Mr Lewis Nitschinsk
Research Officer
School of Psychology

Journal Articles
Nitschinsk, Lewis, Tobin, Stephanie J., Varley, Deanna and Vanman, Eric J. (2025). Why do people sometimes wear an Anonymous mask? Motivations for seeking anonymity online. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 51 (7), 1099-1120. doi: 10.1177/01461672231210465
Close, Henry S. G., Nitschinsk, Lewis, Zietsch, Brendan P. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2025). Choosiness as a Predictor of Sexual (In)frequency in Single Heterosexual Adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 54 (6), 2095-2106. doi: 10.1007/s10508-025-03160-z
McGovern, Hugh, Nitschinsk, Lewis, O’Shea, Brian A., Murray, Damian R. and Blake, Khandis R. (2024). What Role Do Disease Avoidance Motives Play in Prejudice? Assessing Implicit, Explicit, and Google Search Data. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 10 (4), 315-330. doi: 10.1007/s40806-024-00407-1
Nitschinsk, Lewis, Tobin, Stephanie J. and Vanman, Eric J. (2023). A functionalist approach to seeking anonymity: examining the role of motives, cost, and individual differences. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 16 (3), 300-312. doi: 10.1177/19485506231217523
Nitschinsk, Lewis, Tobin, Stephanie J. and Vanman, Eric J. (2023). A functionalist approach to online trolling. Frontiers in Psychology, 14 1211023, 1-6. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1211023
Nitschinsk, Lewis, Tobin, Stephanie J. and Vanman, Eric J. (2022). The dark triad and online self-presentation styles and beliefs. Personality and Individual Differences, 194 111641, 111641. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111641
Nitschinsk, Lewis, Tobin, Stephanie J. and Vanman, Eric J. (2022). The disinhibiting effects of anonymity increase online trolling. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 25 (6), 377-383. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2022.0005
Dingle, Genevieve A., Sharman, Leah S., Bauer, Zoe, Beckman, Emma, Broughton, Mary, Bunzli, Emma, Davidson, Robert, Draper, Grace, Fairley, Sheranne, Farrell, Callyn, Flynn, Libby Maree, Gomersall, Sjaan, Hong, Mengxun, Larwood, Joel, Lee, Chiying, Lee, Jennifer, Nitschinsk, Lewis, Peluso, Natalie, Reedman, Sarah Elizabeth, Vidas, Dianna, Walter, Zoe C. and Wright, Olivia Renee Louise (2021). How do music activities affect health and well-being? A scoping review of studies examining psychosocial mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 713818, 713818. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.713818
Thesis
Nitschinsk, Lewis (2024). Why do people seek anonymity?. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/684c014