Publications

A comprehensive list can also be found in my CV as well as on my google scholar page.


Monograph

  • Masur, P. K. (2018). Situational privacy and self-disclosure: Communication processes in online environments. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. [LinkSpringer LinkSummary]

Edited Volume

  • Trepte, S. & Masur, P. K. (Eds.) (2023). The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media. New York: Routledge. [Link, Summary]

Journal articles

  • Masur, P. K., Epstein, D., Quinn, K., Wilhelm, C., Baruh, L., & Lutz, C. (in press). Comparative privacy research: Literature Review, Framework, and Research Agenda. The Information Society. [Preprint]
  • Mattis, N., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J. & van Atteveldt, W. (2024). It ain’t easy: Using normatively motivated news diversification to facilitate policy support, tolerance, and political participation. Information, Communication & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2423892 [Link (Open Access), Preregistration, Data, Script & Material]
  • Johannes, N., Masur, P. K., Vuorre, M., & Przybylski, A. K. (2024). How should we investigate variation in the relation between social media and well-being? Meta-Psychology, 8, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.15626/MP.2022.3322 [Link (Open Access)Code & Figures]
  • Vermeulen, I., Masur, P. K., Beukeboom, C. J. & Johnson, B. K. (2024). Direct replication in experimental communication science: A conceptual and practical exploration. Media and Communication, 12, https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.7971 [Link (Open Access)]
  • Mattis, N., Groot Kormelink, T., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J. & van Atteveldt, W. (2024). Nudging news readers: A mixed-methods approach to understanding when and how interface nudges affect news selection. Digital Journalism. Advance Online. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2024.2350464 [Link (Open Access), Preregistration, Material, App/Software, Data & Analysis]
  • Zou, W., Purington Drake, A., Masur, P. K., Whitlock, J., & Bazarova, N. N. (2024). Examining learners’ engagement patterns and knowledge outcome in an experiential learning intervention for youth’s social media literacy. Computers & Education. Advance Online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2024.105046 [Link (Open Access), Material]
  • Purington Drake, A., Masur, P. K., Bazarova, N. N., Zou, E. W., & Whitlock, J. (2023). The Youth Social Media Literacy Inventory: Development and Validation Using Item Response Theory. Journal of Children and Media. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2023.2230493 [Link (Open Access), Preregistration, Supplementary Material, Synthetic Data & Code]
  • Masur, P. K., Bazarova, N. N., & DiFranzo, D. (2023). The impact of what others do, approve of, and expect you to do: An in-depth analysis of social norms and self-disclosure on social media. Social Media + Society, 9(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231156401 [Link (Open Access), Preregistration, Data, Code & Material]
  • Masur, P. K. (2023). Understanding the Effects of Conceptual and Analytical Choices on ‘Finding’ the Privacy Paradox: A Specification Curve Analysis of Large-Scale Survey Data. Information, Communication & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1963460 [Link (Open Access), Data (Secondary Data), Code & Material, Recorded Talk at ICA 2021]
  • Mattis, N. M., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveldt, W. (2022). Nudging towards diversity: A theoretical framework for facilitating diverse news consumption through recommender design. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221104413 [Link (Open Access)]
  • Dogruel, L., Masur, P. K., & Jöckel, S. (2022). Development and validation of an algorithm literacy scale for Internet users. Communication Methods & Measures, 16(2), 115-133.  https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2021.1968361 [Link (Open Access)]
  • Masur, P. K., DiFranzo, D. J., & Bazarova, N. N. (2021). Behavioral Contagion on Social Media: Effects of Social Norms, Design Interventions, and Critical Media Literacy on Self-Disclosure. PLOS One, 16(7). e0254670. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254670 [Link (Open Access), Preregistration 1, Preregistration 2Data, Code & Material, Recorded Talk at ICA 2020]
  • Dienlin, T., Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2021). A longitudinal analysis of the privacy paradox. New Media & Society. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211016316 [Link (Open Access), Code & Material, Data, Companion Website]
  • Schemer, C., Masur, P. K., Geiss, S., Müller, P. & Schäfer, S. (2021). The impact of Internet and Social Media Use on Well-Being: A Longitudinal Analysis of Adolescents Across Nine Years. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 26 (1),1–21. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmaa014 [Link (Open Access), Code, Data (Secondary data)]
  • Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2021). Transformative or Not? How Privacy Violations Experiences Influence Online Privacy Concerns and Online Information Disclosure. Human Communication Research, 47(1), 49–74. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqaa012 [Link (Open Access), DataCode & Material]
