Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
David John Hallford, Jorge Javier Ricarte, Dirk Hermans
Summary: This study found that the coherence of autobiographical memories predicts depressive symptoms, with self-esteem self-efficacy serving as an important mediator. The coherence can mitigate depressive symptoms by changing self-concept.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Manel Monsonet, Sergi Ballespi, Tamara Sheinbaum, Carmen Valiente, Regina Espinosa, Thomas Richard Kwapil, Neus Barrantes-Vidal
Summary: The study found that individuals with a combination of trait-paranoia and depressive symptoms exhibited the lowest levels of positive self-schemas and self-esteem, with each trait separately associated with poor explicit self-esteem and self-schemas.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yves Martins Varela, Raissa Nobrega de Almeida, Ana Cecilia de Menezes Galvao, Geovan Menezes de Sousa, Ana Cecilia Lopes de Lima, Neuciane Gomes da Silva, Mario Andre Leocadio-Miguel, Bruno Lobao-Soares, Jaime Eduardo Cecilio Hallak, Joao Paulo Maia-de-Oliveira, Nicole Leite Galvao-Coelho
Summary: This study found that group-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (gCBT) has significant effects in the treatment of mild-moderate Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Patients showed reductions in depressive and anxiety symptoms, increased self-esteem and sleep quality after the treatment. The study also revealed that gCBT can regulate physiological responses and that these improvements were correlated with remission outcomes.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Family Studies
Yesenia Mejia, Andrew J. Supple, Scott W. Plunkett, Andrea L. Kulish, Gabriela L. Stein
Summary: The study found that meeting familial expectations regarding personal responsibility was negatively associated with depressive symptoms for Asian youth, and the impact on negative self-image was stronger; meeting familial academic expectations was positively associated with positive self-image and negatively associated with negative self-image for Latinx and Asian youth.
EMERGING ADULTHOOD
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Chisato Shimanoe, Akiko Matsumoto, Megumi Hara, Chiho Akao, Yuichiro Nishida, Mikako Horita, Hinako Nanri, Yasuki Higaki, Keitaro Tanaka
Summary: The study found a positive association between the cortisol-to-cortisone ratio and cortisol levels with perceived stress, but not with depressive symptoms. The relationship between perceived stress and the cortisol-to-cortisone ratio was modified by cortisol levels and sex.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jiro Masuya, Chihiro Morishita, Motoki Higashiyama, Ayaka Deguchi, Yoshitaka Ishii, Miki Ono, Mina Honyashiki, Yoshio Iwata, Takeshi Inoue
Summary: This study found that childhood victimization directly influences adult trait anxiety, depressive rumination, and depressive symptom severity, and indirectly worsens depressive symptoms through trait anxiety and depressive rumination as mediators. These results highlight the importance of preventing and addressing childhood victimization to reduce the risk of clinical depression in adulthood.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Laura J. J. Wright, Jet J. C. S. Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Sarah E. E. Williams
Summary: The study found that higher physical activity is associated with lower stress levels, leading to fewer internalizing symptoms. This association may be mediated by higher self-esteem, better coping with stress, and more adaptive stress appraisals. The findings suggest that increasing physical activity could improve mental health in older adolescents.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE
(2023)
Article
Family Studies
So-Young Park, Jungup Lee, Charissa S. L. Cheah
Summary: This study investigated gender differences in the complex relationships among parental control and warmth, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms in Asian American youth, and found significant mediating effects of early self-esteem and depressive symptoms on later self-esteem and depressive symptoms. The results highlight the importance of culturally appropriate parenting education programs for enhancing self-esteem and mental health in both male and female youth in ethnically diverse communities.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Jessie B. Lydiard, Herry Patel, Yoni Strugatsky, Wesley K. Thompson, William E. Pelham III, Sandra A. Brown
Summary: The relationship between cannabis use and depression during adolescence is complex and bidirectional. This study found that depressive symptoms predicted future cannabis use, and cannabis use also predicted future depressive symptoms among young adults.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Guido Alessandri, Lorenzo Filosa, Enrico Perinelli, Luca Carnevali, Cristina Ottaviani, Claudia Ferrante, Vittorio Pasquali
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between self-esteem level and self-esteem variability at work with diurnal cortisol rhythms. The findings revealed that self-esteem average levels and a specific form of self-esteem variability were associated with diurnal cortisol parameters. Low self-esteem was linked to a blunted cortisol awakening response, particularly when low self-esteem levels were stable over time. Moreover, self-esteem variability predicted a lower diurnal cortisol decline and a smaller magnitude of overall cortisol production. These results highlight the neuroendocrine correlates of self-esteem level and variation at work, suggesting potential pathways by which short-term variability in self-esteem states may impact long-term workers' health and well-being.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Mengting Zhong, Xuechao Huang, E. Scott Huebner, Lili Tian
