Jana Dombrowski has been a research assistant at the department since December 2021. As part of her doctoral studies, she focuses on the theoretical and methodological challenges raised in the current debate on screen time. The main focus is on the subjective perception of time. Additionally, she conducts research on the topic of privacy on social media.
Prior to this role, she worked as a student assistant at the Department of Media Psychology. She earned her Master's degree in "Communication Management and Analysis" (M.A.) at the University of Hohenheim, where her thesis explored strategies for regulating privacy on social media. Earlier, she completed a double bachelor's degree in "Media and Communication" (B.A.) and "Business Administration and Economics" (B.Sc.) at the University of Passau. During her time in Passau, she served as a student assistant in teaching, covering topics such as Propaedeutics in Communication Science, Macroeconomics, and Institutional Economics. In the summer semester of 2021, she also taught a course on Media Research at WHS Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen as a visiting lecturer.
She teaches the master's courses "Behavior Change", and "Social Media Communication." Additionally, she leads the master's lecture "Advanced Statistics".
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Publications
Dombrowski, J., & Trepte, S. (in press). Felt Time Scale (FTS): Measuring how people experience screen time. Communication Methods and Measures. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2026.2627548 [Pre-Print available]
Dombrowski, J., & Trepte, S. (2026). Taking stock of social media privacy: Meta-analytic evidence on how control, trust, and concerns are associated with social media use, disclosure, and protection. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 31(1), zmaf025. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmaf025
Dombrowski, J., & Trepte, S. (2025, September 11-12). A new generation of screen time research. Taking users’ feelings seriously [Position Paper]. 14th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (DGPs), Duisburg, Germany.
Frener, R., Dombrowski, J., & Trepte, S. (2023). Development and validation of the Need for Privacy Scale (NFP-S). Communication Methods and Measures, 18(1), 48-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2023.2246014
