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Overview
My research has a focus on the effect that social exclusion (being ignored and excluded) has on risky decision-making. In particular, I am interested in testing how social exclusion influences susceptibility to peer choices, as well as examining how states of social (dis)connection alters changes in reward sensitivity, reward learning, and other changes in motivated behaviour.
Publication
2025
- Newton, J. and Andrews, J. L. 2025. Perceived Social Risk Scale: development and validation in relation to social status and depression in the UK. BMJ Open 15, article number: e092107. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092107)
- Newton, J. 2025. The effect of ostracism on risk-taking. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Newton, J. and Von Hecker, U. 2025. Pressure of the past: How recalling ostracism influences risk and benefit perception. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences 2025(19), pp. 1-22. (10.5590/JSBHS.2025.19.1.1710)
Articles
- Newton, J. and Andrews, J. L. 2025. Perceived Social Risk Scale: development and validation in relation to social status and depression in the UK. BMJ Open 15, article number: e092107. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092107)
- Newton, J. and Von Hecker, U. 2025. Pressure of the past: How recalling ostracism influences risk and benefit perception. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences 2025(19), pp. 1-22. (10.5590/JSBHS.2025.19.1.1710)
Thesis
- Newton, J. 2025. The effect of ostracism on risk-taking. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
I am currently a member of several lab groups that I share research interests with:
- Social Psychology
- Human Factors Excellence (HuFEx) Research Group
- Behavioural Research Group
- Postgraduate Cardiff Neuroscience Socie
Teaching
I am a current Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) for year one undergraduates, and am a previous Postgraduate tutor. I have advised second year research projects, as well as having taught and marked work for several classes on topics such as essay writing, statistics, persuasion, biological psychology and individual differences.
Biography
Biography
- Aberystwyth University: BSc
- Cardiff University: MSc
- Purdue University: Visiting Scholar to the lab of distinguished Professor Kipling D. Williams
- Cardif University: PhD Student, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Academic positions
2020 - 2021: Postgraduate Tutor, Cardiff University
2021 - Present: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cardiff University
Supervisors
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Cognition
- Behavioural economics
- Behavioural neuroscience