Summary: The study found a positive correlation between bullying victimization and subsequent depressive symptoms, with self-esteem playing an important mediating role. The study only considered self-esteem as a mediator, and the results were based only on Chinese elementary school children, so generalizability should be approached cautiously.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Eleonora Iob, Jessie R. Baldwin, Robert Plomin, Andrew Steptoe
Summary: This study suggests that the dysregulated function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis might play a role in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and depression, especially in individuals exposed to multiple ACEs. Lower cortisol levels in early adolescence were found to mediate the association between ACEs and elevated depressive symptoms in early adulthood, independent of genetic factors.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Yuhan Liu, Yuting Yang, Chaowei Fu, Haijiang Lin, Tingting Wang, Shanling Wang, Jiawen Kuang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jingyi Wang
Summary: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of loneliness and depressive symptoms among MSM in China, examine their associated factors, and investigate potential factors moderating the link between depressive symptoms and loneliness. The results showed that 13.28% of the MSM sample perceived loneliness and 7.48% reported moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms. Factors such as younger age, low social support, low self-esteem, and moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms were associated with increased loneliness. The magnitude of the associations between depressive symptoms and loneliness varied among MSM with different age, marital status, and self-esteem.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohsen Joshanloo
Summary: This study examined the association between self-esteem, satisfaction with family life, and depressive symptoms, and found that higher self-esteem and satisfaction with family life predicted a decrease in future depressive symptoms, while depressive symptoms led to lower self-esteem and lower satisfaction with family life.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Ethnic Studies
Katheryn Roberson, Alex L. Pieterse
Summary: The study found that internalized racism is negatively related to self-esteem, with devaluation of one's racial group being a significant factor. Psychological responses to internalized racism in students of Color may include non-pathological states such as lowered self-esteem. Promoting racial pride could be an important intervention for students of Color in response to internalized racism.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
David Baumeister, Emmanuelle Peters, Jens Pruessner, Oliver Howes, Paul Chadwick
Summary: Negative voice content is more associated with increased subjective stress-reactivity compared to other voices or auditory stimuli. Mindful voice-appraisals may partially moderate this effect. These findings highlight the importance of voice content for the impact of voice-hearing and the potential value of mindfulness training in treating voice distress in psychosis.
SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Alexa Pichet Binette, Etienne Vachon-Presseau, John Morris, Randall Bateman, Tammie Benzinger, D. Louis Collins, Judes Poirier, John C. S. Breitner, Sylvia Villeneuve
Summary: In the preclinical phase of Alzheimer's disease, specific combinations of personality traits, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and cognitive lifestyle are associated with AD pathology, potentially indicating new pathways for multidomain interventions.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Maria Meier, Lisa Wirz, Philip Dickinson, Jens C. Pruessner
Summary: Stress is a major contributor to psychiatric diseases, and laughter yoga may help buffer the negative effects of stress. However, empirical evidence for beneficial effects of laughter yoga is still lacking.
STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Annika B. E. Benz, Liliane Vanessa Kloker, Tim Kuhlmann, Maria Meier, Eva Unternaehrer, Ulrike U. Bentele, Stephanie J. Dimitroff, Bernadette F. Denk, Ulf-Dietrich Reips, Jens C. Pruessner
Summary: The German translation of the PBI showed good psychometric properties and demonstrated significant differences in reported parenting styles among different groups of individuals. The use of a 3-factor structure provided additional value, such as improved differentiation between normal-weight and overweight individuals.
PSYCHOTHERAPIE PSYCHOSOMATIK MEDIZINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Xi Ren, Xiaolin Zhao, Jiwen Li, Yadong Liu, Yipeng Ren, Jens C. Pruessner, Juan Yang
Summary: Higher daily stress levels are associated with lower salivary cortisol secretion and lower activation of the left hippocampus in response to a stress task. In addition, higher daily stress levels are associated with stronger functional connectivity between the left hippocampus and the ventral medial prefrontal cortex.
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Angelina Gideon, Christine Sauter, Jens C. Pruessner, Damien R. Farine, Petra H. Wirtz
Summary: Acute psychosocial stress can activate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and cognitive stress appraisal processes seem to modulate this stress reactivity.
