Prof. Dr. Adrian Meier
Assistant Professorship for Communication Science
Curriculum vitae
Adrian Meier is Assistant Professor for Communication Science at FAU Erlangen- Nürnberg. His research focuses on media uses and effects, media psychology, and interpersonal communication. Among other things, he investigates the consequences of digital communication for well-being, health, and self-regulation, especially at the work-home interface (e.g. digital stress, procrastination, digital communication when working from home). His methodological focus is on in-situ surveys, digital behavioral data, and AI-supported literature syntheses.
Previously, Adrian Meier was Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam (Oct. 2020 – Jan. 2021) and Research Associate at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (2015 – 2020). There, he completed his PhD (Aug. 2020, summa cum laude) and MA in Communication Science (2013 – 2015) as well as a BA in Communication and Political Science (2010 – 2013). Study and research stays were spent at Göteborgs Universitet (Sweden), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), and the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society (Berlin).
Adrian Meiers doctoral thesis received the Dordick Dissertation Award of the International Communication Association (ICA) and the Dissertation Award of the German Communication Association (DGPuK). His research has been published in leading journals of the Communication and Media Psychology disciplines and received multiple awards at national and international conferences (e.g., ICA, DGPuK, DGPs). Adrian Meier serves as editorial board member and ad-hoc reviewer for journals and conferences.
For further information please visit the chair’s website.
2025
Too amused to stop? Self-control and the disengagement process on Netflix
(2025)
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/2xnku
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2024
Trapped between goal conflict and availability norm? How users' mobile messaging behavior during task engagement influences negative self-conscious emotions
In: Journal of Media Psychology 36 (2024), p. 45-57
ISSN: 1864-1105
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000381
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Beyond screen time: Exploring effects of different smartphone use log metrics on situational well-being
30th Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Fribourg, 24. January 2024 - 26. January 2024)
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Momentary motivations for digital disconnection: an experience sampling study
In: Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 29 (2024), Article No.: zmae013
ISSN: 1083-6101
DOI: 10.1093/jcmc/zmae013
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Mechanisms linking social media use to adolescent mental health vulnerability
In: Nature Reviews Psychology (2024)
ISSN: 2731-0574
DOI: 10.1038/s44159-024-00307-y
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2023
Social comparison on social media and mental health: A scoping review
In: M. Ziegele; A. S. Kümpel; T. Dienlin (ed.): Beiträge zur Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung 2022, Düsseldorf: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, 2023, p. 7–40
DOI: 10.21241/ssoar.87700
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Seeking Serendipity Online: Eine explorative Studie zum Suchen und Finden von Inspiration in sozialen Medien
29th Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Augsburg, 19. January 2023 - 21. January 2023)
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Too amused to stop? Selbstkontrolle und Unterhaltungserleben bei der Netflix-Nutzung
29th Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Augsburg, 19. January 2023 - 21. January 2023)
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Gefangen zwischen Selbstkontrollversagen und Normverstoß? Die Effekte des Messaging-Verhaltens von Nutzer*innen bei der Bearbeitung von Aufgaben auf negative selbstbezogene Emotionen
29th Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Augsburg, 19. January 2023 - 21. January 2023)
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Digital flourishing: Conceptualizing and assessing positive perceptions of mediated social interactions
In: Journal of Happiness Studies (2023)
ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-023-00619-5
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Log on, log off, repeat? Motivations and well-being effects of digital disconnection in everyday life
73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Toronto, ON, 25. May 2023 - 29. May 2023)
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Logging media non-use? A computational assessment of digital disconnection with smartphone logging data
13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the DGPs (Belval, 6. September 2023 - 8. September 2023)
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Mindful everyday disconnection — Well-being effects of being mindfully (dis-)connected
73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Toronto, ON, 25. May 2023 - 29. May 2023)
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Social media and well-being at work, at home, and in-between: a review
In: J. Skopek (ed.): Research handbook on digital sociology, Edward Elgar, 2023, p. 398–418
DOI: 10.4337/9781789906769.00032
URL: https://psyarxiv.com/vurw8/
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License to procrastinate: Is self-forgiveness for online procrastination driven by self-licensing or self-compassion?
