Katja Petrowski
Biographic Data
| ID | 5065734 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katja Petrowski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katja |
| FAMILY NAME | Petrowski |
| SIGNATURE | PETROWSKI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7297-2093 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of interoceptive awareness in social anxiety disorder – results of an internet-based CBT-manualized therapist delivered group-treatment
This study provides strong evidence for the efficacy of therapist-delivered ICBT in reducing social anxiety symptoms while enhancing interoceptive capacities. Baseline Not-Distracting and Not-Worrying predicted better outcomes, highlighting their prognostic value. Improvements in Attention and Self-Regulation further contributed to symptom reduction, suggesting a key mechanism of action. These findings underscore the potential for interoceptive-f…
Psychometric properties of the American version of the Chronic Uncertainty scale
The evidence suggests that the CU scale offers psychometrically sound assessments of chronic uncertainty across a range of dimensions. Further assessments and implementations of the CU in different contexts using diverse samples are encouraged to test the efficacy of the CU measures as screening tools of general aspects of chronic uncertainty
New norm values of the brief resilience scale (BRS) from the German general population with new post-Covid-19 data
The results of this study provide support for the psychometric reliability and validity of the German version of the BRS after the COVID-19 pandemic and underscore the importance of assessing resilience amidst evolving societal challenges and highlight the need for further exploration in diverse populations
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the german version chronic uncertainty scale (CU-20)
The CU-20 is a valid and reliable measure of one's state of chronic uncertainty reflecting the individuals' experiences of macrosocial forms of uncertainty, compared to the existing ones. This scale is especially useful in the context of migration, refugees or during global crises. Further psychometric testing is required in more diverse samples and a deeper look into measurement invariance is recommended
Forensic Identification
The INTERPOL standard for the identification of unknown individuals includes the established primary characteristics of fingerprint, DNA, and teeth. Exposure to noxious agents such as fire and water often severely limits the availability of usable material such as fingerprints. In addition to teeth, the protected oral cavity also houses palatal fold pairs, which are the subject of this study to demonstrate individuality and consequently support i…
Effect of a Biofeedback Intervention on Heart Rate Variability in Individuals With Panic Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Some individuals with panic disorder (PD) display reduced heart rate variability (HRV), which may result in an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Heart rate variability-biofeedback (HRV-BF) training has been shown to improve the modulation of the autonomic activity. Therefore, this randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate the effect of a 4-week HRV-BF intervention in individuals with PD. HRV-BF training improve…
Client-therapist dyads and therapy outcome
Matching clients and therapist based on demographic variables might enhance therapeutic outcomes. Even so, research in this field is still inconclusive and not much is known about same-gender client therapist dyads in the context of cognitive behavioral (CBT) and psychodynamic methods. For this purpose, we studied the therapy outcomes of N = 1.212 participants that had received therapy (3 months-6 years) in Germany. The results showed a trend for…
Psychometric properties and validation of the English version Giessen Subjective Complaints List (GBB-8)
The English version of the GBB-8 has shown excellent psychometric properties. Therefore, it can be recommended for the assessment of psychosomatic complaints in contexts where short screening instruments are necessary
Psychological and Socio-Economical Determinants of Health
A substantial body of research has shown worse health conditions for East- vs. West-Germany in the wake of reunification. In the present study, we investigate how these differences between the two formerly divided regions developed and what maintains them. Specifically, we consider the associations between health status, income satisfaction, and health-related locus of control. In a quasi-experimental and longitudinal study design, we are particu…
Does stress eat away at you or make you eat? EMA measures of stress predict day to day food craving and perceived food intake as a function of trait stress-eating
Eating behaviour can be driven by non-homeostatic factors like stress. Both increased and decreased food intake in response to stress has been documented, but it has remained difficult to identify a trait that predicts who shows either pattern. Thus, we collected naturalistic data from Ecological Momentary Assessment in combination with the trait-level Salzburg Stress Eating Scale (SSES). In study 1, 97 individuals completed the SSES and 6 daily …
Lamotrigine Reduces Stress Symptoms of Chronic Anxiety in the Times of the Covid-19 Natural Catastrophe-A Case Report
