Welcome to the MePE Research Group!
Welcome!
The research group “Psychological Processes of Education in Social Media” represents the field of media psychology with a focus on informal educational processes using digital media. In this context, the research group examines under which circumstances the use of information and communication technologies (e.g., social media, messengers, intelligent assistance systems) can help people to educate themselves, gain knowledge and new skills.
About the Research Group
Research Topics
Our core research topics include:
- Political knowledge acquisition and opinion formation in digital environments
- Spiral of silence, opinion expression, and deliberation in digital public spheres
- Moral judgment and social influence processes in digital communication
- Online science and health communication
- Artificial intelligence in digitally mediated learning and education
- Digital literacy and digital competencies
Societal Challenges & Phenomena
Through our research, we aim to advance the understanding of:
- Digital inequalities in knowledge acquisition and civic participation
- The emergence of political filter bubbles and echo chambers on social media
- Political polarization and societal fragmentation
- Misinformation and resilience to manipulative communication
- Moral contagion processes on social media
On these pages, you can find more information about our research, publications, projects, and teaching.