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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thoughts on the unannounced (?) new submission/presentation policy for #ICA27? In principle I can see some form of limits supporting equality, but surely limits on submissions (say 3?) would be a better approach, especially given the ICA review lottery and the risk of a single ‘shot’ at it…

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm back working after ~3 months off to care for my son. And it looks like its going to be an interesting time for social media regulation in the EU! I wrote something about my thoughts on the leaked proposal regulations for social media in the EU. www.linkedin.com/posts/dougap...

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A social media ban in the EU? Reflections on the leaked proposals | Douglas A. Parry

A social media ban in the EU? Stronger protections are needed, but banning young people is not the answer. Ahead of the expected announcement, some reflections on the leaked proposals, the promise o...

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

✅ ethics approval for human subjects research ✅ open data and materials required for quantitative research (exemptions apply) ✅ preregistrations for experiments ✅ CFA for reflective factors

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

New Blog post: Which Data Repository Should you Use? In light of OSF closing down, I compare Zenodo, Dataverse, ResearchBox, PsychArchive, and local repositories on six important dimensions. If you want to know which to pick: It depends! daniellakens.blogspot.com/2026/08/whic...

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Which Data Repository Should You Use?

The Center for Open Science has announced that from November 16, 2026, no new projects can be created on the Open Science Framework. After F...

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New website is live, including a new blog post :). I respond to the call by @psychscience.bsky.social asking how we can improve APS conferences. eiko-fried.com/blog/in-pers...

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In-person conferences in 2026: yay or nay? | Eiko Fried

Some ideas on improving conferences so they are worth the financial, time, and ecological investments.

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Who knew? The journal "Communication Methods and Measures" does not send papers out for review that have been preprinted? In 2026... Despite @tandfresearch.bsky.social policies to the contrary...

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live Biffy Clyro Pelican Russian circles God is an Astronaut The Evpatoria Report The Ocean Black Dahlia Murder The Tallest Man on Earth The Prodigy Slipknot

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Well that’s me set for the long weekend… bucket list lineup!

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This is a great read. Summarises a lot of recent ideas and conversations. Also reminds me somewhat of @anneo.bsky.social's social media era's presentation at #MediaPsych last year.

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Odd choice for a headline (and on a 1 April...)?! A quick skim of the papers shows that with only a few exceptions most replication areas achieved >50% (a low bar..)? That said, the reproducibility findings are pretty damning, and point to reporting problems and nontransparent materials...

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Richard Huskey @richardhuskey.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

1/n New preprint with Ziyu Zhao, @dougaparry.bsky.social, & @jacobtfisher.online Can an AI bot complete a live online reaction-time task & produce data that passes as human? We built an autonomous bot to take the Attention Network Test (ANT) in real time Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Screenshot of a manuscript title page. Title: “An AI agent can complete the Attention Network Test with human-like behavioral signatures: Implications for the bot-or-not debate.” Authors: Richard Huskey, Ziyu Zhao, Douglas A. Parry, and Jacob T. Fisher, with university affiliations listed below. The abstract says an autonomous AI agent completed the Attention Network Test in real time and produced mostly human-like behavioral data. Across seven code revisions, the bot achieved attention network scores within published human norms, 95.8% accuracy, and reaction-time patterns showing positive skew and trial-to-trial autocorrelation. Compared with 796 human participants, the bot fell within the human range on several measures but showed elevated autocorrelation and a bimodal reaction-time distribution due to intermittent detection failures. The paper argues this makes simple bot-vs-human detection harder in online reaction-time studies.

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Jacob T. Fisher @jacobtfisher.online · 18/03/2026

Hey y'all! Very pleased to announce that we'll be hosting Communication Science Futures again in East Lansing later this year. The conference in 2024 was a blast, and we're looking forward to running it back! Keynote speaker: James Pennebaker Submission deadline: June 5th. → commscifutures.com

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Home | Communication Science Futures

Communication Science Futures is a conference aimed at addressing pressing issues and opportunities in the interdisciplinary, social...

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Super interesting presentation on smartphone habits, automatic behavior, user perceptions, logged smartphone use, measurement gaps, and responsibility by Matt Sharpe at the @oii.ox.ac.uk www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmDx...

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Do You Think Before You Open Your Phone?

