Head of Lab

Prof. Dr. Sonja Utz

Prof. Dr. Sonja Utz

Portrait of Sonja Utz

Sonja Utz has headed the Everyday Media lab since March 2022. From April 2013 to March 2022, she headed the Junior Research Group Social Media at the IWM. She has been Professor of Communication via Social Media at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen since April 2014. Together with her team, she investigates (incidental) knowledge processes in communication between people on social media as well as in the interaction of people with communicative AI.

Main research topics:

  • Use of social media and communicative AI in professional settings
  • Incidental and informal learning with social media
  • Credibility of communicative AI
  • Algorithm acceptance

Prof. Dr. Sonja Utz

Schleichstr. 6

72072 Tübingen

Room 6.606

+49 7071 979-308s.utz@iwm-tuebingen.de

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Publications

Articles (peer-reviewed)

  • Wolfers, L. N., Neumann, D., Klein, S. H., Gaiser, F., Anderl, C., & Utz, S. (in press). What do you mean by “social media”? Introducing the reporting items for social media research (RISoMeR). Annals of the International Communication Association.
  • Sarigül, B., Schneider, F. M., & Utz, S. (2025). Believe it or not? Investigating the credibility of voice assistants in the context of social roles and relationship types. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 41(10), 6253–6265. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2375797

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  • Buder, J., Lindner, M. A., Oestermeier, U., Huff, M., Gerjets, P., Utz, S., & Cress, U. (2025). Generative Künstliche Intelligenz: Mögliche Auswirkungen auf die psychologische Forschung. Psychologische Rundschau(3), 171-183. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000699

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  • Klein, S. H., Papies, D., & Utz, S. (2025). How interaction mechanism and error responses influence users’ responses to customer service chatbots. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 41(7), 4300-4318. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2351707

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  • Lehmann, C., & Utz, S. (2025). Media use in groups of friends: Relationships with connectedness. New Media & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251351282

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  • Ehrhardt, N., Renn, M., & Utz, S. (2025). Navigating fairness: introducing the multidimensional AIM-FAIR scale for evaluating AI decision-making. AI & Society: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02354-2

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  • Anderl, C.*, Levordashka, A.*, & Utz, S. (2024). Ambient awareness of who knows what: Spontaneous inferences of domain expertise. Media Psychology, 27(3), 329-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2023.2239144

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  • Klein, S. H., & Utz, S. (2024). Chatbot vs. human: The impact of responsive conversational features on users’ responses to chat advisors. Human-Machine Communication, 8, 73-99. https://doi.org/10.30658/hmc.8.4

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  • Anderl, C., Klein, S. H., Sarigül, B., Schneider, F. M., Han, J., Fiedler, P., & Utz, S. (2024). Conversational presentation mode increases credibility judgements during information search with ChatGPT. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 17127. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67829-6

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  • Wolfers, L. N., Lüpken, L. M., Schimmel, M., Utz, S., Nabi, R. L., & Gaiser, F. (2024). Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic by using media: Extending the coping goodness-of-fit hypothesis to media use. Communication Studies, 75(5), 712-732. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2024.2365068

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  • Roos, C., Utz, S., Koudenburg, N., & Postmes, T. (2024). Diplomacy online: A case of mistaking broadcasting for dialogue. European Journal of Social Psychology, 54(1), 314-331. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.3015

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  • Utz, S. (2024). How gender and type of algorithmic group discrimination influence ratings of algorithmic decision-making. International Journal of Communication, 18, 570-589. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/20806

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  • Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2024). Is hearing really believing? The importance of modality for perceived message credibility during information search with smart speakers. Journal of Media Psychology, 36(2), 93-106. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000384

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  • Liu, Y., Stivers, A. W., Murphy, R. O., Van Doesum, N. J., Joireman, J., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X.-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gächter, S., ... Van Lange, P. A. (2024). Wherefore art thou competitors? How situational affordances help differentiate among prosociality, individualism, and competition. European Journal of Personality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070241298850

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  • Utz, S., Huff, M., & Said, N. (2023). Are you worried about getting COVID-19 or about losing your job? How different COVID-19 related fears are indirectly related to vaccination acceptance via media consumption. European Journal of Health Communication, 4(3), 72-92. https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2023.305

    Open Access

  • Sigler, F., Kainz, V., Enßlin, T., Boehm, C., & Utz, S. (2023). Behavioral influence of social self perception in a sociophysical simulation. Physical Sciences Forum, 9(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/psf2023009003

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  • Wolfers, L. N., Utz, S., Wendt, R., & Honecker, J. (2023). Conditionally helpful? The influence of person-, situation-, and device-specific factors on maternal smartphone use for stress coping and on coping effectiveness. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 17(3), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.5817/cp2023-3-1

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  • Wolfers, L. N., Wendt, R., Becker, D., & Utz, S. (2023). Do you love your phone more than your child? The consequences of norms and guilt around maternal smartphone use. Human Communication Research, 49(3), 285-295. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqad001

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  • Reimann, L.-E., Utz, S., & Anderl, C. (2023). Individual and situational factors influencing active behavior in professional video conferences with strangers. Social Science Computer Review, 41(2), 702-723. https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393221117456

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  • Utz, S., Gaiser, F., & Wolfers, L. N. (2022). Guidance in the chaos: Effects of science communication by virologists during the COVID-19 crisis in Germany and the role of parasocial phenomena. Public Understanding of Science, 31(6), 799-817. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625221093194

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  • Utz, S., & Wolfers, L. N. (2022). How-to videos on YouTube: the role of the instructor. Information, Communication & Society, 25(7), 959-974. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2020.1804984

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  • Etzrodt, K., Gentzel, P., Utz, S., & Engesser, S. (2022). Human-machine-communication: introduction to the special issue. Publizistik, 67(4), 439-448. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-022-00754-8

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  • Kainz, V., Boehm, C., Utz, S., & Enßlin, T. (2022). Information and agreement in the reputation game simulation. Entropy, 24(12), Article 1768. https://doi.org/10.3390/e24121768

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  • Bozkir, E., Kasneci, G., Utz, S., & Kasneci, E. (2022). Regressive saccadic eye movements on fake news. 2022 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA '22). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3517031.3529619

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  • Greussing, E., Gaiser, F., Klein, S. H., Straßmann, C., Ischen, C., Eimler, S., Frehmann, K., Gieselmann, M., Knorr, C., Lermann Henestrosa, A., Räder, A., & Utz, S. (2022). Researching interactions between humans and machines: Methodological challenges. Publizistik, 67(4), 531-554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-022-00759-3

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  • Wolfers, L. N., & Utz, S. (2022). Social media use, stress, and coping. Current Opinion in Psychology, 45, Article 101305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101305

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  • Kainz, V., Boehm, C., Utz, S., & Enßlin, T. (2022). Upscaling reputation communication simulations. Physical Sciences Forum. https://doi.org/10.3390/psf2022005039

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  • Domahidi, E., Merkt, M., Thiersch, C., Utz, S., & Schüler, A. (2022). You want this job? Influence and interplay of self-generated text and picture cues in professional networking service profiles on expertise evaluation. Media Psychology, 25(2), 290-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2021.1927104

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  • Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2022). “My daily dose of sedation” - The secret to success of the science communication podcast ‘Coronavirus-Update’ with the virologist Christian Drosten and its effect on listeners. SCM Studies in Communication and Media, 11(3), 427-452. https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2022-3-427

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  • Dienlin, T., Johannes, N., Bowman, N. D., Masur, P. K., Engesser, S., Kümpel, A. S., Lukito, J., Bier, L. M., Zhang, R., Johnson, B. K., Huskey, R., Schneider, F. M., Breuer, J., Parry, D. A., Vermeulen, I. E., Fisher, J. T., Banks, J., Weber, R., Ellis, D. A., ... de Vreese, C. (2021). An agenda for open science in communication. Journal of Communication, 71(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqz052

