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Julia Brailovskaia

Julia Brailovskaia

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2025

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D-Index
39
Citations
4915
World Ranking
698
National Ranking
17

Psychology

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43
Citations
5836
World Ranking
7350
National Ranking
348

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  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Julia Brailovskaia is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including clinical psychology, sociology and political science, applied psychology, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology. The focus of their research often intersects with technology and mental health.

The main topics explored in Brailovskaia's research include the impact of technology on adolescents, COVID-19 and mental health, digital mental health interventions, suicide and self-harm studies, child development and digital technology, resilience and mental health, as well as psychological well-being and life satisfaction.

They have contributed to numerous publications in various academic journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Computers in Human Behavior
  • Current Psychology
  • Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Tell me why are you using social media (SM)! Relationship between reasons for use of SM, SM flow, daily stress, depression, anxiety, and addictive SM use - An exploratory investigation of young adults in Germany," 2020, Computers in Human Behavior
  • "The relationship between burden caused by coronavirus (Covid-19), addictive social media use, sense of control and anxiety," 2021, Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Predicting adaptive and maladaptive responses to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: A prospective longitudinal study," 2020, International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
  • "Less Facebook use - More well-being and a healthier lifestyle? An experimental intervention study," 2020, Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Behavioral measures to fight COVID-19: An 8-country study of perceived usefulness, adherence and their predictors," 2020, PLoS ONE

In addition to journal articles, Brailovskaia has authored book publications, including "Problematic Internet Technology Use: Assessment, Risk Factors, Comorbidity, Adverse Consequences and Intervention," published in 2021 by Frontiers Media.

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as:

  • Jürgen Margraf
  • Tobias Teismann
  • Hans-Werner Bierhoff
  • Lena-Marie Precht
  • Silvia Schneider

Julia Brailovskaia's body of work predominantly addresses psychological aspects related to technology use and mental health challenges, with a significant emphasis on the effects of social media and the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • The effects of daily stress on positive and negative mental health: Mediation through self-efficacy

    Pia Schönfeld;Julia Brailovskaia;Angela Bieda;Xiao Chi Zhang

  • Tell me why are you using social media (SM)! Relationship between reasons for use of SM, SM flow, daily stress, depression, anxiety, and addictive SM use – An exploratory investigation of young adults in Germany

    Julia Brailovskaia;Holger Schillack;Jürgen Margraf

  • Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students-A longitudinal approach.

    Julia Brailovskaia;Jürgen Margraf

  • The relationship between daily stress, social support and Facebook Addiction Disorder.

    Julia Brailovskaia;Elke Rohmann;Hans-Werner Bierhoff;Holger Schillack

  • Universal happiness? Cross-cultural measurement invariance of scales assessing positive mental health.

    Angela Bieda;Gerrit Hirschfeld;Pia Schönfeld;Julia Brailovskaia

  • The relationship between burden caused by Coronavirus (Covid-19), addictive social media use, sense of control and anxiety

    Julia Brailovskaia;Jürgen Margraf

  • Comparing Facebook Users and Facebook Non-Users: Relationship between Personality Traits and Mental Health Variables - An Exploratory Study.

    Julia Brailovskaia;Jürgen Margraf

  • Predicting adaptive and maladaptive responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: A prospective longitudinal study

    Julia Brailovskaia;Jürgen Margraf

  • Positive mental health moderates the association between depression and suicide ideation: A longitudinal study

    Tobias Teismann;Thomas Forkmann;Julia Brailovskaia;Paula Siegmann

  • Relationships between addictive Facebook use, depressiveness, insomnia, and positive mental health in an inpatient sample: A German longitudinal study.

    Julia Brailovskaia;Elke Rohmann;Hans-Werner Bierhoff;Jürgen Margraf

  • Less Facebook use – More well-being and a healthier lifestyle? An experimental intervention study

    Julia Brailovskaia;Fabienne Ströse;Holger Schillack;Jürgen Margraf

  • Cyberbullying, positive mental health and suicide ideation/behavior.

    Julia Brailovskaia;Tobias Teismann;Jürgen Margraf

  • Physical activity mediates the association between daily stress and Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) – A longitudinal approach among German students

    Julia Brailovskaia;Tobias Teismann;Jürgen Margraf

  • Behavioral measures to fight COVID-19: An 8-country study of perceived usefulness, adherence and their predictors.

    Jürgen Margraf;Julia Brailovskaia;Silvia Schneider

  • Cross-cultural narcissism on Facebook

    Julia Brailovskaia;Hans-Werner Bierhoff

  • Resilience to suicide ideation: A cross-cultural test of the buffering hypothesis

    Paula Siegmann;Tobias Teismann;Nathalie Fritsch;Thomas Forkmann

  • The association between depression symptoms, psychological burden caused by Covid-19 and physical activity: An investigation in Germany, Italy, Russia, and Spain.

    Julia Brailovskaia;Fiammetta Cosci;Giovanni Mansueto;Marta Miragall;Marta Miragall

  • Self-Efficacy as a Mechanism Linking Daily Stress to Mental Health in Students: A Three-Wave Cross-Lagged Study.

    Pia Schönfeld;Julia Brailovskaia;Xiao Chi Zhang;Jürgen Margraf

  • What does media use reveal about personality and mental health? An exploratory investigation among German students

    Julia Brailovskaia;Jürgen Margraf

  • A Cross-Cultural Study in Germany, Russia, and China: Are Resilient and Social Supported Students Protected Against Depression, Anxiety, and Stress?

    Julia Brailovskaia;Pia Schönfeld;Xiao Chi Zhang;Angela Bieda

  • The brave blue world: Facebook flow and Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD).

    Julia Brailovskaia;Elke Rohmann;Hans-Werner Bierhoff;Jürgen Margraf

  • Positive mental health moderates the association between depression and suicide ideation

    Tobias Teismann;Thomas Forkmann;Julia Brailovskaia;Paula Siegmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Margraf
Jürgen Margraf Ruhr University Bochum
Thomas Forkmann
Thomas Forkmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Silvia Schneider
Silvia Schneider Ruhr University Bochum
Rosa M. Baños
Rosa M. Baños University of Valencia
Heide Glaesmer
Heide Glaesmer Leipzig University
Fiammetta Cosci
Fiammetta Cosci University of Florence
Johannes Michalak
Johannes Michalak Witten/Herdecke University
Georg Juckel
Georg Juckel Ruhr University Bochum
Jon D. Elhai
Jon D. Elhai University of Toledo
Dmitri Rozgonjuk
Dmitri Rozgonjuk University of Tartu

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