Sarah Eberhard-Bölz erhält HUTTER Young Researcher Paper Award [04.07.26]
Die Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften lobt jährlich den „HUTTER Young Researcher Paper Award“ aus. Er wird von der Firma HUTTER GmbH gestiftet und von deren Inhaber Christian Hutter, Sohn des Hohenheimer Ehrensenators Claus-Peter Hutter, vergeben. Der Preis fördert Forschende in frühen Karrierestufen im Bereich der Wirtschaftswissenschaften.
Sarah Eberhard-Bölz mit Christian Hutter (r.) und Rektor Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider (Bild: Universität Hohenheim / Uta Rometsch)
Der Preis wird für Veröffentlichungen vergeben, die in hochrangigen nationalen oder internationalen Fachzeitschriften erschienen sind oder zur Veröffentlichung akzeptiert wurden. Das Preisgeld beträgt 1.000 Euro.
Für ihre Leistung wurde in diesem Jahr ausgezeichnet:
Sarah Eberhard-Bölz für ihren herausragenden Artikel in der Peer Review-Fachzeitschrift "Acta Psychologica" im Jahr 2025 mit dem Titel "The affective, cognitive, and behavioral echo of cumulative series reception aka binge-watching: A qualitative study".
Abstract:
When analyzing the cumulative reception of TV series, often called binge-watching (i.e., watching several episodes of one TV series back-to-back), there has been a strong focus on potentially harmful consequences in the literature, such as insomnia, anxiety, depression symptoms, and particularly addiction. However, only a few extant studies have considered potential nonharmful or even beneficial consequences from binge-watching. The present study addresses this gap in the binge-watching literature and calls for future studies that address the gap between the two contrasting perspectives on binge-watching, i.e., whether it is a harmful or beneficial behavior. In the present study, 24 semi-structured, diary-based interviews were conducted with young adults, yielding a wide spectrum of thoughts, affects, and behaviors that outlasted the exposure situation. The qualitative content analysis revealed long-term effects, such as transferred positive and negative moods, delayed sleep, feelings of inspiration or motivation, and urges to research or communicate about the TV series. A key finding was that binge-watching also triggered affective states such as heightened arousal or grieving, which could last up to several hours or days. The described media effects' potential persistence demonstrates the importance of considering the time aspect in future research because the longer the effects last, the longer they potentially impact one's everyday life.
Die Preisverleihung fand am 3. Juli 2026 am traditionellen Dies academicus der Universität Hohenheim statt.
