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Jana Nikitin
CURRICULUM VITAE
PD Jana Nikitin, Dr. phil.
University of Zurich
Department of Psychology
Developmental Psychology: Adulthood
Binzmühlestrasse 14/11
CH-8050 Zurich
Phone: ++41 44 635 72 06
Fax: ++41 44 635 72 02
E-mail: nikitin@psychologie.uzh.ch
Education
2015
Habilitation (Venia Legendi) in Psychology, University of Zurich,
Switzerland, Habilitation thesis “Adult Social Development: A
Motivational Perspective”
2008
Dr. phil., University of Zurich, Switzerland (summa cum laude)
PhD thesis “When Wanting and Fearing Go Together: The Interplay of
Social Approach and Avoidance Motivation” (Advisor: Prof. Dr.
Alexandra M. Freund)
2003
Master’s degree in Psychology, Psychopathology of Childhood and
Adolescence, and Criminology; University of Zurich, Switzerland
Professional Positions
Since 09/2014
Senior teaching and research associate (Oberassistenz), Department of
Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
02/2014 – 08/2014
Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, Department of
Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø
07/2009 – 01/2014
Senior teaching and research associate (Oberassistenz), Department of
Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
10/2008 – 06/2009
Post-doctoral research fellow, Department of Psychology, University of
Zurich, Switzerland
03/2005 – 09/2008
Junior teaching and research associate, doctoral student
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Alexandra M. Freund, Department of Psychology,
University of Zurich, Switzerland
06/2004 – 02/2005
Research assistant, Project: “Flow Experience in Everyday Life”
PI: Prof. Dr. Urs Schallberger, Department of Psychology, University of
Zurich, Switzerland
2000
Practicum in the School Psychology Service Office, Volketswil and
Wallisellen, Switzerland
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Grants and Awards
2014– Consulting Editor and Guest Action Editor of Psychology and Aging
2014 Research Affiliate of the Department of Psychology (Chair Developmental Psychology:
Adulthood), University of Zurich, Switzerland
2013 Grant from the Centro Stefano Franscini (CSF) of the Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Zurich for the conference “Social-Motivational Development Across the
Life Span” (CFH 21,600)
2011– Faculty member of “The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics
(LIFE)“, a joint international PhD Program of the Max Planck Institute for Human
Development, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the
University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and the University of Zurich,
awarded the APA Board of Educational Affairs Award to Advance Interdisciplinary
Education and Training in Psychology (www.imprs-life.mpg.de)
2012 Grant from the Suzanne and Hans Biäsch Foundation for the Promotion of Applied
Psychology for the project “Changes in Adaptivity of Social Approach and Avoidance
Behavior across Adulthood” (CHF 20,544; PI: Jana Nikitin)
2009 Annual Award of the Faculty of Arts, University of Zurich, for Best Dissertation of the
Year (CHF 5,000)
2009 Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for the project “Social
Approach and Avoidance Motivation: The Role of Age” (CHF 260,285; PIs: Jana
Nikitin and Alexandra M. Freund)
2006 Grant from the Suzanne and Hans Biäsch Foundation for the Promotion of Applied
Psychology for the project “Motivational Determinants of Social Competence”
(CHF 11,250, PI: Jana Nikitin)
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Schoch, S., Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2015). Why do(n’t) you like me? The role of social
approach and avoidance motives in attributions following social acceptance and rejection.
Motivation and Emotion, advanced online publication. doi:10.1007/s11031-015-9482-1
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2015). What you want to avoid is what you see: Social avoidance
motivation affects the interpretation of emotional faces. Motivation and Emotion, 39,
384-391. doi:10.1007/s11031-014-9459-5
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2015). The indirect nature of social motives: The relation of social
approach and avoidance motives with likeability via extraversion and agreeableness.
