Meta-analytic evidence on relationships between internet use and psychological variables
Meta-analytic evidence on relationships between internet use and psychological variables
The internet provides a wide range of opportunities for better or for worse. This project - funded by the German Research Fund (DFG) - is meant to take stock: What do we know about connections between internet use and psychological variables like narcissism or school achievement?
A meta-analysis says more than hundred words (or single studies) – and can be read in a shorter time. These quantified summaries allow interpretations beyond the cherry-picking of single studies.
We are a group of scientists with a background in media psychology. Our research focuses different areas of psychology, communication sciences and psychological measurements. We use our bundled knowledge to provide insights into the empiric exploration of new media effects.
Kids spend too much time on social media and have no time left to study?
This assumption could not be confirmed. The connections are more complex.
Social Media – a platform for narcissists. How the use of Facebook & Co. is related to narcissistic tendencies.
The Stereotype of the chubby gamer: We found a small relationship between video gaming and body mass. However, this relationship only exists for adults, not children and adolescents.
Markus Appel is head of the Department of Communication Psychology and New Media at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg since April 2017.
Caroline Marker works since June 2017 as Research Associate at the Department of Communication Psychology and New Media at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg.
Timo Gnambs is professor for psychology at the University of Linz (Austria) and head of Educational Measurementat the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (Germany).
