Jessica Werthmann

Biographic Data

ID	6254609
NAME	Jessica Werthmann
GIVEN NAMES	Jessica
FAMILY NAME	Werthmann
SIGNATURE	WERTHMANN J
AFFILIATIONS	University of Freiburg
ORCID	0000-0002-2312-1249
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	13
TOTAL CITATIONS	57
WORKS AS AUTHOR	13
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	5

Effects of acute psychosocial stress on attentional bias toward food, food craving, and intake in binge eating
Open AccessLynn Sablottny, Jessica Werthmann et al.ARTICLEAppetite2026References: 87
Stress significantly influences eating behavior, yet individual responses vary. Binge eating - a core feature of Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa - is frequently triggered by acute stress. One proposed mechanism is that stress increases the motivational salience of food cues, which could promote craving and food intake. To test this idea experimentally, this study examined how stress affects attentional bias toward food, and how such cha…
The traces of imagination
Open AccessHannah E Bär, Aurélie Lucain et al.ARTICLEPsychological Research2023
Positively imagined activities may capture visual attention due to an increase in positive value. Increasing attention toward activities, in turn, may prove useful for clinical interventions aiming to motivate behavioral engagement. Employing a within-subject experimental design, we examined the effect of positive imagery on attention using a visual probe task with concurrent eye tracking. Adults from the general population ( N = 54) imagined per…
Healthy cravings? Impact of imagined healthy food consumption on craving for healthy foods and motivation to eat healthily - Results of an initial experimental study
Open AccessJessica Werthmann, Brunna Tuschen-Caffier et al.ARTICLEAppetite2023Cited by: 1References: 37
Food-related attentional bias and its associations with appetitive motivation and body weight
Open AccessCharlotte A Hardman, Andrew Jones et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021
The outcomes of mindfulness-based interventions for Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder
Open AccessDaniela Mercado Daniela Mercado, Lauren Robinson et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021References: 59
Dynamics of attentional bias for food in adults, children, and restrained eaters
Open AccessYu Liu, Anne Roefs et al.ARTICLEAppetite2019Cited by: 5References: 27
Test-retest reliability of attention bias for food
Open AccessWelmoed van Ens, Ulrike Schmidt et al.ARTICLEAppetite2019Cited by: 8References: 38
A meta-analytic investigation of the associations between food-related attentional bias, body weight and appetite
Open AccessCharlotte A Hardman, A Jonesa et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Cited by: 1
Make up your mind about food
Open AccessJessica Werthmann, Anita T M Jansen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2016Cited by: 10References: 37
Attention bias for food could be a cognitive pathway to overeating in obesity and restrained eating. Yet, empirical evidence for individual differences (e.g., in restrained eating and body mass index) in attention bias for food is mixed. We tested experimentally if temporarily induced health versus palatability mindsets influenced attention bias for food, and whether restrained eating moderated this relation. After manipulating mindset (health vs…
Bits and pieces. Food texture influences food acceptance in young children
Open AccessJessica Werthmann, Anita T M Jansen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2015Cited by: 16References: 39
Desire lies in the eyes
Jessica Werthmann, 昭和年度東京都教育研究員第分科会 et al.ARTICLEAppetite2013Cited by: 16References: 51
The present study tested the impact of experimentally manipulated perceived availability of chocolate on attention for chocolate stimuli, momentary (state) craving for chocolate and consumption of chocolate in healthy weight female students. It was hypothesized that eating forbiddance would be related to attentional avoidance (thus diminished attention focus on food cues in an attempt to prevent oneself from processing food cues) and that eating …
Can(not) take my eyes off it
Jessica Werthmann, Anne Roefs et al.ARTICLEHealth Psychology2011
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the current study was to investigate attention biases for food cues, craving, and overeating in overweight and healthy-weight participants. Specifically, it was tested whether attention allocation processes toward high-fat foods differ between overweight and normal weight individuals and whether selective attention biases for food cues are related to craving and food intake. METHOD: Eye movements were recorded as a direct in…
Attention bias, craving and overeating
Open AccessJessica Werthmann, J A Werthmann et al.ARTICLEAppetite2011

