Emese Domahidi studied Media and Communication Science, Modern German Literature and Philosophy at Freie Universität Berlin. From January 2010 until September 2012 she worked as a research assistant in the ERC project “The social fabric of virtual life: A longitudinal multi-method study on the social foundations of online gaming (SOFOGA)” with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt at the University of Hohenheim. From October 2012 until May 2015 she was employed as a research assistant in the ERC project SOFOGA with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt at the University of Münster. In September 2015 she obtained a doctorate with her thesis “Online Media Use and Perceived Social Resources. A Meta-Analysis” at the University of Münster. From August 2015 until September 2017 she did her postdoc at the junior research group Social Media with Prof. Dr. Sonja Utz at Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien in Tübingen.
Scientific modul: Current challenges in digital communication research
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Research modul: Computational Communication Research
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Scientific Work and Empirical Research
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Emese Domahidi is concerned with the analysis of digital media content and communication processes, as well as the associated changes for individuals and society. Her main research interests are in the fields of information search in digital media, (cognitive) biases during the reception of digital media, and social consequences of online media use. Besides traditional methods of communication science, Emese Domahidi also focuses on the application, improvement, and evaluation of computational methods for communication science.
Monographs
Domahidi, E. (2016). Online-Mediennutzung und wahrgenommene soziale Ressourcen. Eine Metaanalyse. VS Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13813-4
Journal Articles
Andrich, A., Bachl, M., & Domahidi, E. (2023). Goodbye, Gender Stereotypes? Trait Attributions to Politicians in 11 Years of News Coverage. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990221142248
Zehring, M., & Domahidi, E. (2023). German Corona Protest Mobilizers on Telegram and Their Relations to the Far Right: A Network and Topic Analysis. Social Media + Society, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231155106
Andrich, A., & Domahidi, E. (2023). A Leader and a Lady? A Computational Approach to Detection of Political Gender Stereotypes in Facebook User Comments. International Journal of Communication, 17, 20. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/19041
Schindler, M., & Domahidi, E. (2022). The computational turn in online mental health research: A systematic review. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221122212
Zehring, M., & Domahidi, E. (2022). Thirty Years After the German Reunification—Exploring Stereotypes About East Germans on Twitter. International Journal Of Communication, 16(2022), 4029-4049. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/19010/3868
Domahidi, E., Merkt, M., Thiersch, C., Utz, S., & Schüler, A. (2021). 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, 290-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2021.1927104
Schindler, M., & Domahidi, E. (2021). The growing field of interdisciplinary research on user comments: A computational scoping review. New Media & Society 23(8), 2474-2492. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444821994491
Dienlin, T., Johannes, N., Bowman, N. D., Masur, P. K., Engesser, S., … Domahidi, E., Lewis, N. A., de Vreese, C. (2020). An agenda for open science in Communication. Journal of Communication, 71(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqz052
Schneider, F. M., Domahidi, E., & Dietrich, F. (2020). What is important when we evaluate movies? Insights from computational analysis of online reviews. Media and Communication, 8(3), 153-163. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v8i3.3134
Domahidi, E., Yang, J.W., Niemann-Lenz, J., & Reinecke, L. (2019). Computational Communication Science | Outlining the Way Ahead in Computational Communication Science: An Introduction to the IJoC Special Section on “Computational Methods for Communication Science: Toward a Strategic Roadmap”. International Journal of Communication, 13(2019), 3876-3884. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/10533/2761
Domahidi, E. (2018). The associations between online media use and users' perceived social resources: A meta-analysis. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 23(4), 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmy007
Domahidi, E., Breuer, J., Kowert, R., Festl, R., & Quandt, T. (2017). A longitudinal analysis of gaming- and non-gaming-related friendships and social support among social online game players. Media Psychology, 21(2), 288-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2016.1257393
Günther, E., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2017). Mediale Sichtbarkeit der WahlbewerberInnen und der Themen der Bundestagswahl 2013. Eine automatisierte Analyse der Online-Berichterstattung [Germany's federal election 2013 in the media. An automated evaluation of the topics and candidates' visibility in online news]. Studies in Communication and Media, 6(3), 262-299. https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2017-3-262
Günther, E., & Domahidi, E. (2017). What Communication Scholars Write About: An Analysis of 80 Years of Communication Research in High-Impact Journals. International Journal of Communication, 11(2017), 3051-3071. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/6989/2100
Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2015). "And all of a sudden my life was gone...": A biographical analysis of highly engaged adult gamers. New Media & Society, 17(7), 1154-1169. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444814521791
Domahidi, E., Festl, R., & Quandt, T. (2014). To dwell among gamers - Investigating the relationship between social online game use and gaming-related friendships. Computers in Human Behavior, 35, 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.023
Domahidi, E., & Strippel, C. (2014). Internationalisierung und Journalisierung der deut-schen Kommunikationswissenschaft? Eine Analyse der Artikel und Zitationen aus 50 Jahren Publizistik und Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft. Studies in Communication and Media, 3(1), 66-100.
