Felix Dietrich

Communication Researcher | Media Psychology

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I’m a PhD student and research associate at the working group Media Effects and Media Psychology, Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

My research interests include:

  • entertainment media use and effects
  • algorithmic curation of media content
  • digital autonomy & mental health
  • computational communication science


Recent Publications

Mobile Media & Communication

mlstats

An R package for multilevel descriptive statistics and data preparation
Felix Dietrich
Publizistik

Gebrauchsfertige, Open Source Large Language Models auf Hugging Face

als Forschungsinfrastruktur für die standardisierte Inhaltsanalyse von Texten
Daniel Possler, Felix Dietrich, Jule Scheper, Anica Lammers, Anna Spatzenegger
Communication Research

Music was my first love

Biographic resonance makes everyday music listening meaningful
Felix Dietrich, Alicia Ernst, Benedikt Rohr, Michael Scharkow, Leonard Reinecke
Human Communication Research

Revisiting the digital jukebox in daily life

Applying Mood Management Theory to algorithmically curated music streaming environments
Alicia Ernst, Felix Dietrich, Benedikt Rohr, Leonard Reinecke, Michael Scharkow
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of the ACM Greek SIGCHI Chapter

101 reasons to stop

A systematic review of media cues for disengagement
Alicia Gilbert, Frauke Schöne, Rebekka Kreling, Felix Dietrich, Leonard Reinecke
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of the ACM Greek SIGCHI Chapter

The differential effects of algorithmic recommendations on user experience

Enjoyment and serendipity in everyday music streaming
Felix Dietrich, Alicia Ernst, Rebekka Kreling, Alicia Gilbert, Benedikt Rohr, Michael Scharkow, Leonard Reinecke
Human Communication Research

What do people watch under adversity?

Testing interactions of semantic affinity and coping style using Netflix data donations
Rebekka Kreling, Felix Dietrich, Alicia Gilbert, Leonard Reinecke
Interacting with Computers

What constitutes experiences of autonomy in digital technology use?

A (computational) scoping review through the lens of self-determination theory
Felix Dietrich, Anisha Arenz, Leonard Reinecke
Journal of Communication

Too amused to stop?

Self-control and the disengagement process on Netflix
Alicia Gilbert, Leonard Reinecke, Adrian Meier, Susanne Baumgartner, Felix Dietrich
Media Psychology

Surprised–curious–confused, empathetic, and entertained?

The role of epistemic emotions and empathy in eudaimonic entertainment experiences and political news processing
Felix Dietrich, Tanja Kugler, Sarah Hennings, Celine Conrad, Frank M. Schneider, Peter Vorderer
Media and Communication

What is important when we evaluate movies?

Insights from computational analysis of online reviews
Frank M. Schneider, Emese Domahidi, Felix Dietrich
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