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  • Baumann, L., & Utz, S. (2021). Professional networking: Exploring differences between offline and online networking. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 15(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.5817/cp2021-1-2

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  • Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X.-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., ... Van Lange, P. A. M. (2021). Social mindfulness and prosociality vary across the globe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(35), Article e2023846118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023846118

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  • Utz, S., Wolfers, L. N., & Göritz, A. S. (2021). The effects of situational and individual factors on algorithm acceptance in COVID-19 related decision-making: a preregistered online experiment. Human-Machine Communication, 3, 27-46. https://doi.org/10.30658/hmc.3.3

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  • Otto, F., Pawlowski, T., & Utz, S. (2021). Trust in fairness, doping, and the demand for sports: a study on international track and field events. European Sport Management Quarterly, 21(5), 731-747. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2021.1942125

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  • Huth, F., Blascheck, T., Koch, S., Utz, S., & Ertl, T. (2021). Word-sized visualizations for exploring discussion diversity in social media. Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2021) (pp. 256-265). https://doi.org/10.5220/0010328602560265

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  • Utz, S., Otto, F., & Pawlowski, T. (2021). “Germany crashes out of World Cup”: A mixed-method study on the effects of crisis communication on Facebook. Journal of Sport Management, 35(1), 44-54. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2019-0430

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  • Wolfers, L. N., Festl, R., & Utz, S. (2020). Do smartphones and social network sites become more important when experiencing stress? Results from longitudinal data. Computers in Human Behavior, 109, Article 106339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106339

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  • Elson, M., Huff, M., & Utz, S. (2020). Metascience on Peer Review: Testing the Effects of a Study’s Originality and Statistical Significance in a Field Experiment. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 3(1), 53-65. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245919895419

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  • Kim, S. H., Song, Y., Park, J., & Utz, S. (2020). Patients’ Experiences of Diabetes Self-Management Education According to Health-Literacy Levels. Clinical Nursing Research, 29(5), 285-292. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773819865879

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  • Kim, S. H., & Utz, S. (2019). Effectiveness of a Social Media–Based, Health Literacy–Sensitive Diabetes Self‐Management Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(6), 661-669. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12521

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  • Baumann, L., & Utz, S. (2019). How to encourage people to build diverse business networks? Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM) (pp. 474-479). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3341161.3342906

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  • Utz, S., & Breuer, J. (2019). The Relationship Between Networking, LinkedIn Use, and Retrieving Informational Benefits. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 22(3), 180-185. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2018.0294

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  • Kim, S. H., & Utz, S. (2018). Association of Health Literacy with Health Information-Seeking Preference in Older Adults: A Correlational Descriptive Study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 20, 355-60. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12413

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  • Utz, S., & Maaß, C. H. (2018). Understanding the relationship between Facebook use and adaptation to financial hardship: evidence from a longitudinal panel study. Computers in Human Behavior, 89, 221-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.08.021

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  • Lin, R., Van de Ven, N., & Utz, S. (2018). What triggers envy on Social Network Sites? A comparison between shared experiential and material purchases. Computers in Human Behavior, 85, 271-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.03.049

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  • Kopp, T., Riekert, M., & Utz, S. (2018). When cognitive fit outweighs cognitive load: Redundant data labels in charts increase accuracy and speed of information extraction. Computers in Human Behavior, 86, 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.04.037

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  • Utz, S., & Muscanell, N. L. (2018). Your Co-author Received 150 Citations: Pride, but Not Envy, Mediates the Effect of System-Generated Achievement Messages on Motivation. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 628. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00628

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  • Balau, N., & Utz, S. (2017). Information sharing as strategic behaviour: The role of information display, social motivation and time pressure. Behaviour & Information Technology, 36, 589-605. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2016.1267263

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  • Lin, R., & Utz, S. (2017). Self-disclosure on SNS: Do disclosure intimacy and narrativity influence interpersonal closeness and social attraction? Computers in Human Behavior, 70, 426-436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.012

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  • Muscanell, N. L., & Utz, S. (2017). Social Networking for Scientists: An Analysis on How and Why Academics Use Research Gate. Online Information Review, 41(5), 744-759. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-07-2016-0185

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  • Levordashka, A., & Utz, S. (2017). Spontaneous trait inferences on social media. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8(1), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550616663803

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  • Utz, S., & Breuer, J. (2017). The relationship between use of social network sites, online social support, and well-being. Results from a six-wave longitudinal study. Journal of Media Psychology, 29, 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000222

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  • Levordashka, A., & Utz, S. (2016). Ambient awareness: From random noise to digital closeness in online social networks. Computers in Human Behavior, 60, 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.037

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  • Walrave, M., Utz, S., Schouten, A. P., & Heirman, W. (2016). Editorial: The state of online self-disclosure in an era of commodified privacy. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 10. https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2016-1-1

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  • Balau, N., & Utz, S. (2016). Exposing information sharing as strategic behavior: Power as responsibility and 'trust' buttons. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 46, 593-606. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12388

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  • Utz, S., & Breuer, J. (2016). Informational benefits from social media use for professional purposes: results from a longitudinal study. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2016-4-3

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  • Utz, S. (2016). Is LinkedIn making you more successful? The informational benefits derived from public social media. New Media & Society, 18, 2685-2702. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444815604143

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  • Utz, S., & Jankowski, J. (2016). Making ‘‘friends’’ in a virtual world: The role of preferential attachment, homophily, and status. Social Science Computer Review, 34(3), 546-566. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439315605476

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  • Van Ingen, E., Utz, S., & Toepol, V. (2016). Online coping after negative life events: Measurement, prevalence, and relation with internet activities and well-being. Social Science Computer Review, 34, 511-529. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439315600322

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  • Al-Saggaf, Y., Utz, S., & Lin, R. (2016). Venting negative emotions on Twitter and the number of followers and followees. International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development, 8, 45-56. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSKD.2016010103

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  • Levordashka, A., Utz, S., & Ambros, A. (2016). What’s in a like? Motivations for pressing the like button. Proceedings of the Tenth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2016) (pp. 623-626). AAAI Publications.

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  • Utz, S. (2016). Wie social media den beruflichen Wissensaustausch fördern können. Themenheft: Psychologie und Wissensmedien. Psychologische Rundschau, 67, 118-124. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000304

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  • Jankowski, J., Michalski, R., Bródka, P., Kazienko, P., & Utz, S. (2015). Knowledge acquisition from social platforms based on network distributions fitting. Computers in Human Behavior, 51, 685-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.015

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  • Utz, S., Muscanell, N. L., & Khalid, C. (2015). Snapchat elicits more jealousy than Facebook: A comparison of Snapchat and Facebook use. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18, 141-146. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2014.0479

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  • Utz, S., & Muscanell, N. L. (2015). Social media and social capital: Introduction to the special issue. Societies, 5, 420-424. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc5020420

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  • Lin, R., & Utz, S. (2015). The emotional responses of browsing facebook: Happiness, envy, and the role of tie strength. Computers in Human Behavior, 52, 29-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.064

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  • Utz, S. (2015). The function of self-disclosure on social network sites: not only intimate, but also positive and entertaining self-disclosures increase the feeling of connection. Computers in Human Behavior, 45, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.076

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  • Kleinnijenhuis, J., Schultz, F., Utz, S., & Oegema, D. (2015). The mediating role of the news in the BP oil spill crisis: How US news depends on public relations and affects public awareness, foreign news and the share price. Communication Research, 42, 408-428. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650213510940

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  • Utz, S., Muscanell, N. L., & Göritz, A. S. (2014). Give, match, or take: A new personality construct predicts resource and information sharing. Personality and Individual Differences, 70, 11-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.011

