News
We are at the “Digital Week” in Kiel! [13.09.2020]
At the „Digital Week” in Kiel Johanna Schäwel discusses the relation between the usage of social media and users’ well-being.more
Welcome, Jennifer Müller! [13.09.2020]
In September 2020, we welcomed Jennifer Müller in our team. Jennifer Müller is doing her PhD at the University of Tübingen and...more
National and gender diversity in communication [06.09.2020]
Newly published study on diversity in communication science by Sabine Trepte in collaboration with Laura Loths: The results are now available online!...more
Social Media Privacy Model [06.09.2020]
Published in Communication Theory: After many years of empirical work, Prof. Trepte developed the theoretical model and a definition of privacy in social media...more
Longitudinal investigation of self-disclosure on social support in face-to-face and instant messenger communication [05.12.2017]
Sabine Trepte, Philipp Masur and Michael Scharkow recently published a study on "Mutual friends’ social support and self-disclosure in face-to-face and instant messenger communication" in The Journal of Social Psychology.more
The Online Privacy Literacy Scale (OPLIS) is now available! [28.06.2017]
The Online Privacy Literacy Scale (OPLIS) can be used to study users' knowledge with regard to different aspects of data protection and privacy in online environments. It handles online privacy literacy as a combination of factual or declarative ("knowing that") and procedural ("knowing how") knowledge about online privacy and data protection.more
Sabine Trepte serves as the new Co-Editor of Media Psychology. [06.04.2017]
Francesca Dillman-Carpentier, Amy Nathanson and Sabine Trepte want to continue forward on the path their predecessors have laid for the journal. Standing on the shoulders of these giants who have shepherded the journal and the field, the new editors are dedicated to reaching new heights and pushing new boundaries in the pursuit of knowledge at the intersection of media and...more