  • Dienlin, T., Johannes, N., Bowman, N. D., Masur, P. K., Engesser, S., Kümpel, A. S., … 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 [Link (Open Access), Abstract]
  • Schäwel, J., Frener, R., Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2021). Learning by doing oder doing by learning? Die Wechselwirkung zwischen Online-Privatheitskompetenz und Datenschutzverhalten [engl. Reciprocal effects between online privacy literacy and data protection behavior]. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 69(2), 221-246. https://doi.org/10.5771/1615-634X-2021-2-221 [LinkCode & MaterialData]
  • Masur, P. K. (2020). How online privacy literacy supports self-data protection and self-determination in the age of information. Media and Communication, 8(2), 258-269. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v8i2.2855 [Link (Open Access), PDF]
  • Bazarova, N. N. & Masur, P. K. (2020). Towards an Integration of Individualistic, Networked, and Institutional Approaches to Online Disclosure and Privacy in a Networked Ecology. Current Opinion in Psychology, 36, 118-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.05.004 [Link, Preprint]
  • Whitlock, J. & Masur, P. K. (2019). Disentangling the association of screen time with developmental outcomes and well-being: Problems, Challenges, and Opportunities. JAMA Pediatrics, 173(11), 1021-1022. https://doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3191 [Link, Preprint]
  • Loy, L., Masur, P. K., Schmitt, J. B. & Mothes, C. (2019). Psychological predictors of political Internet use and political knowledge in light of the perceived complexity of political issues. Information, Communication & Society, 22(9), 1733-1750. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2018.1450886 [LinkAbstract]
  • Masur, P. K. (2018). Mehr als Bewusstsein für Privatheitsrisiken: Eine Rekonzeptualisierung der Online-Privatheitskompetenz als Kombination aus Wissen, Fähig- und Fertigkeiten [engl. It is more than just privacy risk awareness. A reconceptualization of online privacy literacy as a composition of knowledge, abilities, and skills]. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 66(4)446 – 465. https://doi.org/10.5771/1615-634X-2018-4-446 [LinkPreprintAbstract]
  • Teutsch, D., Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2018). Privacy in mediated and nonmediated interpersonal communication: How subjective concepts and situational perceptions influence behaviors. Social Media + Society, 4(2), 1-14https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305118767134 [Link (Open Access), Abstract]
  • Trepte, S., Masur, P. K. & Scharkow, M. (2018). Mutual friends’ social support and self-disclosure in face-to-face and instant messenger communication. The Journal of Social Psychology, 158(4), 430-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2017.1398707 [LinkAbstractMaterialData]
  • Masur, P. K., Teutsch, D., Dienlin, T. & Trepte, S. (2017). Online-Privatheitskompetenz und deren Bedeutung für demokratische Gesellschaften [engl. Online privacy literacy and its significance for democratic societies]. Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen, 30 (2), 180-189. https://doi.org/10.1515/fjsb-2017-0039 [Link, AbstractPreprint]
  • Bauer, A. A., Loy, L. S., Masur, P. K. & Schneider, F. M. (2017). Mindful instant messaging: Mindfulness and autonomous motivation as predictors of well-being in smartphone communication. Journal of Media Psychology, 29(3), 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000225 [Link, Data & Code]
  • Masur, P. K., Teutsch, D. & Trepte, S. (2017). Entwicklung und Validierung der Online-Privatheitskompetenzskala (OPLIS) [engl. Development and validation of the online privacy literacy scale]. Diagnostica, 63, 256-268. https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000179 [Link, Website, Scale & Manual]
  • Dienlin, T., Masur, P.K. & Trepte, S. (2017). Displacement or reinforcement? The reciprocity of FtF, IM, and SNS communication and their effects on loneliness and life satisfaction. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 22(2), 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcc4.12183 [Link, Data]
  • Masur, P. K & Scharkow, M. (2016). Disclosure management on social network sites: Individual privacy perceptions and user-directed privacy strategies. Social Media + Society, 2(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305116634368 [Link (Open Access), Data & Code]
  • Trepte, S., Masur, P. K., Scharkow, M. & Dienlin, T. (2015). Privatheitsbedürfnisse verschiedener Kommunikationstypen on- und offline: Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Studie zum Umgang mit persönlichen Inhalten [engl. Privacy needs of different communication types online and offline: Findings from a representative study on the handling of personal information]. Media Perspektiven, 5, 250-257. [PDF, Data]
  • Masur, P. K., Reinecke, L., Ziegele, M. & Quiring, O. (2014). The interplay of intrinsic need satisfaction and Facebook specific motives in explaining addictive behavior on Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior, 39, 376-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.047 [PDF]