YouTube video by Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

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Jesper Aagaard @aagaard.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The death of writing will not be caused solely by AI; it will also be perpetrated by concerned educators who now perceive academic essays as outdated. In the end, this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: If students are solely trained to do oral exams, it is unsurprising if writing skills take a hit

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Adam Hunt @realadamhunt.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Attention is not a fixed resource that some people “have” and others lack. It is a regulatory system that allocates effort based on expected reward and uncertainty. When outcomes are unclear or delayed, attention naturally destabilises. External structure often works better than pressure.

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Another one of life’s joys being automated away..

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

um... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM I guess that's one way to get training data from scientists. (notwithstanding the fact that this is trying to replace one of the best parts of doing science...)

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Following A Perfect Circle's Disillusioned and 1000 Friends by Alien Weaponry, it seems like there's a new entry in the "anti-digital technology" genre with Primal by Soen focusing on mindless scrolling and hollowness.. youtu.be/rlSAhFy9YUw?... youtu.be/BIsH686xWl0?... youtu.be/R-2GKj25lQE?...

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

First post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

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Confusion in gaming disorder measurement

Abstract. Measurement is important for the scientific programmes of addictive behaviours. In the present study, we investigated the measurement of gaming d

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Sabrina Norwood @sabrinanorwood.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Our preprint has evolved! v2 of “Digital Behaviourism” is out now with a new title, new co-authors, and a deeper dive into the behavioural concepts that shape our online lives. It’s time to move beyond “screen time” and focus on function of online behaviours. osf.io/preprints/ps...

Screenshot of a preprint titled “Digital Behaviourism: A functional approach to behaviour in digital environments”

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

For #ICA26 I received many very useful reviews (on both accepted and rejected papers) but I think these two take the cake (on a student led paper). Sure, it’s what we wanted to hear, but…

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Pete Etchells @peteetchells.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

About 18 months ago I sent this letter, along with a copy of my book, to a number of MPs and peers, including Wes Streeting. I never got a response (which to be fair was my baseline expectation), but it’s still disheartening to see today’s news about Haidt’s invitation to speak to policymakers.

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

YouTube now offering 4x playback speed... um, what? I quite regularly speed up content but 4x feels excessive. I'm genuinely curious what the experience is (not a premium subscriber) and motivations would be here (both for users and the platform).

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William Ngiam | 严祥全 @williamngiam.github.io · 02/01/2026

Make it your New Year resolution to add a #workingmemory dataset to OpenWMData so that we can curate our field's precious data, start testing theories and benchmarking models across datasets, conduct secondary analyses and meta-research using the data itself, and help me feel like I'm, like, alive.

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OpenWMData

A collection of publicly available working memory datasets

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I can only assume that no peer review happened here?! Seems that this was a scheme by the journal to boost IF?

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

And now We Lost the Sea (performing departure songs in its entirety!) has been added 🤯

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

This is important for all platform researchers! Please read and sign the OPEN LETTER to the EU Commission and share widely in your networks!

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

dunk!festival 2026: “Here, have all your favourite bands at once.” 🔥 Russian Circles, Caspian, Pelican, The Evpatoria Report 🔥

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Roland Toth @tothrol.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

🚨 Preprint alert: Do 1) smartphone event log data access and 2) the Experience Sampling Method cause reactivity effects in studies? @dougaparry.bsky.social, @klingelhoefer.bsky.social, and I investigated this very question using data from 815 German Android users. doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Adam Kuczynski @adamkuczynski.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We are looking for folks to help beta test our new mobile apps! This is your chance to do the EMA study you've been dreaming up for free! You can reach out to me on Bluesky or email at adam@inclivio.com if you're interested!

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Malte Elson @malte.the100.ci · 14/11/2025

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Philipp K. Masur @masurphil.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

NEW PREPRINT 💡 Together with @dougaparry.bsky.social, I just published a new preprint experimentally examining how specific normative cues on social media shape self-disclosure using an innovative simulation approach. Link: osf.io/preprints/ps... Read on for more information (1/9) 👇

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

It feels like at this time of year my work consists primarily of cutting text down to meet page, word, or other space limits set by various journals and conferences. cut, cut, cut! ✂️

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I didn’t think it would, but it is actually quite a disenfranchising feeling living for the first time in a country where you cannot vote.. so if you can, get out and vote! #tk2025

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Any experiences with data donation of #Spotify listening history? I requested to download my full listening history and it said that it would take 30 days to produce the download. 2 hours later I received the link to the zip file with full JSON records. Any other experiences with this?