Journal of Personality, 83, 97-105. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12086
Valero, D., Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2015). The effect of age and time perspective on
implicit motives. Motivation and Emotion, 39, 175-181. doi: 10.1007/s11031-014-9453-y
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2015). Adult age differences in frequency estimations of happy
and angry faces. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 39, 266-274.
doi:10.1177/0165025414542838
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Nikitin, J., Schoch, S., & Freund, A. M. (2014). The role of age and motivation for the
experience of social acceptance and rejection. Developmental Psychology, 50, 19431950. doi:10.1037/a0036979
Nikitin, J., Burgermeister, L. C., & Freund, A. M. (2012). The role of age and social motivation
in developmental transitions in young and old adulthood. Frontiers in Developmental
Psychology, 3:366. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00366
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2011). Age and motivation predict gaze behavior for facial
expressions. Psychology and Aging, 26, 695-700. doi:10.1037/a0023281
Bowers, E. P., Gestsdottir, S., Geldhof, G. J., Nikitin, J., von Eye, A., & Lerner, R. M. (2011).
Developmental trajectories of intentional self regulation in adolescence: The role of
parenting and implications for positive and problematic outcomes among diverse youth.
Journal of Adolescence, 34, 1193-1206. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.07.006
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2010). When wanting and fearing go together: The effect of cooccurring social approach and avoidance motivation on behavior, affect, and cognition.
European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 783-804. doi:10.1002/ejsp.650
Freund, A. M., Nikitin, J., & Ritter, J. O. (2009). Psychological consequences of longevity: The
increasing importance of self-regulation in old age. Human Development, 52, 1-37.
doi:10.1159/000189213
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2008). The role of social approach and avoidance motives for
subjective well-being and the successful transition to adulthood. Applied Psychology: An
International Review, 57, 90-111. doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00356.x
Book Chapters
Nikitin, J., & Schoch, S. (2014). Social approach and avoidance motivations. In R. J. Coplan &
J. C. Bowker (Eds.), Handbook of solitude: Psychological perspectives on social
isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone (pp. 202-223). New York, NY: WileyBlackwell.
Freund, A. M., Weiss. D., & Nikitin, J. (2013). Modelle der Handlungsmotivation zur
erfolgreichen Entwicklung [Action-motivation models of successful development]. In L.
Ahnert (Ed.), Theorien in der Entwicklungspsychologie (pp. 282-306). Heidelberg,
Germany: Springer.
Freund, A. M., & Nikitin, J. (2012). Entwicklung im jungen und mittleren Erwachsenenalter
[Development in young and middle adulthood]. In W. Schneider, & U. Lindenberger
(Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie (7. Auflage) (pp. 259-282). Weinheim, Basel: Beltz.
Freund, A. M., Riediger, M., & Nikitin, J. (2012). Successful aging. In R. M. Lerner, A.
Easterbrooks, & J. Mistry (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of psychology: Volume 6:
Developmental psychology (pp. 615-638). New York, NY: Wiley.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2010). A motivational perspective on reactions to emotional faces.
In A. Freitas-Magalhães (Ed.). Emotional expression: The brain and the face (Vol. 2, pp.
85-108). Oporto, Portugal: University Fernando Pessoa Press.
Nikitin, J. (2008). When wanting and fearing go together: The interplay of social approach and
avoidance motivation. Online-published dissertation, University of Zurich.
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Book
Nikitin, J., & Hennecke, M. (Eds.)(2015). 100 psychologische Denkfallen: Warum wir
hinterher glauben, es vorher besser gewusst zu haben. [100 psychological thinking traps:
Why later we believe that we knew it all along]. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz.
Organized Symposia
Nikitin, J., & Job, V. (2015, September). Motivation in Close Personal Relationships. 14th
Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Geneva, Switzerland. Speakers: Weidman,
R. (University of Basel), Brandstätter, V. (University of Zurich), Müller, F. (FriedrichSchiller University of Jena), Nikitin, J. (University of Zurich). Co-authors of the papers:
Bühler, J. (University of Basel), Grob, A. (University of Basel), Kuster, M. (University of
Zurich), Bernecker, K. (University of Zurich), Backes, S. (University of Zurich).
