Our resarch group will present their initial results at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association in Cape Town.  Meet you there!     Thursday, June 4, 2026 ICA Doctoral Consortium: Mobile Communication / Communication and Technology Division “Digital Diagnoses”: Mental Health Portrayals on Social Media and Implications For Adolescents’ Self-Perceptions Alina Danilkow   Friday, June 5, 2026 Health Communication: Perceptions of Mental Health and Treat

Our longitudinal study has been running in schools in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland since November of last year. The project aims to investigate longitudinal changes in social media use, attitudes towards mental health, and the general well-being of young people. With the start of the second wave, we are now continuing the data collection . Sample overview 1,432 young people have participated so far. The average age is around 14 years (age range: 12–19 years). Gender di

AWARE at the Joint Conference of the DGPuK Health and Science Communication DivisionsThe AWARE project teams from Germany and Austria...

At the Annual Conference 2025  of the International Communication Association  in Denver, the project teams from Austria and Switzerland...

In spring 2025, the research team met in Munich for the official project kick-off. Alongside intensive meetings in which the status of...

Mental health, particularly depression and anxiety disorders, is a common topic on social media. While this can raise awareness and...