73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Toronto, ON, 25. May 2023 - 29. May 2023)
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Habitual social media and smartphone use are linked to task delay for some, but not all, adolescents
In: Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 28 (2023)
ISSN: 1083-6101
DOI: 10.1093/jcmc/zmad008
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Social media and mental health: Reviewing effects on eudaimonic well-being
In: R. L. Nabi; J. G. Myrick (ed.): Emotions in the digital world: Exploring affective experience and expression in online interactions, Oxford University Press, 2023, p. 215–234
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197520536.003.0012
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2022
Stopping media entertainment viewing: Self-control and disengagement processes on Netflix
72nd Annual Conference of the ICA (Paris, 26. May 2022 - 30. May 2022)
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Disconnecting from what? Digital detox effects beyond the device and application level
Digital Disconnection Studies Beyond Borders preconference of the 72nd Annual Conference of the ICA (Paris, 26. May 2022 - 30. May 2022)
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Feeling authentic on social media: Subjective authenticity across Instagram Stories and Posts
In: Social Media + Society 8 (2022)
ISSN: 2056-3051
DOI: 10.1177/20563051221086235/
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Studying problems, not problematic usage: Do mobile checking habits increase procrastination and decrease well-being?
In: Mobile Media and Communication 10 (2022), p. 272-293
ISSN: 2050-1579
DOI: 10.1177/20501579211029326
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Mobile social media habits and procrastination among adolescents: Investigating between-person, within-person, and person-specific associations
72nd Annual Conference of the ICA (Paris, 26. May 2022 - 30. May 2022)
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Methodenworkshop: In-situ-Forschung in der Lehre: Inhaltliche und didaktische Konzepte für die Vermittlung situationsbezogener Forschungsmethoden
67th Annual Conference of the DGPuK (Virtual conference, 22. February 2022 - 24. February 2022)
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Social comparison and envy on social media: A critical review
72nd Annual Conference of the ICA (Paris, 26. April 2022 - 30. May 2022)
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101302
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Social comparison and envy on social media: A critical review
In: Current Opinion in Psychology 45 (2022), Article No.: 101302
ISSN: 2352-250X
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101302
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Does passive social media use harm well-being? An adversarial review
In: Journal of Media Psychology (2022)
ISSN: 1864-1105
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000358
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How and when do mobile media demands impact well-being? Explicating the Integrative Model of Mobile Media Use and Need Experiences (IM³UNE)
In: Mobile Media and Communication 10 (2022), p. 251–271
ISSN: 2050-1579
DOI: 10.1177/20501579211054928
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A longitudinal investigation of adolescents’ exposure to the positivity bias, envy, inspiration and the moderating role of social media literacy
Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap (Virtual conference, 10. February 2022 - 11. February 2022)
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Exposure to the positivity bias and adolescents’ differential longitudinal links with social comparison, inspiration and envy depending on social media literacy
In: Current Psychology (2022)
ISSN: 1046-1310
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03893-3
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Longitudinal links between the positivity bias, inspiration and envy: The role of social media literacy
72nd Annual Conference of the ICA (Paris, 26. May 2022 - 30. May 2022)
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Advancing our understanding of the associations between social media use and well-being
In: Current Opinion in Psychology 47 (2022), Article No.: 101357
ISSN: 2352-250X
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101357
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Special issue: Social media and well-being
2022
(Current Opinion in Psychology, Vol. 45)
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/current-opinion-in-psychology/special-issue/108N1L0SCGF
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Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence
In: Current Opinion in Psychology 44 (2022), p. 58-68
ISSN: 2352-250X
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.017
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2021
Permanently online—always stressed out? The effects of permanent connectedness on stress experiences
In: Human Communication Research 47 (2021), p. 132-165
ISSN: 0360-3989
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/hqaa014
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Too much or too little messaging? Situational determinants of guilt about mobile messaging
In: Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 26 (2021), p. 72-90
ISSN: 1083-6101
DOI: 10.1093/jcmc/zmaa018
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Conceptualizing and assessing digital flourishing
71st Annual Conference of the ICA (Virtual conference, 27. May 2021 - 31. May 2021)
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The relationship between online vigilance and affective well-being in everyday life: Combining smartphone logging with experience sampling
In: Media Psychology 24 (2021), p. 581-605
ISSN: 1521-3269
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2020.1768122
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#authentic? Differences in users’ state authenticity across Instagram stories and posts
71st Annual Conference of the ICA (Virtual conference, 27. May 2021 - 31. May 2021)
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New media, new effects? Introducing the Technology Equivalence Approach (TEA)
12th Biannual Conference of the Media Psychology division of the DGPs (Aachen, 9. September 2021 - 10. September 2021)
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Debate club: “Passive social media use harms mental health and well-being!"