Kowert, R., Domahidi, E., Festl, R., & Quandt, T. (2014). Social gaming, lonely life? The impact of digital game play on adolescents' social circles. Computers in Human Behavior, 36, 385-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.003
Kowert, R., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2014). The relationship between online video game involvement and gaming-related friendships among emotionally sensitive individuals. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 17(7), 447-453. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2013.0656
Kröger, S., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2013). Go for games: Managerial career networks in creative industries. Creative Industries Journal, 6(2), 129-150. https://doi.org/10.1386/cij.6.2.129_1
Festl, R., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2012). Freunde fürs Leben? Zur Veränderung sozialer Beziehungen Jugendlicher durch Computerspiele. merzWissenschaft, 56(6), 67-80.
Quandt, T., & Domahidi, E. (2012). Exzessives Online-Spielen und Games-Abhängigkeit. Forschungsergebnisse zu extremer bis pathologischer Nutzung. In T. Becker (Eds.), Zwischenbilanz zum Glücksspielstaatsvertrag für Lotterien und Sportwetten. Beiträge zum Symposium 2010 der Forschungsstelle Glücksspiel (pp. 35-45). Peter Lang.
Kröger, S., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2011). The game boys' network. A network analysis of the German digital games industry. Proceedings of DiGRA 2011 Conference: Think Design Play, 2011.
Book Chapters
Kowert, R., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2020). Networking and other social Aspects of Technology Use. Past Developments, Present Impact, and Future Considerations. In M. N. Potenza, K. Faust, & D. Faust (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technologies and Mental Health (pp. 111-123). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190218058.013.11
Meier, A., Domahidi, E., & Günther, E. (2020). Computer-Mediated Communication, Psychological Well-Being, and Psychopathological Symptoms: A Computational Scoping Review of an Interdisciplinary Field. In S. Yates, & R. E. Rice (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technology and Society (pp. 79-110). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190932596.013.4
Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2013). Living in a Virtual World? An excessive gamer typology. In T. Quandt, & S. Kröger (Eds.) Multi.Player. Social aspects of digital gaming (pp. 204-214). Routledge.
Domahidi, E., Scharkow, M., & Quandt, T. (2013). Real friends and virtual life? Computer games as foci of activity for social community building. In P. Moy (Eds.), Communication and Community (pp. 149-169). Hampton Press.
Editorials
Fachzeitschrift Publizistik. (Mit Klaus Beck, Christiane Eilders, Ines Engelmann, Christian Petzold). Springer Verlag
“Computational Methods for Communication Science: Towards A Strategic Roadmap” in International Journal of Communication. (with Dr. Julia Niemann-Lenz, Prof. Dr. JungHwan Yang and Prof. Dr. Leonard Reinecke)
Journal of Communication
Journal of Computer Mediated-Communication
Communication Methods and Measures
New Media and Society
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Social Network Analysis and Data Mining
Societies
Computers in Human Behavior
Andrich, A., Domahidi, E., & Bachl, M. (2022, May 26–30). Goodbye, Gender Stereotypes. Measuring Candidate Trait Associations in 12 Years of News Coverage [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 72nd Annual Meeting, Paris, France.