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Two exciting ERC-funded PhD positions on attention and technology use with @matti.vuorre.com I’ll be an (external) part of the supervision team and can highly recommend this department @tilburg-university.bsky.social tiu.nu/22989

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Job opening: PhD candidate on attention and technology use (full-time, 4 years) (22989)

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Matti Vuorre @matti.vuorre.com · 23/10/2025

I am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social. We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits. tiu.nu/22989

An aerial photograph of the Tilburg University campus.

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Björn Siepe @bsiepe.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

We built the openESM database: ▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place ▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software ▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python Find out more: 🌐 openesmdata.org 📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 22/10/2025

Unprecedented opportunities for researchers to access data from very large online platforms and search engines! ⏰ Join us this afternoon to learn about the potential generated by Digital Services Act #DSA Article 40 on data access. 📅 22 October 2025 ⏰ 13.30 – 15.30 CEST 💻 link.europa.eu/pjRBFK

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

If you ever needed info on themes in ggplot2, this is the one post to read!

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I've used many ESM/mobile sensing apps/tools but it's been a while since I've launched a new study of this kind. Does anyone know of an uptodate table/taxonomy/document/resource/github page summarising the relative features/options/pros/cons/pricing of the various options?

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

We are currently accepting extended abstracts and workshop proposals for the #ICA2026 Mobile Preconference! We invite submissions across diverse disciplinary, methodological, and theoretical backgrounds! Deadline is 30th January 2026, and the full call can be found here: www.icamobile.org/calls

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Matti Vuorre @matti.vuorre.com · 11/09/2025

Open Terms Archive[1] is a pretty cool service: They track, scrape, and store all versions of online platforms' ToS and privacy policies and make them publicly available. Might be pretty interesting to use e.g. in longitudinal studies to track platform changes. [1]: opentermsarchive.org/en/

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Morgan Quinn Ross @mqrmobile.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

There are a BUNCH of awesome candidates up for election in @icamobile.bsky.social this year. Cast your vote before October 21st! www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Excited to be attending @mepsy.bsky.social #MePsy25 for the first time, this week! I’ll be sharing work in progress & findings from 3 projects on: (1) online risks and digital literacy (interviews) (2) digital disconnection discourses (NLP) (3) digital trace data methods (position) ⬇️ for details:

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I'm looking for media psychology research on 'anemoia' - a feeling of longing or nostalgia for a time and place that one has never experienced. Any leads appreciated?! 🙏

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The flood of peer review requests coming in has signaled the end of summer.

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

It's telling that @hankgreen.bsky.social's Pomodoro timer/version of the "Forest: Stay Focused" app is currently the #1 downloaded app on iOS #digitalselfcontrol

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

It's great to finally have something to share from this collaboration. We started working on this idea in late 2022... We argue that research on MMT and attentional control has neglected intra-individual variation in control. This holds significant implications for theory and research design.

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

New in JCMC with @bronwynec.bsky.social: People who feel more in control of their social media use tend to use it less and report better well-being. Seeing social media as positive was associated with more use, but not well-being. 👉 doi.org/10.1093/jcmc...

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Building on the idea that subjective evaluations of social media use (SMU) may shape well-being effects, this study investigated how two “social media mindsets”—agency (perceived control over SMU) and valence (perceived effects of SMU)—relate to self-reported and logged SMU, and four well-being indicators (depression, anxiety, stress, and life satisfaction) in a South African sample of young adults (N = 1,858; M age = 21.01). Agency mindsets were negatively correlated with SMU and positively with well-being, while valence mindsets were associated with higher SMU but not with well-being. Logged SMU showed weaker associations with mindsets and well-being than self-reported SMU, suggesting differences between perceived and actual behavior. The findings replicate, extend, and in some cases contradict prior research, emphasizing how users’ sense of control is more important for well-being than SMU duration or perceptions of its effects, and that more work is needed to understand whether the “mindsets” concept is fruitful.

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This study investigated how young adults’ feelings about social media—whether they feel in control of their use (agency) or view it positively (valence)—relate to their actual use and mental well-being. The study involved 1,858 participants from South Africa using both self-reported and actual logged social media usage data. The results show that people who feel more in control of their social media use tend to use it less and report better mental well-being. In contrast, those who see social media as more positive spend more time on it, but this mindset did not directly relate to well-being. The data collected from logs of actual usage show weaker relations with well-being compared to people’s estimates and to their mindsets. These findings suggest that a person’s sense of control over social media plays a more important role in their mental health than how much time they spend on it.

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