Rate My Professor Thuy-vy Nguyen

Nguyen's contributions have illuminated solitude's nuanced effects on psychological adjustment, including its benefits and potential harms. She co-authored the book Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone (2024) with Netta Weinstein and Heather Hansen. Notable publications include 'Balance between solitude and socializing: everyday solitude time both benefits and harms well-being' (Scientific Reports, 2023, with Weinstein et al.), 'Definitions of Solitude in Everyday Life' (Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2023, with Weinstein and Hansen), 'Who feels good in solitude? A qualitative analysis of the personality and mindset factors relating to well-being when alone' (European Journal of Social Psychology, 2023, with Weinstein and Hansen), 'Who enjoys solitude? autonomous functioning (but not introversion) predicts self-determined motivation (but not preference) for solitude' (PLoS ONE, 2022, with Weinstein and Ryan), and 'Alone With Our Thoughts: Investigation of Autonomy Supportive Framing as a Driver of Enjoyment During Quiet Time in Solitude' (Collabra: Psychology, 2022, with Weinstein and Deci). Additional works cover perinatal loneliness, arousal downregulation, and responses to isolation during COVID-19. In 2020, she received the Solomon Asch Best Paper Award for Early Career Researchers from Social Psychological Bulletin, recognizing her impactful scholarship in social psychology.