Book chapters

  • Masur, P.K. (2023). A situational perspective on privacy on social media. In S. Trepte & P. K. Masur (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media (pp. 54-69). New York: Routledge. [Link (Open Access)]
  • Masur, P.K., Hagendorff, T., & Trepte, S. (2023). Challenges in Studying Social Media Privacy Literacy. In S. Trepte & P. K. Masur (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media (pp. 110-123). New York: Routledge. [Link (Open Access)]
  • Trepte, S. & Masur, P. K. (2023). Definitions of Privacy. In S. Trepte & P. K. Masur (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media (pp. 3-15). New York: Routledge. [Link (Open Access)]
  • Masur, P. K., Veldhuis, J., & Bij de Vaate, N. (2022). There is no easy answer: How the interaction of content, situation, and person shapes the effects of social media use on well-being. In: D. Rosen (Ed.), The social media debate: Unpacking the social, psychological, and cultural effects of social media (pp. 187-202). New York: Routledge. [Link (Open Access)]
  • Masur, P. K. (2021). Digital Communication Effects on Loneliness and Life Satisfaction. In J. Nussbaum (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.1129 [Link, Preprint]
  • Masur, P. K. (2019). Capturing situational dynamics: Strength and pitfalls of the experience sampling method. In: Müller, P., Geiß, Schemer, C., S., Naab, T.; & Peter, C. (Eds.), Dynamische Prozesse der öffentlichen Kommunikation – Methodische Herausforderungen. Köln: Herbert von Halem. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/vx5ha [LinkPreprint, Data & Code]
  • Masur, P. K., Teutsch, D. & Dienlin, T. (2018). Privatheit in der Online-Kommunikation [Privacy in online communication] In: W. Schweiger & K. Beck (Eds.), Handbuch Online-Kommunikation Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer. [Link, Preprint]
  • Masur, P. K. (2018). Selbstoffenbarung in der medial-vermittelten Kommunikation: Eine situative Perspektive [Self-disclosure in mediated communication: A situational perspective]. In: C. Eilders, O. Jandura, H. Bause & D. Frieß. Vernetzung: Stabilität und Wandel gesellschaftlicher Kommunikation. Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag. [Link]
  • Trepte, S. & Masur, P. K. (2017). The need for privacy. In: V. Zeigler-Hill, V. & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. London: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_540-1 [Link, Preprint]
  • Matzner, T., Masur, P. K., Ochs, C. & von Pape, T. (2015). Self-Data-Protection – Empowerment or burden? In: S. Gutwirth, R. Leenes & P. de Hert (Eds.). Data Protection on the Move. (pp. 277-305). Springer: Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7376-8_11 [Preprint]
  • Trepte, S., Teutsch, D., Masur, P. K., Eicher, C., Fischer, M., Hennhöfer, A., Lind, F. (2015). Do people know about privacy and data protection strategies? Towards the “Online Privacy Literacy Scale” (OPLIS). In. S. Gutwirth, R. Leenes & P. de Hert (Eds.). Reforming European Data Protection Law.(pp. 333-365). Springer: Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9385-8 [Preprint]

Grey literature and other publications

  • Peter, C., Breuer, J., Masur, P. K. Scharkow, M., & Schwarzenegger, C. (2020). Empfehlungen zum Umgang mit Forschungsdaten in der Kommunikationswissenschaft [engl. Recommendations for dealing with research data in communication science]. SCM – Studies in Communication and Media, 9(4)., 599-617. https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2020-4-599 [Link (Open Access)]
  • Trepte, S. & Masur, P. K. (2017). Privacy attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors of the German population: Research report. In Friedewald et al. (Eds.), Forum Privatheit und selbstbestimmtes Leben in der digitalen Welt. Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer ISI. [Link (Open Access), Data]
  • Trepte, S. & Masur, P. K. (2016). Cultural differences in social media use, privacy, and self-disclosure. Research report on a multicultural survey study. Germany: University of Hohenheim. [PDF (Open Access)]
  • Karaboga, M., Masur, P. K., Matzner, T., Mothes, C., Nebel, M., Ochs, C., Schütz, P., Simo Fhom, H. (2014): White Paper Selbstdatenschutz, 2. Auflage. In Zoche et al. (Eds.), Forum Privatheit und selbstbestimmtes Leben in der digitalen Welt. Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer ISI. [Link (Open Access)]

Preprints

  • Masur, P. K., & Diel, E. (2024). The Power of Others: A Qualitative Mixed-Method Study of Norm Adoption and Norm Adherence on Social Media. SocArXiv. https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/6pc4k [Preprint, Preregistration]
  • Hartmann, T., Masur, P. K., & Schramm, H. (2024). Measuring Parasocial Processing: An Easily-Applicable Short Version of the Parasocial Interaction-Process Scales. SocArXiv. https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/c9bxk [Preprint, Preregistration, Data & Code]
  • Masur, P. K., & Ranzini, G. (2024). Privacy Calculus, Privacy Paradox, and Context Collapse: A Replication of Three Key Studies in Communication Privacy Research. SocArXiv. https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/8tr2k [Preprint, Preregistration, Data & Code]

Software

  • DiFranzo, D., Bazarova, N. N., Yang, Q., Hui, W., Masur, P.K., Ozanne, M., Beichen, M., Sankaran, A., Zhao, P., Bae, I., & Han, E. (2024). The Truman Platform: A complete, open-source social media simulation. [Website]
  • Masur, P. K. (2022). ggmirt: Plotting functions to extend the package “mirt” for IRT analyses (R-package, version 0.0.0.9000)https://github.com/masurp/ggmirt (Open Source)
  • Masur, P. K. & Scharkow, M. (2020). specr: Conducting and Visualizing Specification Curve Analyses (R-package, version 1.0.0)https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=specr [WebsiteReference manual, Github Rep (Open Source)].

