Tobias Dienlin
@tobiasdienlin.com
Media Psychology & Communication | Privacy & Well-Being | Open Science & Slow Science | IKMZ & University of Zurich | https://tobiasdienlin.com
Gestern sprach @robert-habeck.de an der UZH.
Die Bedrohung der liberalen Demokratien sieht er in wirtschaftlicher Stagnation, Schwächung des Mittelstands, vorangetrieben durch Globalisierung und Wohlstandsschere. Social Media verstärke politische Extremisierung.
Die Bedrohung der liberalen Demokratien sieht er in wirtschaftlicher Stagnation, Schwächung des Mittelstands, vorangetrieben durch Globalisierung und Wohlstandsschere. Social Media verstärke politische Extremisierung.
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Gestern sprach @robert-habeck.de an der UZH.
Die Bedrohung der liberalen Demokratien sieht er in wirtschaftlicher Stagnation, Schwächung des Mittelstands, vorangetrieben durch Globalisierung und Wohlstandsschere. Social Media verstärke politische Extremisierung.
Die Bedrohung der liberalen Demokratien sieht er in wirtschaftlicher Stagnation, Schwächung des Mittelstands, vorangetrieben durch Globalisierung und Wohlstandsschere. Social Media verstärke politische Extremisierung.
Opening a cluster analysis lecture with a @dingdingpeng.the100.ci post go brrrr
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Opening a cluster analysis lecture with a @dingdingpeng.the100.ci post go brrrr
Top three reasons given why female scholars are less likely to share their research online:
- Considered less effective
- Less time to do so
- Considered more harmful
Data from Agnes Horvat, n > 3.000.
- Considered less effective
- Less time to do so
- Considered more harmful
Data from Agnes Horvat, n > 3.000.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Top three reasons given why female scholars are less likely to share their research online:
- Considered less effective
- Less time to do so
- Considered more harmful
Data from Agnes Horvat, n > 3.000.
- Considered less effective
- Less time to do so
- Considered more harmful
Data from Agnes Horvat, n > 3.000.
Glad to see that in the criteria for tenure our department now explicitly includes #openscience. There’s hope!
@ikmz.bsky.social @esserfrank.bsky.social
@ikmz.bsky.social @esserfrank.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Glad to see that in the criteria for tenure our department now explicitly includes #openscience. There’s hope!
@ikmz.bsky.social @esserfrank.bsky.social
@ikmz.bsky.social @esserfrank.bsky.social
And here's the study and central figure.
Kratz, F., & Brüderl, J. (2025). Assessing age trajectories (of subjective well-being): Clarifying estimands, identification assumptions, and estimation strategies. European Sociological Review, jcaf038. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
Kratz, F., & Brüderl, J. (2025). Assessing age trajectories (of subjective well-being): Clarifying estimands, identification assumptions, and estimation strategies. European Sociological Review, jcaf038. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
And here's the study and central figure.
Kratz, F., & Brüderl, J. (2025). Assessing age trajectories (of subjective well-being): Clarifying estimands, identification assumptions, and estimation strategies. European Sociological Review, jcaf038. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
Kratz, F., & Brüderl, J. (2025). Assessing age trajectories (of subjective well-being): Clarifying estimands, identification assumptions, and estimation strategies. European Sociological Review, jcaf038. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
Looking forward to @fassiluisa.bsky.social‘s talk at our department next week :)
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Looking forward to @fassiluisa.bsky.social‘s talk at our department next week :)
Das @foeg.bsky.social hat soeben das aktuelle Jahrbuch zur Qualität der Medien in der Schweiz vorgestellt.
Zentrale Ergebnisse:
- Anzahl der News-Depriviertem nimmt stetig zu
- News-Deprivierte mit weniger Wissen
- AI Tools beinhalten ≥ 5% Fake News
- Medienqualität stabil
Zentrale Ergebnisse:
- Anzahl der News-Depriviertem nimmt stetig zu
- News-Deprivierte mit weniger Wissen
- AI Tools beinhalten ≥ 5% Fake News
- Medienqualität stabil
October 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Das @foeg.bsky.social hat soeben das aktuelle Jahrbuch zur Qualität der Medien in der Schweiz vorgestellt.
