Nikos Ntoumanis
@nikosntoumanis.bsky.social
Professor of Motivation Science; Danish Centre for Motivation & Behaviour Science (DRIVEN) at IOB, SDU; #BehaviouralScience https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/driven. Publications:
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At DRIVEN we are passionate about behavioural science. Take a look at our website to find out more about us, our research, and consultancy services:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
If you want to join us, we will be advertising for new post-docs and research assistants in the summer.
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If you want to join us, we will be advertising for new post-docs and research assistants in the summer.
Application of Psychological Theories to Predict and Change Sedentary Behavior Among Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature ;
Application of Psychological Theories to Predict and Change Sedentary Behavior Among Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Background Sedentary behavior (SB) is a critical health indicator independent and interactive with physical inactivity. While the application of psychological theories to understand and intervene in…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Application of Psychological Theories to Predict and Change Sedentary Behavior Among Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature ;
Missing data in microrandomized trials: Challenges and opportunities; link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Missing data in microrandomized trials: Challenges and opportunities - Behavior Research Methods
The vision of leveraging digital technologies to deliver real-time psychological interventions in everyday settings is realized via just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAI) – an intervention design...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Missing data in microrandomized trials: Challenges and opportunities; link.springer.com/article/10.3...
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This seems bad on like 15 different fronts
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This seems bad on like 15 different fronts
NEW PAPER in Nature Human Behaviour
I am thrilled to share our new meta-analysis on when and how people adjust their goals—and what follows. We also propose a conceptual model regarding the organisation of antecedent and outcome variables of goal adjustment processes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I am thrilled to share our new meta-analysis on when and how people adjust their goals—and what follows. We also propose a conceptual model regarding the organisation of antecedent and outcome variables of goal adjustment processes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW PAPER in Nature Human Behaviour
I am thrilled to share our new meta-analysis on when and how people adjust their goals—and what follows. We also propose a conceptual model regarding the organisation of antecedent and outcome variables of goal adjustment processes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I am thrilled to share our new meta-analysis on when and how people adjust their goals—and what follows. We also propose a conceptual model regarding the organisation of antecedent and outcome variables of goal adjustment processes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Nikos Ntoumanis
The event is scheduled to take place in Aarhus in January 2026. Please, follow the link below for more info and registration 👇
👍 @anne-marieelbe.bsky.social @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social
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#doping #antidoping
👍 @anne-marieelbe.bsky.social @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social
👉 event.au.dk/events/measu...
#doping #antidoping
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The event is scheduled to take place in Aarhus in January 2026. Please, follow the link below for more info and registration 👇
👍 @anne-marieelbe.bsky.social @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social
👉 event.au.dk/events/measu...
#doping #antidoping
👍 @anne-marieelbe.bsky.social @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social
👉 event.au.dk/events/measu...
#doping #antidoping
NEW paper: Effectiveness of booster strategies to promote physical activity maintenance: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NEW paper: Effectiveness of booster strategies to promote physical activity maintenance: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
NEW paper: This is one of the first applications of the Behaviour Change Technique Ontology to inform the development of a fidelity checklist.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW paper: This is one of the first applications of the Behaviour Change Technique Ontology to inform the development of a fidelity checklist.
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
If you are interested in intensive longitudinal studies, this special issue covers a range of topics; sample size planning and predicting attrition, optimal sampling designs, insights from participants’ experiences, assessment of data quality, psychometrics, etc. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you are interested in intensive longitudinal studies, this special issue covers a range of topics; sample size planning and predicting attrition, optimal sampling designs, insights from participants’ experiences, assessment of data quality, psychometrics, etc. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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Through his 2021 PCC Research Grant, Prof. Nikos Ntoumanis conducted a review and meta-analysis of 200+ studies of psychosocial predictors and correlates of doping intention, use, and inadvertent doping in sport and exercise. 🚫💊 🧪
The results were published last year: bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsp...
The results were published last year: bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsp...
October 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Through his 2021 PCC Research Grant, Prof. Nikos Ntoumanis conducted a review and meta-analysis of 200+ studies of psychosocial predictors and correlates of doping intention, use, and inadvertent doping in sport and exercise. 🚫💊 🧪
The results were published last year: bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsp...
