Proceedings of the 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (DGPs)

In collaboration with the renowned Journal of Media Psychology (JMP), a special submission format was offered specifically for young researchers. In particular, authors who do not yet have a permanent position or are still at the beginning of their career were invited to submit their contributions. Interested scientists were asked to submit manuscripts on topics relevant to media psychology that meet the JMP criteria. These manuscripts were allowed to be up to 4,000 words (including abstract, text, references, notes, appendices, and tables and figures). Each submission was reviewed by two members of the JMP Editorial Board or members of the DGPs with experience in reviewing journal submissions and finally evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief of the JMP. Papers accepted for this particular panel were automatically given “Revise and Resubmit” status for JMP. The present conference proceedings contain only the abstracts of the accepted manuscripts.

For position papers or theoretical contributions, up to 500 words were allowed. Papers were expected to describe theoretical approaches or concepts in more detail and to include methodology where appropriate. Papers should address a current topic in media psychology and be of broad interest to the research community. Position papers could focus on systematic reviews or meta-analyses, but also on advances in theoretical work or new approaches to describing and understanding the available literature in a particular area. As with research reports and posters, each position paper was reviewed by at least two reviewers. However, for this type of submissions, the members of the scientific committee of the Media Psychology 2023 acted as reviewers.

For research reports and posters, abstract submissions up to 300 words were possible, provided they included (1) a brief description of the theoretical background, (2) research questions, and (3) a summary of the methodological approach. Authors were told to not include any study results in the submission. However, results were expected to be presented at the conference. Authors were informed that anyone submitting a research report or poster would automatically be a reviewer. For the review process, each submission was reviewed by at least two reviewers. The degree of familiarity of the reviewers with the topic of the submission to be assessed was taken into account in the acceptance decision. The accepted research reports cover a wide range of media psychology topics, such as trust in artificial intelligence and algorithms, eudaemonic experiences through media, social media effects, climate change, or antisemitism. The accepted posters also provide an overview of current topics in media psychology, including findings on the impact of social media, the perception of fake news, the impact of media on mood, mental health or well-being, and human-robot interaction.

For research reports and posters, abstract submissions up to 300 words were possible, provided they included (1) a brief description of the theoretical background, (2) research questions, and (3) a summary of the methodological approach. Authors were told to not include any study results in the submission. However, results were expected to be presented at the conference. Authors were informed that anyone submitting a research report or poster would automatically be a reviewer. For the review process, each submission was reviewed by at least two reviewers. The degree of familiarity of the reviewers with the topic of the submission to be assessed was taken into account in the acceptance decision. The accepted research reports cover a wide range of media psychology topics, such as trust in artificial intelligence and algorithms, eudaemonic experiences through media, social media effects, climate change, or antisemitism. The accepted posters also provide an overview of current topics in media psychology, including findings on the impact of social media, the perception of fake news, the impact of media on mood, mental health or well-being, and human-robot interaction.