Conference papers and presentations

  • Loy, L.S., Masur, P.K., Spence, A., Tam, K.-P., Wlodarczyk, A., Kirchhoff, S., Kuhlmann, J., Scheuermann, A., Wagner, I., Bertin, P., Carmona, M., Sparkman, D., & Hamer, K. et al. (2024, September). Global identity and climate protection in light of country-specific climate risks – A cross-cultural comparison in 44 nations. Paper presented at the congress of the German and Austrian Psychological Association (DGPs/ÖGP), Septemnber, Vienna, Austria.
  • Spence, A. Loy, L, Tam, K-P., Hamer, K., Wlodarczyk, A., Bertin, P., Carmona, M., Sparkman, D., Masur, P. K. et al. (2024, August). Global identity and action on climate change: If less vulnerable to climate change, will you care more if you feel part of global humanity? Paper presented at the International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), Bali, Indonesia. 
  • Mattis, N. M., Heintz, L., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveldt, W. (2024, June). Nudging news engagement: Testing the longitudinal effects of nudging on engagement with and learning from environmental news. Paper presented at the 74th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), June, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Mattis, N. M., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveldt, W. (2024, June). It ain’t easy: Using normatively motivated news diversification to facilitate policy support, tolerance, and political participation. Paper presented at the 74th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), June, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Beukeboom, C. J., Masur, P. K. & Moen, E. (2024, June). Stereotype perpetuation by ChatGPT: How Stereotypes are reflected in AI generated texts. Paper presented at the 74th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), June, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Masur, P. K. (2024, March). The role of privacy cynicism in shaping privacy behavior online: A close replication of Choi et al. (2018) and Lutz et al. (2020). Paper presented the 69th annual conference of the German Communication Association, 14th March 2024, Erfurt, Germany.
  • Mattis, N., Heintz, L., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveld, W. (2024, February). Nudging news engagement: Testing the longitudinal effects of nudging on engagement with and learning from environmental news. Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, 8.-9. February 2024, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Beukeboom, C. K., Masur, P. K. & Moen, E. (2024, February). Stereotype perpetuation by ChatGPT: How
    stereotypes are reflected in AI generated texts. Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 8.-9. February 2024, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Masur, P. K. & Ranzini, G. (2023, September). Privacy Calculus, Privacy Paradox, and Context Collapse: A Replication of Three Key Studies in Communication Privacy Research. Paper presented at the 13th conference of the media psychology division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 7th September 2023, Luxembourg. 
  • Diel, E. & Masur, P. K. (2023, September). The Power of Others: A Qualitative Mixed-Method Study of Norm Adaption and Norm Adherence on Social Media. Paper presented at the 13th conference of the media psychology division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 7th September 2023, Luxembourg. 
  • Mattis, N. M., Masur, P. K., Möller, J. & van Atteveldt, W. (2023, September). Can news diversification go too far? How different diversification metrics affect tolerance and political participation. Paper presented at the 13th conference of the media psychology division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 8th September 2023, Luxembourg. 
  • Purington Drake, A., Masur, P. K., Bazarova, B., Zou, W. E., & Whitlock, J. (2023, May). Evaluating the Effect of Social Media TestDrive, an Experiential-Learning Intervention, on Social Media Literacy. Paper presented at the 73th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May, Toronto.
  • Mattis, N. M., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveldt, W. (2023, May). Nudging news readers: Can interface cues facilitate the consumption of current-affairs news? Paper presented at the 73th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May, Toronto, Canada.
  • Mattis, N. M., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveldt, W. (2023, February). Can news diversification go too far? How different diversification metrics affect tolerance and political participation. Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2023, February.
  • Purington Drake, A., Masur, P. K., Bazarova, B., Zou, W. E., & Whitlock, J. (2022, May). The Youth Social Media Literacy Scale: Scale Development and Validation Using Item Response Theory. Paper presented at the 72th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26th-30th May, Paris.
  • Mattis, N. M., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveldt, W. (2021, February). Nudging towards diversity: A theoretical framework for facilitating diverse news consumption through recommender design. Paper presented at the 72th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26th-30th May, Paris.
  • Johannes, N., Masur, P. K., Vuorre, M., & Przybylski, A. K. (2022, May). How should we investigate variation in the relation between social media and well-being? Paper presented at the 72th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26th-30th May, Paris.