Job, V. & Nikitin, J. (2013, May). New directions in the research on implicit motives. 6th
Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Motivation, Washington DC. Speakers:
Job, V. (University of Zurich), Pang, J. S. (Nanyang Technological University), Aydinli,
A. (Tilburg University), Müller, F. (Friedrich-Schiller University Jena), Nikitin, J
(University of Zurich). Co-authors of the papers: Bernecker, K. (University of Zurich),
Dweck, C. S. (Stanford University), Ramsay, J. E. (Nanyang Technological University),
Bender, M. (Tilburg University), Chasiotis, A. (Tilburg University), Rothermund, K.
(Friedrich-Schiller University Jena), Freund, A. M. (University of Zurich).
Nikitin, J. (2013, September). Motivation and goals. 13th Congress of the Swiss Psychological
Society, Basel, Switzerland. Speakers: Freund, A. M. (University of Zurich),
Brandstätter, V. (University of Zurich), Hennecke, M. (University of Zurich), Stanek, J.
(University of Geneva), Nikitin, J. (University of Zurich). Co-authors of the papers:
Knecht, M. (University of Zurich), Wiese, B. S. (Aachen University), Hermann, M.
(University of Zurich), Converse, B. A. (University of Virginia), Richter, M. (University
of Geneva), Freund, A. M. (University of Zurich).
Conference Presentations
Nikitin, J. (2015, September). Are social avoidance goals maladaptive? The role of age. Paper
presented at the 14th Biannual Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Geneva,
Switzerland.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2014, November). Adult age differences in frequency estimations
of happy and angry faces. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of The
Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2014, July). The role of motivational factors fort he observed
personality. Paper presented at the 17th European Conference on Personality, Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Nikitin, J. (2013, October). To Approach or To Avoid? Social Motivation Across Adulthood.
Paper presented at the Academy of “The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic
Dynamics (LIFE)“, Castle Marbach, Germany.
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Nikitin, J. & Freund, A. M. (2013, September). Age-Related Differences in Social Approach
and Avoidance Goals. Paper presented at the 13th Biannual Congress of the Swiss
Psychological Society, Basel, Switzerland.
Schoch, S., Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2013, September). Wanting to Avoid Rejection Makes
Social Rejection More Painful: The Role of Social Motives and Attributions. Paper
presented at the 13th Biannual Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Basel,
Switzerland.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2013, May). Social Approach and Avoidance Motivation in
Younger and Older Adulthood. Paper presented at the 25th APS Annual Convention,
Washington DC.
Schoch, S., Nikitin, J., Freund, A. M. (2013, May). Social approach and avoidance motives
predict attributions of acceptance and rejection across adulthood. Poster presented at the
25th APS Annual Convention, Washington DC.
Nikitin, J. & Freund, A. M. (2013, May). The Effect of Age and Time Perspective on Implicit
Motives. Paper presented at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of
Motivation, Washington DC.
Schoch, S., Nikitin, J., Freund, A. M. (2013, May). Wanting to avoid rejection makes social
rejection more painful: The role of social motives and attributions. Poster presented at
the 6th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Motivation, Washington DC.
Freund, A. M. & Nikitin, J. (February 2013). Motivated responses to positive and negative
faces. Talk at the Dept. of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Schoch, S., Nikitin, J., Freund, A. M. (2012, September). Soziale Motive und Attribution in
sozialen Interaktionen [Social motives and attribution in social interactions]. Paper
presented at the 32th Colloquium of Motivational Psychology, Halle, Germany.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2012, September). Stabilität in Zeiten von Unsicherheit: Wann
und wie beeinflussen Motive unser Verhalten und Erleben? [Stability in times of
uncertainty: When and how do motives influence our behavior and experience?]. Paper
presented at the 48th Conference of the German Psychological Society, Bielefeld,
Germany.
Schoch, S., Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2012, September). Soziale Motivation und Attribution
in einem Speed-Dating-Paradigma [Social motivation and attribution in a speed-dating
paradigm]. Paper presented at the 48th Conference of the German Psychological Society,
Bielefeld, Germany.
Freund, A. M. & Nikitin, J. (2012, February). Approach and avoidance of happy and angry
social stimuli. Talk in at the NIMH Center for Emotion and Attention, University of
Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Freund, A. M., & Nikitin, J. (2012, January). The role of motivation and age for gaze
preferences for positive and negative faces. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2011, September). Blickpräferenz für emotionale Gesichter: Die
Rolle des Alters und der Motivation [Gaze preference for emotional faces: The role of age
and motivation]. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Fachgruppe
Entwicklungspsychologie der DGPs, Erfurt, Germany.
