Sebastian Scherr

Explaining the success of social media with gratification niches: Motivations behind daytime, nighttime, and active use of TikTok in China

Sebastian Scherr, Kexin Wang · Computers in Human Behavior · 2021 · 206 citations

Social Media, Digital Marketing, Motivation +11

Effects of exposure to self-harm on social media: Evidence from a two-wave panel study among young adults

Florian Arendt, Sebastian Scherr, Daniel Römer · New Media & Society · 2019 · 155 citations · Full text

Young Adults, Collaborative Networks, Mental Health +22

Inspired by the Paralympics: Effects of Empathy on Audience Interest in Para-Sports and on the Destigmatization of Persons With Disabilities

Anne Bartsch, Mary Beth Oliver, Cordula Nitsch et al. · Communication Research · 2016 · 116 citations · Full text

Social Psychology, Disability, Empathy +25

COVID-19 pandemic, government responses, and public mental health: Investigating consequences through crisis hotline calls in two countries

Florian Arendt, Antonia Markiewitz, Manina Mestas et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 2020 · 85 citations · Full text

Abyss or Shelter? On the Relevance of Web Search Engines’ Search Results When People Google for Suicide

Mario Haim, Florian Arendt, Sebastian Scherr · Health Communication · 2016 · 61 citations