Since 03/2021 Research associate at the working group Media Effects and Media Psychology, Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz. Working on the research project „Media Entertainment & Psychological Resilience”.
08/2020 – 02/2021 Fundraiser at the Vienna University of Economics & Business
10/2017- 12/2020 Master of Arts in Communication (Communication and Media Research) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and University of Vienna
10/2013 – 07/2017 Bachelor of Arts in Communication (major) and Economics (minor) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Research interests
- (Digital) media use and eudaimonic well-being
- Media use and resilience
- Self-presentation on Social Networking Sites
Publications & Presentations
Kreling, R., Meier, A., & Reinecke, L. (2022). Feeling authentic on social media: Subjective authenticity across Instagram stories and posts. Social Media + Society, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221086235
2024
Kreling, R. & Reinecke, L. (2024, Januar). „I am once again asking for your [online] support“ – Eine Measurement Burst Studie zum Verhältnis des Suchens, Erhaltens und Leistens sozialer Unterstützung auf sozialen Medien und psychischer Gesundheit [A measurement burst study investigating the relationship between seeking, receiving, and providing social support on social media and mental health]. Presented at the annual conference of the Media Reception and Effects division (RezFo) of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) in Fribourg, Switzerland. -- Best Paper Award --
2023
Kreling, R. (2023, October). Can hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment strengthen meaning-focused coping skills? Results from a daily and weekly diary study. Presented at the Positive Media Psychology Symposium, Orange, California, USA.
Kreling, R., Dietrich, F., Gilbert, A., & Reinecke, L. (2023, September). What do people watch under adversity? Testing interactions of semantic affinity and coping style using Netflix data donations. Presented at the 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Society (DGPs) in Luxembourg. -- Best Research Report --
Kreling, R. & Reinecke, L. (2023, May). Joys of giving or those who seek shall find? Support and mental health on SNS. Presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Toronto, Canada.
Reinecke, L. & Kreling, R. (2023, May). Making meaning through meaningful entertainment? Prospective effects of hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment on meaning-focused coping. Presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Toronto, Canada.
Kreling, R. & Reinecke, L. (2023, Januar). Längsschnittliche Zusammenhänge zwischen dem Suchen und Leisten von Online-Unterstützung auf sozialen Netzwerken und der psychischen Gesundheit [Longitudinal relationships between seeking and providing online support on social networking sites and mental health]. Presented at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Media Uses and Effects Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Augsburg, Germany.
2022
Kreling, R., & Reinecke, L. (2022, May). The longitudinal relationship between online support giving and seeking on SNS and mental health. Extended abstract presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Paris, France.
2021
Kreling, R., Meier, A., & Reinecke, L. (2021, May). #authentic? Differences in user's state authenticity across Instagram Stories and Posts. Paper presented at the virtual 71th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). -- Top Paper Award --
Awards
2024 – Best Paper Award (1st place) at the annual conference of the Media Reception and Effects division (RezFo) of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) (with Leonard Reinecke)
2023 – Best Research Report (1st place) at the 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Society (DGPs) (with Felix Dietrich, Alicia Gilbert, and Leonard Reinecke)
2021 – Top Paper Award of the Communication & Technology Division at the 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) (with Adrian Meier and Leonard Reinecke)