Saša Zorjan

Biographic Data

ID1931482
NAMESaša Zorjan
GIVEN NAMESSaša
FAMILY NAMEZorjan
SIGNATUREZORJAN S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Maribor
ORCID0000-0001-5111-0259
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • The association between early regulatory problems and adult peer relationship quality is mediated by the brain's allostatic‐interoceptive system

    Open AccessSaša Zorjan, Dieter Wolke et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2025

    BACKGROUND: Early regulatory problems (RPs), i.e., problems with crying, sleeping, and/or feeding during the first years, increase the risk for avoidant personality traits in adulthood, associated with social withdrawal and anxiety. Even more, RPs are linked with functional alterations in the adult default mode and salience networks, comprising the brain's allostatic-interoceptive system (AIS) and playing a role in social interactions. We investi…

  • Temporal dynamics of mental imagery, craving and consumption of craved foods

    Open AccessSaša Zorjan, Anne SchienleARTICLEPsychology & Health2023

    Mental imagery vividness and craving intensity predict consumption of craved food. The association between craving and eating might be stronger in individuals who struggle with controlling their eating behavior. Therefore, future studies should examine these relationships in overweight/obese samples or patients with eating disorders

  • Olfactory imagery as a retrieval method for autobiographical memories

    Open AccessCarina Schlintl, Saša Zorjan et al.ARTICLEPsychological Research2023

  • Social reappraisal of emotions is linked with the social presence effect in the default mode network

    Open AccessXiyao Xie, Teresa Bertram et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    Results demonstrate that a psychotherapist's supportive presence can change anterior medial DMN's intrinsic connectivity even in the absence of stimuli and that this DMN change during rest is linked with social reappraisal functioning during negative emotions. Data suggest that trust-dependent social presence effects on DMN states are relevant for social reappraisal-an idea important for daily-life and psychotherapy-related emotion regulation

  • Changes in food cue reactivity through affective and nonaffective touch

    Open AccessAnne Schienle, Judith Scheucher et al.ARTICLEAppetite2023References: 38

    Affective touch (gentle/slow brushing of the skin) can facilitate the allocation of processing resources to simultaneously present stimuli from different modalities. The present event-related potential (ERP) study investigated whether affective touch can enhance attention to visual cues of healthy food. Female participants (n = 117) were randomly assigned to three different groups that either received affective touch, nonaffective touch (fast bru…

  • A brief measure of disgust propensity

    Open AccessAnne Schienle, Saša Zorjan et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2022

    In the context of large-scale surveys, pre-screening or longitudinal studies, researchers may be faced with the choice of using a brief measure of disgust propensity (DP: the general tendency to respond with the emotion of disgust to any given situation) or using no measure at all. The goal of the present study was to develop and validate such a short scale based on the Questionnaire for the Assessment of Disgust Propensity (QADP); Schienle et al…

  • Social reward from giving food to others affects food craving and brain potentials

    Open AccessAnne Schienle, Andreas Gremsl et al.ARTICLEAppetite2022References: 38

    The interactions between social and eating behaviors can be quite pronounced and are mediated by overlapping neural circuits. The present event-related potential study tested whether the imagery of a specific prosocial behavior (giving chocolates to grateful children) can influence food cue reactivity. A total of 92 females (mean age = 23.5 years) were randomly assigned to one of three guided imagery conditions. The participants listened to an au…

  • Author Correction

    Open AccessKe Wang, Amit Goldenberg et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2022

  • Social goals and bullying

    Open AccessKatja Košir, Saša Zorjan et al.ARTICLESocial Development2021Cited by: 7References: 13

    The positive relationship between popularity goals and bullying in early adolescence is documented in many studies. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between student social goals of two types (popularity and social preference) and bullying in a diverse sample of early and middle adolescents. Additionally, we aimed to investigate both individual (self‐perceived popularity and social status insecurity) and classroom‐l…

  • A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessKe Wang, Amit Goldenberg et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2021Cited by: 4References: 117

  • A randomized controlled trial to improve psychological detachment from work and well-being among employees

    Open AccessSara Tement, Saša Zorjan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN98347361 [May 19, 2020]

  • The effects of imaginary eating on visual food cue reactivity

    Open AccessSaša Zorjan, Daniela Schwab et al.ARTICLEAppetite2020Cited by: 1References: 38

    Previous research has demonstrated that imagining consumption of a specific type of food helps individuals to consume less of that food. The present event-related potential study aimed at investigating the underlying neural correlates of this appetite-reducing strategy. A total of 86 women (mean age = 23.65 years) were randomly assigned to one of three imagination conditions. In each condition, they listened to a guided imagery script that either…