Medienpsychologie
Leitung
Medienpsychologie 

Professurinhaber

Portrait: Prof. Dr. Jan-Philipp Stein
Prof. Dr. Jan-Philipp Stein
Sprechzeiten: nach Vereinbarung per E-Mail

  • Social Media: Selbst und Identität, Körperwahrnehmung (Body Positivity), virtuelle Influencer
  • Parasoziale Phänomene: PSI/PSR, parasozialer Kontakt
  • Extended Realities: Abbau von Vorurteilen mithilfe von VR/AR, Digital Afterlife Technology
  • AI/Soziale Robotik: Akzeptanz von künstlich intelligenten Technologien, Uncanny Valley

Publikationen

2024 / accepted for publication

  • Breves, P. L., Paryschew, L., & Stein, J.-P. (2024). Be positive? The interplay of Instagram influencers’ body type and favorable user comments on young women’s perceptions, affective well-being, and exercise intentions. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(4), 709–720. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000499
  • Grundke, A., Appel, M. & Stein, J.-P. (2024). Aversion against machines with complex mental abilities: The role of individual differences. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 2(2), 100087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2024.100087  
  • Stein, J.-P., Breves, P. L., & Anders, N. (2024). Parasocial interactions with real and virtual influencers: The role of perceived similarity and human-likeness. New Media & Society, 26(6), 3433–3453. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221102900  
  • Stein, J.-P., Liebers, N., & Faiss, M. (2024). Feeling better…but also less lonely? An experimental investigation of how parasocial and social relationships affect people’s well-being. Mass Communication & Society, 27(3), 576–598. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2022.2127369 
  • Stein, J.-P., & MacDorman, K. F. (2024). After confronting one uncanny valley, another awaits. Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, 1, 276–277. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44287-024-00041-w  
  • Stein, J.-P., Messingschlager, T., Gnambs, T., Hutmacher, F., & Appel, M. (2024). Attitudes towards AI: Measurement and associations with personality. Scientific Reports, 14, 2909. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53335-2  
  • Stein, J.-P., Scheufen, S., & Appel, M. (2024). Recognizing the beauty in diversity: Exposure to body-positive content on social media broadens women’s concept of ideal body weight. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 153(11), 2642–2656. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001397  

2023

  • Appel, M., Hutmacher, F., Politt, T., & Stein, J.-P. (2023). Swipe right? Using beauty filters in male Tinder profiles reduces women's evaluations of trustworthiness but increases physical attractiveness and dating intention. Computers in Human Behavior, 148, 107871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107871  
  • Breves, P. L., & Stein, J.-P. (2023). Cognitive load in immersive media settings: The role of spatial presence and cybersickness. Virtual Reality, 27, 1077–1089. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-022-00697-5
  • Grundke, A., Stein, J.-P., & Appel, M. (2023). Improving evaluations of advanced robots by depicting them in harmful situations. Computers in Human Behavior, 140, 107565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107565
  • Stein, J.-P. (2023). Smile back at me, but only once: Social norms of appropriate nonverbal intensity and reciprocity apply to emoji use. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 47, 245–266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-023-00424-x 
  • Stein, J.-P., & Banks, J. (2023). Valenced media effects on robot-related attitudes and mental models: A parasocial contact approach. Human–Machine Communication, 6, 155–182. https://doi.org/10.30658/hmc.6.9  

2022

  • Grundke, A., Stein, J.-P., & Appel, M. (2022). Mind-reading machines: Distinct user responses to thought-detecting and emotion-detecting robots. Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1037/tmb0000053  
  • Stein, J.-P., Cimander, P., & Appel, M. (2022). Power-posing robots: The influence of a humanoid robot’s posture and size on its perceived dominance, competence, eeriness, and threat. International Journal of Social Robotics, 14, 1413–1422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-022-00878-x
  • Stein, J.-P., Koban, K., Joos, S., & Ohler, P. (2022). Worth the effort? Comparing different YouTube vlog production styles in terms of viewers’ identification, parasocial response, immersion, and enjoyment. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 16(3), 426–436. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000374
  • Weber, S., Messingschlager, T., & Stein, J.-P. (2022). This is an Insta-vention! Exploring cognitive countermeasures to reduce negative consequences of social comparisons on Instagram. Media Psychology, 25(3), 411–440. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2021.1968440