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Schoch, S., Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2011, September). Einfluss der Annäherungs- und
Vermeidungsmotivation auf die Attribution von sozialer Akzeptanz und Zurückweisung:
Ein Altersvergleich [The impact of approach and avoidance motivation on the attribution
of social acceptance and rejection: An age comparison]. Poster presented at the 20th
Annual Meeting of the Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie der DGPs, Erfurt,
Germany.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2011, July). Being hopeful and fearful: Social motivation affects
processing of emotional faces. Paper presented at the 16th General Meeting of the
European Association for Social Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Nikitin, J. (2011, May). Social approach and avoidance motivation: Basic processes,
individual differences, and developmental specifics. Paper presented at the Academy of
“The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics (LIFE)“, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2010, September). Annäherungs- und Vermeidungsreaktionen auf
fröhliche und verärgerte Gesichter. [Approach and avoidance reactions to happy and
angry faces]. Paper presented at the 47th Conference of the German Psychological
Society, Nürnberg, Germany.
Freund, A. M. & Nikitin, J. (2010, May). Approaching is faster than avoiding: Support for a
positivity effect in motivated behavior. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Study of Motivation, Boston, MA, USA.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2010, January). Faster in getting closer than in getting away.
Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2009, August). Faster reactions to positive than to negative facial
expressions. Paper presented at the ESCON 2 Transfer of Knowledge Conference,
Warsaw, Poland.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2009, May). Joint approach and avoidance motivation predicts
transitions in young adulthood: Sample case of moving out. Poster presented at the 21st
Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA,
USA.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2008, July). Wanting acceptance and fearing rejection:
Consequences of social approach and avoidance motivation for processing of social
stimuli. Poster presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology, Berlin,
Germany.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2008, June). Wanting acceptance and fearing rejection:
Consequences of social approach and avoidance motivation for processing of social
stimuli and experiencing of social interactions. Poster presented at the International
Symposium Foundations of Human Social Behavior, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2008, May). Simultaneous approach and avoidance motivation
affects emotional experience in social situations. Poster presented at the 20th Annual
Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL, USA.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2008, May). The role of social approach and avoidance
motivation on processing emotional faces. Paper presented at the Inaugural Meeting of
the Society for the Study of Motivation, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2007, September). Fearing rejection and wanting acceptance:
How do co-occurring approach and avoidant affiliation motives influence well-being,
perception, and behavior? Poster presented at the 10th Congress of the Swiss Society of
Psychology, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2007, June). Angst vor Ablehnung und Hoffnung auf Annäherung:
Einfluss sozialer Vermeidungs- und Annäherungsmotivation auf Befinden und Verhalten
[Fear of rejection and hope for approach: Influence of social avoidance and approach
motivation on well-being and behavior]. Poster presented at the Conference of Master’s
Degree and Doctoral Students, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2007, March). How do jointly held approach and avoidance
social motives influence behavior? Paper presented at the Motivation in Context
Workshop, Monte Verita, Switzerland.
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2006, September). Zwischen Annäherung und Vermeidung: Der
Effekt von Motiven und Zielen auf subjektives Wohlbefinden [Between approach and
avoidance: The effect of motives and goals on subjective well-being]. Poster presented at
the 45th Conference of the German Psychological Society, Nürnberg, Germany.
Nikitin, J. (2006, May). Explaining conflict between approach and avoidance motivation:
Interaction of motives and goals. Paper presented at the Social Psychology Doctoral
Students Meeting (So-Doc) 2006, University of Jena, Germany.
Nikitin, J. (2005, June). Das momentane Befinden: Valenz, positive und negative Aktivierung
und ihr Zusammenhang [Momentary experience: Valence, positive and negative
activation, and their relationship]. Poster presented at the Conference of Master’s Degree
and Doctoral Students, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Schallberger, U., & Nikitin, J. (2005, September). Flow im Alltag: Ein Triangulationsversuch
eines schillernden Konstrukts. [Flow in everyday life: Triangulation attempt of a dazzling
construct]. Paper presented at the 8th Workshop of the Differential and Personality
Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics Section of the German Psychological Society,
Marburg, Germany.
