Publications

Messingschlager, T. V., & Appel, M. (2025). Algorithmic bias in image-generating artificial intelligence: prevalence and user perceptions. Information, Communication & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2584146 [pdf]

Appel, M., Malecki, W. P., Messingschlager, T. V., & Winkler, J. R. (2025).  I, ChatGPT: Linguistic properties and human experiences of human- versus AI-generated stories. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12, Article 1892. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-06341-2 [pdf]

Malecki, W. P., Messingschlager, T. V., & Appel, M. (2025). The impact of exposure to generative AI art on aesthetic appreciation, perceptions of AI mind, and evaluations of AI and of art careers. New Media & Society, 27(9), 5410–5432. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251344590 [pdf]

Messingschlager, T. V., & Appel, M. (2025). Mind ascribed to AI and the appreciation of AI-generated art. New Media & Society, 27(3), 1673–1692. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231200248 [pdf]

Messingschlager, T. V., & Appel, M. (2024). Creative artificial intelligence and narrative transportation. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 18(5), 848–857. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000495 [pdf]

Stein, J.-P., Messingschlager, T., Gnambs, T., Hutmacher, F., & Appel, M. (2024). Attitudes towards AI: measurement and associations with personality. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 2909. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53335-2 [pdf]

Weber, S., Messingschlager, T., & Stein, J.-P. (2022). This is an Insta-vention! Exploring cognitive countermeasures to reduce negative consequences of social comparisons on Instagram. Media Psychology, 25(3), 411–440. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2021.1968440 [pdf]

Donnermann, M.¹, Lein, M.¹, Messingschlager, T.¹, Riedmann, A.¹, Schaper, P.¹, Steinhaeusser, S.¹, & Lugrin, B. (2021). Social Robots and Gamification for technology supported learning: An empirical study on engagement and motivation. Computers in Human Behavior, 121, Article 106792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106792 [pdf]

Appel, M., Messingschlager, T. V., Raffloer, G., & Reed, P.A. (2025). Generative artificial intelligence as creative artificial intelligence. In Shackleford, K. E., & Bowman, N. D. (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Media Psychology (2^nd Edition). Oxford Academic. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197689875.013.0016 [pdf]

Stein, J.-P., Messingschlager, T. & Hutmacher, F. (2023). Künstliche Intelligenz. In M. Appel, F. Hutmacher, C. Mengelkamp, J.-P. Stein, & S. Weber (Eds.), Digital ist besser?! Psychologie der Online- und Mobilkommunikation (pp. 247–260). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-66608-1_17 [pdf]

Messingschlager, T., & Holtz, P. (2020). Filter Bubbles und Echo Chambers. Besser unter sich bleiben? In M. Appel (Ed.), Die Psychologie des Postfaktischen: Über Fake News. „Lügenpresse“, Clickbait & Co. (pp. 91-102). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58695-2_9 [pdf]

Messingschlager, T., Weber, S. (2018). Spielend fitter werden? Ein Level-Up für die Gesundheit!. In-Mind Magazin, Blog. https://de.in-mind.org/blog/post/spielend-fitter-werden-ein-level-up-fuer-die-gesundheit

¹Anmerkung: geteilte Erstautorschaft