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Biology
Hanja B. Brandl, Jens C. Pruessner, Damien R. Farine
Summary: The stress systems play a crucial role in mediating the physiological responses to stress in animals. While the individual-level effects of stress on behavior and performance have been well studied, it remains largely unknown how stressed individuals can influence the stress systems of other group members and subsequently affect collective behavior. This article proposes that understanding the extent to which stress transmission modulates animal collectives is an important research avenue.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hanna M. T. Edebol Carlman, Julia Rode, Julia Konig, Dirk Repsilber, Ashley N. Hutchinson, Per Thunberg, Jonas Persson, Andrey Kiselev, Jens C. Pruessner, Robert J. Brummer
Summary: In this study, the impact of a probiotic product containing different strains of probiotics on stress processing was investigated. The results showed that probiotic intervention subtly altered brain activity and functional connectivity in specific brain regions and had a greater effect on the initial stress response. These findings support the potential of probiotics as a non-pharmaceutical treatment modality for stress-related disorders.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Maria Meier, Kristina Haub, Marie-Luise Schramm, Marc Hamma, Ulrike U. Bentele, Stephanie J. Dimitroff, Raphaela Gartner, Bernadette F. Denk, Annika B. E. Benz, Eva Unternaehrer, Jens C. Pruessner
Summary: The study focused on the effects of an online version of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) on cortisol, alpha amylase, pleasure, and arousal levels in adults. It also compared the cortisol responses between men and women. The results showed that the online TSST successfully induced psychophysiological stress in adults, with significant increases in cortisol, alpha amylase, and arousal levels, and a decrease in pleasure. Moreover, cortisol responses were found to be stronger in males compared to females.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Cherie Strikwerda-Brown, Diana A. Hobbs, Julie Gonneaud, Frederic St-Onge, Alexa Pichet Binette, Hazal Ozlen, Karine Provost, Jean-Paul Soucy, Rachel F. Buckley, Tammie L. S. Benzinger, John C. Morris, Victor L. Villemagne, Vincent Dore, Reisa A. Sperling, Keith A. Johnson, Christopher C. Rowe, Brian A. Gordon, Judes Poirier, John C. S. Breitner, Sylvia Villeneuve
Summary: The study confirmed the clinical value of NIA-AA biological research criteria in predicting whether older individuals with no cognitive impairment will develop AD symptoms in the near future, with most A+T+(N+) individuals developing AD symptoms within 2 to 3 years.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Annika B. E. Benz, Raphaela J. Gaertner, Maria Meier, Eva Unternaehrer, Simona Scharndke, Clara Jupe, Maya Wenzel, Ulrike U. Bentele, Stephanie J. Dimitroff, Bernadette F. Denk, Jens C. Pruessner
Summary: Growing evidence suggests that natural environments contribute to psychological health and physiological relaxation. This study investigates the effects of nature-based relaxation videos on heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate (HR), revealing a decrease in HR and an increase in HRV during video interventions. The findings suggest that aspects of early life adversity and trait mindfulness may influence individual responses to relaxation videos.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Alexandra Barnabe, Karine Gamache, Joao Vitor Paes de Camargo, Erin Allen-Flanagan, Mathilde Rioux, Jens Pruessner, Marco Leyton, Karim Nader
Summary: Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable death globally. This study examined the potential of stress to enhance the effects of a memory updating intervention on smoking cessation. The findings showed that individuals exposed to stress had greater psychophysiological responses during the intervention and experienced greater reductions in cigarette use.