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  • Utz, S., Schultz, F., & Glocka, S. (2013). Crisis communication online: How medium, crisis type and emotions affected public reactions in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Public Relations Review, 39, 40-46.
  • Utz, S., Kerkhof, P., & Van Den Bos, J. (2012). Consumers rule: How consumer reviews influence perceived trustworthiness of online stores. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 11, 49-58.
  • Utz, S., Jonas, K. J., & Tonkens, E. (2012). Effects of passion for massively multiplayer online role-playing games on interpersonal relationships. Journal of Media Psychology, 24, 77-86.
  • Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Vermeulen, I. E. (2012). It’s all about being popular: The effects of need for popularity on social network site use. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15, 37-42.
  • Schultz, F., Kleinnijenhuis, J., Oegema, D., Utz, S., & Van Atteveldt, W. (2012). Strategic framing in the BP crisis: A semantic network analysis of associative frames. Public Relations Review, 38, 97-107.
  • Baams, L., Jonas, K. J., Utz, S., Bos, H. M. W., & Van der Vuurst, L. (2011). Internet use and online social support among same sex attracted individuals of different ages. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 1820-1827.
  • Schultz, F., Utz, S., & Göritz, A. S. (2011). Is the medium the message? Perceptions of and reactions to crisis communication on twitter, blogs and traditional media. Public Relations Review, 37, 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2010.12.001

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  • Kleinnijenhuis, J., Van den Hooff, B., Utz, S., Vermeulen, I. E., & Huysman, M. (2011). Social influence in networks of practice: An analysis of organizational communication content. Communication Research, 38, 587-612.
  • Utz, S., & Beukeboom, C. J. (2011). The role of social network sites in romantic relationships: Effects on jealousy and relationship happiness. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16, 511-527.
  • Utz, S. (2010). Show me your friends and I will tell you what type of person you are: How one's profile, number of friends, and type of friends influence impression formation on social network sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(2), 314-335. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2010.01522.x

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  • Steinel, W., Utz, S., & Koning, L. (2010). The good, the bad and the ugly thing to do when sharing information: Revealing, concealing and lying depend on social motivation, distribution and importance of information. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 113, 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2010.07.001

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  • Utz, S. (2009). Egoboo vs. altruism: the role of reputation in online consumer communities. New Media & Society, 11, 371-388.
  • Utz, S., Matzat, U., & Snijders, C. (2009). Online reputation systems: The effects of feedback comments and reactions on building and rebuilding trust in online auctions. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 13, 95-118.
  • Utz, S. (2009). The (potential) benefits of campaigning via Social Network Sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14, 221-243.
  • Utz, S., & Krämer, N. (2009). The privacy paradox on social network sites revisited: the role of trust, narcissism, privacy concerns, and norms. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 3(2). http://cyberpsychology.eu/view.php?cisloclanku=2009111001&article=2

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  • Utz, S. (2007). Media use in long distance friendships. Information, Communication & Society, 10, 693-712.
  • Utz, S., Van Lange, P. A. M., Green Staerklé, E., Waldzus, S., & Bovina, I. (2005). Mary honest always friendly and is: Can scrambled sentences enhance prosocial motivation? Representative Research in Social Psychology, 28, 59-70.
  • Utz, S. (2005). Types of deception and underlying motivation: What people think. Social Science Computer Review, 23, 49-56.
  • Utz, S. (2004). Enter your email-address: How German Internet users manage their email addresses. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 7, 241-246. https://doi.org/10.1089/109493104323024492

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  • Utz, S. (2004). Self-activation is a two-edged sword: The effects of I primes on cooperation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 769-776.
  • Utz, S. (2004). Self-construal and cooperation: Is the interdependent self more cooperative than the independent self? Self and Identity, 3, 177-190.
  • Utz, S., Ouwerkerk, J. W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2004). What is smart in a social dilemma? differential effects of priming competence on cooperation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 34(3), 317-332. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.200

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  • Utz, S. (2003). Social identification and interpersonal attraction in MUDs. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 62, 91-101. https://doi.org/10.1024//1421-0185.62.2.91

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  • Utz, S., & Sassenberg, K. (2002). Distributive justice in common-bond and common-identity groups. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 5, 151-162.
  • Utz, S., & Jonas, K. J. (2002). MUDs – Ergänzung oder Ersatz traditioneller Bindungen bei jungen Erwachsenen. [MUDs – completion or compensation of traditional ties?]. Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie, 14, 52-59.
  • Utz, S. (2001). Der Aufbau von interpersonalen Beziehungen in MUDs: Die Rolle von Motiven und Kommunikationsstrategien. Gruppendynamik und Organisationsberatung, 32, 145-160.
  • Utz, S. (2000). Social Information Processing in MUDs: The development of friendships in virtual worlds. Journal of Online Behavior, 1(1).

Books and book chapters

To overview
  • Anderl, C., Klein, S. H., Ehrhardt, N., & Utz, S. (2024). Einfluss psychologischer Faktoren auf die KI-Nutzung und -Wahrnehmung. In T. Hug, P. Missomelius, & H. Ortner (Hrsg.). Künstliche Intelligenz im Diskurs: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven zur Gegenwart und Zukunft von KI-Anwendungen (S. 43-57). innsbruck university press. https://doi.org/10.15203/99106-139-7-07

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  • Utz, S. (2023). Social media, jealousy, and romantic relationships. In R. Nabi & J. Myrick (Eds.). Emotions in the digital world: Exploring affective experience and expression in online interactions (pp. 338-356). Oxford University Press.
  • Anderl, C., Baumann, L., & Utz, S. (2023). Social networking site use in professional contexts. In J. Skopek (Ed.). Research handbook on digital sociology (pp. 178-193). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Utz, S. (2023). Soziale Medien als Quelle von Emotionen. In Sassenberg, K. & Vliek, M. L. (Eds.). Sozialpsychologie: Von der Theorie zur Anwendung (pp. 223-238). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17529-9_14

