Niklas Johannes is a behavioural scientist. He works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Adolescent Well-Being in the Digital Age programme, where he studies effects of technology on well-being and performance.
Dr Niklas Johannes
Postdoctoral Researcher
Profile
Niklas is a postdoctoral researcher in the Adolescent Well-Being in the Digital Age programme. In his work he studies the effects of digital technology on well-being and performance using experiments, experience sampling, and large-scale data sets.
He obtained his PhD in Behavioural Science from the Behavioural Science Institute at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Here, he studied a similar topic, investigating whether and how permanent connectedness through smartphones affects cognitive control and well-being. He also studied the motivation behind smartphone use and tested behavioural trainings to reduce the appeal of smartphone apps.
Before his PhD, he obtained a MSc in Communication Science from the University of Amsterdam and a BA in Media and Communication and German Literature from the University of Mannheim.
Research Interests
Technology, Well-Being, Performance, Meta-Science, Open Science
Research
Current projects
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Programme on Adolescent Well-Being in the Digital Age
Participants: Professor Andrew Przybylski, Dr Matti Vuorre, Dr Niklas Johannes
This programme addresses the assumptions that the overall mental well-being of young people is undergoing a pronounced period of decline and that digital technologies might be driving this trend.
Videos
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Video game play is positively correlated with well-being
Recorded: 20 January 2021
Duration: 00:59:53
The OII hosts their Director of Research, Professor Andrew Przybylski, and Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Niklas Johannes. Discussing their recent ground-breaking study which revealed time spent playing video games can be good for your wellbeing.
Events
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OII’s Wednesday Webinar Week 1 ‘Video game play is positively correlated with well-being’
20 January 2021
The OII hosts their Director of Research, Professor Andrew Przybylski, and Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Niklas Johannes. They will discuss their recent ground-breaking study which revealed time spent playing video games can be good for your wellbeing.
Press
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Does more gaming make you happy?
18 February 2021 Süddeutsche Zeitung
Researchers have examined whether people are worse off when they spend a lot of time playing computer games. One thing is certain: You must not rely on the information given by the players.
Integrity Statement
I conduct my research in line with the University's academic integrity code of practice.