@lydiarepke
Social scientist working on social networks, survey methodology, and multiculturalism. Team leader at GESIS - Leibniz Institute of the Social Sciences in Germany. https://podcast.gesis.org/ https://sqp.gesis.org/ Young Academy @ https://www.adwmainz.de
🎉 Our paper on predicting survey question quality with ML is accepted in Survey Research Methods!
Explore better #SurveyDesign with the free Survey Quality Predictor (SQP 3.0) 👇
sqp.gesis.org
Thanks to Barbara Felderer, Wiebke Weber, Jonas Schweisthal & Ludwig Bothmann!
@gesis.org
#DataQuality
Dr. Lydia Repke during an interview at the NDR studio in Hamburg, Germany, discussing how social relationships evolved during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
NDR journalist Johannes Jolmes listening to Dr. Lydia Repke's responses during their interview
Dr. Lydia Repke and NDR journalist Johannes Jolmes engaged in a thoughtful exchange during their interview.
🎥 I spoke with Johannes Jolmes for the #ARD news magazine #KLAR about our #LoneCovid study:
COVID-related conflicts broke many social ties, and many haven’t healed.
📺 Watch here: youtu.be/p57cC4vR09E
#SocialScience #COVID19 #ScienceCommunication #SocialNetworks #research #NDR
@gesis.org @ndr.de
Lydia Repke demonstrating how Germans drink beer
Example showcards for binge drinking scenarios in the ESS Round 11
Lydia Repke explaining methodological challenges in measuring alcohol consumption and binge drinking cross-culturally
🎤🍻 How can we measure alcohol consumption & binge drinking across Europe?
At the #MorgenAbendFestival, I slammed about survey methodology & alcohol data from @ess-survey.bsky.social.
Science belongs in the public (& pubs)—not just in publications.
#ScienceSlam #SurveyResearch @gesis.org @boell.de
Johannes Holmes im Gespräch mit Lydia Repke
Wie steht unsere Gesellschaft 5 Jahre nach dem Beginn der #COVID-19 Pandemie da?
Das habe ich mit Johannes Jolmes vom @ndr.de in Hamburg besprochen.
Ausschnitte folgen Ende Juli im ARD Magazin Klar! So stay tuned.
#LoneCovid @gesis.org
🔍 Was sind persönliche Netzwerke – und warum sind sie so wichtig?
Theresia Ell & ich stellen Ergebnisse des Projekts #LoneCovid vor.
📖 Teil 1
"Verbindungen, die zählen: Was persönliche Netzwerke sind und wie sie unser Leben beeinflussen"
#SozialeNetzwerke #Forschung #Wisskomm @gesis.org
Dr. Lydia Repke (social scientist) talks about the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the TV show "Volle Kanne - Service täglich."
Studio setting of the TV show "Volle Kanne - Service täglich" with Dr. Lydia Repke and Nadine Krüger
Dr. Lydia Repke (social scientist) talks about the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the TV show "Volle Kanne - Service täglich."
🎬 Last Friday, I discussed how social relationships have changed throughout the #COVID-19 pandemic and how this has affected mental health.
🔗 www.zdf.de/play/magazine/volle-kanne-104/lydia-repke-zu-polarisierter-gesellschaft-corona-100#t=ausschnitte
#SocialNetworks #LoneCovid #research @gesis.org
AI image with the silhouette of a woman and scientific analytical graphics
🔍 How is #loneliness studied? Our new #ScopingReview of 35 reviews (1,089 studies!) maps the methodological landscape of loneliness #research.
We uncover key trends, evidence, challenges, & data gaps—offering insights for future studies.
Open-access: 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0022...
@gesis.org
LinkedIn is now suggesting jobs at #LEGO to me... 😂 I am inclined to apply, but it seems they no longer accept applications.
Does this have anything to do with me using LEGO figures to explain my #socialnetworks #research in the documentary on #covid-19?
📺 www.ardmediathek.de/video/gut-zu...
Dr. Lydia Repke from GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences explains the setup of the social network study LoneCovid.
Loneliness statistics for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021 in Germany
Actual social contact can reduce feelings of loneliness
Dr. Lydia Repke from GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences explains some of the reasons why social contacts broke off throughout the pandemic
🌍 A Divisive Virus? How #Covid-19 is Reshaping Our Society
🎥 Insights from our #LoneCovid #research on social relationships & #loneliness feature in "Spaltendes Virus?" by Julia Fritzsche (@brkommunikation.bsky.social)
📺 Watch now (in DE): ardmediathek.de/video/gut-zu...
#SocialNetworks #GESIS
Hola Alejandro! Could you please add me as well? Thanks!
