Total Publications of the Research Group

Döring, Nicola; De Moor, Katrien; Fiedler, Markus; Schoenenberg, Katrin; Raake, Alexander
Videoconference fatigue: a conceptual analysis. - In: International journal of environmental research and public health, ISSN 1660-4601, Bd. 19 (2022), 4, 2061, S. 1-20

Videoconferencing (VC) is a type of online meeting that allows two or more participants from different locations to engage in live multi-directional audio-visual communication and collaboration (e.g., via screen sharing). The COVID-19 pandemic has induced a boom in both private and professional videoconferencing in the early 2020s that elicited controversial public and academic debates about its pros and cons. One main concern has been the phenomenon of videoconference fatigue. The aim of this conceptual review article is to contribute to the conceptual clarification of VC fatigue. We use the popular and succinct label "Zoom fatigue" interchangeably with the more generic label "videoconference fatigue" and define it as the experience of fatigue during and/or after a videoconference, regardless of the specific VC system used. We followed a structured eight-phase process of conceptual analysis that led to a conceptual model of VC fatigue with four key causal dimensions: (1) personal factors, (2) organizational factors, (3) technological factors, and (4) environmental factors. We present this 4D model describing the respective dimensions with their sub-dimensions based on theories, available evidence, and media coverage. The 4D-model is meant to help researchers advance empirical research on videoconference fatigue.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042061

Döring, Nicola;
Medienpädagogik und Online-Forschung. - In: Handbuch Medienpädagogik, (2022), S. 467-478

Online-Forschung umfasst die Forschung über Online-Medien sowie die Forschung mittels Online-Medien. Sieben verschiedene Online-Forschungsmethoden werden vorgestellt, die jeweils dem qualitativen und/oder quantitativen Forschungsparadigma zuzuordnen sind: 1. Online-Feldforschung, 2. Online-Experiment, 3. Online-Umfrage, 4. Online-Interview und Online-Gruppendiskussion, 5. Online-Inhaltsanalyse, 6. Online-Verhaltensspuren und Social-Media-Metriken sowie 7. Ambulantes Assessment mittels Smartphone-Apps. Die Methoden werden anhand von ausgewählten Studienbeispielen illustriert.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-23578-9_59

Lipp, Natalia; Sterna, Radosław; Dużmaânska-Misiarczyk, Natalia; Strojny, Agnieszka; Pöschl-Günther, Sandra; Strojny, Paweł
VR Realism Scale - revalidation of contemporary VR headsets on a Polish sample. - In: PLOS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, Bd. 16 (2021), 12, e0261507, S. 1-27

This paper presents validation of the VR Simulation Realism Scale on a Polish sample. The scale enables a self-report measurement of perceived realism of a virtual environment in four main aspects of such realism-scene realism, audience behavior realism, audience appearance realism and sound realism. However, since the development of the original scale, the VR technology significantly changed. We aimed to respond to that change and revalidate the original measure in the contemporary setting. For the purpose of scale validation, data was gathered from six studies with 720 participants in total. Five experiments and one online survey were conducted to examine psychometric properties of the scale in accordance with the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Evidence based on internal structure, relations to other variables and test content was obtained. The factorial structure of the original scale was tested and confirmed. The connections between realism and immersion, presence, aesthetics were verified. A suppressed relationship between realism and positive affect was discovered. Moreover, it was confirmed that scale result is dependent on the quality of VR graphics. Results of the analyses provide the evidence that the VR Simulation Realism Scale is a well-established tool that might be used both in science and in VR development. However, further research needs to be done to increase external validity and predictive power of the scale.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261507

Döring, Nicola;
Zehn Monografien und Sammelbände über Sexualität und Behinderungen. - In: Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung. - Stuttgart : Thieme, 2001- , ISSN: 1438-9460 , ZDB-ID: 2073538-8, ISSN 1438-9460, Bd. 34 (2021), 4, S. 243-247
Sammelrezension

https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1669-6806

Döring, Nicola; Krämer, Nicole C.; Mikhailova, Veronika; Brand, Matthias; Krüger, Tillmann; Vowe, Gerhard
Sexual interaction in digital contexts and its implications for sexual health: a conceptual analysis. - In: Frontiers in psychology, ISSN 1664-1078, Bd. 12 (2021), 769732, S. 1-18

Based on its prevalence, there is an urgent need to better understand the mechanisms, opportunities and risks of sexual interaction in digital contexts (SIDC) that are related with sexual arousal. While there is a growing body of literature on SIDC, there is also a lack of conceptual clarity and classification. Therefore, based on a conceptual analysis, we propose to distinguish between sexual interaction (1) through, (2) via, and (3) with digital technologies. (1) Sexual interactions through digital technologies are face-to-face sexual interactions that (a) have been started digitally (e.g., people initiating face-to-face sexual encounters through adult dating apps) or (b) are accompanied by digital technology (e.g., couples augmenting their face-to-face sexual encounters through filming themselves during the act and publishing the amateur pornography online). (2) Sexual interactions via digital technology are technology-mediated interpersonal sexual interactions (e.g., via text chat: cybersex; via smartphone: sexting; via webcam: webcam sex/camming). (3) Sexual interactions with digital technology occur when the technology itself has the role of an interaction partner (e.g., sexual interaction with a sex robot or with a media persona in pornography). The three types of SIDC and their respective subtypes are explained and backed up with empirical studies that are grouped according to two major mediators: consent and commerce. Regarding the causes and consequences of the three types of SIDC we suggest a classification that entails biological, psychological, social, economic, and technological factors. Regarding implications of SIDC we suggest to focus on both opportunities and risks for sexual health. The proposed conceptual framework of SIDC is meant to inform future research.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.769732