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been a worldwide chronic, stress-inducing natural catastrophe associated with increased emotional challenging. Patients with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), self-injury behavior, and obesity are predisposed to aggravation of their symptoms at this time, requiring new therapeutic approaches to balance their disrupted neuro-hormonal stress axis. Here we present our observations of an off-label treatment with lamot…
The effect of restrained eating on acute stress-induced food intake in people with obesity
Psychometric analysis of the brief symptom inventory 18 (BSI-18) in a representative German sample
BACKGROUND: The BSI-18 contains the three six-item scales somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as the Global Severity Index (GSI), including all 18 items. The BSI-18 is the latest and shortest of the multidimensional versions of the Symptom-Checklist 90-R, but its psychometric properties have not been sufficiently clarified yet. METHODS: Based on a representative sample of N = 2516 participants (aged 14-94 years), detailed psychometric a…
A Stepwise Psychotherapy Intervention for Reducing Risk in Coronary Artery Disease (SPIRR-CAD)
BACKGROUND: Depression predicts adverse prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but previous treatment trials yielded mixed results. We tested the hypothesis that stepwise psychotherapy improves depressive symptoms more than simple information. METHODS: In a multicenter trial, we randomized 570 CAD patients scoring higher than 7 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-depression subscale to usual care plus either one inform…
Parental rearing style and socio-demography of married and cohabiting individuals in a representative German sample
Whereas the number of marriages has decreased, alternatives such as cohabitation have increased in German society. The main goal of the present representative study was to specify the influence of recalled parental rearing behavior on relationship status by specifying and controlling for socio-demographic variables. A sample of 2146 participants aged 18 to 60 (M = 42.9, SD = 10.2) was investigated employing the German version of the Recalled Pare…
Pre–Hospital Discharge Testing of Defibrillator Without Anesthesia
OBJECTIVE: After the implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), patients often fear therapeutic shock. The extent to which the experience of pre-hospital discharge (PHD) testing without anesthesia after ICD implantation, under observation by a physician, affects shock-related anxiety symptoms on follow-up has not been investigated as yet. METHODS: In a prospective, randomized controlled trial, 44 patients with a primary prev…
Parental rearing style and socio-demography of married and cohabiting individuals in a representative German sample
Whereas the number of marriages has decreased, alternatives such as cohabitation have increased in German society. The main goal of the present representative study was to specify the influence of recalled parental rearing behavior on relationship status by specifying and controlling for socio-demographic variables. A sample of 2146 participants aged 18 to 60 (M = 42.9, SD = 10.2) was investigated employing the German version of the Recalled Pare…
Pre–Hospital Discharge Testing of Defibrillator Without Anesthesia
OBJECTIVE: After the implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), patients often fear therapeutic shock. The extent to which the experience of pre-hospital discharge (PHD) testing without anesthesia after ICD implantation, under observation by a physician, affects shock-related anxiety symptoms on follow-up has not been investigated as yet. METHODS: In a prospective, randomized controlled trial, 44 patients with a primary prev…
A Stepwise Psychotherapy Intervention for Reducing Risk in Coronary Artery Disease (SPIRR-CAD)
BACKGROUND: Depression predicts adverse prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but previous treatment trials yielded mixed results. We tested the hypothesis that stepwise psychotherapy improves depressive symptoms more than simple information. METHODS: In a multicenter trial, we randomized 570 CAD patients scoring higher than 7 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-depression subscale to usual care plus either one inform…
Parental rearing style and socio-demography of married and cohabiting individuals in a representative German sample
Whereas the number of marriages has decreased, alternatives such as cohabitation have increased in German society. The main goal of the present representative study was to specify the influence of recalled parental rearing behavior on relationship status by specifying and controlling for socio-demographic variables. A sample of 2146 participants aged 18 to 60 (M = 42.9, SD = 10.2) was investigated employing the German version of the Recalled Pare…
Psychometric analysis of the brief symptom inventory 18 (BSI-18) in a representative German sample
BACKGROUND: The BSI-18 contains the three six-item scales somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as the Global Severity Index (GSI), including all 18 items. The BSI-18 is the latest and shortest of the multidimensional versions of the Symptom-Checklist 90-R, but its psychometric properties have not been sufficiently clarified yet. METHODS: Based on a representative sample of N = 2516 participants (aged 14-94 years), detailed psychometric a…
Psychological and Socio-Economical Determinants of Health
