Lara Wolfers

Longitudinal evidence on media entertainment effects, anyone? New paper out w/ @leonardreinecke.bsky.social looking at links between entertainment use and meaning making daily, weekly, & over 6 months. Two studies, 1,872 participants, 15,290 observations. Summary 👇 doi.org/10.1177/0093...

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There are a BUNCH of awesome candidates up for election in @icamobile.bsky.social this year. Cast your vote before October 21st! www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...

Possible futures all at once: time frame and time lag in short-term longitudinal media effects research on well-being Abstract. When assessing media effects, we seldom consider how they change over time. Especially with the prevalence of smartphone use as short-lived, frag

To investigate media effects, do we have to think more clearly about time ⌚? Our new publication in the 🎉*Journal of Communication*🎉 investigates how our conceptualizations of time can affect our conclusions: doi.org/10.1093/joc/... (1/6)

📱✨ Theorizing Dis/Connection by Mariek Vanden Abeele & ‪@trinesy.bsky.social‬ bridges mobile media studies & digital disconnection.

They propose 5 axioms linking media affordances with moral values—paving the way for mobile media studies beyond mobile media.

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We provide a framework aimed at helping with reporting one's understanding of social media in a research paper/project and links the understanding to measuring "social media use" and to the generalizability of one's work.

Super happy that this is finally out. It started with lunch discussions & difficulties in the @sonja-utz.de (then) social media group finding 1 social media definition we agreed on. Our main point: we need to be TRANSPARENT how we understand social media in a specific project/paper.

What do you mean by “social media”? Introducing the Reporting Items for Social Media Research (RISoMeR) Abstract. Scholars from various disciplines study social media. However, neither researchers nor users have a unified understanding of social media. Even m

What are social media? Seems obvious, right? #TikTok? Definitely. #LinkedIn? Sure. #Facebook? Yes. #YouTube? Well… maybe less clear?
In our @everydaymedialab.bsky.social project(lead @larawolfers.bsky.social) we suggest a framework for researchers #transparency

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And then days later, this article on comfort media by Sarah M. Grady, @aeden.bsky.social & @larawolfers.bsky.social shows up www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The reason for this desk rejection was lack of novel contribution. The idea that some single items can be valid is nothing new. However, in general, researchers go as far as to "justify" the use of single item measures; however, it is considered unnecessary to claim they can be valid--validity alone is not sufficient since evidence and support for scale/measures validation need both validity and reliability. With a single item in a scale, except for test-retest reliability, reliability assessment is going to be constrained with limitations.

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Thanks and lots of relief that it is at least submitted

We got funding for this project in 2022 (Thanks to @ascor.bsky.social's digicomlab) so it took quite some time to finally get the preprint ready. Hope this is a step towards better measurement in Experience Sampling Methods. Looking forward to thoughts & suggestions!

We argue that we need specific validation steps tailored to the context of experience sampling studies: If we want to test within-person processes, we need to test whether measures are able to capture meaningful within-person changes

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...

If you have questions about any of these positions let me know :)

Call for Governance Positions | ICA Mobile Current calls for governance positions at the ICA Mobile Communication Division

🚨 Nominations are open! 🚨
We're seeking passionate candidates for three key governance roles:
1️⃣ Secretary
2️⃣ Early Career Rep
3️⃣ Intl Liaison

Interested in shaping the future of our division? 🌍
👉 Full call: www.icamobile.org/elections2025
📩 Reach out to @larawolfers.bsky.social if you're keen to run!

Interesting job for emerging #rezfo scholars

Huge congratulations to our top student paper award winner @anishaarenz.bsky.social! 🎉 🎉 🎉 #ICA25

I am truly honored and grateful for this #MobileComm award! It's so great to see that my MA thesis is being recognized in the field 🔥 #ica25 @ascor.bsky.social

Miss #ica25 already? ⛰️ Luckily, the post-ICA @icamobile.bsky.social hangouts are right around the corner! We'll be chatting informally about ICA et al ☕ you don't need to have attended ICA to join! Here's the link: tinyurl.com/icamobileevent (password: ICAMOBILE)

One of the best parts of #ICA25? The incredible friendships we built. 💫

We're keeping that energy alive all year long with fun activities leading up to #ICA26!

🎉 Come hang out with us at our post-ICA sessions — reconnect, recharge, and keep the good vibes going.

We’re closing out #ICA25 with three high-density sessions starting at 12PM in Centennial H (Regency 3)!

First up: exploring the opportunities & challenges of mobile media for specific subpopulations. Don’t miss it! 📱🌍

Very proud supervisor today. Xiaotong Zhang (now PhD student @ UW-Madison) did an awesome job presenting her MA thesis & then, @anishaarenz.bsky.social did an extraordinary job presenting her MA thesis which won the #MobileComm best student paper award. Thankful to work with so smart people #ica25

I’m incredibly grateful to receive the #ICA25 Dordick Dissertation Award! Many thanks to @icacat.bsky.social and to all the inspiring mentors, colleagues, and friends who have supported me throughout my PhD journey 🎓🏆🤩

Looking forward! But sad that you cannot make it @aeden.bsky.social

Researcher / PhD Position (m/f/d) The Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) conducts research into the acquisition and sharing of knowledge and cooperation with digital media. The institute is a member of the Leibniz Association (L...

I'm hiring! PhD position available at @everydaymedialab.bsky.social , starting in October and focusing on knowledge-related social media use. If you're at #ica25, feel free to talk to me at the opening reception or later. Or share the info with your master students www.psychjob.eu/de/job/resea...

A brief fire alarm break had us enjoying the great weather, but we’re back! 🔥 Now, a workshop on digital disconnection policy! #ICA25 #MobileComm

Started #ICA25 with an engaging, super nice MobileComm precon 😊

Workshop on digital disconnection policies ✅
Workshop on neurodiversity in mobile comm research ✅
The obligatory #ICA firealarm ✅

Had a wonderful start to #ICA25 today at the @icamobile.bsky.social precon! Thanks to @joebayer.bsky.social @larawolfers.bsky.social and @aliciagilbert.bsky.social for collaborating on a flash talk and @danilkowa.bsky.social for helping co-lead-organize a wonderful workshop on #neurodiversity ✨✨

Evergreen #ica25 tips -
Go to top paper panels in other divisions.
Go to business meetings, those are the room(s) where it happens.
Go to at least 1 random panel for fun.
Hydrate, especially in Denver with high elevation.
Buy snacks for your room.
Have fun.

Super useful, thanks!