Publications
Schultz, F., Kleinnijenhuis, J., Oegema, D., Utz, S., & Van Atteveldt, W. (in press). Strategic framing in the BP crisis: A semantic network analysis of associative frames. Public Relations Review.
Utz, S. & Kerkhof, P., & Van Den Bos, J. (in press). Consumers rule: How consumer reviews influence trust in online stores. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Utz, S., Tanis, M. & Vermeulen, I.E. (2012). It's all about being popular: The effects of need for popularity on social network site use. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15, 37-42.
Baams, L., Jonas, K.J., Utz, S., Bos H.M.W., & Van der Vuurst, L. (2011). Internet use and online social support among same sex attracted individuals of different ages. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 1820-1827.
Kleinnijenhuis, J., Van den Hooff, B., Utz, S., Vermeulen, I.E., & Huysman, M. (2011). Social influence in networks of practice: An analysis of organizational communication content. Communication Research, 38, 587-612.
Schultz, F. Utz, S., & Göritz A. (2011). Is the medium the message? Perceptions of and reactions to crisis communication on twitter, blogs and traditional media. Public Relations Review, 37, 20-27.
Utz, S. (2011). Social network site use among Dutch students: Effects of time and platform. In F. Comunello (Ed.), Networked Sociability and Individualism. Technology for Personal and Professional Relationships (pp. 103-125). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Utz, S. & Beukeboom, C.J. (2011). The role of social network sites in romantic relationships: Effects on jealousy and relationship happiness. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16, 511-527
Steinel, W., Utz, S., & Koning, L. (2010). The good, the bad and the ugly thing to do when sharing information: Revealing, concealing and lying depend on social motivation, distribution and importance of information. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 113, 85-96.
Utz, S. (2010). Show me your friends and I will tell you what type of person you are: how own profile, number of friends, and type of friends influence impression formation on social network sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15, 314-335.
Utz, S. (2010). Using automated "field notes" to observe the behavior of online subjects. In S. D. Gosling & J. A. Johnson (eds.). Advanced methods for conducting behavioral online research (pp. 91-108). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Utz, S. (2009). Egoboo vs. altruism: the role of reputation in online consumer communities. New Media & Society, 11, 371-388.
Utz, S. (2009). Rebuilding trust after negative feedback: the role of communication. In K. Cook, C. Snyders, V. Buskens & C. Cheshire (eds.), eTrust: Forming relationships in the online world (pp. 215-237). New York: Russell Sage Foundation
Utz, S. (2009). The (potential) benefits of campaigning via Social Network Sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14, 221-243.
Utz, S. & Krämer, N. (2009). The privacy paradox on social network sites revisited: The role of individual characteristics and group norms. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research in Cyberspace.http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/view.php?cisloclanku=2009111001&article=2
Utz, S., Matzat, U., & Snijders, C. (2009). Online Reputation Systems: The Effects of Feedback Comments and Reactions on Building and Rebuilding Trust in Online Auctions. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 13, 95-118.
Konijn, E.A., Utz, S., Tanis, M. & Barnes, S.B. (2008). Introduction. How technology affects human interaction. In E.A. Konijn, S. Utz, M. Tanis & S.B. Barnes (eds.). Mediated interpersonal communication (pp. 3-13). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
Utz, S. (2008). (Selbst)marketing auf Hyves [(Self)marketing on Hyves]. In P. Alpar & S. Blaschke (eds.) Web2.0. Eine empirische Bestandsaufnahme [Web2.0 - an empirical inventory]. (pp. 233 - 258). Wiesbaden: Vieweg & Teubner.
Utz, S. (2008). Social identification with virtual communities. In E. Konijn, S. Utz, M. Tanis, & S. Barnes (Eds.), Mediated interpersonal communication (pp. 252-270). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
Abdala, I. & Utz, S. (2007). Vertrouwen in online winkels. De rol van reputatie, consumenten reviews, en dispositioneel vertrouwen. [Trust in online shops: The role of reputation, consumer reviews and dispositional trust]. C. Laar, R. Ruiter, J. Karremans, W. Van Rijswijk, & F. Va Harreveld (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2006 (pp. 13-22): Groningen: ASPO Pers.
Utz, S. (2007). Media use in long distance friendships. Information, Communication, and Society, 10, 693-712.
Utz, S., Van Lange, P.A.M., Green, E., Waldzus, S. & Bovina, I. (2005). Mary honest always friendly and is: Can scrambled sentences enhance prosocial motivation? Representative Research in Social Psychology, 28, 59-70.
Utz, S. (2005). Types of deception and underlying motivation: What people think. Social Science Computer Review, 23, 49-56.
Utz, S. (2004). Self-activation is a two-edged sword: The effects of I primes on cooperation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 769-776.
Utz, S. (2004). Enter your email-address: How German Internet users manage their email addresses. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 7, 241-246.
Utz, S. (2004). Self-construal and cooperation: Is the interdependent self more cooperative than the independent self? Self and Identity, 3, 177-190.
Utz, S., Ouwerkerk, J.W., Van Lange, P.A.M. (2004). What is smart in a social dilemma? Differential effects of priming competence on cooperation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 34, 317-332.
