Research Group for Entertainment & Digital Life

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Welcome to the News of the Research Group for Entertainment & Digital Life. From social media and emerging platforms to identity development and wellbeing, we study how people connect, communicate, and experience the digital world. Here, we share our latest research, insights, and events.

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New publication on #mentalhealth

10.10.2026 Publication

Elien Beelen published another study from her doctoral dissertation. Co-authored with Ilse Vranken and Kathrin Karsay, the study examined mental…

Job offer: Project Assistant (5-10h/week)

07.10.2026 Team

The Research Group for Entertainment & Digital Life, part of the Department of Communication at the University of Vienna, is looking for a project…

Top Citizen Science Project: Mobilizing Youth to Transform Mental Health Narratives Online

05.10.2026 Research

We are excited to announce our new Top Citizen Science project MYTH - Mobilizing Youth to Transform Mental Health Narratives Online, funded by FWF.

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Congratulations, Dr. Beelen!

02.10.2026 Team

We are proud to announce that Elien Beelen successfully defended her PhD dissertation on October 2, 2026. Her dissertation, “#mentalhealth:…

Congratulations, Dr. Gell!

29.09.2026 Team

On September 29, 2026, Dr. Sascha Gell successfully defended his dissertation, "Social Media Influencers and Adolescent Mental Health: Influencer…

New publication: How useful are digital agency tools?

29.09.2026 Publication

We are happy to share our new article in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, by Lise-Marie Nassen and Kathrin Karsay. We examined…

AWARE midterm workshop in Vienna

23.09.2026 Research

AWARE-Project Team with Lena Klampfer, Alina Danilkow, Dora Weubel, Sophie Mayen, Ruth Wendt, Hannah Bauer, Kathrin Karsay and Anne-Linda Camerini

From 21- 22 September, the AWARE team from the University of Vienna, LMU Munich, and Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) met at our department…

Expert statement on EU Kids Act

19.09.2026 Media

On September 16, the European Commission presented the EU Kids Act, a proposal to regulate social media use by children and adolescents. It foresees…

First publication from AWARE project

15.09.2026 Publication

We have our first accepted publication from the ongoing AWARE project.

In this study, we took a holistic approach to understanding adolescents'…

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