• April 17, 2026
    New article available!     The journal Communication Research just published the paper Disentangling the longitudinal relationship between social media use, political expression and political participation: What do we really know? (doi:10.1177/00936502261430387) by Jörg Matthes, Andreas Nanz, Marlis Stubenvoll, and Ruta Kaskeleviciute.
  • April 10, 2026
    Paper alert!     Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies just released the article There are risks, but I will use it anyway: Predicting the urge to regulate and the intended use of generative AI among youth in four countries by a group of authors led by Jörg Matthes, and also involving Selma Hodzic as well as Alice Binder. More: https://doi.org/10.1155/hbe2/3060652
  • April 7, 2026
    More papers published!     Two new articles by our research group have just been published by the Annals of the International Communication Association and Technology in Society, respectively. You can access the full details below:

    Tóth, T., Bozdağ, U., Szabó, L. P., Háló, G., Demeter, M., Veloso da Silva, A., Matthes, J., & Major, Z. B. (2026). What have we learned, and what is yet to be learned about social media populism? A scoping review and meta-research. Annals of the International Communication Association. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/anncom/wlag014

    Hodzic, S., Stevic, A., & Matthes, J. (2026). Generative AI in practice: An umbrella review of risks, benefits, ethics, and future directions across major domains. Technology in Society, 103331. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103331
  • March 27, 2026
    New AdMe position!     We are looking for a student research assistant to support the research agenda of our team. This position is advertised on a short-term basis (4,5 months) already starting April 15. If you're interested in joining us and would like to contribute to an exciting project, please check here for more details.
  • March 24, 2026
    Paper published!     The article Radical greens? How environmental influencers shape young social media users' perceived environmental polarization, hopelessness, and collective action intentions (doi:10.1016/j.cresp.2026.100269) by Ariadne Neureiter, Alice Binder, Meda Mucundorfeanu, Delia C. Balaban, and Jörg Matthes can now be accessed in the journal Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology.
  • March 23, 2026
    New AdMe position!     We are looking for a German-speaking student research assistant to work with us in the OeNB (Austrian Central Bank)-funded project Scrolling into Debt: Gen Z’s Financial Miseducation in the Digital Age, led by Jörg Matthes as PI and Sofie Vranken (Co-PI).
     
    If you study in our Bachelor's or Master's program, enjoy working in a team, and have excellent written and spoken German (native) and English skills, please consider applying. Requirements: A brief letter of motivation, CV & transcript of records to be sent via email to Mario Freyer until April 6. You can find the full advertisement here.
  • March 18, 2026
    The dates and topics of this semester's research colloquium are now available. As usual, we invite everyone to join us on interesting debates. Please also check who's given a talk at our colloquium in the past years.
  • March 16, 2026
    Paper alert!     The Annals of the International Communication Association published the piece Effects of data-driven campaigning: An integrative framework, literature review, and research agenda (doi:10.1093/anncom/wlag004), co-authored by a group involving Jörg Matthes.
  • March 12, 2026
    Another paper out now! The article The cognitive benefits of online microtargeted political ads: Explaining attitudes, political interest, and campaign knowledge (doi:10.1080/1369118X.2026.2642841) by Jörg Matthes, Melanie Hirsch, Selina Noetzel, and Alice Binder is now available in Information, Communication & Society.
  • March 3, 2026
    New publications online!     Two new articles by our team have recently been released by the International Journal of Advertising and Information, Communication & Society, respectively.

    Ariadne Neureiter's, Helena Knupfer's and Jörg Matthes's research entitled The influence of green ads beyond brand outcomes: Environmental optimism, environmental knowledge, and support for green ad regulations can now be accessed in the International Journal of Advertising.

    Further, Melanie Saumer, Kevin Koban, and Jörg Matthes had their paper Nudging against judging? Mitigating anti-LGBTQIA + online hostility by raising bystanders' awareness and behavioral intentions published in Information, Communication and Society.
  • February 18, 2026
    New article available!     Stephanie Bührer's, Kevin Koban's, and Jörg Matthes's research on Immigration-related socio-cognitive dynamics driving digital hate: A four-country study on online incivility and intolerance perpetration (doi:10.1093/jcmc/zmaf026) can now be accessed in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
  • February 9, 2026
    More papers published! Two new papers involving members of our team have recently been published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research as well as Online Media and Global Communication, respectively. For further details, please check the references below.

    Matthes, J., Reinhardt, A., Hodzic, S., Kaňková, J., Binder, A., Bojic, L., Maindal, H. T., Paraschiv, C., & Ryom, K. (2026). Predicting the intention to use generative artificial intelligence for health information: Comparative survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28, e75648. https://doi.org/10.2196/75648

    Chan, M., Matthes, J., & Bojić, L. (2026). Examining perceived generative AI valence on social media and its implications on generative AI attitudes and uses among young adults. A cross-national comparison. Online Media and Global Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1515/omgc-2025-0033