Schallberger, U., Albertin, K., Nikitin, J., Roduner, K., Schmid, J., & Venetz, M. (2004,
September). Flow als Zustand optimaler Aktivierung: Ergebnisse einer Serie von ESMStudien. [Flow as a state of optimal activation: Results of a series of ESM studies]. Paper
presented at the 44th Conference of the German Psychological Society, Göttingen,
Germany.
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University Lectures Taught
Doctoral Seminars
Spring 2012
Social Psychology (LIFE Course in Berlin)
Bachelor and Master Seminars
Autumn 2014
Autumn 2013, 2012, 2011
Spring 2013, 2011
Spring 2012
Spring 2012
Autumn 2010
Autumn 2010, 2009
Spring 2010, 2006
Autumn 2010, Spring 2009
Autumn 2009, Winter 2006/07,
Spring 2009
Autumn 2008
Summer 2007, Winter 2005/06
Research Seminars
Spring 2013
Spring 2012
Spring 2011
Spring 2010
Summer 2008
Winter 2007/08
Summer 2006
Processing
Winter 2005/06
Adult Social Relationships: Antecedents, Correlates,
and Consequences
Social Cognition
Development of Social Relationships across the Lifespan
Training of Social Competencies
Cognitive Bias in Adulthood
Dual-Process Theories
Self-Management: Training and Evaluation
Development of Goals Over the Life Span
Development of an Emotion-Regulation Intervention
Development and Regulation of Emotions
Development of Social Relationships in Adulthood
Psychology of Everyday Life Experience
Age differences in Subjective Theories of Willpower
Social Approach and Avoidance Goals and Means
Self-Affirmation and Avoidance Motivation
Social Dominance and Reaction to Angry Faces
Reaction to Social Stimuli
Interpretation of Social Behavior
Behavior and Experience in Interpersonal Interaction
Approach and Avoidance Focus and Information
Social Motivation and Subjective Well-Being
Student Supervision
07/2009 – 01/2014
Student Advisory Service
Since 2006
Research colloquium
Bachelor Theses Advising
Since 2007
Rahel Bachem, Eva Sigrist, Marzia März, Marianne Baud,
Silvia Enzler, Silja Husar, Sonja Perk, Claudia Eugster,
Tobias Huber, Elisabeth Müssner, Leonie Güttinger, Ivana
Arcuri, Anna Szepeshazy, Julia Sutter, Nathalie Gamper,
Cristina Licini, Alison Götze, Marija Bagaric, Ursina
Waldburger, Susanne Vogel, Anouk Stephenson, Veronica
Schenk, Leila Dutly, Ramona Kessler, Nicole Fluetsch,
Karin Meier, Mirjam Troxler, Alexandra Kummer, Simone
Pflüger, Finja Scholtis, Vivianne Mathys, Stephanie
Gonzenbach, Dajana Gnehm, Sandro Wepfer, Fabian
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Müller, Cindy Wunderli, Lea Diemer, Victoria Wisniewski,
Sou Leang Lo, Livia Werder, Serena Kissling
Master Theses Advising
Since 2007
Angela Ruckstuhl, Domingo Valero, Lea Burgermeister,
Stephanie Imhof, Simon Vogel, Stephanie Indlekofer,
Kerstin Neuschel, Christine Tobon, Andrea Schönbächler
Doctoral Theses Advising
02/2010 – 09/2013
Simone Schoch
Individual Mentoring Program
07/2013 – 09/2013
04/2011 – 07/2011
06/2010 – 08/2010
06/2009 – 07/2009
01/2009 – 06/2009
09/2007 – 01/2008
10/2006 – 07/2007
Isabelle Bachmann
Andreas Vuori
Mirjam Dönni
Christian Weibel
Steffen Wanza
Julia Lindenberg
Marina Haller
Student Assistants Supervision
Since 02/2013
06/2011 – 07/2012
08/2010 – 07/2011
01/2010 – 05/2011
11/2006 – 07/2007
09/2006 – 01/2008
Julia Stoll
Christian Gross
Mirjam Dönni
Mahmoud Hemmo
Anaïs Hofmann
Julia Becker
Ad-hoc Reviewer
Aging and Mental Health
Applied Psychology: Health and WellBeing
Brain Research
Clinical Psychological Science
Developmental Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Review
European Journal of Aging
European Psychologist
Frontiers in Emotion Science
Journal of Adolescence
Journal of Applied Developmental
Psychology
Journal of Gerontology: Psychological
Sciences
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Journal of Happiness Studies
