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Jana Dreston

@janadreston.bsky.social

PhD candidate at U Duisburg-Essen Interested in PolCom on Social Media Former Fulbright Scholar at U Michigan

161 Followers  |  129 Following  |  16 Posts  |  Joined: 29.09.2023  |  2.4277

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The newly elected young scholar representatives of the @dgps.bsky.social met up to start their work. πŸ’ͺ
For the #mediapsych division @klingelhoefer.bsky.social and @janadreston.bsky.social will be representing young scholars wishes and needs and bring their perspective into the association. πŸ“’

29.09.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you interested in applied science communication? In-Mind is looking for interested researchers and master students to join their social media team

Deadline: October 1st

22.09.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@psyfako.bsky.social

16.09.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to the new team:
- Γ–zen Odag (Chair)
- @dpossler.bsky.social (Vice Chair)
- @romohseni.bsky.social (Treasurer)
- @klingelhoefer.bsky.social (ECR representative)
- @janadreston.bsky.social (ECR vice-representative)

And welcome @hannahdecker.bsky.social, our new social media secretary

16.09.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@de.in-mind.org @olivergenschow.bsky.social @tamaradebeuf.bsky.social @annabelnijhof.bsky.social @lauramkoenig.bsky.social @inmindnl.bsky.social

03.09.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join our team at In-Mind: We are looking for 2 new editors and 3-4 people for our social media team!

03.09.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New study by @janadreston.bsky.social @anneo.bsky.social & @germanneubaum.bsky.social reveals how users understand algorithms. Key findings: 71% have a basic understanding of algorithms but only 33% can explain how they work; users see themselves as passive actors when interacting with algorithms πŸ§ͺ

29.08.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🧠 Meet the minds behind In-Mind: The Editorial Team 🧠

✨ Jana Dreston
πŸ’Ό Editor-in-Chief
πŸŽ“ PhD student @unidue.bsky.social‬.
πŸ” Research interests: science communication, political education on social media, memory processes

#MeetTheTeam #Psychology #ScienceCommunication
@janadreston.bsky.social

24.06.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ“ Top Student-Led Paper

πŸŽ“ @janadreston.bsky.social & @andreasnanz.bsky.social

πŸ“„ Incidental Exposure in a Mock Election Setting on Social Media: Effects on Subjective and Objective Political Knowledge and Aligned Voting

19.06.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Hub Science Project β€œPsychology of Transformation towards Sustainability”: Doctoral Research Associate with a background in Psychology or a related field

Are you passionate about #scicomm & psychology in the context of #Sustainability? We are looking for a PhD-candidate (75%; 4 yrs) for the Hub Science project "Psychology of Transformation" at Leuphana University LΓΌneburg! www.leuphana.de/universitaet...

02.06.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
Join the In-Mind Team: Help us make psychology accessible to everyone! | the InMind blog | In-Mind

🚨 Join In-Mind 🚨

Applications to join our volunteer team at In-Mind are still open until Thursday, May 1 – we would love to hear from you!

πŸ”— Find out more here: www.in-mind.org/blog/post/jo...

πŸ“ Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#ScienceCommunication #Psychology #OpenScience #SciComm

29.04.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@hiigberlin.bsky.social
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@everydaymedialab.bsky.social
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@socialmedialab.ca
@icacat.bsky.social
@inmindnl.bsky.social @polcomm.bsky.social

22.04.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@de.in-mind.org
@mepsy.bsky.social
@vmci-univie.bsky.social
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@gesis.org
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@cyberpsy.bsky.social

22.04.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

10 days left to submit for our special issue on "the dark side of social media" πŸ“±
At In-Mind, we publish short literature reviews for interested laypeople - science communication has never been that easy

Deadline for submitting abstracts (200 words): May 2nd

22.04.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Join our team at In-Mind!

17.04.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 Call for Abstracts for a Special Issue on the Negative Psychological Consequences of Social Media 🚨

We are currently seeking abstracts for the special issue β€œThe Dark Side of Social Media β€” Unpacking its Psychological Impact”.

πŸ—“οΈ Abstracts submission deadline: May 2, 2025

04.04.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

🚨 Join the In-Mind Team: Help us make psychology accessible to everyone! 🚨

We’re currently recruiting:
πŸ“ Editors in Clinical, Developmental, and I/O Psychology
πŸ“± Social Media Team Members
🧩 Digital Support Team Members

#ScienceCommunication #Psychology #OpenScience #SciComm

26.03.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am very happy to share that the second paper of my dissertation has been published in Communication Research. German Neubaum and I examined the effect of intentionality of news seeking on social media on objective and subjective political knowledge.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

26.02.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@claesdevreese.bsky.social @icacat.bsky.social

30.01.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 2 days left to submit to our special issue on the psychological dimension of Artificial Intelligence 🚨

29.01.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You do reasearch on the intersection of psychology and AI? Consider submitting to In-Mindβ€˜s special issue on this topic
Deadline: January 31st

20.01.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would like to be added :)

16.01.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Call for editors for a Special Issue on the β€œPsychology of Artificial Intelligence” | Announcements and News | the InMind blog | In-Mind

🚨We are looking for experts in the field of "Psychology of AI" to serve as editors for a special issue at In-Mind
Deadline: November 15th
www.in-mind.org/blog/post/ca...

13.11.2024 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 2 of the #DGPS2024 kicks off (for me) with a symposium on social media effects on politics and the environment - in the first talk @janadreston.bsky.social presents a cool pre-registered experiment testing the effects of intentional versus incidential social media news exposure

17.09.2024 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

Join us in this new chapter by submitting your (1500-2000 words) articles! www.in-mind.org/content/for-...

01.02.2024 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš€ Exciting news for psychology researchers! In-Mind International, the English branch of the renowned science magazine, has relaunched. We're on a mission to bridge the gap between science and the public, and we need YOUR expertise.

01.02.2024 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Media-Psych folks, is there a psychological topic that more people should know about (e.g. social media and well-being, the existence of filter bubbles, or parasocial relationships)? Then in-mind is the right place for you

21.11.2023 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am very happy to announce that in-mind international has relaunched and is open for submissions again!
In-mind is an online popular science magazine dedicated to informing people about a variety of psychological topics.
www.in-mind.org/blog/post/in...

21.11.2023 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

HALFTIME! Two months into my #fulbright research fellowship at the University of Michigan, I've started two research projects and own two Michigan caps - let's see if these trends are linear

18.10.2023 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@janadreston is following 20 prominent accounts