Jutta Joormann
Richard Ely Foundation Professor of PsychologyCards
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Publications
2026
Relationship between rumination and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder – a cross-sectional network analysis
Zhabenko O, Ben-Zion Z, Raffelhüschen P, Burrer A, Seifritz E, Just S, Preller K, Duek O, Paterson M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Spiller T, Harpaz-Rotem I. Relationship between rumination and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder – a cross-sectional network analysis. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2026, 17: 1786768. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1786768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderItem levelPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistAdult survivorsSurvivors of traumatic eventsCross-sectional network analysisMaintenance of PTSDGeneralized anxiety disorderRepetitive Thinking QuestionnairePosttraumatic stress disorderSymptoms of PTSDPatient Health QuestionnaireRisk-taking behaviorRTQ-10Hyperarousal clustersIntrusive memoriesAnxiety disordersPTSD symptomsRepetitive thoughtsPCL-5Stress disorderMood clusterCognitive processesGAD-7Thinking QuestionnaireChanges in emotional granularity under a population‐level stressor predict social anxiety and depressive symptoms
Liu S, Zabag R, Xu J, Wang Y, Deng W, Joormann J, Gadassi‐Polack R. Changes in emotional granularity under a population‐level stressor predict social anxiety and depressive symptoms. Journal Of Research On Adolescence 2026, 36: e70131. PMID: 41490794, PMCID: PMC12768735, DOI: 10.1111/jora.70131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent social anxietySocial anxietyEmotional granularityDepressive symptomsPredictors of social anxietyAdaptive emotional processingHigh social anxietyStress-related changesPopulation-level stressorsEmotional processingEmotional Well-BeingDaily emotionsNegative emotionsInternalizing problemsEmotional experienceAnxietyAdolescentsWell-beingEmotionsAcute phaseSymptomsDepressionChronic phaseStressorsSmall increasesAssociations between attentional disengagement from distressed infant faces and cortisol reactivity are moderated by depressive symptoms in pregnant women: an eye-tracking study
Dworschak C, Paganini G, Beech A, Gunther K, Rutherford H, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Associations between attentional disengagement from distressed infant faces and cortisol reactivity are moderated by depressive symptoms in pregnant women: an eye-tracking study. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2026, 29: 3. PMID: 41484360, PMCID: PMC12764579, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-025-01638-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of depressive symptomsDistressed infant facesCortisol reactivityDepressive symptomsAttentional disengagementCue processingInfant facesInfant stimuliCortisol stress reactivityEye-tracking taskCollection of salivary cortisolEye-tracking studyResponse to stressPotential intervention targetsStress reactivityBDI-IIInfant distressInfant cuesMaternal distressSalivary cortisolIntervention targetsPregnant womenDepressionDisengagementPsychological conditionsExecutive and cognitive control in depression.
Joormann J, Rutherford A. Executive and cognitive control in depression. 2026, 531-544. DOI: 10.1037/0000437-029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcessing of emotional informationCognitive controlExecutive controlEmotional informationCognitive processesCognitive processing of emotional informationExecutive control deficitsNeurobiological correlatesNeurocognitive treatmentGeneral deficitWorking memoryControl deficitsPsychological literatureDepressionMethodological limitationsDeficitsDebilitating symptomsHomogeneity of samplesPsychologyMemoryBiasSymptomsInterventionControlDifficulties
2025
Flexibility and perceived success in everyday interpersonal emotion regulation
Pruessner L, Geiger E, Joormann J, Barnow S. Flexibility and perceived success in everyday interpersonal emotion regulation. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 400: 120894. PMID: 41448398, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological momentary assessment studyInterpersonal emotion regulationAnxiety symptomsEmotion regulationEmotional valenceSituational demandsEmotion regulation outcomesEmotion regulation strategiesMomentary assessment studyCognitive reappraisalElevated depressionRegulation strategiesBaseline depressionHigher depressionPerceived successRegulation outcomesEmotional situationsRelationship closenessStrategies peopleSocial functioningMental healthAnxietyDepressionSocial interactionEveryday evidence‘Hanger’ and beyond: Measuring hunger-related mood dysregulation and its links with mental health, functioning and task-based mood induction
