1/ 🧵PROCESS Model 4 is the wrong tool to test mediation in an experiment. The c’ path turns prediction into description and prevents falsification. New preprint with @chriscarpenter.bsky.social and @beccafraz.bsky.social at osf.io/preprints/ps... explains why.
This study reveals that in healthy older adults, anxiety is scaled with impaired slow-wave activity during sleep, accompanied by atrophy in emotion-processing brain regions.
@sleepingeti.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Researching communication, AI, or algorithms? Join us at Comm Horizons 2026!
Keynotes from Jeff Hancock & @angelhwang.bsky.social, high-quality competitive programming, great feedback, & Napa wine tasting.
Abstract deadline approaching fast: March 1 (AOE)
communication.ucdavis.edu/horizonconf2...
Huge thanks for all the support from @scamplab.bsky.social 💚🌱
Huge thanks to @elisavet-av.bsky.social for capturing these wonderful moments 📸 and for being such a supportive and inspiring peer at #AEJMC25!
That’s a wrap on my #AEJMC25! Feeling so grateful for this wonderfully supportive community. Big thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster, and it was so lovely meeting new friends and catching up with familiar faces. Let’s keep in touch!
Hey folks at AEJMC! I’m thrilled to be presenting my ESM study at AEJMC this Saturday!
If you’re attending, let's connect! I’ll be at Salon 9 [LB2L], Poster 44 on Saturday at 9:45 AM- please stop by and let's chat more!
#AEJMC2025#AEJMCSanFrancisco#AEJMC25
I have a new paper on "The Psychology of Virality" with @steverathje.bsky.social
We explain how similar psychological processes (eg preferential attention to negativity, social motives, etc.) drive the spread of information across online and offline contexts: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
High social aloofness was linked to reduced exploration, lower
decision noise, and high choice stickiness in a bandit task. These effects reflect habitual and outcome-driven behaviours, linking social disengagement to nonsocial decision flexibility.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Finally :) Preprint of Susanne Baumgartner and my paper Short but still valid: Validating Single-Item Measures for Key Communication Science Constructs for Experience Sampling Research.
In a 5-Study procedure, we assess the validity of in total 21 constructs osf.io/preprints/ps...
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In this Review, Elisa C. Baek, Razieh Pourafshari & Joseph B. Bayer describe how four distinct uses of the term 'social connection' -- as subjective perceptions, social networks, synchrony & interpersonal behaviors -- have contributed to understanding this concept
PDF: rdcu.be/erbWH
Presentation for our research about rumination and RII
Presentation for my theoretical model on social media and self dynamics
Survived ICA with 3 presentations + 1 collab on social media & mental health📱Had great discussions, laughed a ton with friends, and learned even more.
Also…I’m on the *job market*, so hit me up if you know of any opportunities!
See you next time, all my comm friends!! 🏔️🏙️💙 #ICA25 #ICADenver
Come say hi if you are around! Here are the times & locations and the titles for our presentations today!
I will be presenting 3 works on social media ostracism, self dynamics, and rumination tomorrow at #ICA25 Come say hi if you’re around!
Ohio State reception tonight 7:30-9:30 in the Hyatt Regency, Level 3, Mineral D.
If you're at #ICA25, would love to see you at our Ohio State reception tonight 7:30-9:30 in the Hyatt Regency, Level 3, Mineral D.
Dr. Robert F. Potter and I are co-editing a special issue on "Dynamics of Human Communication" for the journal Communication and Change. If you're interested, feel free to check out the details below or come chat with me at ICA! #ICA25
link.springer.com/journal/4438...
SCAMPies are presenting at ICA this year⛰️✈️ 4 of my work about social media and psychological well-being will be presented this Saturday! If you are interested in the similar topics, look forward to connecting with you 😃
We cute little Scampies are on Bluesky now 🦋🦋 Come say hi!!
BREAKING:
"Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029."
#ICA25
This was such a fun and informative project between @stanfordvr.bsky.social and me. We can learn a lot about a field through large-scale literature overviews facilitated by NLP and LLMs. Check out the paper in Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking! www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Hello BlueSky friends! As the EIC of the ICA's @icahdq.bsky.social flagship journal Journal of Communication, we wish to attract and showcase the best cutting-edge communication research irrespective of theoretical and methodological approach. Please consider the JoC as your next outlet!
Ever wondered what researchers beyond #commsky have to say about autonomy in digital technology use (e.g., affordances, situations, context)?
Check out our interdisciplinary, large scale (computational) scoping review w/ @anishaarenz.bsky.social @leonardreinecke.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iwc/...
Excited to share my latest on solitude in @plosone.bsky.social! With Scott Campbell, I leveraged communicate bond belong theory to investigate how different shades of solitude 🚣 balance energy restoration 🔋 and relatedness with others 🫂 for well-being 🙂: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
I am a phd candidate studying users’ psychological process of social media usage and social comparison! I’m happy to contribute if it’s something of interests!
Saying hi to all the Bluesky friends 🙋🏻♀️ and thrilled to share some exciting news—all 4/4 of my papers on #socialmedia & #mediapsych will be presented in Denver this year! #ICA25 ⛰️ Already practicing my hug game for old & new friends—brace yourselves for the squishiest! 🫂✨😆