12th Biannual Conference of the Media Psychology division of the DGPs (Aachen, 9. September 2021 - 10. September 2021)
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Computer-mediated communication, social media, and mental health: A conceptual and empirical meta-review
In: Communication Research 48 (2021), p. 1182-1209
ISSN: 0093-6502
DOI: 10.1177/0093650220958224
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Social media and mental health: Reviewing effects on eudaimonic well-being
71st Annual Conference of the ICA (Virtual conference, 27. May 2021 - 31. May 2021)
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/xvts8
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Sharing awe: Vicarious transcendent experiences via social media
12th Biannual Conference of the Media Psychology division of the DGPs (Aachen, 9. September 2021 - 10. September 2021)
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Media entertainment as guilty pleasure? The appraisal of media use, self-control, and entertainment (AMUSE) model
In: P. Vorderer & C. Klimmt (ed.): The Oxford Handbook of Entertainment Theory, Oxford University Press, 2021, p. 203-230
ISBN: 9780190072216
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190072216.013.12
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How and when do mobile media demands impact well-being? Explicating the integrative model of mobile media use and need experiences (IM³UNE)
12th Biannual Conference of the Media Psychology division of the DGPs (Aachen, 9. September 2021 - 10. September 2021)
DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/e9h2s
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How and when do mobile media demands impact well-being? Explicating the integrative model of mobile media use and need experiences (IM3UNE)
71st Annual Conference of the ICA (Virtual conference, 27. May 2021 - 31. May 2021)
DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/e9h2s
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2020
“When inspiration doesn’t come to me, I go halfway to meet it” – A theoretical model of how users find inspiration on Instagram
26th Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Würzburg)
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Getting things done while staying connected? The effects of messenger usage on feelings of guilt
65th Annual Conference of the DGPuK (München, 10. March 2020 - 12. March 2020)
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Too much or too little messaging? Situational determinants of guilt about mobile messenger usage
70th Annual Conference of the ICA (Virtual conference, 20. May 2020 - 26. May 2020)
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Computer-mediated communication and mental health: A computational scoping review of an interdisciplinary field
In: S. J. Yates & R. E. Rice (ed.): The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technology and Society, Oxford University Press, 2020, p. 78-110
ISBN: 9780190932596
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190932596.013.4
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Online communication and mental health: Insights and implications from three systematic literature reviews
65th Annual Conference of the DGPuK (München, 10. March 2020 - 12. March 2020)
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Instagram inspiration: How upward comparison on social network sites can contribute to well-being
In: Journal of Communication 70 (2020), p. 721-743
ISSN: 0021-9916
DOI: 10.1093/joc/jqaa025
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Instagram inspiration: Upward comparisons can contribute to well-being
70th Annual Conference of the ICA (Virtual conference, 20. May 2020 - 26. May 2020)
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The appraisal of media use, self-control, and entertainment (AMUSE) model
70th Annual Conference of the ICA (Virtual conference, 20. May 2020 - 26. May 2020)
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Guilt and media use
In: J. Van den Bulck, D. R. Ewoldsen, M.-L. Mares, & E. Scharrer (ed.): The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology, Wiley, 2020, p. 1-5
ISBN: 9781119011071
DOI: 10.1002/9781119011071.iemp0183
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On the interplay between media entertainment and self-control: The Appraisal of Media Use, Self-Control, and Entertainment (AMUSE) Model
65th Annual Conference of the DGPuK (München, 10. March 2020 - 12. March 2020)
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2019
Just one more episode: Predictors of procrastination with television and implications for sleep quality
In: Mass Communication and Society 22 (2019), p. 654-685
ISSN: 1520-5436
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2019.1606246
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Permanently online and always stressed out? The effects of online vigilance on digital stress experiences
69th Annual Conference of the ICA (Washington D.C.)
