Jonas Schöne, Ph.D.

I study how emotions are expressed, perceived, and spread, both face-to-face and in technology-mediated settings like social media and AI chatbots. My research explains when and why emotional content amplifies online, how people overestimate others’ emotional intensity across sequences, and how exposure to high-arousal negative content affects well-being. I test theory using experiments, field studies, large-scale social data, and AI tools, and I’m committed to open science. Ultimately, I aim to inform the design of technologies and policies that foster healthier digital environments and improve well-being at scale.