2024
Dynamics Between Affect and Social Acceptance as a Function of Social Anxiety: A Person-Specific Network Approach
Gunther K, Edelman A, Petrie D, Kober H, Gee D, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Dynamics Between Affect and Social Acceptance as a Function of Social Anxiety: A Person-Specific Network Approach. Emotion 2024 PMID: 39207390, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEtiology of social anxiety disorderSocial anxiety disorderSocial anxietyPositive affectAnxiety disordersDevelopmental period of increased riskFunction of social anxietySocial anxiety symptomsDaily diary dataSocial acceptanceBenefits of acceptanceSocial experiencePerson-centered approachPeriod of increased riskRegulate affectAnxiety symptomsSocial cuesAnxietyAffectDevelopmental periodPerson-specificAdolescentsDiary dataReturn to baselineDisordersThe effect of ABM on attentional networks and stress-induced emotional reactivity in a mixed clinical sample with depression: A randomized sham-controlled trial
Bø R, Kraft B, Jonassen R, Joormann J, Harmer C, Landrø N. The effect of ABM on attentional networks and stress-induced emotional reactivity in a mixed clinical sample with depression: A randomized sham-controlled trial. Neuroscience Applied 2024, 3: 104091. DOI: 10.1016/j.nsa.2024.104091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention Network TaskEmotional reactivityAttention networkEfficacy of attentional bias modificationAttentional bias modificationExecutive attention networkEffect of AbMBias modificationComorbid anxietyLab stressorDepressive disorderAttentional processesDepressive symptomsMinimal effect sizeDepression scoresNetwork tasksEffect sizeSham-controlled trialRandomized sham-controlled trialClinical samplesSham comparatorTwo-weekRandomized controlled trialsParticipantsAnxiety
2023
Social interpretation inflexibility moderates emotional reactions to social situations in children and adolescents
Polack R, Bronstein M, Questel M, Edelman A, Vinogradov S, Kober H, Joormann J, Everaert J. Social interpretation inflexibility moderates emotional reactions to social situations in children and adolescents. Development And Psychopathology 2023, 35: 2352-2364. PMID: 37466071, PMCID: PMC10796842, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579423000834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh social anxietyNegative interpersonal eventsInterpersonal eventsInterpretation biasSocial anxietyInterpretation biasesInternalizing symptomsSocial situationsDepressive symptomsPositive interpretation biasNegative interpretation biasSocial anxiety symptomsProtective factorsNovel social situationsSample of childrenAdolescent anxietyDaily associationsNegative interpretationsEmotional reactionsNovel taskAnxiety symptomsSubsequent depressive symptomsPositive interpretationInternalizing disordersAnxietyInterplay between uncertainty intolerance, emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-wave study
Godara M, Everaert J, Sanchez-Lopez A, Joormann J, De Raedt R. Interplay between uncertainty intolerance, emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-wave study. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 9854. PMID: 37330557, PMCID: PMC10276821, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36211-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntolerance of uncertaintyEmotion regulation difficultiesCognitive controlMulti-wave studyRegulation difficultiesCognitive flexibilityEmotion regulationMental healthMaladaptive emotion regulationProtective factorsUncertainty intoleranceIndividual differencesMediation analysisMental health burdenCOVID-19 pandemicStress resilienceRisk factorsPsychopathologySignificant mental health burdenOnline assessmentLongitudinal changesNegative effectsDifficultiesHealth burdenAnxiety
2022
Prior differences in previous trauma exposure primarily drive the observed racial/ethnic differences in posttrauma depression and anxiety following a recent trauma