Zentrale Ergebnisse:
- Anzahl der News-Depriviertem nimmt stetig zu
- News-Deprivierte mit weniger Wissen
- AI Tools beinhalten ≥ 5% Fake News
- Medienqualität stabil
Zentrale Ergebnisse:
- Anzahl der News-Depriviertem nimmt stetig zu
- News-Deprivierte mit weniger Wissen
- AI Tools beinhalten ≥ 5% Fake News
- Medienqualität stabil
“[S]tatistical complexity risks becoming decorative—used to signal analytical sophistication rather than deepen theoretical insight”
Several good points by Winston Peng in his inaugural piece as HCR editor.
academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-...
Several good points by Winston Peng in his inaugural piece as HCR editor.
academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-...
September 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“[S]tatistical complexity risks becoming decorative—used to signal analytical sophistication rather than deepen theoretical insight”
Several good points by Winston Peng in his inaugural piece as HCR editor.
academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-...
Several good points by Winston Peng in his inaugural piece as HCR editor.
academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-...
ICYW, this is how @ikmz.bsky.social students are writing their theses.
September 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
ICYW, this is how @ikmz.bsky.social students are writing their theses.
We're happy to have @laurentwang.bsky.social come visit our division at @ikmz.bsky.social Tuesday next week!
Everyone onsite invited to join :)
Everyone onsite invited to join :)
September 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We're happy to have @laurentwang.bsky.social come visit our division at @ikmz.bsky.social Tuesday next week!
Everyone onsite invited to join :)
Everyone onsite invited to join :)
At #mepsy25, I’ll present research together with @shinyikang.bsky.social where we test five central claims of @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social‘s anxious generation, using large scale data from the #mentalhealthdays.
Join Thursday, 4.15 pm, LK051
Spoiler alert: we get somewhat surprising results.
Join Thursday, 4.15 pm, LK051
Spoiler alert: we get somewhat surprising results.
September 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
At #mepsy25, I’ll present research together with @shinyikang.bsky.social where we test five central claims of @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social‘s anxious generation, using large scale data from the #mentalhealthdays.
Join Thursday, 4.15 pm, LK051
Spoiler alert: we get somewhat surprising results.
Join Thursday, 4.15 pm, LK051
Spoiler alert: we get somewhat surprising results.
The results echo prior findings: Yes, on average, social media use appears somewhat detrimental for well-being.
However, other aspects are more relevant, and regulating social media will not be a panacea.
Collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and @davidsmahel.bsky.social, now published.
However, other aspects are more relevant, and regulating social media will not be a panacea.
Collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and @davidsmahel.bsky.social, now published.
August 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The results echo prior findings: Yes, on average, social media use appears somewhat detrimental for well-being.
However, other aspects are more relevant, and regulating social media will not be a panacea.
Collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and @davidsmahel.bsky.social, now published.
However, other aspects are more relevant, and regulating social media will not be a panacea.
Collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and @davidsmahel.bsky.social, now published.
The effect does differ somewhat across countries.
Interestingly, countries where social media bans are currently discussed (Anglosphere, Scandinavia) indeed show somewhat more negative effects.
Interestingly, countries where social media bans are currently discussed (Anglosphere, Scandinavia) indeed show somewhat more negative effects.
August 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The effect does differ somewhat across countries.
Interestingly, countries where social media bans are currently discussed (Anglosphere, Scandinavia) indeed show somewhat more negative effects.
Interestingly, countries where social media bans are currently discussed (Anglosphere, Scandinavia) indeed show somewhat more negative effects.
Our results showed that social media use has a negative but rather small effect on well-being (2% decrease).
Other aspect have stronger effects (music: 8% increase; studying: 6% decrease).
Notably, the effect differed strongly across users (much more than the other activities).
Other aspect have stronger effects (music: 8% increase; studying: 6% decrease).
Notably, the effect differed strongly across users (much more than the other activities).
August 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our results showed that social media use has a negative but rather small effect on well-being (2% decrease).
Other aspect have stronger effects (music: 8% increase; studying: 6% decrease).
Notably, the effect differed strongly across users (much more than the other activities).
Other aspect have stronger effects (music: 8% increase; studying: 6% decrease).
Notably, the effect differed strongly across users (much more than the other activities).
Users indicated how they felt on a scale from 0 to 100.
They could then select events that made them feel this way -- with social media being one option.
They could then select events that made them feel this way -- with social media being one option.
August 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Users indicated how they felt on a scale from 0 to 100.