Copps M, Vidal-Ribas P, Sadek L, Llewellyn C, Herle M, Breen G, Allen K, Carnegie A, Qi L, Chandler-Wilde R, Kakar S, Smith I, Joormann J, Viding E, Stringaris A. ‘Hanger’ and beyond: Measuring hunger-related mood dysregulation and its links with mental health, functioning and task-based mood induction. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 397: 120924. PMID: 41407121, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMood dysregulationMental healthMeasure individual differencesWorsening of moodAssociated with mental healthHistory of mental health disordersMeal scoresMental health disordersConfirmatory factor analysisAssociated with irritabilitySelf-reported functionIrritability subscaleMood inductionEating DisordersIndividual differencesLow moodMood changesPsychometric propertiesSomatic feelingsMoodHealth disordersFactor analysisAnxietyDepressionQualitative responsesDissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in PTSD: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures
Ben-Zion Z, Basol E, Simon A, Abargil M, Samonek K, Paterson M, Spiller T, Duek O, Just S, Preller K, Keynan J, Admon R, Liberzon I, Shalev A, Hendler T, Levy I, Joormann J, Scheinost D, Harpaz-Rotem I. Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in PTSD: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures. Biological Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 41319905, PMCID: PMC12784315, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderConnectome-based predictive modelingEmotional painSymptom networksNeural signaturesSymptom severityStudy 1PTSD dimensionsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsSubjective ratingsTrauma-exposed individualsTrauma-related psychopathologyDiverse symptom presentationsPost-traumaRatings of fearMechanism-based interventionsCentral executiveEmotional reactivityDSM-5PCL-5Distressing memoriesStress disorderDefault-modeCentral symptomsWhen emotions persist: Emotional inertia predicts adolescent depression amid COVID-19 stress
Liu S, Xu J, Deng W, Feng A, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. When emotions persist: Emotional inertia predicts adolescent depression amid COVID-19 stress. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2025, 194: 104885. PMID: 41075419, PMCID: PMC12745362, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative emotional inertiaEmotional inertiaDepressive symptomsMarkers of stress reactivityLatent change score modelsChange score modelsEcological momentary assessmentFewer depressive symptomsCOVID-19 stressEarly intervention targetsPersistent negative emotionsStress reactivityNaturalistic stressorYouth mental healthAdolescent depressionMomentary assessmentChronic stressNegative emotionsPositive emotionsDepression riskIntervention targetsLongitudinal evidenceEmotional statesMental healthEmotionsBelief Updating Deficits in Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Zabag R, Vander Zwalmen Y, Kube T, Hoorelbeke K, Koster E, Joormann J. Belief Updating Deficits in Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 2025, 121: 102649. PMID: 41033262, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of biasDepressive symptomsPublication biasSystematic reviewTrim-and-fill procedureMeta-analysisCochrane Library electronic databasesRandom-effects modelBlack checklistWeb of ScienceConclusion DepressionEgger's testElectronic databasesFunnel plotPreregistered systematic reviewExploratory subgroup analysisDepressive symptomatologyBelief updatingEffect sizeSubgroup analysisResponse to negative informationDepressionEffects modelAssociationRiskBiased and Inflexible Interpretations of Social Situations Predict Affect Intensity and Variability in Children and Adolescents
Hohensee N, Bronstein M, Everaert J, Zabag R, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Biased and Inflexible Interpretations of Social Situations Predict Affect Intensity and Variability in Children and Adolescents. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2025, 53: 1567-1579. PMID: 40906292, PMCID: PMC12521329, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-025-01371-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpretation biasNegative affectAdolescents' daily livesSocial situationsInterpretations of social situationsIntensity of negative affectPositive interpretation biasNegative interpretation biasDaily affective experiencesPositive affectNegative interpretationsAffective experiencePredictive utilityAffective intensityHeightened emotionsAffective dynamicsAffectDevelopmental periodInflexibilityAdolescentsDaily lifeChildrenSocial interpretationBiasEmotions
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Using Neuroimaging to track symptom change in PTSD treatment
IRB ID2000025892RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2029Recruiting Participants