Netta Weinstein

Email:
n.weinstein@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
100
Job title:
Associate Professor

Areas of interest

Human motivation, wellbeing, prejudice and stigma, close relationships, emotion regulation, technology use, mental health, listening

Teaching

Supervising BSc and MSc research placements, and PhD students

Academic qualifications

PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Rochester, 2010
MSc, Clinical Psychology, University of Rochester, 2007
BA, Psychology, San Diego State University, 2004

Websites/blogs

https://www.soarinsolitude.info

Publications

Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Nguyen, T. , Hansen, H. (2021) What time alone offers: narratives of solitude from adolescence to older adulthood. Frontiers in Psychology , 12 ISSN: 1664-1078 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.714518
Przybylski, A. , Nguyen, T. , Law, W. , Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 (2021) Does taking a short break from social media have a positive effect on well-being? Evidence from three preregistered field experiments. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science ISSN: 2366-5963 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41347-020-00189-w

Texieira, P. , Silva, M. , Duda, J. , La Guardia, J. , Lonsdale, C. , Michie, S. , Ntoumanis, N. , Reeve, J. , Sebire, S. , Vansteenkiste, M. , Weman-Josefsson, K. , Marques, M. , Brunet, J. , Haerens, L. , Lindwall, M. , Markland, D. , Moller, A. , Patrick, H. , Ryan, R. , Standage, M. , Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Williams, G. , Hagger, M. (2020) A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts. Motivation Science , 6 (4). pp. 438-455. ISSN: 2333-8121 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000172
Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Vansteenkiste, M. , Paulmann, S. (2020) Don't you say it that way! Experimental evidence that controlling voices elicit defiance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , 88 ISSN: 0022-1031 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103949
Itchakov, G. , Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Legate, N. , Amar, M. (2020) Can high quality listening predict lower speakers' prejudiced attitudes?. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , 91 ISSN: 0022-1031 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2020.104022
Przybylski, A. , Orben, A. , Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 (2020) How much is too much? Examining the relationship between digital screen engagement and psychosocial functioning in a confirmatory cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 59 (9). pp. 1080-1088. ISSN: 0890-8567 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.06.017
Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 and Nguyen, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-0777-4204 (2020) Motivation and preference in isolation: a test of their different influences on responses to self-isolation during the COVID-19 outbreak. Royal Society Open Science , 7 (5). pp 0. ISSN: 2054-5703 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200458
Weinstein, N. , Chubb, J. , Haddock, G. , Wilsdon, J. (2020) A conducive environment? The role of need support in the higher education workplace and its effect on academics' experiences of research assessment in the UK. Higher Education Quarterly pp 0. ISSN: 1468-2273 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12259

Przybylski, A. and Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 (2019) Digital screen time limits and young children's psychological well-being: evidence from a population-based study. Child Development , 90 (1). pp. e56-e65. ISSN: 0009-3920 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13007
McPhetres, J. , Rutjens, B. , Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Brisson, J. (2019) Modifying attitudes about modified foods: increased knowledge leads to more positive attitudes. Journal of Environmental Psychology , 64 pp. 21-29. ISSN: 0272-4944 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.04.012
Wolf, L. , Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Maio, G. (2019) Anti-immigrant prejudice: understanding the roles of (perceived) values and value dissimilarity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 117 (5). pp. 925-953. ISSN: 1939-1315 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000177

Przybylski, A. and Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 (2017) A large-scale test of the Goldilocks hypothesis: quantifying the relations between digital-screen use and the mental well-being of adolescents. Psychological Science , 28 (2). pp. 204-215. ISSN: 1467-9280 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797616678438
Ryan, W. , Legate, N. , Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Rahman, Q. (2017) Autonomy support fosters lesbian, gay, and bisexual identity disclosure and wellness, especially for those with internalized homophobia. Journal of Social Issues , 73 (2). pp. 289-306. ISSN: 0022-4537 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josi.12217
Przybylski, A. , Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Murayama, K. (2017) Internet gaming disorder: investigating the clinical relevance of a new phenomenon. American Journal of Psychiatry , 174 (3). pp. 230-236. ISSN: 0002-953X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16020224

Weinstein, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2200-6617 , Farah, K. , NIcole, L. (2016) Enhancing need satisfaction to reduce psychological distress in Syrian refugees. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 84 (7). pp. 645-650. ISSN: 0022-006X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000095

Netta Weinstein

Areas of interest

Teaching

Academic qualifications

Websites/blogs

Publications

2021

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2019

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