A substantial body of research has shown worse health conditions for East- vs. West-Germany in the wake of reunification. In the present study, we investigate how these differences between the two formerly divided regions developed and what maintains them. Specifically, we consider the associations between health status, income satisfaction, and health-related locus of control. In a quasi-experimental and longitudinal study design, we are particu…
Does stress eat away at you or make you eat? EMA measures of stress predict day to day food craving and perceived food intake as a function of trait stress-eating
Eating behaviour can be driven by non-homeostatic factors like stress. Both increased and decreased food intake in response to stress has been documented, but it has remained difficult to identify a trait that predicts who shows either pattern. Thus, we collected naturalistic data from Ecological Momentary Assessment in combination with the trait-level Salzburg Stress Eating Scale (SSES). In study 1, 97 individuals completed the SSES and 6 daily …
Lamotrigine Reduces Stress Symptoms of Chronic Anxiety in the Times of the Covid-19 Natural Catastrophe-A Case Report
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been a worldwide chronic, stress-inducing natural catastrophe associated with increased emotional challenging. Patients with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), self-injury behavior, and obesity are predisposed to aggravation of their symptoms at this time, requiring new therapeutic approaches to balance their disrupted neuro-hormonal stress axis. Here we present our observations of an off-label treatment with lamot…
The effect of restrained eating on acute stress-induced food intake in people with obesity
Effect of a Biofeedback Intervention on Heart Rate Variability in Individuals With Panic Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Some individuals with panic disorder (PD) display reduced heart rate variability (HRV), which may result in an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Heart rate variability-biofeedback (HRV-BF) training has been shown to improve the modulation of the autonomic activity. Therefore, this randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate the effect of a 4-week HRV-BF intervention in individuals with PD. HRV-BF training improve…
Client-therapist dyads and therapy outcome
Matching clients and therapist based on demographic variables might enhance therapeutic outcomes. Even so, research in this field is still inconclusive and not much is known about same-gender client therapist dyads in the context of cognitive behavioral (CBT) and psychodynamic methods. For this purpose, we studied the therapy outcomes of N = 1.212 participants that had received therapy (3 months-6 years) in Germany. The results showed a trend for…
Psychometric properties and validation of the English version Giessen Subjective Complaints List (GBB-8)
The English version of the GBB-8 has shown excellent psychometric properties. Therefore, it can be recommended for the assessment of psychosomatic complaints in contexts where short screening instruments are necessary
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the german version chronic uncertainty scale (CU-20)
The CU-20 is a valid and reliable measure of one's state of chronic uncertainty reflecting the individuals' experiences of macrosocial forms of uncertainty, compared to the existing ones. This scale is especially useful in the context of migration, refugees or during global crises. Further psychometric testing is required in more diverse samples and a deeper look into measurement invariance is recommended
Forensic Identification
The INTERPOL standard for the identification of unknown individuals includes the established primary characteristics of fingerprint, DNA, and teeth. Exposure to noxious agents such as fire and water often severely limits the availability of usable material such as fingerprints. In addition to teeth, the protected oral cavity also houses palatal fold pairs, which are the subject of this study to demonstrate individuality and consequently support i…
Psychometric properties of the American version of the Chronic Uncertainty scale
The evidence suggests that the CU scale offers psychometrically sound assessments of chronic uncertainty across a range of dimensions. Further assessments and implementations of the CU in different contexts using diverse samples are encouraged to test the efficacy of the CU measures as screening tools of general aspects of chronic uncertainty
New norm values of the brief resilience scale (BRS) from the German general population with new post-Covid-19 data
The results of this study provide support for the psychometric reliability and validity of the German version of the BRS after the COVID-19 pandemic and underscore the importance of assessing resilience amidst evolving societal challenges and highlight the need for further exploration in diverse populations
The role of interoceptive awareness in social anxiety disorder – results of an internet-based CBT-manualized therapist delivered group-treatment
This study provides strong evidence for the efficacy of therapist-delivered ICBT in reducing social anxiety symptoms while enhancing interoceptive capacities. Baseline Not-Distracting and Not-Worrying predicted better outcomes, highlighting their prognostic value. Improvements in Attention and Self-Regulation further contributed to symptom reduction, suggesting a key mechanism of action. These findings underscore the potential for interoceptive-f…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Anxiety (6 works) · Psychometrics (5 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (4 works) · German (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works)