Andrich, A., & Domahidi, E. (2022, May 26–30). Gender Differences in Political News: Examining Changes Over Time [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 72nd Annual Meeting, Paris, France.
Domahidi, E., & Andrich, A. (2022, May 26–30). Gender Bias against Female Politicians [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 72nd Annual Meeting, Paris, France.
Schindler, M., & Domahidi, E. (2022, May 26–30). The Computational Turn in Online Mental Health Research: A Systematic Review [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 72nd Annual Meeting, Paris, France.
Andrich, A., & Domahidi, E. (2021, April 7–9). Incompetent Hillary, Narcissistic Trump? Gender Stereotyping of Politicians on Facebook [Paper presentation]. Tri-national meeting for communication science (DACH21), Zurich, Switzerland.
Schindler, M., & Domahidi, E. (2021, July 27–31). The Computational Turn in Online Mental Health Research: A Systematic Review [Paper presentation]. 7th International Conference on Computational Social Science, Zurich, Switzerland.
Schindler, M., & Domahidi, E. (2021, September 6–9). The Growing Field of Interdisciplinary Research on User Comments: A Computational Scoping Review [Paper presentation]. European Communication Research and Education Association 8th European Communication Conference Online, Braga, Portugal.
Domahidi, E., & Iskenderova, A. (2020, March 10–12). Kommentare und Videos über Lügenpresse-Vorwürfe in YouTube [Paper presentation]. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft 65th Annual Meeting, Munich, Germany.
Meier, A., Reinecke, L., Domahidi, E., & Günther, E. (2020, March 10–12). Online-Kommunikation und psychische Gesundheit: Erkenntnisse und Implikationen aus drei systematischen Literaturüberblicken [Paper presentation]. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft 65th Annual Meeting, Munich, Germany.
Iskenderova, A., & Domahidi, E. (2019, May 24–28). Bias in Algorithms and Algorithmic Filtering in Online Media: Systematic Review [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 69th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA.
Domahidi, E., & Oeberst, A. (2018, April 9–11). The Interaction of Human and Algorithmic Biases [Workshop]. Selective Information Processing During Digital Media Use at IWM, Tubingen, Germany.
Iskenderova, A., & Domahidi, E. (2018, December 5–7). Systematic Literature Review on Bias in Algorithmic Filtering [Symposium]. European Symposium Series on Societal Challenges in Computational Social Science. 2018: Bias and Discrimination, Cologne, Germany.
Meier, A., Domahidi, E., Günther, E., & Reinecke, L. (2018, May 24–28). Computer-Mediated Communication, Psychological Well-Being, and Psychopathological Symptoms – A Computational Scoping Review of an Interdisciplinary Field [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 68th Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.
Domahidi, E., Ellison, N., Utz, S., & Trepte, S. (2017, May 25–29). Tie Strength and SNS Affordances [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 67th Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA.
Domahidi, E., & Günther, E. (2017, May 25–29). A Development and Evaluation of Keywords to Automatically Categorize Research Methods for Research Synthesis [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 67th Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA.
Domahidi, E., & Günther, E. (2017, May 25–29). 60 Years of Research on Selective Exposure. A Systematic Review [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 67th Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA.
Domahidi, E., Breuer, J., Kowert, R., Festl, R., & Quandt, T. (2016, June 9–13). A longitudinal analysis of gaming- and non-gaming-related friendships and social support among social online game players [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 66th Annual Meeting, Fukuoka, Japan.