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jonas P. Nitschke, Jens C. Pruessner, Jennifer A. Bartz
Summary: This study suggests that acute psychosocial stress enhances empathic accuracy in men, related to their glucocorticoid response, while it has no effect on women, who also show a smaller cortisol response to stress.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Tobias Stalder, Sonia J. Lupien, Brigitte M. Kudielka, Emma K. Adam, Jens C. Pruessner, Stefan Wuest, Samantha Dockray, Nina Smyth, Phil Evans, Clemens Kirschbaum, Robert Miller, Mark A. Wetherell, Johannes B. Finke, Tim Klucken, Angela Clow
Summary: This article reports a critical evaluation and update of current cortisol awakening response (CAR) methodology, presenting an updated and streamlined version of the CAR consensus guidelines. A quantitative evaluation of CAR research shows limited improvement in implementing core recommendations, but evidence confirms the accuracy of the original guidelines. Furthermore, recent technological advances offer potential cost-saving methods for CAR assessment in future research.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah E. M. Stoll, Leonie Mack, Jean P. P. Scheib, Jens Pruessner, Jennifer Randerath
Summary: Efficient movement selection is crucial in everyday activities. This study suggests that our stress system might influence this function, particularly for plan-based approaches. Variations in parasympathetic activity appear to be disadvantageous for improving plan-based movement selection, while performance in rule-based movement selection tasks remains relatively unaffected.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Shanshan Xiao, Natalie C. Ebner, Amirhossein Manzouri, Tie-Qiang Li, Diana S. Cortes, Kristoffer N. T. Mansson, Hakan Fischer
Summary: The mechanisms through which intranasal oxytocin affects the brain are not fully understood, but recent research suggests that brain regions with a higher density of oxytocin receptors may play a key role. This study used resting-state fMRI to investigate the effects of intranasal oxytocin administration on connectivity between these receptor-enriched regions and other regions in the brain, and found that the effects varied depending on the age of the participants.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lisa Haase, Antonia Vehlen, Julia Strojny, Gregor Domes
Summary: This study found no significant changes in the cortisol awakening response (CAR) over the menstrual cycle, and no significant association with variations in estradiol and progesterone. These results suggest that CAR is largely robust against hormonal variations across the menstrual cycle.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Derek Schaeuble, Tyler Wallace, Sebastian A. Pace, Shane T. Hentges, Brent Myers
Summary: Depression and cardiovascular disease are influenced by daily life stress, but the biological mechanisms behind this connection are not well understood. This study shows that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a role in regulating stress responses and behavior, with sex-specific effects. In males, the vmPFC-PH circuitry promotes positive motivation and reduces stress responses, while in females it elevates stress responses. This suggests that cortical regulation of stress reactivity and behavior is mediated by projections to the hypothalamus in a sex-specific manner.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jose M. Guzman, Montana H. Boone, Gabriela L. Suarez, Colter Mitchell, Christopher S. Monk, Luke W. Hyde, Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased life stress and internalizing disorders, with a disproportionate impact on women. This study focused on the neuroendocrinology of stress-related disorders and found that women have lower cortisol responses and higher DHEA responses to stress. However, lower cortisol and higher DHEA are associated with internalizing disorders in women, while the opposite is true in men. The study also examined the relationship between COVID-related stress and internalizing symptoms and found gender differences in the association between DHEA and cortisol and internalizing outcomes. These findings suggest distinct neuroendocrine pathways for stress-related disorders in young men and women.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Meriah L. Dejoseph, Keira B. Leneman, Alyssa R. Palmer, Emily R. Padrutt, Otiti A. Mayo, Daniel Berry
Summary: Childhood and adolescence are critical periods for the development of the stress response system. This study found a modest positive relation between the adrenocortical and sympathetic systems, as well as between the adrenocortical and parasympathetic systems. The strength of these associations varied based on methodological and sociodemographic characteristics.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Qiong Xiang, Jia-Sheng Tao, Shuai Dong, Xiao-Lin Liu, Liang Yang, Li-Ni Liu, Jing Deng, Xian-Hui Li
Summary: Chronic hyperglycemia accelerates the pathological process of cognitive dysfunction, but the heterogeneity of hippocampal cells under long-term high glucose conditions is not well known. In this study, single-cell RNA sequencing was performed on diabetic mice, and distinct cell sub-clusters and important genes involved in neuroplasticity regulation were identified.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Roger Mcintosh, Hannah Hoogerwoerd, Salman S. Ahmad, Cassandra Michel, Kaitlyn Dillon, Mahendra Kumar, Gail Ironson
Summary: The study found that a 4-session guided written emotional disclosure intervention led to significant reductions in total output and concentration of epinephrine in urine for up to 6 months in individuals living with HIV. This effect was especially pronounced in women. However, there were no significant changes in norepinephrine output in urine.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Meredith Gruhn, Adam Bryant Miller, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Sophia Martin, Matthew G. Clayton, Matteo Giletta, Paul D. Hastings, Matthew K. Nock, Karen D. Rudolph, George M. Slavich, Mitchell J. Prinstein, Margaret A. Sheridan
Summary: This study investigates how early life adversity characterized by threat impacts the association between neural activity and cortisol production during emotion processing. The results suggest that threat exposure may moderate the relationship between neural activation and cortisol response.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