2021

  • Mara, M., Stein, J.-P., Latoschik, M. E., Lugrin, B., Schreiner, C., Hostettler, R., & Appel, M.  (2021). User responses to a humanoid robot observed in real life, virtual reality, 3D, and 2D. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.633178
  • Stein, J.-P. (2021). Conjuring up the departed in virtual reality: The good, the bad, and the potentially ugly. Psychology of Popular Media, 10(4), 505–510. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000315 
  • Stein, J.-P., & Appel, M. (2021). How to deal with researcher harassment in the social sciences. Nature Human Behavior, 5, 178–180. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-01011-6
  • Stein, J.-P., Krause, E., & Ohler, P. (2021). Every (Insta-)gram counts? Applying cultivation theory to explore the effects of Instagram on young users' body image. Psychology of Popular Media, 10(1), 87–97. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000268
  • Stein, J.-P., & Yeo, J. (2021). Investigating meal-concurrent media use: Social and dispositional predictors, intercultural differences, and the novel media phenomenon of “mukbang” eating broadcasts. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3(5), 956–968. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.306

2020

  • Stein, J.-P., Appel, M., Jost, A., & Ohler, P. (2020). Matter over mind? How the acceptance of digital entities depends on their appearance, mental prowess, and the interaction between both. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 142, 64–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2020.102463

2019

  • Appel, M., Krisch, N., Stein, J.-P., & Weber, S. (2019). Smartphone zombies! Pedestrians’ distracted walking as a function of their fear of missing out. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 63, 130–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.04.003
  • Stein, J.-P., Liebold, B., & Ohler, P. (2019). Stay back, clever thing! Linking situational control and human uniqueness concerns to the aversion against autonomous technology. Computers in Human Behavior, 95, 73–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/10.1016/j.chb.2019.01.021

2018

  • Koban, K., Stein, J.-P., Eckhardt, V., & Ohler, P. (2018). Quid pro quo in Web 2.0. Connecting personality traits and Facebook usage intensity to uncivil commenting intentions in public online discussions. Computers in Human Behavior, 79, 9–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.015
  • Stein, J.-P., Lu, X., & Ohler, P. (2018). Mutual perceptions of Chinese and German students at a German university: Stereotypes, media influence, and evidence for a negative contact hypothesis. Compare, 49(6), 943–963. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2018.1477579
  • Stein, J.-P., & Ohler, P. (2018). Saving face in front of the computer? Culture and attributions of human likeness influence users’ experience of automatic facial emotion recognition. Frontiers in Digital Humanities, 7, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdigh.2018.00018
  • Stein, J.-P., & Ohler, P. (2018). Uncanny... but convincing? Inconsistency between a virtual agent's facial proportions and vocal realism reduces its credibility and attractiveness, but not its persuasive success. Interacting with Computers, 30(6), 480–491. https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwy023

2017

  • Stein, J.-P. & Ohler, P. (2017). Venturing into the uncanny valley of mind – The influence of mind attribution on the acceptance of human-like characters in a virtual reality setting. Cognition, 160, 43–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2016.12.010

Herausgeberschaften

  • Appel, M., Hutmacher, F., Mengelkamp, C., Stein, J.-P., & Weber, S. (2023). Digital ist besser?! Psychologie der Online- und Mobilkommunikation. Springer.

Buchbeiträge

  • Stein, J.-P., & Lugrin, B. (2023). Virtuelle Realität und sozial interaktive Agenten. In M. Appel, F. Hutmacher, C. Mengelkamp, J.-P. Stein, & S. Weber (Eds.), Digital ist besser?! Psychologie der Online- und Mobilkommunikation (pp. 261–279). Springer.
  • Stein, J.-P., Messingschlager, T., & Hutmacher, F. (2023). Künstliche Intelligenz. In M. Appel, F. Hutmacher, C. Mengelkamp, J.-P. Stein, & S. Weber (Eds.), Digital ist besser?! Psychologie der Online- und Mobilkommunikation (pp. 247–260). Springer.
  • Stein, J.-P., Weber, S., Hutmacher, F., & Appel, M. (2023). Social Media und Wohlbefinden. In M. Appel, F. Hutmacher, C. Mengelkamp, J.-P. Stein, & S. Weber (Eds.), Digital ist besser?! Psychologie der Online- und Mobilkommunikation (pp. 95–110). Springer.
  • Weber, S., & Stein, J.-P. (2023). Gender, Diversität und digitale Kommunikation. In M. Appel, F. Hutmacher, C. Mengelkamp, J.-P. Stein, & S. Weber (Eds.), Digital ist besser?! Psychologie der Online- und Mobilkommunikation (pp. 77–93). Springer
  • Stein, J.-P., Sehic, S., & Appel, M. (2019). Machtvolle Bilder und Bildmanipulationen. In M. Appel (Ed.), Die Psychologie des Postfaktischen (pp. 177–187). Springer.
  • Stein, J.-P. (2017). Cloud Strife. In J. Banks, R. Meija, & A. Adams (Eds.), 100 greatest video game characters (pp. 39–40). Rowman & Littlefield.