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  • Teichman, D., Talley, E., Egidy, S., Engel, C., Gummadi, K. P., Hagel, K., Lewandowsky, S., MacCoun, R. J., Utz, S., & Zamir, E. (2020). Institutions promoting or countering deliberate ignorance. In R. Hertwig & C. Engel (Eds.). Deliberate ignorance: choosing not to know (Vol. 29, pp. 274-298). MIT Press.
  • Utz, S. (2020). Social network sites as vehicles for effective/ineffective social support. In N. Egbert & K.B. Wright (Eds.). Social support and health in the digital age (pp. 5-27). Rowman and Littlelfield.
  • Utz, S. (2019). Social media as sources of emotion. In K. Sassenberg, & M. L. W. Vliek (Eds.). Social psychology in action: Evidence-based interventions from theory to practice (pp. 205-219). Springer.
  • Utz, S. (2018). Die Rolle sozialer Medien im Sport – eine Einführung. [The role of social media in sports – an introduction]. In C. G. Grimmer (Ed.). Sportkommunikation in digitalen Medien. Vielfalt, Inszenierung, Professionalisierung. [Sport communication in digital media. Variety, staging, professionalization] (pp. 3-17). Springer.
  • Utz, S., & Levordashka, A. (2017). Knowledge networks in social media. In S. Schwan & U. Cress (Eds.). The psychology of digital learning. Constructing, exchanging, and acquiring knowledge with digital media (pp. 171-186). Springer.
  • Utz, S. (2017). POPC and social relationships. In P. Vorderer, D. Hefner, L. Reinecke, & C. Klimmt (Eds.). Permanently online, permanently connected: living and communicating in a POPC world (pp. 140-148). Routledge.
  • Sassenberg, K., Kimmerle, J., Utz, S., & Cress, U. (2017). Soziale Beziehungen und Gruppen im Internet. In H.W. Bierhoff & D. Frey (Eds.). Enzyklopädie der Psychologie. Kommunikation, Interaktion und soziale Gruppenprozesse (pp. 441-467). Hogrefe.
  • Utz, S. (2016). Social capital in elektronischen Medien. In N. Krämer, S. Schwan, D. Unz, & M. Suckfüll (Eds.). Medienpsychologie. Schlüsselbegriffe und Konzepte (pp. 378-384). Kohlhammer.
  • Utz, S. (2014). Media and friendships. In M.B. Oliver & A.A. Raney (Eds.). Media and social life (pp. 164-185). Routledge.
  • Utz, S., & Schultz, F. (2013). Authentizität im Onlinereputationsmanagement. In M. Emmer, A. Filipovic, J.-H. Schmidt, & I. Stapf (Eds.). Echtheit, Wahrheit, Ehrlichkeit. Authentizität in der Online-Kommunikation (pp. 169-181). Beltz-Juventa.
  • Schultz, F., & Utz, S. (2013). Krisenkommunikation und Social Media in der vernetzten Gesellschaft. Theoretische Perspektiven und empirische Befunde. In A. Thiessen (Ed.). Handbuch Krisenmanagement (pp. 331-341). VS-Verlag.
  • Utz, S., & Schultz, F. (2012). Is een crisis via sociale media te beheersen? [Can a crisis be ruled via social media?]. In D. Kok (Ed.). Sociaal kapitaal. De meerwaarde van sociale media voor gemeenten. [Social capital. The added value of social media for municipalities] (pp. 223-227). Eburon.
  • Utz, S. (2012). Online reputatiemanagement. [Online reputation management]. In B. Van Ruler (Ed.). Communicatie Nu [Communication now] (pp. 50-52). Adformatiegroep.
  • Utz, S. (2012). Selbstoffenbarung und Selbstpräsentation [Self-disclosure and self-presentation]. In L. Reinecke & S. Trepte (Eds.). Unterhaltung in neuen Medien [Entertainment in new media] (pp. 140-157). Halem.
  • Utz, S. (2011). Social network site use among Dutch students: Effects of time and platform. In F. Comunello (Ed.). Networked sociability and individualism. Technology for personal and professional relationships (pp. 103-125). IGI Global.
  • Utz, S. (2010). Using automated “field notes” to observe the behavior of online subjects. In S. D. Gosling & J. A. Johnson (Eds.). Advanced methods for conducting online behavioral research (pp. 91-108). American Psychological Association.
  • Utz, S. (2009). Rebuilding trust after negative feedback: the role of communication. In K. Cook, C. Snyders, V. Buskens, & C. Cheshire (Eds.). eTrust: Forming relationships in the online world (pp. 215-237). Russell Sage Foundation.
  • Utz, S. (2008). (Selbst)marketing auf Hyves [(Self)marketing on Hyves]. In P. Alpar & S. Blaschke (Eds.). Web2.0. Eine empirische Bestandsaufnahme [Web2.0 - an empirical inventory] (pp. 233-258). Vieweg & Teubner.
  • Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (2008). Introduction. How technology affects human interaction. In E.A. Konijn, S. Utz, M. Tanis, & S.B. Barnes (Eds.). Mediated interpersonal communication (pp. 3-13). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Utz, S. (2008). Social identification with virtual communities. In E. Konijn, S. Utz, M. Tanis, & S. Barnes (Eds.). Mediated interpersonal communication (pp. 252-270). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Abdala, I., & Utz, S. (2007). Vertrouwen in online winkels. De rol van reputatie, consumenten reviews, en dispositioneel vertrouwen. [Trust in online shops: The role of reputation, consumer reviews and dispositional trust]. In C. Laar, R. Ruiter, J. Karremans, W. Van Rijswijk, & F. Va Harreveld (Eds.). Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2006 (pp. 13-22). ASPO Pers.
  • Utz, S. (2003). How to make friends in virtual worlds: The role of emoticons, motivation, sociability, and skepticism. In S.P. Shovov (Ed.). Advances in Psychology Research (Vol. 22, pp. 171-186). Nova Sciences.
  • Utz, S. (2002). Forms of research in MUDs. In B. Batinic, U.-D. Reips, & M. Bosnjak (Eds.). Online Social Sciences (pp. 275-289). Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
  • Utz, S. (2002). Interaktion und Identität in virtuellen Gemeinschaften [Interaction and identity in virtual communities]. In B. Bente, N.C. Krämer & A. Petersen (Eds.). Virtuelle Realitäten [Virtual realities] (pp. 159-180). Hogrefe.
  • Utz, S., & Sassenberg, K. (2001). Attachment to a virtual seminar - the role of experience, motives and fulfillment of expectations. In U.-D. Reips, & M. Bosnjak (Eds.). Dimensions of Internet Science (pp. 323-336). Pabst.
  • Utz, S. (2001). E-communities: Soziale Identifikation mit virtuellen Gemeinschaften. In J. Eberspächer & U. Hertz (Eds.). Leben in der e-Society. Computerintelligenz für den Alltag [Living in the e-society] (pp. 157-170). Springer.
  • Utz, S. (2000). Identifikation mit virtuellen Arbeitsgruppen und Organisationen. In M. Boos, K.J. Jonas, & K. Sassenberg (Eds.). Computervermittelte Kommunikation in Organisationen (pp. 41-55). Hogrefe.
  • Utz, S. (2000). Virtuelle Gemeinschaft und traditionelle Bindungen. Comunità virtuale e legami tradizionali. In J. Gallenmüller-Roschmann, M. Martini, & R. Wakenhut (Eds.). Ethnisches und nationales Bewußtsein - Studien zur sozialen Kategorisierung. Coscienza etnica e coscienza nazionale - Studi sulla categorizzazione sociale (pp. 187-210). Lang.
  • Utz, S. (1999). Computervermittelte Kommunikation und soziale Identität. In M. Bornewasser, & R. Wakenhut (Eds.). Ethnisches und nationales Bewußtsein - zwischen Globalisierung und Regionalisierung (pp. 229-244). Lang.
  • Utz, S. (1999). Soziale Identifikation mit virtuellen Gemeinschaften - Bedingungen und Konsequenzen. Pabst.
  • Utz, S., Rank, B., & Riketta, M. (1999). Strukturwandel und Technisierung - Auswirkungen auf künftige Qualifikationsanforderungen an Bankbeschäftigte. In M. L. Landmesser, & J. Simon (Eds.). Bankenmarkt im Wandel (pp. 77-107). DG-Verlag.
  • Utz, S. (1999). Untersuchungsformen in MUDs. In B. Batinic, L., Graef, A. Werner, & W. Bandilla (Eds.). Online Research (pp. 305-318). Hogrefe.

Proceedings and special issues

To overview
  • Etzrodt, K., Gentzel, P., Utz, S., & Engesser, S. (Eds.). (2022). Human-machine-communication. Publizistik, 67(4).
  • Lin, R., Levordashka, A., & Utz, S. (Eds.). (2016). Ambient intimacy on Twitter. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2016-1-6

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  • Walrave, M., Utz, S., Schouten, A. P., & Heirman, W. (Eds.). (2016). The state of online self-disclosure in an era of commodified privacy. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 10(1).

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Research data

To overview

Software

To overview
  • Klemke, A., & Utz, S. (2020). Versuchsumgebung: IWM-Study BNO05 - 06.
  • Klemke, A., & Utz, S. (2020). Versuchsumgebung: IWM-Study ChatBot01.

Other publications

To overview
  • Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X.-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., ... Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Reply to Komatsu et al.: From local social mindfulness to global sustainability efforts?

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  • Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X.-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., ... Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Reply to Nielsen et al.: Social mindfulness is associated with countries’ environmental performance and individual environmental concern. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(9), e2122077119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122077119.