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Trapped between self-control failure and norm violation: How user's mobile messaging behavior during task engagement influences feelings of guilt
11th Biannual Conference of the Media Psychology division of the DGPs (Chemnitz)
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Instagram Inspiration: Investigating content and channel effects on upward social comparison, envy, and inspiration from Instagram use
11th Biannual Conference of the Media Psychology division of the DGPs (Chemnitz)
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Positive effects from upward social comparison on social network sites? How Instagram usage can elicit inspiration and increase well-being
25th Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Mainz)
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A license to procrastinate? Self-licensing and self-compassion as predictors of self-forgiveness for online procrastination
25th Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Mainz)
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Inspired by friends: Adolescents' network homophily moderates the relationship between social comparison, envy, and inspiration on Instagram
In: Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking 22 (2019), p. 787-793
ISSN: 2152-2715
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0412
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2018
Just one more episode: Predictors of procrastination with television and implications for sleep quality
68th Annual Conference of the ICA (Prague)
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The relationship between procrastinatory television viewing and sleep quality: Drivers and underlying mechanisms
Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap (Ghent)
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At least three episodes or at least two hours? Proposal for a definition and measurement of binge watching as TV series viewing behavior
24th Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Hohenheim (Stuttgart))
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The big picture: Mapping a decade of research on social media use and well-being
68th Annual Conference of the ICA (Prague)
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Mind-wandering and mindfulness as mediators of the relationship between online vigilance and well-being
In: Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking 21 (2018), p. 761-767
ISSN: 2152-2715
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2018.0373
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Alles eine Frage der digitalen Autonomie? Die Rolle von Autonomie in der digitalen Kommunikation für psychologische Grundbedürfnisse und psychische Gesundheit im Alltag
In: Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft 66 (2018), p. 407-427
ISSN: 1615-634X
DOI: 10.5771/1615-634X-2018-4-407
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Digital autonomy is key? The role of autonomous online communication for need satisfaction and psychological well-being in daily life
63rd Annual Conference of the DGPuK (Mannheim)
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Computer-mediated communication, psychological well-being, and psychopathological symptoms: A computational scoping review of an interdisciplinary field
68th Annual Conference of the ICA (Prague)
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The relationship between computer-mediated communication and mental health—A meta-review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
68th Annual Conference of the ICA (Prague)
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The positive side of social comparison on social network sites: How envy can drive inspiration on Instagram
In: Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking 21 (2018), p. 411-417
ISSN: 2152-2715
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2017.0708
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The positive side of social comparison on SNS: Investigating inspiration on Instagram
68th Annual Conference of the ICA (Prague)
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Permanently online and permanently connected: Development and validation of the online vigilance scale
In: PLoS ONE 13 (2018), Article No.: e0205384
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205384
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Permanently online and permanently procrastinating? The mediating role of Internet use for the effects of trait procrastination on psychological health and well-being
In: New Media & Society 20 (2018), p. 862-880
ISSN: 1461-4448
DOI: 10.1177/1461444816675437
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The relationship between trait procrastination, internet use, and psychological functioning: Results from a community sample of German adolescents
In: Frontiers in Psychology 9 (2018), Article No.: 913
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00913
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Procrastination out of habit? The role of impulsive versus reflective media selection in procrastinatory media use
