Christina Schümann

Biographic Data

ID4909224
NAMEChristina Schümann
GIVEN NAMESChristina
FAMILY NAMESchümann
SIGNATURESCHUMANN C
AFFILIATIONSTechnische Universität Ilmenau
ORCID0000-0003-3697-0263
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Exploring the longitudinal relationship between media use and conspiracy beliefs about the energy transition

    Open AccessDorothee Arlt, Christina SchümannARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2026

    Introduction The large-scale transformation of energy systems is central to mitigating climate change, yet its success depends on public trust and support. One factor that can be problematic in this context is energy transition conspiracy belief. For this reason, this study examines how widespread this phenomenon is and how it relates to media use over time. Methods Drawing on four waves of a nationwide German panel survey, we apply Random Interc…

  • Public engagement by strategic science communication

    Open AccessSophia Schaller, Christina Schümann et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2025

    Introduction Science exhibitions are a promising instrument to uniquely encourage public engagement with scientific issues. However, knowledge about the actual effectiveness of science communication activities is mostly lacking. Therefore, this study examined the impact of a science exhibition on the German energy transition on visitors’ cognitive, affective, and behavioral public engagement. Additionally, we extend knowledge on the role of gamif…

  • Dynamic Relations Between Negative News Media Experiences and Mental Distress? Examining Transactional Effects During Times of Health Crises

    Open AccessSophia Schaller, Christina Schümann et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2025

    The current study concentrates on individual’s media experiences during public health crises – especially media experiences of fear and issue fatigue regarding COVID-19 news media coverage – and their relationship to mental distress. Specifically, we aim to examine potential transactional effects and ask whether media experiences are only a cause or also a consequence of mental distress throughout a health crisis. Utilizing a three-wave panel sur…

  • How News Media Relates to Political Dissatisfaction Over Time

    Open AccessChristina Schümann, Dorothee ArltARTICLEMass Communication & Society2025References: 18

  • What does the public know about technological solutions for achieving carbon neutrality? Citizens' knowledge of energy transition and the role of media

    Open AccessDorothee Arlt, Christina Schümann et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2023

    The present study explores the relation between media use and knowledge in the context of the energy transition. To identify relevant knowledge categories, we relied on the expertise of an interdisciplinary research team. Based on this expertise, we identified awareness-knowledge of changes in the energy system and principles-knowledge of hydrogen as important knowledge categories. With data obtained from a nationwide online survey of the German-…

  • International perspectives on information avoidance during the coronavirus pandemic

    Open AccessChristina Schümann, Waqas Ejaz et al.ARTICLEStudies in Communication and Media2022

    This study investigates the comparative prevalence of information avoidance concerning the coronavirus and its relationship with media evaluation and use. We argue that information avoidance is a behavior that broadly signifies the intermittent and conscious practice of shunning specific content. It is problematic because having an informed citizenry is essential, especially during a global pandemic. Given the global affectedness of the world by …

  • The Normativity of Communication Research

    Stephanie Geise, Ulrike Klinger et al.ARTICLEMass Communication & Society2021References: 9

    In times of rapid media change, society is increasingly asking for expertise from communication research. Well-founded assessments of current developments require knowledge of the normative foundations of the discipline, but empirical analyses of the normativity of communication research are scarce. We developed an innovative, multistep approach to make the discipline’s normative perspectives visible. We identified, systemized, and quantified nor…

  • Wie normativ ist die Kommunikationswissenschaft

    Open AccessStephanie Geise, Ulrike Klinger et al.ARTICLEPublizistik2021Cited by: 1References: 11

    Kommunikationswissenschaftliche Forschung ist durch die strukturellen Rahmenbedingungen geprägt, unter denen sie entsteht – etwa durch das Wissenschaftssystem, die gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen an Wissenschaft und das Mediensystem des jeweiligen Landes. Die quantitative Inhaltsanalyse untersucht im Vergleich zwischen Deutschland und den USA, inwiefern sich solche Rahmenbedingungen auf die normativen Vorstellungen auswirken, die Autorinnen aus di…

  • Ich will davon nichts mehr sehen und hören!“ Exploration des Phänomens Themenverdrossenheit

    Open AccessChristoph Kuhlmann, Christina Schümann et al.ARTICLEMedien & Kommunikationswissenschaft2014

    Der Beitrag untersucht das Phänomen der Themenverdrossenheit. Vermutet wird, dass manche Rezipienten auf Themen, über die lange und intensiv in den Nachrichten berichtet wird, ab einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt mit Widerstand reagieren und die Berichterstattung über diese Themen ggf. sogar aktiv vermeiden. Die Aufarbeitung des Forschungsstands legt nahe, dass Themenverdrossenheit in der Kommunikationswissenschaft bisher nicht untersucht wurde. Eine er…

  • Der Publikumserfolg von Computerspielen

    Christina SchümannBOOKDer Publikumserfolg von…2013

    Wodurch lässt sich die große Faszination erklären, die manche Computerspiele auf ihre Spieler ausüben? Um diese Frage zu beantworten, entwickelt die Studie ein Modell zum Publikumserfolg digitaler Spiele, das Erwerb, Selektion, Spielerleben und Mundpropaganda berücksichtigt. Als Erklärungsansatz verwendet die Autorin die Theorie der subjektiven Qualitätsauswahl. In einem Mehr-Methoden-Design untersucht sie, ob sich die Dimensionen des Publikumser…