News
Merry Christmas! [18.12.2013]
The Department of Media Psychology wishes everyone at the University of Hohenheim a merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2014.more
Perspectives and Trends of Privacy [18.12.2013]
The joint research consortium "Privacy and self-determined life in a digital world" is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.more
Research report of a three year panel study on privacy behavior published [02.12.2013]
Although users of social network sites increasingly communicate personal content online, they also report an increasing need for privacy. This and other empirical findings can be found in the department of media psychology’s current research report “Privacy, self-disclosure, social support and social network site use. Research report of a three year panel study”, which was...more
The Evolution of Privacy - New research project at the Department of Media Psychology [29.11.2013]
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has granted a research project examining how privacy behaviors, perceptions and evaluations change over time.more
Article on privacy in the magazine "Käpsele" [29.11.2013]
The november issue of the "Käpsele"-magazine features an article on the NSA scandal and related questions revolving around privacy. Among other researchers, Tobias Dienlin also provided comments on particular aspects of privacy.more
Prof. Trepte will join the editorial board of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication [02.10.2013]
The chair of the Department of Mediapsychology, Prof. Dr. Sabine Trepte, was invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC).more
New publication in "Computers in Human Behaviors" [31.08.2013]
The reciprocity of authenticity and psychological well-being on social network sites.more