Kathrin Karsay

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 Treatment, 12:00 PM -...

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 distribution: 53%...

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