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  • Utz, S. (2014). Rezension zu: Katrin Weller, Axel Bruns, Jean Burgess, Merja Mahrt, Cornelius Puschmann: Twitter and Society. http://www.rkm-journal.de/archives/16458.

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  • Utz, S. (2014). The reputation society. How online opinions are reshaping the offline world (Rezension). New Media & Society, 16, 1187-1189.
  • Utz, S., & Sassenberg, K. (1999). Bindung an ein virtuelles Seminar - die Rolle von Erfahrungen, Motiven und Erwartungserfüllungen. http://dgof.de/tband99/

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Presentations und Conferences

Talks

  • Utz, S. (2025, April 2). Communicative AI and political information-seeking: The credibility challenge. Youth Political Socialization in Focus: Data, Psychology, and Everyday Influence. University of Salamanca, Spain. [Keynote]
  • Utz, S. (2025, January 14). Credibility of communicative AI. ComAI Lectures. ZemKi Bremen. [Invited Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2025, July 2-4). Credibility of voice-enabled AI: Insights from experimental and field research. PhD Workshop Voice-based Human-AI interaction. Universität Tübingen. [Keynote]
  • Utz, S. (2025, February 12-13). Ein Konzept im Wandel: Von sozialer Präsenz anderer Personen zu sozialer Präsenz von kommunikativer KI. Präsenz gestalten. Interdisziplinäre Positionen. Universität Stuttgart. [Talk]
  • Lehmann, C., & Utz, S. (2025, June 12-16). Media use in groups of friends: Relationships with connectedness. 75th Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA). Denver, USA. [Talk]
  • Rudholzer, E., & Utz, S. (2025, May 27-29). Science communication on social media: Are users confused who’s speaking? Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) 2025. University of Aberdeen, UK. [Talk]
  • Rudholzer, E., & Utz, S. (2025, April 2-4). Skimming content on social media: Are users susceptible to misinformation? Combating misinformation in the digital age: Cognitive biases, societal challenges and Ethical Considerations. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM), Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Rudholzer, E., & Utz, S. (2025, June 11-16). Who said what? Confusing scientists and laypeople on social media. 75th International Communication Association Conference (ICA). Denver, CO, USA. [Talk]
  • Sarigül, B., Schneider, F. M., & Utz, S. (2024, June 20-24). Believe it or not? Investigating the credibility of voice assistants in the context of social roles and relationship types. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Gold Coast, Australia. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2024, October 25). Credibility of language-based agents: The influence of social presence and social roles. 3rd INTERACT! Workshop. Kunstmuseum Bochum. [Invited Talk]
  • Prentice, M., & Utz, S. (2024, June 20-24). Do fears drive media consumption or vice versa? A longitudinal study of different fears and media consumption. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Gold Coast, Australia. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Sarigül, B., Klein, S. H., Anderl, C., Fiedler, P., & Han, J. (2024, June 20-24). Information search with ChatGPT: An experimental comparison of credibility judgments across different applications. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Gold Coast, Australia. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2024, November 27). Lernen mit KI. vhs Fachtag „Künstliche Intelligenz an der vhs“. Volkshochschulverband Baden-Württemberg. [Keynote]
  • Lehmann, C., & Utz, S. (2024, September 16-19). Media use patterns of distant friend groups. (Social) Media. 53. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) / 15. Kongress der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (ÖGP). Universität Wien, Austria. [Talk]
  • Sarigül, B., Schneider, F. M., & Utz, S. (2024, September 16-19). Voice as authority: Exploring the impact of social roles and speech styles on perceived credibility and intelligence of voice assistants (VAs). 53. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) / 15. Kongress der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (ÖGP). Universität Wien, Austria. [Talk]
  • Klein, S. H., Papies, D., & Utz, S. (2023, Mai 18-20). Der Einfluss von Interaktionsmechanismus und sozialen Fehler-Reaktionen auf die Akzeptanz von Chatbots. 68. Jahrestagung der deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK). Zentrum für Medien-, Kommunikations- und Informationsforschung (ZeMKI), Bremen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2023, May 25-29). Differential effects of skimming social media updates: Ambient awareness vs. news-finds-me perception. The 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Toronto, Canada. [Talk]
  • Sarigül, B., & Utz, S. (2023, May 25-29). How credible are you? Examining gender stereotypes with voice assistants in terms of credibility and perceived intelligence. The 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Toronto, Canada. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Anderl, C., Fiedler, P., Han, J., Sarigül, B., Schneider, F. M., & Klein, S. H. (2023, September 6–8). How credible is ChatGPT? An experimental comparison of ChatGPT, Alexa, and Wikipedia. 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (German Psychological Society, DGPs). Luxembourg. [Talk]
  • Anderl, C., Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2023, September 6–8). Professional benefits of work-related social media use - a multi-wave study. 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (German Psychological Society, DGPs). Luxembourg. [Talk]
  • Wolfers, L. N., Neumann, D., Klein, S. H., Gaiser, F., Anderl, C., & Utz, S. (2023, May 25-29). The Preferred Reporting Items for Social Media Research (PRISMeR): a decision matrix to guide transparent definitions of social media. The 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Toronto, Canada. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2023, September 21). Using social media for professional purposes: Effects and underlying processes. Society and Choice Seminar. University of Basel, Switzerland. [Talk]
  • Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2022, March 20-23). "Alexa, can I believe you?": How specific characteristics of voice assistants can affect message credibility perceptions during information search. 64. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psycholog:innen (TeaP) - Conference of Experimental Psychologists. University of Cologne (online conference). [Talk]
  • Wolfers, L. N., Wendt, R., Becker, D., & Utz, S. (2022, May 26-30). Does guilt influence the effects of parental smartphone use for stress coping? Results from a mobile experience sampling study of mothers in Germany. 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Paris, France. [Talk]
  • Klein, S. H., & Utz, S. (2022, March 20-23). How do agent type, responsiveness, and response time affect the acceptance and perceived performance of chat agents? 64. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psycholog:innen (TeaP) - Conference of Experimental Psychologists. University of Cologne (online conference). [Talk]
  • Klein, S. H., & Utz, S. (2022, May 26-30). How do agent type, responsiveness, and response time affect the acceptance and perceived performance of chat agents? 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Paris, France. [Talk]
  • Reimann, L.-E., Utz, S., & Anderl, C. (2022, May 26-30). Individual and situational factors influencing behavior in professional video conferences with strangers. 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Paris, France. [Talk]
  • Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2022, May 26-30). Is hearing really believing? The importance of modality for perceived message credibility during information search with smart speakers. 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Paris, France. [Talk]
  • Wendt, R., Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2022, May 26-30). Is this recommended by Alexa or an algorithm? Testing the algorithmic media content awareness scale for voice assistants and search engines. 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Paris, France. [Talk]
  • Wolfers, L. N., Utz, S., Wendt, R., & Honecker, J. (2022, May 26-30). Situation-, person-, and device-specific factors when mothers use their smartphones for coping with stress. 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Paris, France. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2022, November 25-26). Social media use for professional purposes: Effects and underlying processes. Invited talk at the Cyberspace conference. Brno, Czech Republic. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2022, November 22). Social media use, stress, and coping. Invited talk at the Symposium Social Media & Mental Well-Being. Seoul National University, South Korea. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2022, May 26-30). Studying human perception of algorithmic decision-making: Methodological challenges. 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Paris, France. [Talk]
