory media use across 3 types of media (TV, computer, smartphone) from a dual-systems perspective, taking both person-level and situation-level predictors into account. Results from a 14-day long diary study (N = 347) suggest that procrastinatory media use is driven by automatic media selection, which is facilitated by strong media habits (person level) and low motivation for beha…
Why Should I Help You? Man Up! Bystanders’ Gender Stereotypic Perceptions of a Cyberbullying Incident
2018
ABSTRACTBystanders observing a cyberbullying incident do not always intervene in favor of the victim. We argue that gender stereotypic perceptions of female versus male victims contribute to the differential reactions of bystanders to cyberbullying incidents. Results of a scenario-based experiment show that participants with moderate or high levels of sexist attitudes are more empathic toward a female victim of workplace cyberbullying. Consequently, a female victim is more likely to receive help. Female victims are less likely to be attributed blame if the perpetrator is male. The results imply that male victims of cyberbullying are marginalized by their social environment.
Mobile Devices as Tools for Media and Communication Research: A Scoping Review on Collecting Self-report Data in Repeated Measurement Designs
2020
Mobile devices are deeply embedded in people’s everyday lives. On the one hand, this opens up a new field for media and communication research. On the other hand, the widespread diffusion allows fo...
Gewohnheiten der Fernsehnutzung
2018
Gewohnheiten – definiert als automatisch auslosbare Skripte – sind im Alltag wichtige Selektionsdeterminanten und sagen Fernsehnutzungshaufigkeit zuverlassig voraus. Sie sind im Langzeitgedachtnis einer Person abgelegt und zumindest mittelfristig stabil. Ihre Auslosung hingegen ist situationsabhangig – Zuschauer konnen den Fernseher in einer Situation habituell, in einer anderen intentional einschalten. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Rolle situativer Kontextfaktoren fur die Auslosung von Fernsehgewohnheiten. Die Ergebnisse einer quantitativen Tagebuchstudie zeigen, dass Fernsehgewohnheiten in verschiedenen und nicht nur in spezifischen Kontexten den Selektionsprozess mitbestimmen. S…
Day-to-day routines of media platform use in the digital age: A structuration perspective
2020
Using Giddens's structuration theory, this study examines how the routinized use of traditional and new media platforms differently align with the structures of everyday life. We analyzed data from a quantitative diary study in Germany to find that new media platforms specifically affect societal structuration by blurring the lines between obligations and leisure time. The part played by routines in the use of new media platforms was less strongly connected to clock time compared to traditional media platforms. Consequently, the findings indicate both a vanishing potential for media platform use as a social zeitgeber and the relevance of rules as structuring elements.
The process of forming a mobile media habit: results of a longitudinal study in a real-world setting
2018
Media habits are central constructs in audience research. Yet, little is known about the formation of (media) habits. Based on theoretical elaboration and the results of a longitudinal study on the...