  • Masur, P. K., Epstein, D., Quinn, K., Wilhelm, C., Baruh, L. & Lutz, C. (2022; May). Introducing the Comparative Privacy Research Network & Framework. Presentation at the ICA preconference Comparative Privacy and the Literacies of a Networked Age: A Critical Approach”, 24th-25th May, Mulhouse (France).
  • Masur, P. K., Purington, A.,Bazarova, B., Zou, W. E., & Witlock, J. (2022, February). The Youth Social Media Literacy Scale: Scale Development and Validation Using Item Response Theory. Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2022, 10th – 11th Februar, Brussels (virtual conference).
  • Mattis, N. M., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveldt, W. (2022, February). Breaking the habit: Mitigating source bias in news aggregators with social norms and explanations. Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2022, 10th – 11th Februar, Brussels (virtual conference).
  • Mattis, N. M., Masur, P. K., Moeller, J., & van Atteveldt, W. (2021, September). Nudging towards diversity: A theoretical framework for facilitating diverse news consumption through recommender design. Paper presented at the 12th conference of the division Media Psychology of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 08th – 10th September, Aachen.
  • Masur, P. K. (2021, May). Understanding the Effects of Conceptual and Analytical Choices on ‘Finding’ the Privacy Paradox: A Specification Curve Analysis of Large-Scale Survey Data. Paper to be presented at the 71th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 27th-31th May, Virtual conference. [Slides]
  • Masur, P. K., Epstein, D., Quinn, K., Wilhelm, C., Baruh, L., & Lutz, C. (2021, May). A Comparative Privacy Research Framework. Paper to be presented at the 70th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 20th-26th May, Virtual conference.
  • Masur, P. K., DiFranzo, D. & Bazarova, N. N. (2020, May). Behavioral Contagion on Social Media: Effects of Social Norms, Design Interventions, and Critical Media Literacy on Self-disclosure. Paper presented at the 70th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 20th-26th May, Virtual conference. – Top Faculty Paper Award of the ICA Communication & Technology Division –
  • Dienlin, T., Johannes, N., Bowman, N. D., Masur, P. K., Engesser, S., Kümpel, A. S., … de Vreese, C. (2020, May). An agenda for open science in Communication. Paper presented at the 70th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 20th-26th May, Virtual conference.
  • Meltzer, T., Masur, P. K., Heidenreich, T. & Schemer, C. (2020). Zur Wirkung von Medien auf die Überschätzung von Immigration [The effect of media on immigration innumeracy]. Accepted for the annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 10.-12. March, München (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2019, December). How critical privacy literacy supports informational self-determination in democratic societies. Paper presented at the workshop “The Politics of Privacy”, 6th December, Mainz.
  • Schäwel, J., Frener, R., Masur, P. K.; & Trepte, S. (2019, November). Medienkompetenz, Privatheitskompetenz und Datenschutz. Was die Deutschen über Privatheit und Datenschutz im Internet wissen und wie sie sich schützen [engl. Media literacy, privacy literacy, and data protection, What Germans know about privacy and data protection online and how they protect themselves]. Presentation at the Annual conferences of the Forum Privatheit, 29th November, Berlin.
  • Masur, P. K., DiFranzo, D. & Bazarova, N. N. (2019, September). Social Influence in Online Environments: Examining the Effects of Social Norms, Design Interventions, and Critical Media Literacy on Self-disclosure in Social Media. Paper presented at the 11th conference of the division Media Psychology of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 07th – 08th September, Chemnitz.
  • Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2019, Mai). Transformative or not? How experiences of privacy violations influence privacy concerns and privacy behaviors. Paper presented at the 69th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 24th -28th May, Washington, DC (USA).– Top Faculty Paper Award of the ICA Communication & Technology Division –
  • Wolfers, L. N. & Masur, P. K. (2019, Mai). The willingness to self-disclose in online and offline contexts: Trait(s), state and reciprocal influences. Paper presented at the 69th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 24th -28th May, Washington, DC (USA).
  • Teutsch, D.; Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2018, October). Perceiving the difference – Privacy perceptions in mediated and nonmediated communication settings. Paper presented at the Amsterdam Privacy Conference (APC), 5th – 7th October, Amsterdam (Netherlands). – APC Young Scholars Award –
  • Masur, P. K., Quinn, K., Trepte, S. & Epstein, D. (2018, May). More than privacy risks awareness: Assessing Internet users’ online privacy literacy in Germany and in the USA. Paper presented at the 68th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 24th -28th May, Prague (Czech Republic).
  • Dienlin, T., Masur, P. K., & Trepte, S. (2018, May). A longitudinal analysis of the privacy paradox. Paper presented at the 68th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 24th -28th May, Prague (Czech Republic).
