Mobile Media Use and Well-being

Nassen, L.-M., Vandebosch, H., Poels, K., & Karsay, K. (2023). Opt-out, Abstain, Unplug. A Systematic Review of the Disconnection Literature. Telematics & Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2023.101980

Devos, S., Karsay, K., Eggermont, S., & Vandenbosch, L. (accepted). "Whatever You Do, I Can Do Too:” Disentangling the Daily Relations Between Exposure to Positive Social Media Content, Can Self, and Pressure. Communication Monographs. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2023.2206472

Stevic, A., Schmuck, D., Thomas, M., Karsay, K., & Matthes, J.  (accepted). Distracted children? Nighttime smartphone use, children’s attentional problems, and school performance over time. The Journal of Early Adolescence.

Karsay, K., Schmuck, D., Stevic, A., & Matthes, J. (2022). Sleeping with the smartphone: A panel study investigating parental mediation, adolescents' tiredness, and physical well-being. Behavior and Information Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2100277

Karsay, K., Matthes, J., Schmuck, D. & Ecklebe, S. (2022). Messaging, posting, and browsing: A mobile experience sampling study investigating youth’s social media use, affective well-being, and loneliness Social Science Computer Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393211058308

Karsay, K., & Vandenbosch, L. (2021). Endlessly connected: Moving forward with agentic perspectives of mobile media (non-)use. Mass Communication and Society. 24(6), 779–794. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2021.1974785

Matthes, J., Karsay, K., Hirsch, M., Stevic, A., & Schmuck, D. (2021). Reflective smartphone disengagement: Conceptualization, measurement, and validation. Computers in Human Behavior, 107078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107078

Schmuck, D., Stevic, A., Matthes, J., & Karsay, K. (2021). Out of control? How parental lack of control over children’s smartphone use affects children’s self-esteem over time. New Media and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211011452

Stevic, A., Schmuck, D., Koemets, A., Hirsch, M., Karsay, K., Thomas, M., & Matthes, J. (2021). Privacy concerns can stress you out: Investigating the reciprocal relationship between mobile social media privacy concerns and perceived stress. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research.

Stevic, A., Schmuck, Karsay, K., & Matthes, J. (2021). Are smartphones enhancing or displacing face-to-face communication with close ties? A panel study among adults. International Journal of Communication, 16. Retrieved from https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/14796

Stevic, A., Schmuck, D., Matthes, J., & Karsay, K. (2021). 'Age matters': A panel study investigating the influence of communicative and passive smartphone use on well-being. Behaviour & Information Technology, 40(2), 176–190. https://doi.org/080/0144929X.2019.1680732

de Lenne, O., Vandenbosch, L., Eggermont S., Karsay, K., & Trekels, T. (2020). Picture-perfect lives on social media: A cross-national study on the role of media ideals in adolescent well-being. Media Psychology, 23, 52–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2018.1554494

Matthes, J., Karsay, K., Schmuck, D., &, Stevic, A. (2019). “Too much to handle”: Impact of mobile social networking sites on information overload, depressive symptoms, and well-being. Computers in Human Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.106217

Karsay, K., Schmuck, D., Matthes, J. &, Stevic, A. (2019). Longitudinal effects of excessive smartphone use on stress and loneliness: The moderating role of self-disclosure. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 22, 706–713. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2019.0255

Schmuck, D., Karsay, K., Matthes, J., & Stevic, A. (2019). “Looking up and feeling down” The influence of mobile social networking site use on upward social comparison, self-esteem, and well-being of adult smartphone users. Telematics and Informatics, 42, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2019.101240