Journal of Individual Differences
Journal of Occupational and
Organizational Psychology
Journal of Personality
Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Psychology and Aging
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
The International Journal of Aging and
Human Development
Zeitschrift für pädagogische Psychologie
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Public Appearance
2015
(July 27th). Reden Männer wirklich mehr als Frauen? [Do women really talk
more than men?]. Interview with Marie Hennecke at radio SRF1 about the
recently published book Nikitin, J., & Hennecke, M. (Eds.)(2015). 100
psychologische Denkfallen: Warum wir hinterher glauben, es vorher besser
gewusst zu haben. [100 psychological thinking traps: Why later we believe that
we knew it all along]. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz.
2015
(July 23rd). Die Fallen des Alltags [The daily-life traps]. St.Galler Tagblatt, 19.
2015
(July 14th). Psychologie der Fehlschlüsse [The psychology of false conclusions].
UZH News.
2015
(January) Freundschaften sind unsere positivsten Beziehungen [Friendships are
our most positive relationships]. Interview for Zeitlupe, 1/2, 15.
2014
(December 17th) Dunkle Zeit Weihnachtszeit [Dark time Christmas time].
Interview for Landbote, 293.
2014
(April 7th) Grundsätzliches ist schnell geklärt [Basics are checked quickly].
Interview for NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), 81, 16.
2013
(September 30th) Von Freunden für Freunde [From friends to friends]. Program
“Input,” invited as an expert on close social relationships.
2013
(June 17th) Freundschaft ist eine Art soziale Bank [Friendship as a social bank].
Interview for Migros-Magazin, 25, 16-19.
2013
(May 21st) Radio SRF 1, Program “Pulse” invited as an expert on the
relationship between weather and subjective well-being
2013
(May 7th) Interview for Annabelle on the relationship between weather and
subjective well-being, appearing in the May issue
2012
(December) Einsamkeit macht krank [Loneliness makes sick]. DROPA Balance,
12.
2012
(December 1st) Nikitin: Soziale Beziehungen sind lebenswichtig. Vortrag im
Seinoren-Kolleg [Nikitin: Social Relationships are essential. Talk in SeniorenKolleg]. Volksblatt. 9.
2012
(November 29th) Senioren-Kolleg Liechtenstein (course of lectures for senior
citizens), invited for a talk entitled “Behavior in social situations over the life
span”
2011
(January 24th) Radio DRS 1, Program “New Year’s resolutions, where did they
disappear?” invited as an expert on goal pursuit and goal attainment
2010
(August 8th) Radio DRS 1, Program “Friends forever,” invited as an expert on
close social relationships
2010
(June) Neu in der WG: Warum die Scheuen oft scheitern [Why do the shy
persons often fail]. Psychologie Heute, 6 (http://www.psychologieheute.de/archiv/detailansicht/news/neu_in_der_wg_warum_die_scheuen_oft_sc
heitern/)
2010
(May) Zufrieden in der WG [Satisfied in the shared appartement]. Unimagazin,
19, 16-18.
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Since 2010
Initiation, development of, and regular input for the webpage “ForschungErleben.ch” (“Experience Research”), a newsletter on recent psychological
research summarized for the public
Committees Activities
2010 – 2011 Review board for professorship applicants for Developmental Psychology at the
University of Zurich: Representative of the junior and senior assistants and
research staff
Professional Association Memberships
Swiss Society for Psychology (SGP)
German Psychological Society (DGPs)
Division Developmental Psychology
Division Social Psychology
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Social Psychology Network (SPN)
September 1st 2015
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