Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jana Nikitin
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jana Nikitin
Head of the Psychology of Ageing group
T: +43-1-4277-47440
F: +43-1-4277-847440
E-mail: jana.nikitin@univie.ac.at
Room: O3.56
Office hours: by appointment
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Liebiggasse 5
1010 Vienna
Research interests
- Initialisation and maintenance of social relationships in different contexts up to old age
- Socio-motivational development in adulthood
- Motivation by approach and avoidance
- Motivational processes in the context of important life events
- Effects of negative stereotypes on social motivation
- Conceptions of age
Academic career
| since 09/2020 | University professor of Psychology of Ageing (University of Vienna) |
| 10/2016 - 08/2020 | Assistant professor of Personality and Developmental Psychology (University of Basel) |
| 09/2014 - 09/2016 | Senior Teaching and Research Associate at the Chair of Developmental Psychology: Adulthood (University of Zurich) |
| 02/2014 - 08/2014 | Associate professor of Developmental Psychology (UiT The Arctic University of Norway) |
| 07/2009 - 01/2014 | Senior Teaching and Research Associate at the Chair of Developmental Psychology: Adulthood (University of Zurich) |
| 10/2008 - 06/2009 | Postdoctoral university assistant, Developmental Psychology: Adulthood (University of Zurich) |
| 03/2005 - 09/2009 | Doctoral candidate, Developmental Psychology: Adulthood (University of Zurich) |
| 06/2004 - 02/2005 | Research assistant, project Flow Experience in Everyday Life, PI: Urs Schallberger (University of Zurich) |
Education
| 2015 | Habilitation in the field of psychology, University of Zurich |
| 2008 | Doctoral degree, University of Zurich |
| 2003 | Master’s degree, University of Zurich |
Relevant publications by Jana Nikitin
Bühler, J. L., & Nikitin, J. (2020). Sociohistorical context and adult social development: New directions for 21st century research. American Psychologist, 75(4), 457-469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000633
Rothermund, K., de Paula Couto, M. C. P., Fung, H. H., Graf, S., Hess, T. M., Liou, S., & Nikitin, J. (2020). Age-related attributions of experienced changes in life: Origins and implications. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa160
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2019). Who cares? Effects of social approach and avoidance motivation on responsiveness to others. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45, 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218781335
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(7), 1943-1950. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036979
Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2011). Age and motivation predict gaze behavior for facial expressions. Psychology and Aging, 26(3), 695-700. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023281
Curriculum Vitae
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