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Technikfolgenabschätzung (TA) kommt in vielfältigen Bildungszusammenhängen vor, ihre Inhalte und Methoden können dazu beitragen, über disziplinäre Grenzen hinweg gesellschaftlich relevante Fragestellungen aus verschiedenen Perspektiven zu bearbeiten. Die Transdisziplinarität der TA wirft jedoch die Frage auf, in welchen Bildungskontexten TA‑Perspektiven eingebracht werden und wie Bildungsprozesse sinnvoll strukturiert und effektiv gestärkt werden können. Dieses Special Topic thematisiert daher beide Perspektiven: die Praxis in diversen trans‑ und interdisziplinären Bildungskontexten sowie die eigene (Aus‑)Bildungspraxis der TA.

This study investigated the prevalence and antecedents of the so-called phantom phone sensations (PPS) phenomenon – the false perception that one's cell phone is ringing, vibrating, or blinking. While previous studies have already addressed the impact of personality traits and cell phone usage patterns on the likelihood of experiencing phantom phone sensations, we were interested in additionally addressing the impact of situational context factors. An online questionnaire assessed especially cell phone usage patterns (e.g., frequency of cell phone usage), personality traits (e.g., Big Five, need for popularity), and contextual factors (e.g., awaiting a call, being in a noisy environment). Analyses ( N = 249; 137 female) revealed that the majority of participants (83.5%) have experienced phantom phone sensations. Multivariate analysis methods indicated that, in particular, contextual factors regarding the social situation (awaiting a call) along with cell phone usage patterns are predictive for the experience of phantom phone sensations. Moreover, age was also found to have a high predictive value.

Research on non-hedonic entertainment suggests the experience of elevation as an important construct leading to beneficial outcomes such as prosocial motivation. This study builds on first findings in this realm by distinguishing between different meaningful media contents. In a 3 × 4 between-subjects online experiment, we varied type of video (beauty of the earth, unity of humankind, portrayals of human kindness, and funny control videos) and context of proliferation (presentation on an unknown video platform or on YouTube with low vs high number of views). Meaningful videos indeed led to greater elevation, more universal orientation, and prosocial motivation—with videos showing human kindness standing out against other forms of meaningful videos. Human kindness videos additionally fostered more positive attitudes toward stereotyped groups—mediated by the feeling of elevation and the subsequent feeling of universal orientation.