Harnett N, Dumornay N, Delity M, Sanchez L, Mohiuddin K, Musey P, Seamon M, McLean S, Kessler R, Koenen K, Beaudoin F, Lebois L, van Rooij S, Sampson N, Michopoulos V, Maples-Keller J, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Kurz M, Swor R, McGrath M, Hudak L, Pascual J, House S, An X, Stevens J, Neylan T, Jovanovic T, Linnstaedt S, Germine L, Datner E, Chang A, Pearson C, Peak D, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, O'Neil B, Sergot P, Bruce S, Miller M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Barch D, Pizzagalli D, Sheridan J, Smoller J, Luna B, Harte S, Elliott J, Ressler K. Prior differences in previous trauma exposure primarily drive the observed racial/ethnic differences in posttrauma depression and anxiety following a recent trauma. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 2553-2562. PMID: 35094717, PMCID: PMC9339026, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721004475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPrevious trauma exposureTrauma exposurePosttraumatic depressionPrior differencesChildhood emotional abusePrior trauma exposureSelf-report assessmentsWhite participantsPosttraumatic stressStress disorderAnxiety symptomsEmotional abuseLife stressorsPTSD ratesEarly aftermathPosttraumatic dysfunctionAnxietySymptom trajectoriesRecent traumaEthnic differencesAURORA studyParticipantsSymptom recoveryRecent research
2019
Emotion Regulation Difficulties Related to Depression and Anxiety: A Network Approach to Model Relations Among Symptoms, Positive Reappraisal, and Repetitive Negative Thinking
Everaert J, Joormann J. Emotion Regulation Difficulties Related to Depression and Anxiety: A Network Approach to Model Relations Among Symptoms, Positive Reappraisal, and Repetitive Negative Thinking. Clinical Psychological Science 2019, 7: 1304-1318. DOI: 10.1177/2167702619859342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepetitive negative thinkingPositive reappraisalNegative thinkingEmotion regulation difficultiesReappraisal useRegulation difficultiesAnxiety symptomsAnxiety disordersPartial correlation networksDifferential relationsIndividual symptomsAnxietySomatic symptomsReappraisalCross-sectional dataRegulatory strategiesThinkingDepressionModel relationsSymptomsStrong connectionDisorder levelPotential pathwaysNetwork approachParticipants
2018
Looking Through Tinted Glasses: Depression and Social Anxiety Are Related to Both Interpretation Biases and Inflexible Negative Interpretations
Everaert J, Bronstein M, Cannon T, Joormann J. Looking Through Tinted Glasses: Depression and Social Anxiety Are Related to Both Interpretation Biases and Inflexible Negative Interpretations. Clinical Psychological Science 2018, 6: 517-528. DOI: 10.1177/2167702617747968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxietyInterpretation biasInterpretation biasesNegative interpretationsPositive interpretation biasesNovel cognitive taskNegative interpretation biasDepression severityCognitive tasksCognitive riskPositive informationAmbiguous situationsInflexible interpretationsAnxietyInflexibilitySymptom typeDepressionBiasesBiasSevere depressionFuture workTaskParticipantsIndividualsImportant determinantHating waiting
Tanovic E, Hajcak G, Joormann J. Hating waiting. Journal Of Experimental Psychopathology 2018, 9: 2043808718778982. DOI: 10.1177/2043808718778982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-probability rewardForms of psychopathologyInhibitory intoleranceEmotion regulationGambling TaskNegative affectIndividual differencesDelay discountingLess willingnessPsychopathologyTaskGreater delayMore tensionWillingnessImpulsivityNeuroticismAffectDiscountingAnxietyRewardHigh levelsWaitersStudentsDifficultiesFindings
2013
The Relational Theory of Attention: Implications for the Processing of Emotional Stimuli in Psychological Disorders
Joormann J, Arditte K. The Relational Theory of Attention: Implications for the Processing of Emotional Stimuli in Psychological Disorders. Australian Psychologist 2013, 48: 399-401. DOI: 10.1111/ap.12040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional disordersCurrent cognitive theoriesRelational theoryEmotion regulationCognitive processesCognitive theoryIrrelevant informationEmotionsContext dependenceCentral characteristicsBiasesDisordersAttentionCognitionComplex environmentsRelevant informationResearchAnxietyMemoryGreater emphasisTheoryDifferent waysNew informationImportant findingImportant questions
2005
The Impact of Comorbidity of Depression on the Course of Anxiety Treatments
Joormann J, Kosfelder J, Schulte D. The Impact of Comorbidity of Depression on the Course of Anxiety Treatments. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2005, 29: 569-591. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-005-3340-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral treatmentSocial anxiety disorderPanic disorderComorbid depressionAnxiety disorder patientsDepression scoresGrowth curve modelsCourse of anxietyIndividual differencesAnxiety treatmentAnxiety disordersComorbid disordersNoncomorbid patientsAnxiety scoresDisorder patientsDepressionImpact of comorbiditiesDisordersMajor depressionComorbid conditionsComparable improvementPatientsScoresAnxietyDetrimental effects