In: Media Psychology 21 (2018), p. 640-668
ISSN: 1521-3269
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2018.1476156
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Voicing concerns: Alternative perspectives on problematic mobile media use beyond the disease model
15th Annual Mobile Pre-Conference of the ICA (Prague)
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2017
Of sweet temptations and bitter aftertaste: Self-control as a moderator of the effects of media use on well-being
In: L. Reinecke & M. B. Oliver (ed.): The Routledge Handbook of Media Use and Well-Being: International Perspectives on Theory and Research on Positive Media Effects, Routledge, 2017, p. 211-222
ISBN: 9781315714752
DOI: 10.4324/9781315714752
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Neither pleasurable nor virtuous: Procrastination links smartphone habits and messenger checking behavior to decreased hedonic as well as eudaimonic well-being
67th Annual Conference of the ICA (San Diego, California)
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More interruptions and fewer accomplishments? How smartphone habits increase the frequency of procrastination and decrease hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in everyday life
10th Biennial Procrastination Research Conference (Chicago, Illinois)
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Corrigendum to ““Facebocrastination”? Predictors of using Facebook for procrastination and its effects on students' well-being” (Computers in Human Behavior (2016) 64 (65–76) (S0747563216304411) (10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.011))
In: Computers in Human Behavior 76 (2017), p. 601
ISSN: 0747-5632
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.010
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The positive side of social comparisons on SNS: How envy can drive inspiration on Instagram
10th Biennial Conference of the Media Psychology division of the DGPs (Landau)
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Permanently online and permanently connected: Development and validation of the online vigilance scale
67th Annual Conference of the ICA (San Diege, California)
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Being permanently connected is a "state of mind": Development and validation of the online vigilance scale
62nd Annual Conference of the DGPuK, (Düsseldorf)
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Permanently on and never switching off? The role of online vigilance as a source of digital stress
10th Biennial Conference of the Media Psychology division of the DGPs (Landau)
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Procrastination out of habit? The role of impulsive vs. reflective media selection in procrastinatory media use
67th Annual Conference of the ICA (San Diego, California)
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Reflective vs. impulsive media selection as a key predictor of procrastinatory media use
23rd Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Erfurt)
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2016
Escaping to games? Escapism and procrastination as predictors of problematic computer game use among adolescents
61st Annual Conference of the DGPuK (Leizpig)
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"Facebocrastination"? Predictors of using Facebook for procrastination and its effects on students’ well-being
66th Annual Conference of the ICA (Fukuoka)
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Self-control failure or coping strategy? Facebook-induced strains as a consequence of procrastination and escapism
22nd Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPu (Amsterdam)
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“Tomorrow: @House of Cards” – (Unintended) effects of pop culture references on the perception of politicians
22nd Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects division of the DGPuK (Amsterdam)
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Facebocrastination? Predictors of using Facebook for procrastination and its effects on students' well-being
In: Computers in Human Behavior 64 (2016), p. 65-76
ISSN: 0747-5632
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.011
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Positive conditioning via newspaper headlines reduces negative implicit stereotypes against muslims
61st Annual Conference of the DGPuK (Leipzig)
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(Unintended) effects of pop culture references on the perception of politicians
66th Annual Conference of the ICA (Fukuoka)
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Permanently online and permanently procrastinating? The mediating role of Internet use for the effects of trait procrastination on psychological well-being
66th Annual Conference of the ICA, Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
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Prof. Dr. Adrian Meier
- Phone number: 0911530295670
- Email: adrian.meier@fau.de