HOLL, E., WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (12 September 2025). Play the grief away – Testing positive mood and physiological relaxation effects of meaningful video games [Poster presentation]. 74th Annual conference of the International Communication Association.  Peer reviewed |
Vasiljevic, K., WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (12 September 2025). Stress and relaxation effects of repeated exposure to violent video games [Paper presentation]. 14th Media Psychology conference of the DGPs. Peer reviewed |
Will, V., WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (12 September 2025). Ideal versus Real: Exploring self-representation through avatar creation in video games [Poster presentation]. 14th Media Psychology conference of the DGPs. Peer reviewed |
Leufgen, F., WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (30 July 2025). Problem music? Effects of listening to diverging music genres on affect and aggression [Paper presentation]. 2024 World Meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression. Peer reviewed |
  | WAGENER, G. L. (2025). Violent and Non-Violent Video Game Effects on Stress and Aggression and the Moderating Role of the Dark Tetrad [Doctoral thesis, Unilu - University of Luxembourg]. ORBilu-University of Luxembourg. https://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/64743 |
 | WAGENER, G. L., SCHULZ, A., & MELZER, A. (22 January 2025). A Plague(d) Tale: Are violent video games effective in reducing stress levels? International Journal of Psychophysiology, 209, 112518. doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112518 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
 | WAGENER, G. L., & Melzer, A. (01 January 2025). Self-reported and physiological stress indicators and the moderating role of the Dark Tetrad in violent and non-violent gaming. Physiology and Behavior, 288, 114724. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114724 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
 | HOLL, E., SISCHKA, P., WAGENER, G. L., & Melzer, A. (October 2024). The Motivation to Play Scale (MOPS) - introducing a validated measure of gaming motivation. Current Psychology, 43 (39), 31068 - 31080. doi:10.1007/s12144-024-06631-z Editorial Reviewed verified by ORBi |
  | WAGENER, G. L. (2024). Understanding how video games impact players’ well-being and who benefits from gaming. IFIP Select. Editorial reviewed |
 | HOLL, E., WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (2024). Do gender stereotypes affect gaming performance? Testing the Stereotype Threat effect in video games. Game Studies. Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
| WAGENER, G. L., & Melzer, A. (2024). Game Violence and Moral Distress - The Role of Gaming Experience and Personality-Related Factors. Journal of Media Psychology. doi:10.1027/1864-1105/a000428 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
| WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A.*. (2024). Trait Aggression and Dark Tetrad: How Gaming Motivation and Mental Health Are Linked in “Dark” Personality Profiles [Paper presentation]. ISRA 2024 World Meeting, Munich, Germany. Peer reviewed* These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
| WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A.*. (2024). Letting Off Steam - Testing Restorative Effects of Playing Violent Video Games after Frustration [Poster presentation]. ISRA 2024 World Meeting, Munich, Germany. Peer reviewed* These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
| WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A.*. (2024). Violent vs. non-violent gaming for stress: Testing physiological relaxation and the moderating role of the Dark Tetrad [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Peer reviewed* These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
| WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A.*. (2024). Beat the Stress Level - Dissociative effects of violent gaming for stress recovery and aggression [Paper presentation]. ISRA 2024 World Meeting, Munich, Germany. Peer reviewed* These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
 | WAGENER, G. L., SCHULZ, A., & MELZER, A. (30 November 2023). Games, hormones, and "dark" personalities: Dark Tetrad and the effects of violent gaming on aggression, cortisol, and testosterone. Physiology and Behavior, 274 (1), 114421. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114421 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
 | WAGENER, G. L., Elisabeth, H., SCHABLOWSKI, S., Tascha, F., & MELZER, A. (September 2023). Play the grief away – Positive effects of playing a meaningful video game [Poster presentation]. MediaPsych 2023 - 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (DGPs), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. Peer reviewed |
 | Melzer, A., & WAGENER, G. L. (2023). Proceedings of the 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (DGPs) [Paper presentation]. 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (DGPs). doi:10.26298/1981-5555 |
WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (2023). Seligman’s PERMA Model in Video Games – The Positive Influence of Video Games on Well-Being. In Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2023. Springer Nature Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-99-8248-6_4 Peer reviewed |
 | WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (2022). Comfortably Numb? Violent Video Games and Their Effects on Aggression, Mood, and Pain-Related Responses. In Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2022. Springer Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20212-4_2 Peer reviewed |
WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (July 2022). The hormones of “dark” personalities: Dark Tetrad and violent gaming effects on aggression, cortisol and testosterone levels [Paper presentation]. ISRA 2022 World Meeting, Ottawa, Canada. |
 | HOLL, E., WAGENER, G. L., & MELZER, A. (May 2021). Motivation to Play Scale (MOPS): Measuring Gaming Motivation With a Comprehensive Instrument [Paper presentation]. 71st Annual Internation Communication Association Conference. |