  • Neumann, D., Wolfers, L. N., Anderl, C., Klein, S. H., Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2022, July 18-19). The social media toolbox: a decision matrix to guide transparent reporting in social media research. 12th International Conference on Social Media & Society (SMSociety). Ryerson University. Toronto, ON, Canada (online conference). [Talk]
  • Kainz, V., Boehm, C., Utz, S., & Enßlin, T. (2022, July 18-22). Upscaling reputation communication simulations. International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering (MaxEnt2022). Institut Henri Poincare (IHP), Paris, France. [Talk]
  • Wolfers, L. N., Wendt, R., Becker, D., & Utz, S. (2021, September 8-10). A guilty tool? The role of norms and guilt when mothers use their smartphone for coping with stress. 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs). Aachen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Huff, M., & Said, N. (2021, November 18-19). Afraid of getting COVID-19 or of losing your job? Differential effects of different fears on media consumption and COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) Small Group Meeting: Social Implications of Conspiracy Theories. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Huff, M., & Said, N. (2021, November 17-19). Angst um die Gesundheit oder vor finanziellen Einbußen? Ängste in der Corona-Pandemie als Determinanten von Medienkonsum und Impfakzeptanz. 6. Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Gesundheitskommunikation. Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart. [Talk]
  • Lüpken, L. M., Wolfers, L. N., Utz, S., Nabi, R. L., & Gaiser, F. (2021, September 8-10). Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic using media: Extending the coping-fit-hypothesis to media use. 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs). Aachen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2021, April 14). Effekte der Nutzung sozialer Medien auf Emotionen und Wohlbefinden. Eingeladener Vortrag im Rahmen der Göppinger Gespräche. Rumi-Kulturforum, Göppingen. [Talk]
  • Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2021, November 17-19). Meine tägliche Beruhigungsdosis: Der Erfolg des Podcasts „Das Coronavirus-Update“ mit dem Virologen Christian Drosten und Auswirkungen auf Hörer*innen während der COVID-19 Pandemie. 6. Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Gesundheitskommunikation. Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Wolfers, L. N., & Göritz, A. S. (2021, May 27-31). The effects of situational and individual factors on algorithm acceptance: a preregistered experiment. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Gaiser, F., & Wolfers, L. N. (2021, May 27-31). Virologists as superheroes? The role of parasocial relationships for the effects of science communication by German virologists during the COVID-19 crisis. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Gaiser, F., & Wolfers, L. N. (2021, September 8-10). “Unseren täglichen Drosten gib uns heute”: Effects of science communication by virologists during the COVID-19 crisis in Germany and the role of parasocial phenomena. 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs). Aachen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Otto, F., & Pawlowski, T. (2020, May). Building parasocial relationships with athletes on social media: results from a two-wave panel study. 70th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference (online conference). Brisbane, Australia. [Talk]
  • Huth, F., Koch, S., Ertl, T., & Utz, S. (2020, May). Context changes in social media contributions. Virtuelles Symposium „What’s Cognitive About Cognitive Interfaces?” zum Abschluss des Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus Tübingen. Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Baumann, L., Utz, S., & Kasneci, E. (2020, May). Overcoming Cognitive and Motivational Barriers for Networking: Contact Recommender Systems in Professional settings. Virtuelles Symposium „What’s Cognitive About Cognitive Interfaces?” zum Abschluss des Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus Tübingen. Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2020, April). Welche Rolle spielen (soziale) Medien in Corona-Zeiten? Tonspur Wissen. Ein Podcast von t-online.de und der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Pawlowski, T., & Otto, F. (2019, May). Crisis Communication on Facebook after the Early Elimination of the German National Team during the Fifa World Cup 2018: A Mixed-Method Study on Crisis Communication Strategies and Fan Reactions. 69th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Washington D.C., USA. [Talk]
  • Wolfers, L. N., Festl, R., & Utz, S. (2019, Mai). Die Rolle von Smartphones für die Stressbewältigung: Eine Untersuchung von intrapersonalen Zusammenhängen zwischen Nomophobia und Stressempfinden. 64. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft. Münster, Deutschland. [Talk]
  • Wolfers, L. N., Festl, R., & Utz, S. (2019, May). Do smartphones and social network sites become more important when experiencing stress? An exploration of within-person associations. 69th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Washington D.C., USA. [Talk]
  • Otto, F., Pawlowski, T., & Utz, S. (2019, August). Doping, trust in fairness, and the demand for sport. 11th Conference of the European Sport Economics Association (ESEA). Gijon, Spain. [Talk]
  • Otto, F., Pawlowski, T., & Utz, S. (2019, September). Doping, trust in fairness, and the demand for sport. 24. Sportwissenschaftlicher Hochschultag der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (dvs). Berlin, Germany. [Talk]
  • Baumann, L., & Utz, S. (2019, August). How to encourage people to build diverse business networks? 2019 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM). Vancouver, BC, Canada. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Wolfers, L. N. (2019, September). Informal learning with YouTube videos – the role of the protagonist. 11th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association. Chemnitz, Germany. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2019, June). Informational benefits from social media use - the role of network(ing) and ambient awareness. Invited talk at the Iscience research colloquium. Konstanz, Germany. [Talk]
  • Otto, F., Pawlowski, T., & Utz, S. (2019, May). Trust in a fair competition and the demand for sport. 4th International Conference of Sport Economics & Sport Management (SESM). Berlin, Germany. [Talk]
  • Baumann, L., & Utz, S. (2019, September). Wie kann man Menschen dazu ermutigen, diverse Business-Netzwerke aufzubauen? Implikationen aus einer experimentellen Studie zur Verbesserung Professioneller Social-Networking-Sites (PSNS). 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie (AOW) der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Braunschweig, Deutschland. [Talk]
  • Levordashka, A., & Utz, S. (2018, May). Ambient Awareness of Who Knows What: Spontaneous Inferences of Domain Expertise. 68th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. Prag, Tschechien. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2018, November). LinkedIn, Twitter, Xing – was bringt (mir) das? Eingeladener Vortrag auf der Mercedes-Benz Social Media Night. Bad Cannstatt. [Talk]
  • Baumann, L., Utz, S., & Kirsch, A. (2018, September). Professional networking behavior: Differences between offline and online networking. 51. Kongress der deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Frankfurt am Main. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Muscanell, N. L. (2018, September). Social comparison on social media: Effects on emotions and motivation. 51. Kongress der deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Frankfurt am Main. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2018, May). The effects of Facebook use after self-threat: decrease of negative mood, but no increase of self-esteem. 68th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. Prag, Tschechien. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2018, October). Warum sich die Nutzung von Social Media lohnt – die Perspektive der Wissenschaft. Keynote auf den 14. Stuttgarter Wissensmanagement-Tagen. Stuttgart. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2018, November). YouTube, Twitter, Xing: Das Potential sozialer Medien in der informellen Weiterbildung. Eingeladener Vortrag auf dem Forum Fortbildung BW. Qualifizierung 4.0 – mit neuen Konzepten in die digitale Zukunft. Plieningen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Lin, R. (2017, September). Can Facebook use mitigate the effects of self-esteem threat? Results from a social snacking experiment. 10. Tagung der Fachgruppe Medienpsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Landau. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2017, Dezember). Effects of social media use: what we have learned from the ReDefTie project. Eingeladener Vortrag im Rahmen der externen Ringvorlesung des Graduiertenkollegs User Centred Social Media. Universität Duisburg-Essen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2017, January). Emotional benefits from social media use: Results from the ReDefTie project. Media Psychology Preconference at the 2017 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Convention. San Antonio, Texas, USA. [Talk]