2024

  • Bornemeier, J., & Stein, J.-P. (2024). Exploring the impact of social dominance orientation and ambivalent sexism on the perception of AI-generated gendered images. Talk held at the 53rd DGPs Congress, Vienna, Austria.

2023

  • Forner, L., Valtin, G. & Stein, J.-P. (2023). How observed persona–follower interactions on Instagram shape parasocial relationships: A four-week online experiment. Talk held at the 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychology Society (DGPs), Luxemburg.
  • Stein, J.-P., Gnambs, T., & Appel, M. (2023). Virtual reality: The future of anti-prejudice endeavours? A review and meta-analysis of experimental evidence. Talk held at the 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychology Society (DGPs), Luxemburg.
  • Stein, J.-P., Gnambs, T., & Appel, M. (2023). Reducing prejudice via virtual reality: A meta-analysis of experimental evidence. Talk held at the 1st Hybrid Societies Conference, Chemnitz, Germany.
  • Valtin, G., Fiolka, J., Forner, L., & Stein, J.-P. (2023). Elaborated choice or heuristic decision? Exploring users' media selection in the context of video streaming services. Talk to be held at the 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychology Society (DGPs), Luxemburg.
  • Yeo, J., & Stein, J.-P. (2023). "Female propaganda"? The relationship between threatened masculinity, hostile media perception, and corrective actions. Talk to be held at the 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychology Society (DGPs), Luxemburg.

2022

  • Grundke, A., Stein, J.-P., & Appel, M. (2022). The potential of human empathy to alleviate the uncanny valley of mind. Talk held at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Hildesheim, Germany.
  • Grundke, A., Stein, J.-P., & Appel, M. (2022). Can empathy for a harmed robot buffer the uncanny valley of mind? Talk held at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Paris, France.
  • Klingelhöfer, J., Stein, J.-P., Feiler, T., Yeo, J., & Appel, M. (2022). Senators with superpowers? The role of authenticity and appropriateness perceptions for the sharing of heroization memes in the political context. Talk held at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Paris, France.
  • Stein, J.-P. (2022). Smile…but not too much! Social norms of emotional expressivity and reciprocity also apply to the use of emojis. Talk held at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Paris, France.
  • Stein, J.-P., & Banks, J. (2022). Extending the parasocial contact hypothesis to social robots. Talk held at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Paris, France.
  • Stein, J.-P., Breves, P. L., & Anders, N. (2022). Parasocial interactions with virtual influencers: Are digitally created online personas as engaging as their human counterparts? Talk held at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Hildesheim, Germany.
  • Stein, J.-P., Scheufen, S., & Appel, M. (2022). Recognizing the beauty in diversity: Exposure to body-positive content on Instagram broadens beauty ideals and alters the perception of other people’s bodies. Talk held at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Paris, France.

2021

  • Grundke, A., Stein, J.-P., & Appel, M. (2021). Mind-reading machines: Distinct user responses to thought-detecting and emotion-detecting robots. Poster presented at the 11th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs), Aachen, Germany.
  • Stein, J.-P., Cimander, P. & Appel, M. (2021). Power-posing robots: The influence of a humanoid robot’s posture and size on its perceived dominance, competence, eeriness, and threat. Talk held at the 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Virtual conference).
  • Stein, J.-P., Liebers, N., Faiss, M., & Barzdziute, A. (2021). I’ll find my friends in Hogwarts then! Investigating parasocial interactions and relationships as compensatory means to alleviate loneliness and improve well-being. Talk held at the 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Virtual conference).
  • Stein, J.-P., & Yeo, J. (2021). Media, meals, and mukbang! Exploring meal-concurrent media use in two cultures, including the emerging phenomenon of digital eating broadcasts. Talk held at the 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Virtual conference).
  • Weber, S., Messingschlager, T., & Stein, J.-P. (2021). Intervening in Instagram: Can cognitive countermeasures reduce the negative consequences of social comparisons? Talk held at the 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Virtual conference).