  • Masur, P. K., Trepte, S. & Wolfers, L. (2018, May). Mehr als Bewusstsein für Privatheitsrisiken: Eine prozessorientierte Rekonzeptualisierung der Online-Privatheitskompetenz [More the privacy risks awareness: A process-oriented reconceptualization of online privacy literacy]. Presentation at the annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 9th-11th March, Mannheim (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2017, September). Rediscovering field theory: Media psychological research from a situational point of view. Presentation the 10th conference of the media psychology division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 07.-08. September, Landau (Germany).
  • Dienlin, T., Masur, P.K., & Trepte, S. (2017, September). Privacy concerns decrease self-disclosure on Social Network Sites: A longitudinal analysis of the privacy paradox. Presentation the 10th conference of the media psychology division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 07.-08. September, Landau (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K., Trepte, S. & Scharkow, M. (2017, May). Social support and self-disclosure in face-to-face and instant messenger communication. Paper presented at the 67th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 25. -29. May, San Diego (USA).
  • Masur, P. K. (2017, April). Selbstoffenbarung in der medial vermittelten interpersonalen Kommunikation: Ein situatives Erklärungsmodell [engl. Self-disclosure in mediated interpersonal communication: A situational model]. Presentation at the annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 30. March – 01. April, Düsseldorf (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K., Scharkow, M. & Trepte, S. (2016, September). Geben und Nehmen: Das Zusammenspiel von Selbstoffenbarungsbereitschaft und sozialer Unterstützung in Online- und Offline-Kontexten [engl. Give and take: The interplay of self-disclosure and social support in online and offline contexts]. Paper presented at the 50th conference of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 18.-22. September, Leipzig (Germany).
  • Dienlin, T., Masur, P. K., & Trepte, S. (2016, September). Displacement or Reinforcement? The Reciprocity of FtF, IM, and SNS Communication and Their Effects on Loneliness and Life Satisfaction. Paper presented at the 50th conference of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 18.-22. September, Leipzig (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K., Klapsia, N. I., Rotfuß, I. & Wernik, I. (2016, September). Sorry, I have to answer first! The influence of situational and personal factors on individual’s instant-messaging behavior.Paper presented at the 50th conference of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 18.-22. September, Leipzig (Germany).
  • Loy, L. S., Bauer, A., Masur, P. K. & Schneider, F. M. (2016, September). Mindful instant messaging: The interplay of motivation and mindfulness during smartphone communication. Paper presented at the 50th conference of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 18.-22. September, Leipzig (Germany).
  • Dienlin, T., Masur, P. K., & Trepte, S. (2016, June). Displacement or Reinforcement? The Reciprocity of FtF, IM, and SNS Communication and Their Effects on Loneliness and Life Satisfaction. Paper presented at the 66th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 09.-13. June, Fukuoka (Japan).
  • Loy, L. S., Masur, P. K., Schmitt, J. B., Mothes, C., & Trepte S. (2016, June). Politically informed in a complex world? Time affluence, information-related self-efficacy, and need for cognition as predictors of political media use and political knowledge. Paper presented at the 66th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 09.-13. June, Fukuoka (Japan).
  • Loy, L. S., Bauer, A., Masur, P. K. & Schnieder, F. M. (2016, June). Stressed by smartphone use? The interplay of motivation and mindfulness during instant messaging. Paper presented at the 66th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 09.-13. June, Fukuoka (Japan).
  • Trepte, S., Dienlin, T., & Masur, P. K. (2016, June). Control: An obsolete paradigm in understanding privacy? Presentation at the 66th annual conference of the Internactional Communication Association (ICA), 09.-13. June, Fukuoka (Japan).
  • Enns, L. & Masur, P. K. (2016, May). Kaufen besorgte Online-Shopper weniger ein? Eine Analyse des Einflusses von Privatheitsbedenken auf die Häufigkeit von Online-Einkäufen [engl. The influence of privacy concerns on the frequency of online-shopping]. Presentation at the annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Leipzig (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K., Dienlin, T. & Scharkow, M. (2015, November). Vom WhatsApp-Dauernutzer bis zum Facebook-Verweiger: Wie unterscheiden sich Deutsche im Umgang mit Privatheit im Internet? [engl. How do Germans differ with regard to online privacy?] Paper presented at the conference “Die Zukunft der informationellen Selbstbestimmung” of the Forum Privatheit, 26.-27. November, Berlin (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2015, November). WhatsApp oder doch lieber Threema? Privatheits- und Datenschutzerwägungen bei der Auswahl von Online-Kommunikationsmedien [engl. WhatsApp or rather Threema? The influence of privacy and data protection concerns on the adoption of online communication media]. Presentation at the combined annual conference of the divisions computer-mediated communication and sociology of media communication of the German communication association (DGPuK), 5.