Rupprecht, F. S., de Paula Couto, M. C. P., Rothermund, K., & Nikitin, J. (2025). Maintaining a young self-concept: Feeling young or shifting age thresholds? European Journal of Ageing, 22(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-025-00851-3

Radjenovic, S., Rupprecht, F. S., & Nikitin, J. (2025). Navigating life’s twists and turns: characteristics of life events across adulthood. European Journal of Ageing, 22(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-025-00838-0

Sabatini, S., Rupprecht, F., Kaspar, R., Klusmann, V., Kornadt, A., Nikitin, J., Schönstein, A., Stephan, Y., Wettstein, M., Wurm, S., Diehl, M., & Wahl, H. W. (2025). Successful Aging and Subjective Aging: Toward a Framework to Research a Neglected Connection. Gerontologist , 65(1), Article gnae051. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae051

Job, V., Mlynski, C., & Nikitin, J. (2024). Challenging the law of least effort. Current Opinion in Psychology, 60, Article 101881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101881

Götz, T., Steiner, W., Graf, E., Stempfer, L., Ristl, C., Rupprecht, F., Donath, J. L., Botes, E., & Nikitin, J. (2024). Assessing psychological variables on mobile devices: An introduction to the experience sampling app ESM-Quest. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1271422. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1271422

Grillich, L., Titscher, V., Klingenstein, P., Kostial, E., Klerings, I., Emprechtinger, R., Sommer, I., Laireiter, A., & Nikitin, J. (2023). The effectiveness of interventions to prevent loneliness and social isolation in the community-dwelling and old population: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. European Journal of Public Health, 33(2), 235-241. Article ckad006. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad006

Froehlich, L., Brokjøb, L. G., Nikitin, J., & Martiny, S. E. (2023). Integration or isolation: Social identity threat relates to immigrant students’ sense of belonging and social approach motivation in the academic context. Journal of Social Issues, 79(1), 264-290. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12548

Radjenovic, S., Ristl, C., & Nikitin, J. (2023). Experiencing a significant life event during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of perceived control. PLoS ONE, 18(1), Article e0279820. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279820

Luchetti, M., Ledermann, T., Aschwanden, D., Nikitin, J., O’Súilleabháin, P. S., Stephan, Y., Terracciano, A., & Sutin, A. R. (2022). Actor and Partner Effect of Loneliness on Episodic Memory and Verbal Fluency: A Dyadic Multilevel Analysis of Romantic Couples Across 28 Countries. Journals of Gerontology. Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 77(12), 2202-2211. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac086

Nikitin, J., Rupprecht, F. S., & Ristl, C. (2022). Experiences of solitude in adulthood and old age: The role of autonomy. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 46(6), 510-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254221117498

de Paula Couto, C. P., Fung, H. H., Graf, S., Hess, T., Liou, S., Nikitin, J., & Rothermund, K. (2022). Antecedents and Consequences of Endorsing Prescriptive Views of Active Aging and Altruistic Disengagement. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 807726. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.807726

Hoppler, S. S., Sergerer, R., & Nikitin, J. (2022). The Six Components of Social Interactions: Actor, Partner, Relation, Activities, Context, and Evaluation. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 743074. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.743074

Nikitin, J., de Paula Couto, C. P., Graf, S., & Rothermund, K. (2021). Country differences in financial preparation: What do people expect from the state? Innovation in Aging, 5(Supplement_1), 191. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.728

Nikitin, J., Wünsche, J., Bühler, J. L., Weidmann, R., Burriss, R. P., & Grob, A. (2021). Interdependence of Approach and Avoidance Goals in Romantic Couples Over Days and Months. Journals of Gerontology. Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 76(7), 1251–1263. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa149

Gong, X., & Nikitin, J. (2021). “When i feel lonely, i’m not nice (and neither are you)”: the short- and long-term relation between loneliness and reports of social behaviour. Cognition & Emotion, 35(5), 1029-1038. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2021.1905612

Rothermund, K., Pinheiro de Paula Couto, M. C., Fung, H. H., Graf, S., Hess, T. M., Liou, S., & Nikitin, J. (2021). Age-Related Attributions of Experienced Changes in Life: Origins and Implications. Journals of Gerontology. Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 76(5), 881–893. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa160

Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2021). Does focusing on others enhance subjective well-being? The role of age, motivation, and relationship closeness. Psychology and aging, 36(1), 69–82. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000489

Rahn, G., Martiny, S. E., & Nikitin, J. (2021). Feeling Out of Place: Internalized Age Stereotypes Are Associated With Older Employees’ Sense of Belonging and Social Motivation. Work, Aging and Retirement, 7(1), 61–77. https://doi.org/10.1093/workar/waaa005