They could then select events that made them feel this way -- with social media being one option.
They could then select events that made them feel this way -- with social media being one option.
We collaborated with the (now discontinued) app VOS health, an app to measure and improve user well-being.
We analyzed 7.1 million observations from 191,672 users across 182 countries.
We analyzed 7.1 million observations from 191,672 users across 182 countries.
August 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We collaborated with the (now discontinued) app VOS health, an app to measure and improve user well-being.
We analyzed 7.1 million observations from 191,672 users across 182 countries.
We analyzed 7.1 million observations from 191,672 users across 182 countries.
Partic. interested in feedback on this:
- We conduct a glorious serial mediation with cross-sectional data 🥶
- BUT, underlying theory is plausible: Perc of tech→grats→use→attachment
- We hope to control for all relevant confounders
- We acknowledge estimates imperfectly capture estimands
Thoughts?
- We conduct a glorious serial mediation with cross-sectional data 🥶
- BUT, underlying theory is plausible: Perc of tech→grats→use→attachment
- We hope to control for all relevant confounders
- We acknowledge estimates imperfectly capture estimands
Thoughts?
July 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Partic. interested in feedback on this:
- We conduct a glorious serial mediation with cross-sectional data 🥶
- BUT, underlying theory is plausible: Perc of tech→grats→use→attachment
- We hope to control for all relevant confounders
- We acknowledge estimates imperfectly capture estimands
Thoughts?
- We conduct a glorious serial mediation with cross-sectional data 🥶
- BUT, underlying theory is plausible: Perc of tech→grats→use→attachment
- We hope to control for all relevant confounders
- We acknowledge estimates imperfectly capture estimands
Thoughts?
What bothers me when googling for @cos.io preprints is that when you click on the search result, you don't get to the preprint server but automatically download the paper.
Often, I just want to get the DOI, read the abstract, or see the stats ...
#openscience #academicsky
Often, I just want to get the DOI, read the abstract, or see the stats ...
#openscience #academicsky
July 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
What bothers me when googling for @cos.io preprints is that when you click on the search result, you don't get to the preprint server but automatically download the paper.
Often, I just want to get the DOI, read the abstract, or see the stats ...
#openscience #academicsky
Often, I just want to get the DOI, read the abstract, or see the stats ...
#openscience #academicsky
June 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
5 years ago, @niklasjohannes.bsky.social and I summarized the literature on the effects of digital technology use on adolescent well-being as follows.
Do you think the findings still apply?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Do you think the findings still apply?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
June 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
5 years ago, @niklasjohannes.bsky.social and I summarized the literature on the effects of digital technology use on adolescent well-being as follows.
Do you think the findings still apply?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Do you think the findings still apply?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Using the scalar invariant scale Online Privacy Literature Scale, @masurphil.bsky.social find that:
Privacy Literacy: 🇩🇪 > 🇺🇸
Privacy Literacy in 🇩🇪: 👨 > 👩
Privacy Literacy in 🇺🇸: 👨 < 👩
#ica25
Privacy Literacy: 🇩🇪 > 🇺🇸
Privacy Literacy in 🇩🇪: 👨 > 👩
Privacy Literacy in 🇺🇸: 👨 < 👩
#ica25
June 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Using the scalar invariant scale Online Privacy Literature Scale, @masurphil.bsky.social find that:
Privacy Literacy: 🇩🇪 > 🇺🇸
Privacy Literacy in 🇩🇪: 👨 > 👩
Privacy Literacy in 🇺🇸: 👨 < 👩
#ica25
Privacy Literacy: 🇩🇪 > 🇺🇸
Privacy Literacy in 🇩🇪: 👨 > 👩
Privacy Literacy in 🇺🇸: 👨 < 👩
#ica25
June 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Strong methods at display at #ica25 privacy session:
- SESOI
- Replications
- Preprints
- Bayesian Stats
- Response Surface Analysis …
#openscience #researchreform
- SESOI
- Replications
- Preprints
- Bayesian Stats
- Response Surface Analysis …
#openscience #researchreform
June 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Strong methods at display at #ica25 privacy session:
- SESOI
- Replications
- Preprints
- Bayesian Stats
- Response Surface Analysis …
#openscience #researchreform
- SESOI
- Replications
- Preprints
- Bayesian Stats
- Response Surface Analysis …
#openscience #researchreform