-7. November, Berlin (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2015, November). Konfirmatorische Faktorenanalyse oder Item-Response-Theory-Analyse? Ein Vergleich beider Verfahren bei der Skalenentwicklung [engl. Confirmatory factor analysis or item-response-theory analysis? A comparison of both methods for scale construction.] Presentation at the annual conference of the method division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 25.-26. November, Hohenheim (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K., Teutsch, D. & Trepte, S. (2015, September). I am concerned about my privacy, but can I protect it? The moderating role of online privacy literacy. Presentation at the 9th conference of the media psychology division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 10.-11. September, Tübingen (Germany).
  • Dienlin, T., Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2015, September). Longitudinal analysis of social support in mediated and non-mediated channels. Presentation at the 9th conference of the media psychology division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 10.-11. September, Tübingen (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K., Teutsch, D., & Trepte (2015, May). How Skilled Are Internet Users When it Comes to Online Privacy and Data Protection? Development and Validation of the Online Privacy Literacy Scale (OPLIS). Paper presented at the 65th annual conference of the International Communication Association, 21st-25th May, San Juan (Puerto Rico).
  • Teutsch, D., Masur, P. K., & Trepte, S. (2015, May).What Should Users Know About Online Privacy? Towards the Online Privacy Literacy Scale (OPLIS). Paper presented at the 65th annual conference of the International Communication Association, 21st-25th May, San Juan (Puerto Rico).
  • Masur, P. & Trepte, S. (2015, May). Privatheitseinstellungen und -verhalten im Zeitverlauf: Eine Analyse repräsentativer Befragungsdaten von 2011 und 2014 [engl. Changes in privacy attitudes and behaviors over time. An analysis of representative survey data from 2011 and 2014].Presentation at the annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Darmstadt (Germany).
  • Masur, P., Teutsch, D., & Trepte, S. (2015, May). Wie kompetent sind deutsche Internetnutzer im Umgang mit Privatheit im Internet? Entwicklung und Validierung der Online-Privatheitskompetenz-Skala [engl. How competent are German Internet users with regard to online privacy? Development and validation of the Online Privacy Literacy Scale]. Paper at the annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Darmstadt (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K., Teutsch, D. & Trepte, S. (2014, October). Sind Nutzer in der Lage ihre Privatsphäre zu schützen? Eine Analyse der Online-Privatheitskompetenz in Deutschland [Are users able to protect their privacy? An analysis of online privacy literacy in Germany]. Presentation at the conference “Räume und Kulturen des Privaten [engl. Spaces and cultures of privacy]” des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs 1681 “Privatheit”, 16th-17th October, Passau (Germany).
  • Teutsch, D., Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2014, October). Privacy contexts and reciprocal effects – An empirical validation of Nissenbaum’s contextual integrity. Presentation at the conference “Räume und Kulturen des Privaten [engl. Spaces and cultures of privacy]” des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs 1681 “Privatheit”, 16th-17th October, Passau (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2014, September). Privat ist (nicht) gleich privat. Der Einfluss subjektiver Wahrnehmung von Privatheit auf Selbstoffenbarung im Social Web [engl. Privat is not always private. The influence of subjective privacy perceptions on self-disclosure in the social web]. Paper presented at the 49th annual conference of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 21st-25th September 2014, Bochum (Germany).
  • Teutsch, D., Masur, P. K. & Trepte, S. (2014, September). Was wissen Nutzer über Privatsphärestrategien und Datenschutz im Internet? Entwicklung einer Skala zur Erfassung von Online-Privatsphärekompetenz [What do users know about privacy strategies and data protection on the Internet? Development of a scale to measure online privacy literacy]. Paper presented at the 49th annual conference of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 21st-25th September 2014, Bochum (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2014, May). The Interplay of Intrinsic Needs and Facebook Specific Motives in Explaining Addictive Behavior on Facebook. Paper presented at the 64th annual conference of the International Communication Association, 22.-26. May 2014, Seattle (USA). – Top Student Paper Award of the ICA Communication & Technology Division –
  • Trepte, S., Teutsch, D. & Masur, P. K. (2014, January). Do people know about privacy and data protection strategies? OPLIS: Towards the “Online Privacy Literacy Scale”.Presentation at the 7th international conference “Computers, Privacy & Data Protection”, 22.-24. January 2014, Brüssel (Belgien).
  • Masur, P. K. (September, 2013). Addictive behavior on social network sites: The role of intrinsic needs and motives in explaining Facebook addiction. Presentation at the 8th. conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), 4.-6. September 2013, Würzburg (Germany).

