Jutta Joormann
Richard Ely Foundation Professor of PsychologyCards
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Research
Publications
2026
Transdiagnostic Disruptions of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Engagement in Cognitive Reflection
Zheng T, Qu Y, Joormann J. Transdiagnostic Disruptions of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Engagement in Cognitive Reflection. JoCN Forum 2026 DOI: 10.21428/8e6ba8ef.0ab01c1a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research612. Childhood Maltreatment is Associated With Blunted Hippocampal Offline Reinstatement After Idiosyncratic Trauma Recall in PTSD
Qu Y, Basol E, Paterson M, Davydovska T, Samonek K, Ben-Zion Z, Korem N, Cocuzza C, Joormann J, Harpaz-Rotem I. 612. Childhood Maltreatment is Associated With Blunted Hippocampal Offline Reinstatement After Idiosyncratic Trauma Recall in PTSD. Biological Psychiatry 2026, 99: s361-s362. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnhedonia and Anxious Arousal Are Associated With Distinct Expectations About the Statistics of a Volatile Environment
Duda J, Cannon T, Paskewitz S, Palmer W, Suthaharan P, Kenney J, Corlett P, Joormann J. Anhedonia and Anxious Arousal Are Associated With Distinct Expectations About the Statistics of a Volatile Environment. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2026, 6: 100736. PMID: 42293406, PMCID: PMC13260089, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2026.100736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxious arousalAversive contextAnxiety symptomsProbabilistic reversal-learning taskProbability of negative eventsReversal-learning taskBayesian model of inferenceMarkers of depressionInitial expectationsAdjustment of behaviorCommunity sampleInternalizing disordersLoss contextNegative eventsExploratory behaviorAnhedoniaAnxietyDepressionElevated expectationsModel of inferenceCausal structureArousalHierarchical Bayesian modelVolatile environmentBeliefsIs seeing believing? Linking fixation bias and flexibility with interpretation flexibility
Deng W, Vander Zwalmen Y, Zhu Y, Galusha H, Cannon T, Joormann J. Is seeing believing? Linking fixation bias and flexibility with interpretation flexibility. Cognition & Emotion 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-10. PMID: 42008570, DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2026.2661708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention allocationFixation biasInterpretation of ambiguous informationNegative emotional contentEye-tracking metricsAttentional biasValenced imagesNeural measuresEmotional contentAttention patternsFrequent looksVisual attentionAmbiguous informationEye trackingAmbiguous imagesNegative imageParticipantsPositive scenarioBiasFuture researchAttentionGazeTask-based interpretation flexibility predicts real-world emotion regulation variability
Deng W, Zhu Y, Chen M, Glatt S, Cannon T, Joormann J. Task-based interpretation flexibility predicts real-world emotion regulation variability. Scientific Reports 2026, 16: 11654. PMID: 41946795, PMCID: PMC13061998, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-47441-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulationER variabilityInterpretations of ambiguous situationsAmbiguous social scenariosER strategy useEmotion regulation variablesER difficultiesUnique variancePositive affectStrategy useDaily emotionsAmbiguous situationsSocial scenariosMultilevel modelsEmotionsEmotional challengesRegulation variablesMultimethod designTransfer effectsCognitionAffectDay-to-dayTaskParticipantsMultilevelLife experiences of humiliation, entrapment, and frontoparietal-cerebellar connectivity predict adolescent anxiety and depression symptoms
Qu Y, Chopra S, Qu S, Cocuzza C, Labache L, Bauer C, Morfini F, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Slavich G, Joormann J, Holmes A. Life experiences of humiliation, entrapment, and frontoparietal-cerebellar connectivity predict adolescent anxiety and depression symptoms. Psychological Medicine 2026, 56: e84. PMID: 41909935, PMCID: PMC13079225, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291726103699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityStressor characteristicsDepressive symptomsAssociated with anxietyLifetime frequencyWhole-brain resting-state functional connectivityNegative rsFCLongitudinal sampleAssociated with greater anxietyLongitudinal sample of adolescentsAberrant brain functionAdolescent internalizing problemsAdolescent internalizing symptomsSample of adolescentsLife experiencesMajor life stressorsBrain functional networksExperiences of humiliationDepressive disorderAdolescent anxietyInternalizing symptomsAnxiety symptomsFrontoparietal networkInterpersonal lossStressor frequencyVariability Is Not Flexibility: Emotion Regulation Switching Predicts Increased Momentary Distress When Context Is Stable
Chen M, Bi K, Deng W, Zhu Y, Joormann J. Variability Is Not Flexibility: Emotion Regulation Switching Predicts Increased Momentary Distress When Context Is Stable. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2026 PMID: 41910550, DOI: 10.1037/abn0001108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulationMomentary distressStrategy switchingEcological momentary assessment studyEmotion-eliciting contextDaily diary studyMomentary assessment studyER flexibilityER strategiesPsychopathological symptomsNegative affectDiary studySwitch predictabilityEffort scalesPatterns of EREmotionsDistressClinical sciencePsychopathologyAffectSymptomsContextVariablesAssessment studiesResearchRelationship 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. PMID: 41953089, PMCID: PMC13054884, 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 QuestionnaireOvertuigingen aanpassen bij volwassenen met depressieve klachten
Vander Zwalmen Y, Struyf S, Depoorter J, Zabag R, Kube T, Joormann J, Koster E, Hoorelbeke K. Overtuigingen aanpassen bij volwassenen met depressieve klachten. Gedragstherapie 2026, 59: 56-80. DOI: 10.5553/tg/016774542026059001005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges 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 increases
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Using Neuroimaging to track symptom change in PTSD treatment
IRB ID2000025892RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2029Recruiting Participants