Utz, S. (2003). How to make friends in virtual worlds: The role of emoticons, motivation, sociability, and skepticism. In S.P. Shovov (Ed.), Advances in Psychology Research (Vol. 22, pp. 171-186). New York: Nova Sciences.
Utz, S. (2003). Social identification and interpersonal attraction in MUDs. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 62, 91-101.
Utz, S. (2002). Forms of research in MUDs. In B. Batinic, U.-D. Reips & M. Bosnjak (Eds.), Online Social Sciences (pp. 275-289). Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
Utz, S. (2002). Interaktion und Identität in virtuellen Gemeinschaften [Interaction and identity in virtual communities]. In B. Bente, N.C. Krämer & A. Petersen (Hrsg.), Virtuelle Realitäten [Virtual realities] (pp. 159-180). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Utz, S. & Jonas, K.J. (2002). MUDs – Ergänzung oder Ersatz traditioneller Bindungen bei jungen Erwachsenen. [Virtual communities – completion or compensation of traditional ties]. Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie, 14, 52-59.
Utz, S. & Sassenberg, K. (2002). Distributive justice in common-bond and common-identity groups. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 5, 151-162.
Utz, S. (2001). Der Aufbau von interpersonalen Beziehungen in MUDs: Die Rolle von Motiven und Kommunikationsstrategien. [The development of interpersonal relationships in MUDs: The role of motives and communication strategies]. Gruppendynamik und Organisationsberatung, 32, 145-160.
Utz, S. (2001). E-communities: Soziale Identifikation mit virtuellen Gemeinschaften. [E-communities: Social identification with virtual communities]. In J. Eberspächer & U. Hertz (Hrsg.), Leben in der e-Society. Computerintelligenz für den Alltag [Living in the e-society] (S. 157-170). Berlin: Springer.
Utz, S. & Sassenberg, K. (2001). Attachment to a virtual seminar: The role of experience, motives, and fulfillment of expectations. In U.-D. Reips & M. Bosnjak (Eds.), Dimensions of Internet Science (pp. 323-336). Lengerich: Pabst.
Utz, S. (2000). Identifikation mit virtuellen Arbeitsgruppen und Organisationen. [Identification with virtual teams and organizations]. In M. Boos, K.J. Jonas, K. Sassenberg (Hrsg.), Computervermittelte Kommunikation in Organisationen. [Computer-mediated communication in organizations]. (S. 41-55). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Utz, S. (2000). Social Information Processing in MUDs: The development of friendships in virtual worlds. Journal of Online Behavior, 1 (1). Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.behavior.net/JOB/v1n1/utz.html
Utz, S. (2000). Virtuelle Gemeinschaft und traditionelle Bindungen. Comunità virtuale e legami tradizionali [Virtual community and traditional bonds]. In J. Gallenmüller-Roschmann, M. Martini & R. Wakenhut (Hrsg.), Ethnisches und nationales Bewußtsein - Studien zur sozialen Kategorisierung. Coscienza etnica e coscienza nazionale - Studi sulla categorizzazione sociale [Ethnic and national consciousness - studies on social categorization]. (S. 187 - 210). Frankfurt a. Main: Lang.
Utz, S. (1999). Virtuelle Gemeinschaften und soziale Identität. [Computer-mediated communication and social identity]. In M. Bornewasser & R. Wakenhut (Hrsg.), Ethnisches und nationales Bewußtsein - zwischen Globalisierung und Regionalisierung [Ethnic and national consciousness - between globalization and regionalization] (S. 229-244). Frankfurt a. Main: Lang.
Utz, S. (1999). Untersuchungsformen in MUDs. [Different empirical methods of research studying MUDs]. In B. Batinic, L., Graef, A. Werner & W. Bandilla (Hrsg.) Online Research (S. 305-318). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Utz, S., Rank, B. & Riketta, M. (1999). Strukturwandel und Technisierung - Auswirkungen auf künftige Qualifikationsanforderungen an Bankbeschäftigte. [Structural Change and the Growing Use of Modern Technologies: Effects on Future Demands on Employees’ Qualifications]. In M.L. Landmesser & J. Simon (Hrsg.), Bankenmarkt im Wandel [Changing bank market]. (S. 77-107). Wiesbaden: DG-Verlag.
Utz, S. & Sassenberg, K. (1999). Bindung an ein virtuelles Seminar - Die Rolle von Erfahrungen, Motiven und Erwartungserfüllung. [Ties to a virtual seminar – the role of experience, motives, and fulfillment of expectations]. In U.-D. Reips, B. Batinic, W. Bandilla, M. Bosnjak, L. Gräf, K. Moser, & A. Werner (Eds./Hrsg.), Current Internet science - trends, techniques, results. Aktuelle Online Forschung - Trends, Techniken, Ergebnisse. Zürich: Online Press. [WWW document]. Available URL: http://dgof.de/tband99/
DISSERTATION
Utz, S. (1999). Soziale Identifikation mit virtuellen Gemeinschaften - Bedingungen und Konsequenzen. Lengerich: Pabst.