Jonas Nitschke
@jonasnitschke.bsky.social
Researcher in Stress, Decision-Making, Sociality, and Health. Postdoc at @ScanUnit, @univienna. Previously @McGillPsych, @BartzLab, & PruessnerLab. PhD.
The findings highlight the need for a nuanced discussion of when and how much virtual nature can help cope with acute stress. Led by @maxsteininger.bsky.social together with @jonasnitschke.bsky.social, @schenkl.bsky.social, Mat White and @clauslamm.bsky.social For more details see the linked post🗞️
Although three-sided testing could not rule out small (and sometimes moderate) effects, our findings invite critical reflection on the potency of brief virtual nature exposure for immediate stress responses and suggest that participants may overestimate nature’s helpfulness in hindsight (3/4)
…none of the immediate psychological (self-reported stress), autonomic (HR, HRV) or hormonal (salivary cortisol) stress measures showed a benefit of virtual nature. Appraisal and rumination ratings directly linked to the stressor also showed no favorable effects of nature (2/4)
We ran a registered randomized controlled study with 164 participants to test whether virtual nature before or after an acute stress task affects stress reactivity and subsequent recovery. Participants retrospectively said that nature helped them prepare for and recover from the stressor BUT… (1/4)
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Virtual nature may offer benefits, but we need a nuanced discussion of its potential effects and practical relevance. Thanks to @jonasnitschke.bsky.social , @clauslamm.bsky.social @schenkl.bsky.social Mat White, the reviewers/editors at JEVP and @fwf-at.bsky.social for making this possible (4/4)
🚨 Psyched to share our first paper in JEnvPsy, led by the brillliant @jonasnitschke.bsky.social! We find that trust in science + climate-specific worry (not general worry) together predict support for climate policies. So don’t just worry, worry specifically and take action 🤓
1/ Excited to share our new paper in the Journal of Environmental Psychology examining how trust in science and different forms of worry relate to pro-environmental behavior and support for climate mitigation policies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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Another amazing year at the SCAN unit with: 30+ papers🗞️ Many new faces 🤓 Long train rides 🚂 Rejections, resubmissions 📝 Tomatoes 🍅 A lot of science 🧠 And even more teamwork and shared moments 🫶 Thanks 2025 - looking forward to 2026 ✨
Our preregistered systematic review & meta-analysis published in Nature Mental Health shows that nature exposure is linked to small-to-moderate reductions in self-reported pain (SMD = .53; N = 4,439). But high heterogeneity and moderate-to-high risk of bias call for a cautious interpretation (1/5)
Nature exposure reduces self-reported pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Nature Mental Health
The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 62 studies, including more than 4,400 participants across 21 countries, to investigate the effects of nature exposure on self-reported pa...
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Nature exposure may be a promising adjunct non-pharmacological pain treatment strategy, but more work is needed. Big thanks to @jonasnitschke.bsky.social, @clauslamm.bsky.social, Mat White, the reviewers/editors at Nature Mental Health, and @fwf-at.bsky.social for making this project possible (5/5)
Huge thanks to my fantastic co-authors for this collaboration! @clauslamm.bsky.social @sabinepahl.bsky.social @lei-zhang.bsky.social @lukaslengersdorff.bsky.social @jonasnitschke.bsky.social @kimdoell.bsky.social 6/6
BIG thanks to the coauthors: Lukas Lengersdorff, @shawnrhoadsphd.bsky.social, @todorova.bsky.social, @jonasnitschke.bsky.social, Jamie Druckman, @madalina.bsky.social, The Many Labs Climate Consortium (i.e., the academic expert forecasters), @clauslamm.bsky.social, and @jayvanbavel.bsky.social
🌍 We are launching a new #ManyLabs!!! Join the Heat & Cognition project! We're studying how extreme heat affects human thinking, social behavior & well-being — globally. Contribute & co-author: 🔗 Info: heatandmind.wordpress.com 📋 Sign up: www.soscisurvey.de/HeatandCogni... #EnvironmentalPsychology
We are a bit late for this, but happy new year from the SCAN unit! 🎈 We are thankful for the productive and joyful times together and looking forward to another year of exciting research! 🤩 Here is our 2024 in review 👇
We created a starter pack for all current and former members of the SCAN unit @univie.ac.at Topics: social, cognitive, affective, and environmental neuroscience and psychology 🧠🤗 Follow us for updates on our research! bsky.app/start/did:pl...
🌍 Thrilled to share our new preprint and the first part of my thesis! Using machine learning, we analyzed data from 55 countries to uncover key individual and nation-level predictors of climate change beliefs & behaviors. Let's dive in! 🧵 1/12
Come work with us - SIX yr. postdoc in Environmental Social Neuroscience 🧠🏞️ @univie (@ScanUnit, @clauslamm). Develop own research line, transition towards junior group leader, excellent research infrastructure, supportive work environment 🥳 & 🏆mentoring 👉 tinyurl.com/EnvSocNeuro 🔁 Share please
In case someone hasn't realized it yet from this list: the people @ScanUnit are the coolest, kindest, and smartest collaborators I could ever have wished for :) Thanks so much for letting me live my dream - do great science, satisfy my curiosity, and having fun w/ others doing it
SCAN Unit@scanunit.bsky.social · 3y agoFor those interested in the coolest present for @clauslamm.bsky.social anniversary - we wrote a “paper”named “How to be a good supervisor: a mixed-methods case study of Claus Lamm” 🤓 here the link ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/...
Interested in the effects of stress on delay discounting (preference for instant smaller vs delayed greater rewards)? We have a new preprint available! 1/5
Happy new year from us! 🥳😊 Following with our tradition we present to you our year in figures and wish you all the best for 2024!