Can(not) take my eyes off it
Jessica Werthmann, Anne Roefs et al.ARTICLEHealth Psychology2011
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the current study was to investigate attention biases for food cues, craving, and overeating in overweight and healthy-weight participants. Specifically, it was tested whether attention allocation processes toward high-fat foods differ between overweight and normal weight individuals and whether selective attention biases for food cues are related to craving and food intake. METHOD: Eye movements were recorded as a direct in…
Attention bias, craving and overeating
Open AccessJessica Werthmann, J A Werthmann et al.ARTICLEAppetite2011
Desire lies in the eyes
Jessica Werthmann, 昭和年度東京都教育研究員第分科会 et al.ARTICLEAppetite2013Cited by: 16References: 51
The present study tested the impact of experimentally manipulated perceived availability of chocolate on attention for chocolate stimuli, momentary (state) craving for chocolate and consumption of chocolate in healthy weight female students. It was hypothesized that eating forbiddance would be related to attentional avoidance (thus diminished attention focus on food cues in an attempt to prevent oneself from processing food cues) and that eating …
Bits and pieces. Food texture influences food acceptance in young children
Open AccessJessica Werthmann, Anita T M Jansen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2015Cited by: 16References: 39
Make up your mind about food
Open AccessJessica Werthmann, Anita T M Jansen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2016Cited by: 10References: 37
Attention bias for food could be a cognitive pathway to overeating in obesity and restrained eating. Yet, empirical evidence for individual differences (e.g., in restrained eating and body mass index) in attention bias for food is mixed. We tested experimentally if temporarily induced health versus palatability mindsets influenced attention bias for food, and whether restrained eating moderated this relation. After manipulating mindset (health vs…
A meta-analytic investigation of the associations between food-related attentional bias, body weight and appetite
Open AccessCharlotte A Hardman, A Jonesa et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Cited by: 1
Dynamics of attentional bias for food in adults, children, and restrained eaters
Open AccessYu Liu, Anne Roefs et al.ARTICLEAppetite2019Cited by: 5References: 27
Test-retest reliability of attention bias for food
Open AccessWelmoed van Ens, Ulrike Schmidt et al.ARTICLEAppetite2019Cited by: 8References: 38
Food-related attentional bias and its associations with appetitive motivation and body weight
Open AccessCharlotte A Hardman, Andrew Jones et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021
The outcomes of mindfulness-based interventions for Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder
Open AccessDaniela Mercado Daniela Mercado, Lauren Robinson et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021References: 59
The traces of imagination
Open AccessHannah E Bär, Aurélie Lucain et al.ARTICLEPsychological Research2023
Positively imagined activities may capture visual attention due to an increase in positive value. Increasing attention toward activities, in turn, may prove useful for clinical interventions aiming to motivate behavioral engagement. Employing a within-subject experimental design, we examined the effect of positive imagery on attention using a visual probe task with concurrent eye tracking. Adults from the general population ( N = 54) imagined per…
Healthy cravings? Impact of imagined healthy food consumption on craving for healthy foods and motivation to eat healthily - Results of an initial experimental study
Open AccessJessica Werthmann, Brunna Tuschen-Caffier et al.ARTICLEAppetite2023Cited by: 1References: 37
Effects of acute psychosocial stress on attentional bias toward food, food craving, and intake in binge eating
Open AccessLynn Sablottny, Jessica Werthmann et al.ARTICLEAppetite2026References: 87
Stress significantly influences eating behavior, yet individual responses vary. Binge eating - a core feature of Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa - is frequently triggered by acute stress. One proposed mechanism is that stress increases the motivational salience of food cues, which could promote craving and food intake. To test this idea experimentally, this study examined how stress affects attentional bias toward food, and how such cha…