Invited talks

  • Masur, P. K. (2024, March). Generative AI: What is it? And what are practical and ethical issues? Invited talk at the Alumni-Event of the Department of Communication Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Masur, P. K. (2023, August). Ansteckungsgefahr in sozialen Medien: Warum sich riskante und problematische Verhaltensweisen online schneller verbreiten (engl. Contagion on social media: Why risky and problematic behaviors can spread quickly online). Invited talk at the Rotary Club Münster, Münster, Germany. 
  • Masur, P. K. (2023, June). Age differences in online privacy literacy. Invited talk at the symposium “Digital inequalities in the post-pandemic world” organized by the Centre for Social Informatics at the University of Ljubljana, Slowenia.
  • Masur, P. K. (2023, February). The struggle of studying online privacy and self-disclosure: Insights from two survey studies about conceptual problems, measurement issues, effect heterogeneity, and questionable robustness of even the simplest effects. Invited talk at the Department of Communication and Cognition at Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
  • Masur, P. K. (2022, October). Specification and multiverse analyses: One data set, but a thousand ways to analyze it? Invited talk at the Community for Advanced Methodological Learning (CAMeL) series jointly organized by the Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, USA.
  • Masur, P. K. (2022, February). There is no easy answer: The theoretical and methodological challenges of understanding social media use effects on well-being. Invited talk at the Institute for Communication Psychology and Media Education at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany.
  • Masur, P. K. (2021, May). The Future of Privacy Research. Keynote at the National Seminar “Communication in the Future 2021” at the Universitas Pembangunan Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Masur, P. K., Epstein, D., Quinn, K. & Wilhelm, C. (2021, Januar). A comparative privacy research framework. Invited talk at the Department of Communication at the University of Mainz, Germany.
  • Masur, P. K., DiFranzo, D. & Bazarova, N. N. (2020, November). Introducing Truman: Bridging the Lab and the Field. Invited talk at the Advertising and Communication division of the German Communication Association.
  • Masur, P. K. (2020, October). Exploring the multiverse: One data set, but a thousand ways to analyze it? Invited talk at the Department of Psychology at the University of Keele, United Kingdom.
  • Masur, P. K. (2019, May). Situational Privacy and Self-Disclosure. Invited talk at the conference “Privacy Online – What have we learned so far?“ at the University of Hohenheim, 16th – 17th May, Stuttgart.
  • Masur, P. K. (2018, November). Are we looking at between- or within-person effects? Disentangling privacy and self-disclosure processes in longitudinal panel designs. Brown bag talk at the Department of Communication at the Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA).
  • Masur. P. K. (2016, September). Die Rolle der Online-Privatheitskompetenz: Definitionen, Funktionen und Perspektiven [engl. The role of online privacy literacy: Definitions, functions, and perspectives. Invited talk at the 2nd annual conference of the project “Strukturwandel des Privaten [engl. Transformations of privacy]”, 21.-23. September, Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2015, November). Privat oder nicht privat? Aktuelle Erkenntnisse der Medienpsychologie zum Thema Online-Privatheit [engl. Private or not private? Current findings in media psychology with regard to online privacy. Presentation at the “Psycho-Tagen 2015 [engl. Psycho-Days]” at the University of Landau, 16. November 2015, Landau (Germany).
  • Trepte, S., Masur, P. K. & von Pape, T. (2014, October).Privatheit im Wandel? Eine repräsentative Umfrage und eine Inhaltsanalyse zur Wahrnehmung von Privatheit in Deutschland [engl. Does privacy change over time? A representative survey and a content analysis on perceptions of privacy in Germany]. Presentation at the “Symposium zum Auftakt des Förderschwerpunkts Privatheit”, 20. Oktober, Berlin (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2014, October). Gefällt mir (nicht): Das Social Web als Spannungsfeld zwischen Selbstoffenbarung und Datenschutz [engl. Like (or not): Between self-disclosure and data protection in the social web]. Invited talk at the “ver.di-Instituts für Bildung, Medien und Kunst”, 18. Oktober 2014, Lage-Hörste (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2014, October). Total privat oder total egal? Über Datenschutz und Innovation in Zeiten von Smartphone, App und Canvas Fingerprinting [engl. Totally private or not? About data protection and innovation in times of smartphones, apps and canvas fingerprinting]. Discussion panelist at the “Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung [engl. Federal Agency for Civic Education]”, 6. Oktober 2014, Berlin (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2014, September). Neue soziale Medien – Chancen, Möglichkeiten und Gefahren von Facebook & Co [engl. New social media – Opportunities, possibilites and threats of Facebook & co]. Invited talk at the “Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei [engl. German Police School]”, 8. September 2014, Münster (Germany).
  • Masur, P. K. (2014, June). Das Ende der Privatsphäre? – Medienpsychologische Aspekte der Privatheit im Internet [engl. Is this the end of privacy? Media psychological aspects of privacy on the Internet]. Invited talk at the “Institut für Förderung publizistisches Nachwuches e.V.”, 14. Juni 2014, Goslar (Germany).