Below, you can access and download a variety of resources created as part of this project:
Journal articles and other project publications
German Podcast: Viral Communication – Public Response to the Pandemic
Interview (German) with Axel Pfleger and Lisa Herbig
Making sense of unfamiliar COVID-19 vaccines: How national origin affects vaccination willingness
Dr. Eric Jensen, Dr. Brady Wagoner, Axel Pfleger, Lisa Herbig, Prof. Dr. Meike Watzlawik
A Repeated Measures Dataset on Public Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Norms, Attitudes, Behaviors, Conspiracy Thinking, and (Mis)Information
Dr. Eric Jensen, Axel Pfleger, Lars Lorenz, Dr. Aaron Jensen, Dr. Brady Wagoner, Prof. Dr. Meike Watzlawik, Lisa Herbig
WORKING PAPER – Trajectories of Experience through the Pandemic: A Qualitative Longitudinal Dataset
Lisa Herbig, Dr. Brady Wagoner, Prof. Dr. Meike Watzlawik, Dr. Eric Jensen, Lars Lorenz, Axel Pfleger
WORKING PAPER – COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness: Investigating the Predictors Pre- and Post-Vaccination Start in Germany
Axel Pfleger, Lisa Herbig,
Dr. Brady Wagoner, Prof. Dr. Meike Watzlawik, Dr. Eric Jensen
Infographics Collection
Summary of hitherto existing results from the Viral Communication project – Created by Axel Pfleger
What Drives Belief in Vaccination Conspiracy Theories in Germany?
Dr. Eric Jensen, Axel Pfleger, Lisa Herbig,
Dr. Brady Wagoner, Lars Lorenz, Prof. Dr. Meike Watzlawik
People’s COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts have Increased in Germany, but so too has Frustration with the Government
Results prepared by Axel Pfleger
Majority of Population would Voluntarily Vaccinate against COVID-19
Results for the Ärzteblatt piece prepared by Prof. Dr. Meike Watzlawik, Axel Pfleger and Lisa Herbig
Current SFU Berlin Study: Communication fostering Trust pivotal for Success of Vaccination Campaign
Press release by the SFU Berlin on attitudes towards voluntary vaccination – results prepared by Prof. Dr. Meike Watzlawik, Axel Pfleger and Lisa Herbig
Project Videos and Presentations
Viral Communication – Project Introduction
Presented by Prof. Dr. Meike Watzlawik & Lisa Herbig
Preliminary Findings from the First Week of Data Collection in the Viral Communication Project
Presented by Dr. Eric A.Jensen
Vaccination willingness: Development over time and influencing factors
Presented by Axel Pfleger
Highlights from the representative survey research
Presented by Dr. Eric Jensen
Pandemic or infodemic? Social media platforms as a (mis)information source for vaccinations
Presented by Lars Lorenz
Lines of argumentation in the context of the COVID vaccines
Presented by Lisa Herbig
Identity Management and Vaccination Willingness: Who am I and who are “the others”?
Presented by Prof. Dr. Weike Watzlawik
Self-argumentation about vaccination: Longitudinal case studies
Presented by Dr. Brady Wagoner
Understanding Public Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the Research
Viral Communication Project in the Media
How Do We Assess the Social Impact of COVID-19?
Interview with project researcher Dr. Eric A. Jensen on COVIDCalls discussing how to research public responses to the pandemic
Saw it on Facebook: The Role of Social Media in Facilitating Issue Awareness
Presented by Dr. Eric A. Jensen
The Psychology of Global Crises: State Surveillance, Solidarity and Everyday Life
David Becker’s & Nimisha Patel’s Keynote Address at #PGC2020
…with an introduction by Meike Watzlawik: War, Conflict and Human Rights: Responding to Psychological Issues Arising from COVID-19
Keith Berry’s Keynote Address at #PGC2020
…with an introduction by Meike Watzlawik: Communicating Crisis: The Potent Symbols of COVID-19
Ignacio Bresco de Luna’s & Floor van Alphen’s Keynote Address at #PGC2020
…with an introduction by Meike Watzlawik: The imaginative co-construction of past and future in pandemic times