Domahidi, E., & Günther, E. (2016, September 21–23). Fast-tracking reviews and meta-analyses with dictionaries? A development and evaluation of keywords to automatically categorize research methods used in communication science studies [Paper presentation]. Fachgruppe Methoden der DGPuK 18th Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Domahidi, E., & Günther, E. (2016, June 9–13). Research methods in communication science: A systematic review of academic practices in the past 80 years [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 66th Annual Meeting, Fukuoka, Japan.
Günther, E., & Domahidi, E. (2016, June 9–13). The changing research landscape of our field. A Topic Model of 80 years in Communication Research Journals [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 66th Annual Meeting, Fukuoka, Japan.
Domahidi, E. (2015, May 21–25). The associations between online media use and perceived social capital/social support: A meta-analysis [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 65th Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Domahidi, E. (2015, September 9–11). The (a)social net? A meta-analytical review of 15 years of research on the relationship between internet use and perceived social capital/social support [Paper presentation]. Fachgruppe Medienpsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie 9th Conference, Tubingen, Germany.
Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2015, May 21–25). The relationship between regional online social network use, friendships and social capital outcomes [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 65th Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Kowert, R., & Domahidi, E. (2014, May 22–26). Examining the impact of gaming related friendships on social capital among social online game players [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 64th Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA.
Kowert, R., & Domahidi, E. (2014, May 22–26). The relationship between online video game involvement and gaming-related friendships among emotionally sensitive individuals [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 64th Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA.
Günther, E., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2014, May 28–30). Ungeteilte Aufmerksamkeit? Eine automatisierte Analyse der medialen Sichtbarkeit der WahlbewerberInnen und der Themen der Berichterstattung zur Bundestagswahl 2013 [Paper presentation]. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft 59th Annual Meeting, Passau, Germany.
Scharkow, M., & Domahidi, E. (2014, October 9–11). Die Kombination von manueller und automatischer Codierung für die Auswahl von relevanten Primärstudien für Metaanalysen [Paper presentation]. Fachgruppe Methoden der DGPuK 16th Annual Meeting, Munich, Germany.
Domahidi, E., Festl, R., & Quandt, T. (2013, June 17). "Wanted! The relationship between social motives for playing online games and gaming-related friendships." [Paper presentation] Pre-Conference “The power of play: motivational uses and applications” at International Communication Association 63rd Annual Meeting, London, UK.
Domahidi, E., & Strippel, C. (2013, May 8–10). Zitationen und Verweise aus 50 Jahren Publizistik und M&K [Paper presentation]. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft 58th Annual Meeting, Mainz, Germany.
Domahidi, E., Scharkow, M., & Quandt, T. (2012, March 13–18). Real friends in virtual life? [Paper presentation] Sunbelt XXXII International Social Network Conference, Los Angeles, USA.
Domahidi, E., Scharkow, M., & Quandt, T. (2012, May 24–28). Real friends and virtual life? Computer games as foci of activity for social community building [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 62nd Annual Meeting, Phoenix, USA.
Kröger, S., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2012, May 24–28). Go for games! Career networks in an emerging media industry [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 62nd Annual Meeting, Phoenix, USA.
Kröger, S., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2012, July 15–19). Managerial career pathways in the games industry [Paper presentation]. International Association for Media and Communication Research 8th Annual Meeting, Durban, South Africa.
Domahidi, E. (2011, May 26–30). Campaign communication in social network sites. A survey of candidates from a network analytical point of view [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 61st Annual Meeting, Boston, USA.
Domahidi, E., Kröger, S., & Quandt, T. (2011, June 14–16). Communication and cooperation between organizations. A comparison of two types of network data collection in an organizational context [Paper presentation]. Applications of Social Network Analysis 8th Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.
Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2011, May 26–30). "And all of a sudden, my life was gone": A biographical analysis of extreme gamers [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 61st Annual Meeting, Boston, USA.
Kröger, S., Domahidi, E., & Quandt, T. (2011, September 14–17). The game boys’ network. A network analysis of the German digital games industry [Paper presentation]. Digital Games Research Association 5th International Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands.