Selected research papers

2021

Brailovskaia, J., Cosci, F., Mansueto, G., Miragall, M., Herrero, R., Baños, R. M., Krasavtseva, Y., Kochetkov, Y., & Margraf, J. (2021). The association between depression symptoms, psychological burden caused by Covid-19 and physical activity: An investigation in Germany, Italy, Russia, and Spain. Psychiatry Research, 295, 113596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113596

Konrad, C., Berger-Hanke, M., Hassel, G., & Barr, R. (accepted for publication on 11/24/2020). Does texting interrupt imitation learning in 19-month-old infants? Infant Behavior and Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101513

Munsch, S., Messerli-Bürgy, N., Meyer, A. H., Humbel, N., Schopf, K., Wyssen, A. et al. (2021). Consequences of exposure to thin ideal in mass media depending on moderators in young women: An experimental study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, in press.

Velten, J., Milani, S., Margraf, J., & Brotto, L. A. (in press). Visual attention to sexual stimuli in women with clinical, subclinical, and normal sexual functioning: An eye-tracking study. Journal of Sexual Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.10.005

Woud, M. L., Blackwell, S. E., Shkreli, L., Würtz, F., Cwik, J. C., Margraf, J., … & Kessler, H. (accepted). The Effects of modifying dysfunctional appraisals in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder using a form of Cognitive Bias Modification: Results of a randomized controlled trial in an inpatient setting. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

2020

Blackwell, S. E. (2020). Clinical efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions. Lancet Psychiatry, 7, 465-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30170-x

Blackwell, S. E., Dooley, D., Würtz, F., Woud, M. L., & Margraf, J. (2020). Inducing positive involuntary mental imagery in everyday life: an experimental investigation. Memory, 28, 1157-1172. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2020.1822413

Brailovskaia, J., & Teichert, T. (2020). “I like it” and “I need it”: Relationship between implicit associations, flow, and addictive social media use. Computers in Human Behavior, 113, 106509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106509

Brailovskaia, J., Ströse, F., Schillack, H., & Margraf, J. (2020). Less Facebook use–More well-being and a healthier lifestyle? An experimental intervention study. Computers in Human Behavior, 108, 106332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106332

Ehli, S., Wolf, J., Newen, A., Schneider, S., & Voigt, B. (2020). Determining the Function of Social Referencing: The Role of Familiarity and Situational Threat. Frontiers in Psychology, 11:538228. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.538228

Konrad, C., Adolph, D., Herbert, J. S., Neuhoff, L., Mohr, C., Jagusch-Poirier, J., Seehagen, S., Weigelt, S., & Schneider, S. (2020). A new 3-day standardized Eyeblink Conditioning Protocol to assess Extinction Learning from Infancy to Adulthood. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00135

Margraf, J., Zhang, X. C., Lavallee, K. L., & Schneider, S. (2020). Longitudinal prediction of positive and negative mental health in Germany, Russia, and China. PLoS ONE 15(6): e0234997. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234997

Rus-Calafell, M., Ward, T., Zhang, X. C., Edwards, C., Garety, P., & Craig, T. (2020). The Role of Sense of Voice Presence and Anxiety Reduction in AVATAR Therapy. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(9), 2748. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092748

Scholten, S., Lavallee, K., Velten, J., Zhang, X., & Margraf, J. (2020). The Brief Daily Stressors Screening Tool: An introduction and evaluation. Stress and Health, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2965

Seehagen, S., Schneider, S., Sommer, K., La Rocca, L., & Konrad, C. (2020). State-dependent memory in infants. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13444

Totzeck, C., Teismann, T., Hofmann, S., von Brachel, R., Pflug, V., Wannemüller, A., & Margraf, J. (2020). May you be happy: Loving-kindness meditation promotes mental health in university students. Mindfulness, 11, 1623–1631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01375-w

Velten, J., Brotto, L. A., Chivers, M. L., Hirschfeld, G., & Margraf, J. (2020). The power of the present: Effects of three mindfulness tasks on women’s sexual response. Clinical Psychological Science, 8(1), 125-138. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702619861394

Meyers, M., Margraf, J., & Velten, J. (2020). Psychological treatment of low sexual desire in women: Protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial of internet-based cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based treatments. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(9), e20326. https://doi.org/10.2196/20326

von Brachel, R., Bieda, A., Margraf, J., & Hirschfeld, G. (2020). Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)-18 in Psychotherapy Patients. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 36, 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000480

Ward, T., Rus-Calafell, M., Ramadhan, Z., Soumelidou, O., Fornells-Ambrojo, M., Garety, P., & Craig, T. (2020). AVATAR Therapy for Distressing Voices: A Comprehensive Account of Therapeutic Targets. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 46(5), 1038–1044. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaa061

Zahler, L., Sommer, K., Reinecke, A., Wilhelm, F., Margraf, J., & Woud, M. L. (2020). Cognitive vulnerability in the context of panic: Assessment of panic-related associations and interpretations in individuals with varying levels of anxiety sensitivity? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 44, 858-873. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10103-6

2019

Blackwell, S. E., Woud, M. L., Margraf, J., & Schönbrondt, F. D. (2019). Introducing the leapfrog design: A simple bayesian adaptive rolling trial design for accelerated treatment development and optimization. Clinical Psychological Science, 7(6), 1222-1243. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2167702619858071

Brailovskaia, J., Bierhoff, H. -W., & Margraf, J. (2019). How to identify narcissism with 13 items? Validation of the German Narcissistic Personality Inventory–13 (G-NPI-13). Assessment, 26(4), 630-644. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191117740625

Brailovskaia, J., Rohmann, E., Bierhoff, H. -W., Schillack, H., & Margraf, J. (2019). The relationship between daily stress, social support and Facebook Addiction Disorder. Psychiatry Research, 276, 167-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.014

Konietzny, K., Chehadi, O., Levenig, C., Kellmann, M., Kleinert, J., Mierswa, T., & Hasenbring, M. I. (2019). Depression and suicidal ideation in high performance athletes suffering from low back pain: the role of stress and pain related thought suppression. European Journal of Pain, 23, 1196–1208. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1387

Konrad, C., Dirks, N. D., Warmuth, A., Herbert, J. S., Schneider, S., & Seehagen, S. (2019). Sleep-dependent selective imitation in infants. Journal of Sleep Research, e12777. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12777

Lavallee, K., Zhang, X. C., Michelak, J., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J. (2019). Vegetarian diet and mental health: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses in culturally diverse samples. Journal of affective disorders, 248, 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.01.035

Lippert, M. W., Pflug, V., Lavallee, K. & Schneider, S. (2019). Enhanced Family Approaches for the Anxiety Disorders. In T. Ollendick, L. Farrell & P. Muris (Eds.), Innovations in CBT for Childhood Anxiety, OCD, and PTSD: Improving Access & Outcomes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Raeder, F., Merz, C. J., Tegenthoff, M., Wolf O. T., Margraf J., & Zlomuzica A. (2019). Post-exposure cortisol administration does not augment the success of exposure therapy: A randomized placebo-controlled study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 99, 174-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.09.015

Rus-Calafell, M., & Schneider, S. (2019). Are we there yet?! — a literature review of recent digital technology advances for the treatment of early psychosis. mHealth. https://doi.org/10.21037/mhealth.2019.09.14

Schopf, K., Mohr, C., Lippert, M., Sommer, K., & Schneider, S. (2019). The role of exposure in the treatment of anxiety in children and adolescents: Protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 9: 96. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01337-2

Schoppmann, J., Schneider, S., & Seehagen, S. (2019). Wait and See: Observational Learning of Distraction as an Emotion Regulation Strategy in 22-Month-Old Toddlers. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47(5), 851–853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-018-0486-7

Schuck, K. & Schneider, S. (2019). Entwicklung und Prävention von Essstörungen und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 67, 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1024/1661-4747/a000367

Voigt, B., Pauen, S., & Bechtel-Kuehne, S. (2019). Getting the mouse out of the box: Tool innovation in preschoolers. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 184, 65-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2019.03.005

von Brachel, R., Hirschfeld, G., Berner, A., Willutzki, U., Teismann, T., Cwik, J.C., Velten, J., Schulte, D., & Margraf, J. (2019). Long-term effectiveness of CBT in routine outpatient care - a 5 to 20-year follow-up study. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 88, 225-235. https://doi.org/10.1159/000500188

von Brachel, R., Teismann, T., Feider, L., & Margraf, J. (2019). Suicide ideation as a predictor of treatment outcomes in cognitive-behavioral therapy for unipolar mood disorders. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 19(1), 80–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2018.09.002

2018

Chehadi, O., Rusu, A. C., Konietzny, K., Schulz, E., Köster, O., Schmidt-Wilcke, T. & Hasenbring, M. I. (2018). Brain structural alterations associated with dysfunctional cognitive control of pain in patients with low back pain. European Journal of Pain, 22(4), 745–755. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1159

Craig, T., Rus-Calafell, M., Ward, T., Leff, J., Huckvale, M., Howard, E., Emsley, R., & Garety, P. (2018). AVATAR therapy for auditory verbal hallucinations in people with psychosis: A single-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 5, 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(17)30427-3

Konietzny, K., Chehadi, O., Streitlein-Bohme, I., Rusche, H., Willburger, R. E., & Hasenbring, M. I. (2018). Mild depression in low back pain: the interaction of thought suppression and stress plays a role, especially in female patients. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25(2), 207–214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-017-9657-0

Schuck, K., Munsch, S., & Schneider, S. (2018). Body image perceptions and symptoms of disturbed eating behavior among children and adolescents in Germany. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 12:10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-018-0216-5

Wannemüller, A., Moser, D., Kumsta, R., Jöhren, H. -P., & Margraf, J. (2018). The Return of Fear: Variation of the Serotonin Transporter Gene Predicts Outcome of a Highly Standardized Exposure-Based One-Session Fear Treatment. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 87(2), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1159/000486100

Woud, M. L., Blackwell, S. E., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Browning, M., Holmes, E. A., Harmer, C. J., & Reinecke, A. (2018). Investigating d-cycloserine as a potential pharmacological enhancer of an emotional bias-learning procedure. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 32, 569-577. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881118754679

Zhang, X. C., Woud, M. L., Becker, E. S., & Margraf, J. (2018). Do health-related factors predict major depression? A longitudinal epidemiologic study. Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 25(3), 378–387. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2171

Zlomuzica, A., Woud, M. L., Machulska, A., Dietrich, L., Kleimt, K., Assion, H. J., Wolf O. T., Dere E., & Margraf, J. (2018). Deficits in episodic memory and mental time travel in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 83:42-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.12.014

2017

Bieda, A., Hirschfeld, G., Schönfeld, P., Brailovskaia, J., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2017). Universal Happiness? Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance of Scales Assessing Positive Mental Health. Psychological Assessment, 29, 408-421. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000353

Blackwell, S. E., Woud, M. L., & MacLeod, C. (2017). A question of control? Examining the role of control conditions in experimental psychopathology using the example of cognitive bias modification research. Spanish Journal of Psychology, 20: e54. https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2017.41

Chehadi, O., Suchan, B., Konietzny, K., Köster, O., Schmidt-Wilcke, T., & Hasenbring, M. I. (2017). Gray matter alteration associated with pain catastrophizing in patients 6 months after lumbar disk surgery. PAIN Reports, 2(5), e617. https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000000617

Preusser, F., Margraf, J., & Zlomuzica, A. (2017). Generalization of extinguished fear to untreated fear stimuli after exposure. Neuropsychopharmacology, 13:2545-2552. https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.2017.119

Rus-Calafell, M., Garety, P., Sason, E., Craig, T., & Valmaggia, L. (2017). Virtual reality in the assessment and treatment of psychosis: a systematic review of its utility, acceptability and effectiveness. Psychological Medicine, 48, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291717001945

Schneider, S., Pflug, V., In-Albon, T. & Margraf, J. (2017). Kinder-DIPS Open Access: Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Bochum: Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum für psychische Gesundheit, Ruhr-Universität Bochum. https://doi.org/10.13154/rub.101.90

Schuck, K. & Schneider, S. (2017). Kinderängste – Erscheinungsbild, Diagnostik, Ursachen und Behandlungsmöglichkeiten. Frühe Kindheit, 3-17.