  • Lin, R., Van de Ven, N., & Utz, S. (2017, October). Experiential Purchases Trigger More Envy than Material Purchases Do. Association for Consumer Research Conference 2017. San Diego, USA. [Talk]
  • Lin, R., Van de Ven, N., & Utz, S. (2017, May). Experiential purchases trigger more envy than material purchases on social media. The 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). San Diego, CA. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2017, Januar). Facebook und Co: Wissen in sozialen Netzwerken. Eingeladener Vortrag beim Studium Generale. Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Cobban, R., & Holzschneider, L. (2017, July). From relational to interstitial communication: the influence of intimacy, frequency and positivity on relationship satisfaction. 18th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Granada, Spain. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2017, Juni). Informationsvorteile durch Business-Netzwerke? Die Effekte der berufsbezogenen Nutzung sozialer Medien. Eingeladener Vortrag im Rahmen der Psychological Lectures. Universität Linz, Österreich. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Cobban, R., & Holzschneider, L. (2017, May). Mobile communication in interpersonal relationships: The effects of relational and interstitial communication patterns. The 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). San Diego, CA, USA. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Breuer, J. (2017, September). Social support from social network sites: Results from a longitudinal study. 16. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie. Ulm. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Breuer, J. (2017, May). The relationship between use of social network sites, stress, online social support and life satisfaction. The 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). San Diego, CA, USA. [Talk]
  • Domahidi, E., Ellison, E., Utz, S., & Trepte, S. (2017, May). Tie strength and SNS affordances. 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). San Diego, CA, USA. [Talk]
  • Al-Saggaf, Y., Utz, S., & Lin, R. (2016, June). Expressing feelings on twitter and network size. 10th Conference on Culture, Technology, Communication. London, UK. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2016, April). Facebook, Xing, Twitter: Vor- und Nachteile sozialer Netzwerke. Eingeladener Vortrag bei der vhs Gomaringen. Gomaringen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Breuer, J. (2016, November). Gute Seiten, schlechte Seiten? Ergebnisse einer Längsschnittstudie zum Zusammenhang zwischen der Nutzung sozialer Netzwerkseiten und Indikatoren subjektiven Wohlbefindens. Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe Digitale Kommunikation der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V (DGPuK), Braunschweig. 2016. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Breuer, J. (2016, September). Homo politicus 2.0? A longitudinal study on social media use and civic engagement. 50. Kongress der deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Leipzig. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Breuer, J. (2016, June). Informational benefits from professional social media use: Results from a longitudinal study. 66th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. Fukuoka, Japan. [Talk]
  • Lin, R., Utz, S., & Levordashka, A. (2016, June). Self-disclosure on SNS: The function of disclosure intimacy and narrativity on perceived closeness. 66th Annual Annual International Communication (ICA) Conference. Fukuoka, Japan. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2016, Juli). Soziale Netzwerke: Chance oder Gefahr? Eingeladener Vortrag bei der Sommeruniversität Tübingen. Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Breuer, J., & Utz, S. (2016, November). The use of social media and civic engagement - Results from a cross-lagged panel study. 6th European Communication Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2016, Juli). Vielfalt in sozialen Medien, Vielfalt durch soziale Medien – eine Einführung. Keynote auf dem Social Media & Sports Day. Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Levordashka, A., Lin, R., & Utz, S. (2015, May). Ambient awareness: Interpersonal knowledge in online social networks. 65th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Muscanell, N. L. (2015, September). Der Einfluss von Profilinformationen und Status Updates auf die Identifizierung von Expertise. 9. Fachgruppentagung Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie (AOW). Mainz. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2015, April). Geteilte Freude oder Neid und Eifersucht? Wie die Persönlichkeit die Effekte der social media Nutzung beeinflusst. Eingeladener Vortrag auf der Tagung „Und wenn die ganze Welt zusammenfällt“. Freundschaft bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Dresden. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2015, May). Is LinkedIn making you more successful? The informational benefits derived from public social media. 65th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico. [Talk]
  • Levordashka, A., & Utz, S. (2015, September). Spontaneous trait inferences in social media. 9th Conference of the DGPs Media Psychology Division. Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Lin, R., & Utz, S. (2015, September). The emotional responses of browsing Facebook: Happiness, envy, and the role of tie strength. 9th Conference of the DGPs Media Psychology Division. Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Lin, R., Utz, S., & Levordashka, A. (2015, May). The psychological effects of browsing Facebook: Happiness, envy, and the role of tie strength. 65th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2015, Juni). Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten in sozialen Netzwerken. online-Vortrag beim e-teaching.org-Themenspecial "Social Media - Social Learning". Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Muscanell, N. L. (2014, November). Beruflicher Wissensaustausch auf sozialen Medien. 10. Stuttgarter Wissensmanagement Tage. Stuttgart. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2014, July). How self-disclosure on social networking sites fosters relationships – the role of intimacy and entertainment. 17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2014, October). Informational benefits of social media use. Social Media Workshop: Scientific Research from Brain to Behavior. Berlin. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2014, November). Social media use and social capital. Universität Duisburg-Essen. [Talk]
  • Balau, N., & Utz, S. (2014, July). Strategic information sharing: the role of power construal and buttons. 17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [Talk]
  • Balau, N., & Utz, S. (2014, July). Strategic information sharing: the role of power construal and buttons. 17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2014, May). The function of self-disclosure on social network sites: not only intimate, but also entertaining self-disclosure increases feeling of connection. 64th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Seattle, USA. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Van Tuyl, M. (2013, February). Disentangling the role of brand-to-user vs. user-to-system interactivity on Facebook Fanpages. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., & Huizing, K. J. (2013, June). Facebook feature use by Dutch students and their teachers: Effects of motivation and generation. 63rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. [Talk]
  • Lasthuizen, M., Utz, S., & Gaastra, S. (2013, February). Increasing civic engagement using 140 characters? An online experiment on the effects of different communication strategies and the use of hashtags. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [Talk]
  • Balau, N., & Utz, S. (2013, June). Information sharing as strategic behavior: The role of social motivation, time pressure, and information display. 63rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. London, UK. [Talk]
  • Utz, S. (2012, July). Context collapse on social media: Implications for interpersonal and marketing communication. Brown Bag Seminar of the Jena Graduate School Human Behavior in Social & Economic Change. Jena. [Talk]
  • Lasthuizen, M., Gaastra, S., Utz, S., & Van Dongelen, R. (2012, October). Increasing civic engagement in 140 characters? An online experiment on the effects of different communication strategies and the use of hashtags. 4th European Communication Conference (ECREA). Istanbul, Turkey. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Jonas, K. J., & Tonkens, E. (2012, May). The effects of passion for MMORPGs on interpersonal relationships. 62nd Annual International Communication Assoctiation (ICA) conference. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. [Talk]
  • Utz, S., Vermeulen, I. E., & Limas de Brito, D. (2012, May). The reviewer reviewed: Impact of reviewer credibility indicators on online review persuasiveness. 62nd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference. [Talk]
  • Schultz, F., Utz, S., & Glocka, S. (2012, May). Towards a networked crisis communication theory: Analyzing the effects of (social) media, media credibility, crisis type, and emotions. 62nd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. [Talk]

