Forschung

Kulichkina, A., Balluff, P., Righetti, N., & Waldherr, A. (2026). Connective action and digital repression during China’s COVID-19 protests: A computational analysis of multilingual coordinated activity on Twitter. EPJ Data Science, 15(1), Artikel 39. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-026-00637-2

Wahl, I., & Einwiller, S. (2026). DEI communication and climate for inclusion in Germany and the U.S.: The mediating role of managerial integrity. Public Relations Review, 52(3), Artikel 102705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2026.102705

Jack, D. B., Trekels, J., Capella, J., Maza, M. T., Lindquist, K. A., Prinstein, M. J., & Telzer, E. H. (2026). Neural and psychological predictors of digital status-seeking in adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 36(3), Artikel e70240. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.70240

Harff, D. (2026). Detection and spill-over effects of AI-generated images in political messages: Evidence from two pre-registered experiments. Computers in Human Behavior, 181, Artikel 108989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2026.108989

Hodzic, S., Stevic, A., & Matthes, J. (2026). Generative AI in practice: An umbrella review of risks, benefits, ethics, and future directions across major domains. Technology in Society, 87, Artikel 103331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103331

Matthes, J., & Freiling, I. (2026). Why is it so hard to do co-created citizen social science? Reflecting on challenges and potential solutions. Public Understanding of Science, 35(6), 747-755. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625261426841

Tóth, T., Weiß, P., Koban, K., Spielvogel, I. K., & Matthes, J. (2026). A viral war: Threat perceptions in light of social media news consumption on the Russo-Ukrainian war. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990261470427

Wahl, I., Einwiller, S., & Johansen, W. (2026). How to measure the appreciation climate in an organization: Development and validation of the Organizational Appreciation Climate Scale (OACS). International Journal of Business Communication. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294884261464146

Ninova-Solovykh, N., Wahl, I., & Einwiller, S. (2026). Employee activism: A situational and communicative perspective. Journal of Marketing Communications. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527266.2026.2705918

Neureiter, A., Schröter, S.-C., Matthes, J., & Biermayer, M. (2026). An eye-tracking study: Perceptions of greenwashing and the impact of greenwashing literacy. Journal of Consumer Marketing. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCM-04-2025-7842

Maares, P., Löhmann, K. D., Nölleke, D., & Hanusch, F. (2026). Antagonistic, agonistic or disinterested? How peripheral actors across beats breach or accept social and symbolic boundaries of journalism. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990261464203

Kirchmair, T., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2026). Profiling digital hate: A multidimensional measurement approach based on the Perspective API. Social Science Computer Review, Artikel 08944393261469403. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393261469403

Kaskeleviciute, R., Nanz, A., Dietrich, I., & Matthes, J. (2026). Emotions, social media, and politics: A scoping review. Annals of the International Communication Association. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1093/anncom/wlag035

Koc-Michalska, K., Lilleker, D. G., Theocharis, Y., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A. S., Corbu, N., de Vreese, C. H., Esser, F., Hopmann, D. N., Matthes, J., Schemer, C., Sheafer, T., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., Stetka, V., Strömbäck, J., & Zoizner, A. (2026). Changing the norms of citizenship? Attitude, platforms and crisis-driven shifts in 17 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Media & Society, 28(7), 2981-3003. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448261444723

Saumer, M., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2026). Fantastic bystanders and where to find them: Do emotions fuel (in)direct interventions when bystanders face anti-LGBTQIA+ hostility on social media? Mass Communication and Society . Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2026.2687034

de Haan, Y., Goutier, N., Kruikemeier, S., & Lecheler, S. (2026). Google as journalists’ invisible research assistant? The impact of algorithmically-driven search results in journalistic information gathering routines. Journalism Studies. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2026.2695135

de Haan, Y., Kruikemeier, S., de Bruin, K., Lecheler, S., & Goutier, N. (2026). Immersive stories: The effect of inclusion, narrative, and interaction in journalism. Journalism Practice. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2026.2695281

Thomas, M. F., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (Angenommen/Im Druck). Safer sexting: Who cares and how? Cyberpsychology : journal of psychosocial research on cyberspace.

Hirsch, M., Bührer, S., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (Angenommen/Im Druck). Approval mechanisms fueling digital hate: Online incivility and intolerance perpetration in four countries. Computers in Human Behavior.

Wahl, I., Siegel, M., & Einwiller, S. (2026). Blind Spots in Employee Communication Research Regarding LGBT+ and Guidance for Future Research: A Scoping Review of Quantitative Research. International Journal of Business Communication, 63(3), 814-845. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294884241255620