Woud, M. L., Verwoerd, J. R. L., & Krans, J. (2017). Modification of Cognitive Biases related to posttraumatic stress: A systematic review and research agenda. Clinical Psychology Review, 54, 81–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.04.003

Zhang, X.C., Kuchinke, L., Woud, M. L., Velten, J., & Margraf, J. (2017). Survey Method Matters: Online/Offline Questionnaires and Face-to-Face or Telephone Interviews Differ. Computers in Human Behavior, 71, 172-180. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.006

2016

Konietzny, K., Suchan, B., Kreddig, N., Hasenbring, M. I. & Chehadi, O. (2016). Emotionsregulation und Schmerzen: behaviorale und neuronale Korrelate - ein transdiagnostischer Ansatz. Der Schmerz, 30(5), 412–420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00482-016-0162-1

Konrad, C., Seehagen, S., Schneider, S., & Herbert, J. S. (2016). Naps promote flexible memory retrieval in infants. Developmental Psychobiology, 58(7), 866-874. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21431

Margraf, J., & Schneider, S. (2016). From neuroleptics to neuroscience and from Pavlov to psychotherapy: more than just the “emperor’s new treatments” for mental illnesses? EMBO Molecular Medicine, 8, 1115-1117. https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201606650

Pflug, V., Schneider, S. (2016). School Absenteeism: An Online Survey via Social Networks. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 47(3), 417-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-015-0576-5

Woud, M. L., Becker, E. S., Rinck, M., Harmer, C. J., & Reinecke, A. (2016). Assessment of automatic associations with bodily sensations and agoraphobic situations in panic disorder. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 52, 105-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2016.04.001

2015

Blackwell, S. E., Browning, M., Mathews, A., Pictet, A., Welch, J., Davies, J., Watson, P., Geddes, J. R., & Holmes, E. A. (2015). Positive imagery-based cognitive bias modification as a web-based treatment tool for depressed adults: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Psychological Science, 3, 91-111. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702614560746

Margraf, J. (2015). Zur Lage der Psychologie. Psychologische Rundschau, 66, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000247

Margraf, J., Meyer, A, & Lavallee, K. (2015). Pursuit of psychoplasty? Psychological health and aims of aestheric surgery patients. Clinical Psychological Science, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702614551409

Seehagen, S., Konrad, C., Herbert, J. S., & Schneider, S. (2015). Timely sleep facilitates declarative memory consolidation in infants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(5), 1625–1629. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414000112

Zlomuzica, A., Preusser, F., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J. (2015). Increased perceived self-efficacy facilitates the extinction of fear in healthy participants. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 9:270. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00270

2014

Voigt, B., Mahy, C. E. V., Ellis, J., Schnitzspahn, K., Krause, I., Altgassen, M., & Kliegel, M. (2014). The development of time-based prospective memory in childhood: The role of working memory updating. Developmental Psychology, 50(10), 2393-2404. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037491

von Brachel, R., Hötzel, K., Hirschfeld, G., Schmidt, U., Rieger, E., Kosfelder, J., Hechler, T., Schulte, D., & Vocks, S. (2014). Predicting dropout from an internet-based program for women with eating disorders. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16 (3), e92. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3104

2013

Hötzel, K., von Brachel, R., Schmidt, U., Rieger, E., Kosfelder, J., Hechler, T., Schulte, D., & Vocks, S. (2013). An internet-based program to enhance motivation to change in females with symptoms of an eating disorder: A randomized-controlled trial. Psychological Medicine, 16, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291713002481

Schneider, S., Blatter-Meunier, J., Herren, C., In-Albon, T., Adornetto, C., Meyer, A., & Lavallee, K. L. (2013). The efficacy of a family-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for separation anxiety disorder in children aged 8–13: A randomized comparison with a general anxiety program. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81(5), 932–940. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032678

Schneider, S., In-Albon, T., Nuendel, B., & Margraf, J. (2013). Parental Panic Treatment Reduces Children's Long-Term Psychopathology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 82(5), 346–348. https://doi.org/10.1159/000350448

2012

Bruchmüller, K., Margraf, J., & Schneider, S. (2012). Is ADHD diagnosed in accord with diagnostic criteria? Overdiagnosis influence of client gender on diagnosis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80(1), 128–138. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026582

Dere, E., & Zlomuzica, A. (2012). The role of gap junctions in the brain in health and disease. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 36:206-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.05.015

Pflug, V., Seehagen, S., & Schneider, S. (2012). Nichts Neues seit dem “kleinen Hans” und dem “kleinen Peter”? Psychotherapie der Angststörungen des Kindes- und Jugendalters. Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 40, 21-28. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1024/1422-4917/a000146