Auch #GESIS hat hier zu den Themen georeferenzierte Daten (Dennis Abel), Messinvarianz (Ayline Heller) sowie Dokumention und Bereitstellung von Erhebungsinstrumenten via #SQP und #ZIS (Lydia Repke) wissenschaftlichen Input geliefert.
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#OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #oaFinder
Leibniz Mentoring ladies
Museum of Communication in Berlin
Program of the 30th Leibniz Festveranstaltung
No matter whether in sports, daily life, or #academia - it is great to feel the power of women empowering and supporting other women. Thank you, ladies!
🎾💪🏼🎓❤️🔥
#leibnizmentoring #leibnizgemeinschaft #leibnizfestveranstaltung2025
Flyer of "You and Europe Scholarship"
🎓🇪🇺 You and Europe #Scholarship: Study your Master's in Germany with financial + non-material support!
📌 Open to all fields
📌 Interest in European issues
📌 No German required
Students need a professor's nomination—encourage great candidates to apply! 🌍✨
#StudyInGermany #Master #Studienstiftung
I created a starter pack for social network analysis, since this one was still missing.
LMK if you want to be added! (I'll like the comment after adding you.)
Also, check out the other starter packs for network science and complexity (so this is more social science).
go.bsky.app/VDz5eWg
Really Random? Exploring Bias and Quality in Random Sampling ESRA 2025 session by Dr. Lydia Repke and Dr. Barbara Felderer
📢 Survey researchers, join us at #ESRA25 in Utrecht (July 14-18)! Barbara Felderer & I are hosting "Really Random? Exploring Bias and Quality in Random Sampling."
Got insights on random #sampling? Submit by Dec 20 to contribute! #SurveyResearch
www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conf2025/
Need some guidance through the #validity jungle?
Check out our compact overview of different meanings associated with the term validity in the social and behavioral sciences. We also offer practical guidance on assessing #measurement validity.
@lukasbirkenmai1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.15465/ges...
My takeaway number 3 from #Sunbelt2024:
☝️ „More urban instead of rural areas in the sample because when the interviewers are confronted with a shotgun, they tend to not go back. Common practice in Indiana.“ (Harold Green)
#sunbelt2024 #insna #socialnetworkanalysis
My takeaway number 2 from #Sunbelt2024:
☝️“When you have both types of pets [cats & dogs], everything goes down a little.“ (Leora Lawton on benefits of pets & SN)
#sunbelt2024 #edinburghsunbelt #heriotwattuniversity #scottishsunbelt #insna #socialnetworks #socialnetworkanalysis
“Beyond Distancing - An Examination of #socialnetworks and Mental Health in the Covid-19 Era”
We analyzed the link between lost and newly gained social contacts and mental health.
#sunbelt2024 #edinburghsunbelt #heriotwattuniversity #scottishsunbelt #insna #socialnetworkanalysis
My personal takeaway number 1 from #Sunbelt2024:
☝️ “Deduplication is strangely addictive.” (Guy Harling) —> need to try this
#sunbelt2024 #edinburghsunbelt #heriotwattuniversity #scottishsunbelt #insna #socialnetworks #socialnetworkanalysis
😂😂😂 Wo du Recht hast….
When the program says “limited seating” and you find yourself in this room for giving your talk…
#socialnetworks #research #socialnetworkanalysis #edinburghsunbelt #heriotwattuniversity #scottishsunbelt #INSNA
Of course, I am “super” excited 😅
Welcome Ceremony at the SUNBELT 2024 Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland
uper excited to attend my first #sunbelt2024 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
If you are here, reach out and let’s have a drink or two together.
❤️ #socialnetworks #research #socialnetworkanalysis #edinburghsunbelt #heriotwattuniversity #scottishsunbelt #INSNA
120 % agreed!
The Leibniz Mentoring programme has been bringing women in science together for 10 years. I'm delighted to be a part of this great programme to support particularly ambitious and talented female researchers. Happy Birthday and keep going! 🥳🎉
Ever wondered how to improve the survey questions in your questionnaire? Give #SQP a try.
Check out my introductory workshop where I show you how to use the Survey Quality Predictor (SQP) in your work: open slides, open video recording (including a hands-on demonstration), and open-access software.
Take a measurement, leave a measurement zis.gesis.org/en thanks to @lydiarepke.bsky.social and other colleagues
🚨 Upcoming: "Survey mastery: a deep dive into SQP 3.0 to enhance questionnaire development"
👤 @lydiarepke.bsky.social (GESIS)
🗓️ Wed, March 13, 13:45-15:15 CET
📺 Register for the live stream: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗 Details: www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/socialscienc...