The results were published last year: bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsp...
How to design your academic website; what content to include, and ways to build and launch your site. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
How to design your academic website - Nature Human Behaviour
An academic website serves as both a public-facing window on the world wide web and an important internal laboratory resource. In this ‘How to’ piece, I outline how to build your academic website, inc...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
How to design your academic website; what content to include, and ways to build and launch your site. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
A very interesting bibliometric analysis of 25 years of self-determination theory research. I am also very pleased to see my contribution to the dissemination of this theory in this analysis.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A very interesting bibliometric analysis of 25 years of self-determination theory research. I am also very pleased to see my contribution to the dissemination of this theory in this analysis.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
ACSM Expert Consensus Statement: Considerations and Recommendations for Prescribing Exercise and Designing Physical Activity Programs for People with Disabilities
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41085253/
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ACSM Expert Consensus Statement: Considerations and Recommendations for Prescribing Exercise and Designing Physical Activity Programs for People with Disabilities - PubMed
Participating in physical activity and meeting physical activity guidelines are far more challenging for persons with disabilities than for the general population. This American College of Sports Medi...
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October 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
ACSM Expert Consensus Statement: Considerations and Recommendations for Prescribing Exercise and Designing Physical Activity Programs for People with Disabilities
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41085253/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41085253/
Understanding the Benefits and Drawbacks of Harnessing Identity-Targeted Interventions in Health Contexts
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Understanding the Benefits and Drawbacks of Harnessing Identity‐Targeted Interventions in Health Contexts
Persistent health disparities within the U.S. indicate that members of minoritized groups experience disproportionately worse physical and mental health outcomes than their majority counterparts. One...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Understanding the Benefits and Drawbacks of Harnessing Identity-Targeted Interventions in Health Contexts
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We’ll review submissions and contact selected candidates to co-develop a competitive proposal between December 2025 and February 2026.
🔗 More information about the GAIA Fellowship:
www.thegaiaproject.eu/application
🔗 More information about the GAIA Fellowship:
www.thegaiaproject.eu/application
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October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We’ll review submissions and contact selected candidates to co-develop a competitive proposal between December 2025 and February 2026.
🔗 More information about the GAIA Fellowship:
www.thegaiaproject.eu/application
🔗 More information about the GAIA Fellowship:
www.thegaiaproject.eu/application
📄 What to send us:
-A 1-page project proposal (aligned with GAIA’s guidelines and our research focus)
-A short document explaining how you meet all the eligibility criteria.
-A 2-page CV
-A 1-page project proposal (aligned with GAIA’s guidelines and our research focus)
-A short document explaining how you meet all the eligibility criteria.
-A 2-page CV
LinkedIn
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October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
📄 What to send us:
-A 1-page project proposal (aligned with GAIA’s guidelines and our research focus)
-A short document explaining how you meet all the eligibility criteria.
-A 2-page CV
-A 1-page project proposal (aligned with GAIA’s guidelines and our research focus)
-A short document explaining how you meet all the eligibility criteria.
-A 2-page CV
If you:
✅ Meet the GAIA eligibility criteria and are willing to relocate to SDU
✅ Have a competitive CV with relevant publications
…then please reach out to me or Søren T. Skou by mid-November (the earlier the better).
✅ Meet the GAIA eligibility criteria and are willing to relocate to SDU
✅ Have a competitive CV with relevant publications
…then please reach out to me or Søren T. Skou by mid-November (the earlier the better).
LinkedIn
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lnkd.in
October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you:
✅ Meet the GAIA eligibility criteria and are willing to relocate to SDU
✅ Have a competitive CV with relevant publications
…then please reach out to me or Søren T. Skou by mid-November (the earlier the better).
✅ Meet the GAIA eligibility criteria and are willing to relocate to SDU
✅ Have a competitive CV with relevant publications
…then please reach out to me or Søren T. Skou by mid-November (the earlier the better).