Poster presentations

To overview
  • Klein, S. H., Papies, D., & Utz, S. (2024, April 11). Automated interaction with consumers: How human-like conversational cues influence users' responses to chatbots. Closing Conference of the Human-Agent Interaction Network: Interactions with Language-Based AI. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Poster presentation]
  • Rudholzer, E., & Utz, S. (2024, July 16-18). Role-blurring on social media in science communication. International Conference on Social Media & Society (SMSociety). London College of Communication (LCC), University of the Arts London (UAL), UK. [Poster presentation]
  • Rudholzer, E., & Utz, S. (2024, October 1). Social media and science communication: Do users confuse the roles of senders? Listen to the (real) experts: Die Rolle von Forschenden in den sozialen Medien in Krisen. Kaiserin-Friedrich-Stiftung, Berlin. [Poster presentation]
  • Sarigül, B., Schneider, F. M., & Utz, S. (2024, April 11). Voice as authority: Exploring the impact of social roles and speech styles on perceived credibility and intelligence in voice assistants. Closing Conference of the Human-Agent Interaction Network: Interactions with Language-Based AI. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Poster presentation]
  • Sarigül, B., Schneider, F. M., & Utz, S. (2023, September 6–8). Believe it or not: Investigating the credibility of voice assistants through the effects of relationship types. 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (German Psychological Society, DGPs). Luxembourg. [Poster Presentation]
  • Klein, S. H., Papies, D., & Utz, S. (2023, September 6-8). The influence of interaction mechanism and social error responses on the acceptance of customer service chatbots. 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Society (DGPs). Luxembourg. [Poster Presentation]
  • Anderl, C., & Utz, S. (2021, September 8-10). Camera on: Predictors of webcam use during group video conferencing. 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs). Aachen. [Poster Presentation]
  • Ritz, S., & Utz, S. (2021, September 8-10). Chatbots in study counseling. The impact of agent type and responsiveness on acceptance and perceived performance. 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs). Aachen. [Poster Presentation]
  • Gaiser, F., & Utz, S. (2021, September 8-10). Is hearing really believing? The importance of modality, sponsor credibility and message accuracy for perceived message credibility during information search. 12th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs). Aachen. [Poster Presentation]
  • Utz, S., & Wolfers, L. N. (2020, May). How-to videos on YouTube: the role of the protagonist. 70th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference (online conference). Brisbane, AU. [Poster Presentation]
  • Utz, S., & Nendza, E. (2020, May). Inspired by (influencer) marketing on Instagram? The effects of source of post and popularity on consumer behavior. 70th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) (online conference). Brisbane, Australia. [Poster Presentation]
  • Baumann, L., & Utz, S. (2019, September). How do explanations in contact recommender systems influence people’s professional networking behavior online? Implications from an experimental study on how to improve professional social networking sites (PSNS). 11th Conference of the DGPs Media Psychology Division. Chemnitz, Germany. [Poster Presentation]
  • Riekert, M., Utz, S., & Scheiter, K. (2017, May). Does the axial length of scatter plots influence decision making under risk? 3rd International Conference on Decision Support System Technology (ICDSST). Namur, Belgium. [Poster Presentation]
  • Fu, P., Lin, R., Utz, S., & Wu, C.-C. (2017, October). I Am What I Bought: A Cross-Cultural Study on Consumers’ Evaluations toward Different Types of Purchases and Advertisings. Association for Consumer Research North America Conference 2017. San Diego, USA. [Poster Presentation]
  • Riekert, M., Utz, S., & Scheiter, K. (2017, September). Risikoentscheidungen mit Datenvisualisierungen: Der Einfluss des Designs auf die Risikoaversion. 16. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie. Ulm. [Poster Presentation]
  • Levordashka, A., & Utz, S. (2017, July). Spontaneous inferences of domain expertise. 18th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Granada, Spain. [Poster Presentation]
  • Levordashka, A., & Utz, S. (2017, May). The Signal in the Noise: Browsing Social Media Augments Users’ Awareness of Who Knows What. 29th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Boston, MA, USA. [Poster Presentation]
  • Domahidi, E., Levordashka, A., Fresen, V., & Utz, S. (2017, July). Work related social support in Q&A sites. A content analysis approach. The 3rd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science. IC2S2. Köln. [Poster Presentation]
  • Domahidi, E., Levordashka, A., Fresen, V., & Utz, S. (2017, September). Work related social support in Q&A sites. A content analysis approach. 10th Conference of the Media Psychology Division. Universität Koblenz-Landau. [Poster Presentation]
  • Lin, R., Levordashka, A., & Utz, S. (2016, June). Ambient intimacy: Self-disclosure and parasocial relationships on Twitter. 66th Annual International Communication Assocation (ICA) Conference. Fukuoka, Japan. [Poster Presentation]
  • Utz, S., & Muscanell, N. L. (2016, May). Pushing altmetrics into researchers’ feed: Effects on emotion and motivation. International Science 2.0 Conference. Köln. [Poster Presentation]
  • Levordashka, A., Lin, R., & Utz, S. (2016, January). Snap judgments on social media: What we infer from 140 characters or less. 17th Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). San Diego, USA. [Poster Presentation]
  • Utz, S., & Muscanell, N. L. (2015, March). Academics’ use of ResearchGate. 2nd International Science 2.0 Conference. Hamburg. [Poster Presentation]
  • Utz, S. (2014, September). Auch unterhaltsame Statusmeldungen stärken die Freundschaft: Zur Funktion von Selbstoffenbarung auf sozialen Netzwerken. 49. Kongress der deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bochum. [Poster Presentation]
  • Utz, S., & Van Tuyl, M. (2013, September). What makes a Facebook fanpage successful? Disentangling the effects of brand-to-user and user-to-system interactivity. 8. Tagung der Fachgruppe Medienpsychologie. Würzburg. [Poster Presentation]
  • Utz, S., & Schmidt, J. (2012, October). Audience management in social media: Affordances, cultural differences, and implications for privacy. 4th European Communication Conference (ECREA). Istanbul, Turkey. [Poster Presentation]

Other conference contributions

To overview
  • Ehrhardt, N., Müller, F., Franke, M., Bellon, J., & Utz, S. (2025, July 9). Participation in a round table on Besser streiten mit KI @ KI und Wir. KI und Wir. Tübingen. [Round Table]
  • Ehrhardt, N., Müller, F., Franke, M., Bellon, J., & Utz, S. (2024, November 15-18). Participation in a round table on Besser Streiten mit KI @ Science and Innovation Days Tübingen. Science & Innovation Days. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Round Table]
  • Utz, S. (2017, Mai). Big Data = Big Gefahr? [Big data = big danger?]. Eingeladener Vortrag im Rahmen der Paneldiscussion von Leute Spezial - SWR 1. Stromberg. [Panel]
  • Utz, S. (2013, Juni). Discussant: Social Network Formation and Peer Effects. ZEW-Workshop. Mannheim. [Symposium Discussion]

Event organisation

  • Dickhaut, K., Utz, S., Dembruk, S., & Lehmann, C. (2025, February 12-13). Präsenz gestalten. Interdisziplinäre Positionen. Universität Stuttgart. [Conference Organisation]
  • Gieselmann, M., Klein, S. H., & Utz, S. (2024, April 11). Closing conference of the Human-Agent Interaction Network: Interactions with language-based AI. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. https://www.iwm-tuebingen.de/mai-conference [Conference Organisation]

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  • Gaiser, F., Klein, S. H., Utz, S., & Greussing, E. (2022, Februar 22-24). „Human-Machine Communication“ in der deutschen Kommunikationswissenschaft – Theoretische, methodische und fachbezogene Herausforderungen. 67. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK). Hannover (virtuelle Konferenz). [Workshop Organisation]
  • Utz, S., & Huff, M. (2015). 9. Konferenz der Fachgruppe Medienpsychologie. 10.-11. September 2015. [Conference Organisation]

Teaching

  • Scholl, A., Ditrich, L., & Utz, S. (Summer semester 2025). Wirtschaftspsychologie II. Lecture (Bachelor). Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.
  • Buder, J., Candan Şimşek, A., Fischer, H., Ditrich, L., Utz, S., Klein, S. H., Mayer, M., Lermann Henestrosa, A., Hoch, E., Schwan, S., & Gerjets, P. (Winter semester 2024/25). Knowledge media in education, work, and leisure. Lecture (Master). Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.
  • Utz, S. (Winter semester 2024/25). Soziale Informationsverarbeitung bei der Mediennutzung. Seminar (Bachelor). Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.
  • Buder, J., Kimmerle, J., Hoch, E., Schwan, S., Gerjets, P., Utz, S., Anderl, C., Lermann Henestrosa, A., Fischer, H., & Ditrich, L. (2023). Knowledge media in education, work, and leisure. Vorlesung. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Fachbereich Psychologie.
  • Ditrich, L., Scholl, A., & Utz, S. (2023). Wirtschaftspsychologie II. SoSe 2023. Vorlesung für Bachelorstudierende. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.

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