Jutta Joormann
Richard Ely Foundation Professor of PsychologyCards
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2025
Biased 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, 1-13. PMID: 40906292, 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 interpretationBiasEmotionsSocial Reorientation of Emotion Regulation: Changing Roles of Family and Peers During Adolescence
Ho E, Joormann J, Kober H, Gadassi-Polack R. Social Reorientation of Emotion Regulation: Changing Roles of Family and Peers During Adolescence. Emotion 2025, 25: 1447-1459. PMID: 39992789, PMCID: PMC12353143, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchER strategiesAssociated with greater useInterpersonal eventsEmotion regulationRegulation of negative affectDevelopment of emotion regulationPositive interpersonal eventsNegative interpersonal eventsEffective ER strategiesSocial interactionGreater useNegative affectLongitudinal designDaily diariesEffective ERER developmentEmotional climateOlder youthAged 8Younger youthAdolescentsFamily eventsPeer groupYouthPeerBelief 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, 102649. 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 modelAssociationRiskPreadolescent Family Conflict, Parental Depression, and Neural Circuitry Interact to Predict Adolescent Symptoms
Holt-Gosselin B, Basol E, Keding T, Rodrigues K, Joormann J, Gee D. Preadolescent Family Conflict, Parental Depression, and Neural Circuitry Interact to Predict Adolescent Symptoms. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 40882867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentFunctional connectivityFamily conflictFamilial riskParental depressionPsychiatric symptomsNeural circuitryAged 9Patterns of neurodevelopmentResting-state networksAdolescent psychopathologyLR youthHR youthInternalizing symptomsAdolescent symptomsDepression historyRisk statusTotal problemsEnvironmental adversityPsychopathologyCognitive developmentCross-sectional designDepressionEffect sizePrognostic risk markersAre biased and inflexible updating of interpretations broad or narrow transdiagnostic risk markers for psychopathology? A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) lens
Vos L, Lodder P, Bronstein M, Gadassi-Polack R, Smeets T, Joormann J, Everaert J. Are biased and inflexible updating of interpretations broad or narrow transdiagnostic risk markers for psychopathology? A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) lens. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2025, 193: 104845. PMID: 40886453, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive interpretation biasHierarchical Taxonomy of PsychopathologyTaxonomy of PsychopathologyInterpretation biasHierarchical taxonomyInterpretation of ambiguous informationDimensions of psychopathologyNegative interpretation biasSelf-report batteryMental health conditionsTransdiagnostic associationsHiTOP spectraPsychopathological symptomsSocial disinterestDiagnostic boundariesCommunity sampleSymptom overlapPsychopathologyTask measuresNegative interpretationsHiTOPLatent regression modelEmotional detachmentDiagnostic categoriesInterpretation processBiased and inflexible interpretations of social situations predict depressive symptoms and relational outcomes in parent-adolescent dyads
Gadassi-Polack R, Zabag R, Bronstein M, Joormann J, Everaert J. Biased and inflexible interpretations of social situations predict depressive symptoms and relational outcomes in parent-adolescent dyads. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2025, 193: 104840. PMID: 40845759, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpretations of social situationsDepressive symptomsInterpretation biasSocial situationsLevels of depressive symptomsAdaptive social functioningNegative biasParent-adolescent relationshipParent-adolescent dyadsSocial-emotional developmentCognitive inflexibilityPartner responsivenessPositive biasRelationship qualityRelated perceptionsPsychopathologySocial functioningPositive interpretationInflexibilityAdolescentsPerceived ResponsibilityRelated outcomesDaily interactionsSymptomsGeneral populationEmotion identification and emotion sensitivity following interpersonal and non-interpersonal traumatic experiences: Results from the AURORA study.
Hudson C, Rutter L, Joormann J, Passell E, McKemey R, House S, Beaudoin F, An X, Stevens J, Neylan T, Jovanovic T, Linnstaedt S, Rauch S, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Musey P, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Hudak L, Pascual J, Seamon M, Datner E, Pearson C, Peak D, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, O’Neil B, Sergot P, Sanchez L, Bruce S, Harte S, Kessler R, Koenen K, McLean S, Germine L. Emotion identification and emotion sensitivity following interpersonal and non-interpersonal traumatic experiences: Results from the AURORA study. Clinical Psychological Science 2025 PMID: 40843243, PMCID: PMC12362647, DOI: 10.1177/21677026251356428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial cognitionTrauma exposurePrediction of psychopathological outcomesAURORA studyEmotion identification taskNon-interpersonal traumaSocial cognitive outcomesEmotion identification accuracyInterpersonal traumaPsychopathological outcomesTrauma survivorsInterpersonal natureEmotional sensitivityTraumatic experiencesEmotion identificationCognitive outcomesIdentification taskCognitionEmotionsParticipantsPsychopathologyTraumaCurrent modelsTaskIdentification accuracyEmotion Regulation, Depressive Symptoms, and Sleep Problems in Adolescents: A Four-Wave Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model
Liu S, Ying J, Feng A, Shi Q, Joormann J. Emotion Regulation, Depressive Symptoms, and Sleep Problems in Adolescents: A Four-Wave Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2025, 134: 617-627. PMID: 40232758, DOI: 10.1037/abn0001006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRandom intercept cross-lagged panel modelCross-lagged panel modelEmotion regulationDepressive symptomsReciprocal associationsSleep problemsDevelopment of depressive symptomsDepressive symptoms 6 monthsFour-wave longitudinal studyGender differencesPanel modelTargeted sleep interventionsSymptoms 6 monthsSleep interventionsMultigroup analysisEmotionsLongitudinal studyAdolescentsSleepSymptomsIntervention strategiesGirlsMultigroupBoysAssociationCognitive–Emotional Impairments in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder—New Insights Into Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Control Deficits
Seelig E, Joormann J, Wolkenstein L. Cognitive–Emotional Impairments in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder—New Insights Into Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Control Deficits. Emotion 2025, 25: 1044-1059. PMID: 40402635, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBipolar disorderCognitive controlER strategiesCC deficitsStrategy useResponse to negative affectSelf-reported habitual useHabitual useDown-regulate positive emotionsHealthy controlsDeficient cognitive controlCognitive control deficitsER strategy useMaladaptive ER strategiesSpontaneous strategy useNo group differencesEuthymic patientsMood inductionER deficitsEmotion regulationNegative affectImpaired CCPositive affectControl deficitsCompetence deficitsExposure to unpredictable childhood environments is associated with amygdala activation during early extinction in adulthood
Duda J, Keding T, Kribakaran S, Odriozola P, Kitt E, Cohodes E, Zacharek S, McCauley S, Haberman J, Joormann J, Gee D. Exposure to unpredictable childhood environments is associated with amygdala activation during early extinction in adulthood. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2025, 74: 101578. PMID: 40493990, PMCID: PMC12179744, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnpredictable childhood environmentsChildhood unpredictabilityExtinction learningAmygdala activationChildhood environmentAssociated with amygdala activationBasolateral amygdala activityChildhood trauma exposureSkin conductance responsesCross-species researchThreat cuesTrauma exposureNeural regionsSafety learningEarly adversityHealthy young adultsCurrent anxietyAssociated with activationConductance responsesCaregiving environmentAffective functioningHealthy neurodevelopmentNeural activityTargeted clinical interventionsIn adulthood
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Using Neuroimaging to track symptom change in PTSD treatment
HIC ID2000025892RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2029Recruiting Participants