My colleague Prof. Søren Skou and I are interested in candidates who want to undertake a project related to behavioural science and climate change, particularly looking at the interface between human and planetary health.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My colleague Prof. Søren Skou and I are interested in candidates who want to undertake a project related to behavioural science and climate change, particularly looking at the interface between human and planetary health.
Opportunity for Early Career Researchers!
Are you an early career researcher interested in pursuing an MSCA-type post-doc?
The GAIA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program could be your chance. It follows the same criteria as MSCA, but all fellowships are hosted at my uni and focus on climate science.
Are you an early career researcher interested in pursuing an MSCA-type post-doc?
The GAIA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program could be your chance. It follows the same criteria as MSCA, but all fellowships are hosted at my uni and focus on climate science.
October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Opportunity for Early Career Researchers!
Are you an early career researcher interested in pursuing an MSCA-type post-doc?
The GAIA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program could be your chance. It follows the same criteria as MSCA, but all fellowships are hosted at my uni and focus on climate science.
Are you an early career researcher interested in pursuing an MSCA-type post-doc?
The GAIA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program could be your chance. It follows the same criteria as MSCA, but all fellowships are hosted at my uni and focus on climate science.
As many of us in academia already know and feel, flexible working patterns can be a double edge sword www.timeshighereducation.com/news/benefit...
Benefits of working in academia ‘can add to workload stress’
Flexibility of hours and drive to do meaningful research among the things workers prize most highly, but could also be driving them to quit
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October 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
As many of us in academia already know and feel, flexible working patterns can be a double edge sword www.timeshighereducation.com/news/benefit...
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"We don't hire smart people to tell them what to do, we hire them to tell us what to do."
ERC grantee Jan Lagerwall (quoting Steve Jobs), during this morning's #RIDaysEU discussion of how bottom-up funding, supporting investigator-driven frontier research, helps meet future innovation challenges.
ERC grantee Jan Lagerwall (quoting Steve Jobs), during this morning's #RIDaysEU discussion of how bottom-up funding, supporting investigator-driven frontier research, helps meet future innovation challenges.
September 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"We don't hire smart people to tell them what to do, we hire them to tell us what to do."
ERC grantee Jan Lagerwall (quoting Steve Jobs), during this morning's #RIDaysEU discussion of how bottom-up funding, supporting investigator-driven frontier research, helps meet future innovation challenges.
ERC grantee Jan Lagerwall (quoting Steve Jobs), during this morning's #RIDaysEU discussion of how bottom-up funding, supporting investigator-driven frontier research, helps meet future innovation challenges.
A state-of-the-art review on JITAIs, Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions, just published in the Annual Review of Psychology by Nahum-Shani and Murphy.
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Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions: Where Are We Now and What Is Next? | Annual Reviews
The past decade has seen a surge in developing just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs)—an intervention approach that leverages advancements in digital technologies to address the rapidly changing...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A state-of-the-art review on JITAIs, Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions, just published in the Annual Review of Psychology by Nahum-Shani and Murphy.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Oliver also explains why such research deserves public funding and gives striking examples of projects whose long-term impact far exceeded initial expectations—a segment I think is particularly useful for students taking Research Methods classes.
September 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Oliver also explains why such research deserves public funding and gives striking examples of projects whose long-term impact far exceeded initial expectations—a segment I think is particularly useful for students taking Research Methods classes.
I highly recommend a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk94...). It highlights several instances of US universities being targeted under false pretenses and makes a compelling case for the value of curiosity-driven research.
Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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September 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I highly recommend a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk94...). It highlights several instances of US universities being targeted under false pretenses and makes a compelling case for the value of curiosity-driven research.
Welcome (back) to Denmark. It would be great to connect at some point if you have the time.
September 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Welcome (back) to Denmark. It would be great to connect at some point if you have the time.
Lifestyle instability: an overlooked cause of population obesity? doi.org/10.1038/s413...
Lifestyle instability: an overlooked cause of population obesity? - International Journal of Obesity
International Journal of Obesity - Lifestyle instability: an overlooked cause of population obesity?
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August 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Lifestyle instability: an overlooked cause of population obesity? doi.org/10.1038/s413...