Digitalization in psychology: A bit of challenge and a byte of success

Thomas Ostermann; Jan Philipp Röer; Martin J Tomasik

doi:10.1016/j.patter.2021.100334

Digitalization in psychology: A bit of challenge and a byte of success

Patterns (N Y). 2021 Oct 8;2(10):100334. doi: 10.1016/j.patter.2021.100334.

Authors

Thomas Ostermann¹, Jan Philipp Röer¹, Martin J Tomasik¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50, Witten 58448, Germany.

Abstract

Digital transformation affects research in almost every scientific discipline. We give a brief overview on how digital technologies have emerged into psychological science in the past and what the challenges and opportunities currently are. Providing two recent examples from our own research, we argue that interdisciplinary collaborations that make use of digital approaches without giving up a strong theoretical foundation will greatly enhance psychological research in the future.

Publication types

Review