Publications and Presentations
As part of the research project AWARE, scientific publications, conference papers, and presentations are produced to document the project’s key findings, methods, and developments. This page provides an overview of published articles, conference contributions, and presentations that make AWARE’s research activities and results accessible to both the scientific community and the wider public.
Konferenzbeiträge
11th ECREA Conference
Camerini, A.-L., Bauer, H., Danilkow, A., Mayen, S., Weubel, R., Wendt, R., & Karsay, K. (2026, September). From Social Media Feeds to Real-World Beliefs: Intentional and Incidental Mental Illness Exposure and Adolescents’ Prevalence Estimates. 11th European Communication (ECREA) Conference, 8-11 September, Brno, Czech Republic [invited presentation as part of a panel].
11th ECREA Conference
Zwirnlein, L., Bozdağ C., Seddighi, G. Valverde-Valencia, A. & Bauer, H. (2026, September). Digital literacies as prerequisites for participation - Inequalities shape adolescents’ experiences in algorithmic spaces. 11th European Communication (ECREA) Conference, 8-11 September, Brno, Czech Republic [invited contribution as part of a roundtable discussion].
11th ECREA Conference
Bauer, H., Mayen, S., Camerini, A.-L., Karsay, K. & Wendt, R. (2026, September). Adolescents’ self-diagnosis of mental illness in algorithmic social media environments: A cross-sectional study on predictors and protective factors. 11th European Communication (ECREA) Conference, 8-11 September, Brno, Czech Republic.
Social Media & Society Conference
Weubel, D., Mayen, S., Karsay, K., Wendt, R., & Camerini, A.-L. (2026, July). From Feeds to Beliefs: Adolescent Mental Illness Stigma Profiles and the Role of Social Media Exposure. International Conference on Social Media & Society. 13-15 July, Glasgow, UK.
76th ICA Conference
Weubel, D., Bauer, H., Karsay, K., Wendt, R., & Camerini, A.-L. (2026, June). “This didn’t exist back then”: A Focus Group Study on Adolescents’ Perceptions of Mental Illness in the Context of Family, Peers, School, and Social Media. 76th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. 4-8 June, Cape Town, South Africa.
76th ICA Conference
Bauer, H., Mayen, S., Camerini, A.-L., Karsay, K. & Wendt, R. (2026, June). Self-Diagnosis of Mental Illness in Adolescence: A Cross-Sectional Study on Predictors and Protective Factors in the Context of Algorithmically Curated Social Media Content. 76th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. 4-8 June, Cape Town, South Africa [research escalator presentation].
76th ICA Conference
Danilkow, A., Mayen, S., Camerini, A.-L., Wendt, R., & Karsay, K. (2026, June). “Depressed or Just Monday?” - A Content Analysis of Concept Creep in Public TikTok Posts about Mental Health, 76th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. 4-8 June, Cape Town, South Africa.
13th GEBF Congress
Bauer, H., Mayen, S., Camerini, A.-L., Karsay, K. & Wendt, R. (2026, March). Selbstdiagnosen psychischer Erkrankungen im Jugendalter: Eine Querschnittstudie zu Prädiktoren und Schutzfaktoren im Kontext algorithmisch kuratierter Inhalte in sozialen Medien. 13th Congress of the Society for Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), 16-18 March, Munich, Germany [invited presentation as part of a panel].
DGPuK Conference
Bauer, H., Wendt, R., Weubel, D., Karsay, K., & Camerini, A.-L. (2025, September). How Adolescents Perceive and Evaluate Algorithmically Curated Mental Illness Content on Social Media: A Focus Group Study. Annual conference of the German Health Communication and Science Communication Division (DGPuK). 10-12 September, Munich, Germany [poster presentation].
DGPuK Conference
1Danilkow, A., Mayen, S., Camerini, A.-L., Wendt, R., & Karsay, K. (2025, September). A Content Analysis of Concept Creep in Social Media’s Mental Health and Well-Being Discourse. Annual conference of the German Health Communication and Science Communication Division (DGPuK). 10-12 September, Munich, Germany.
Swiss Public Health Conference
Weubel, D., Bauer, H., Danilkow, A., Karsay, K., Wendt, R., & Camerini, A.-L. (2025, September). Mental health perceptions among adolescents in the context of family, peers, and social media. Swiss Public Health Conference, 10-11 September, Lugano, Switzerland.
Gastvorträge
Health and Society Research Network
Karsay, K. (2026, April). Zwischen Influencer*innen und Selbstdiagnosen: Mentale Gesundheit im Social-Media-Feed. Ringvorlesung des Forschungsverbunds Gesundheit und Gesellschaft, 14 April, Vienna, Austria.
Interdepartmental Colloquium Lecture,
University of Vienna
Karsay, K. (2026, March). When Anxiety Goes Viral: How Adolescents Encounter and Evaluate Mental Health Content Online. Invited guest speaker at the Interdepartmental Colloquium Lecture, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, 19 March, Vienna, Austria.
Research Talk,
University of Vienna
Karsay, K. (2026, March). From Awareness to Overinterpretation: Mental Health in the Social Media Feed. Invited guest speaker at the Research Talk Series, Department of Communication, University of Vienna, 16 March, Vienna, Austria.
Alumni-Event,
University of Vienna
Karsay, K. (2026, January). Sternzeichen ADHS: Mentale Gesundheit auf Social Media. Science Slam at the Alumni-Event of the Department of Communication, “Die Zukunft der Wahrheit – Wie sich Faktenprüfung im Zeitalter von KI, Deepfakes und Social Media verändern muss”, 19 January, Vienna, Austria.
Munich-Land District Youth Council
Bauer, H. (2025, December). Wie Jugendliche algorithmisch kuratierte Inhalte zu psychischen Erkrankungen in sozialen Medien wahrnehmen, bewerten und navigieren [Invited presentation]. Kreisjugendring München-Land, Feldkirchen, Deutschland.
Guest Lecture, Association of Cantonal Medical Officers of Switzerland
Camerini, A.-L. (2025, Nov 20). Mentale Gesundheit und Soziale Medien bei Jugendlichen in der Schweiz: Was Wissenschafter (noch nicht) wissen und was das für die Praxis bedeutet [Guest lecture]. Gemeinsame Fortbildung von Vereinigung der Kantonsärztinnen und Kantonsärzte der Schweiz und Swiss Public Health Doctors zum Thema “Mentale Gesundheit und Social Media bei Jugendlichen in der Schweiz”, Haute École de Gestion Arc, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Guest Lecture,
University of Vienna
Karsay, K. (2025, May 21). Mental Health im Feed: Kommunikationswissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Folgen wachsender Aufmerksamkeit für psychische Gesundheit auf Social Media [Guest lecture]. Theorie und Praxis von Social Media-Kommunikation, Department of Communication, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
DGPs/ÖGP Congress
Karsay, K., Camerini, A.-L., & Wendt, R. (2024) Is more mental health talk better? Exploring the consequences of increased mental health awareness from a communication science perspective. DGPs/ÖGP Congress 2024, 16-19 September, Vienna, Austria (invited presentation).