Jens Pruessner
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1940962 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Jens Pruessner |
| PRENOMES | Jens |
| SOBRENOME | Pruessner |
| ASSINATURA | PRUESSNER J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Konstanz |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8582-2980 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1997 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Supporting Flow Experience in Psychotherapy Through an Inspiration Tool
Patients generate ideas in many psychotherapeutic techniques. We aimed to assess whether adults with a psychiatric disorder show a reduced quality of experiences while generating ideas and whether a gamified inspiration tool improves these experiences. In total, 200 adults with and without psychiatric disorders (n = 100 each group) generated ideas within two sessions (max. 8 minutes each) as part of a 6-day psychotherapy. Participants were random…
A complex systems view on physical activity with actionable insights for behaviour change
The effects of left dorsolateral prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on episodic future thinking following acute psychosocial stress
Introduction Research on stress-related disorders and brain imaging suggests that (acute) stress might impact the capacity to mentally simulate specific episodic future events (EFT) through the effects of cortisol on brain regions supporting this cognitive function, such as the prefrontal cortices. This study aims to examine the mechanisms underlying this link, using transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefro…
The Hippocampal–Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex Neurocircuitry Involvement in the Association of Daily Life Stress With Acute Perceived Stress and Cortisol Responses
OBJECTIVE: Daily life stressors include everyday irritants, hassles, and inconveniences, such as problems in traffic and unexpected work deadlines. A growing body of research has suggested higher daily stress is associated with blunted cortisol response to acute psychosocial stressors. However, so far, the neural mechanism underlying this association has not been elucidated. The current study aimed to examine the role of stress neurocircuitry bet…
Determinants and Mechanisms of the Renin-Aldosterone Stress Response
OBJECTIVE: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) plays a relevant role in regulating blood pressure and thus maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis. Although it was recently shown that RAAS parameters are responsive to acute psychosocial stress, the psychobiological determinants of the acute stress-induced RAAS activation have not yet been investigated. In a randomized placebo-controlled design, we investigated potential psychological a…
Changes in self-esteem and chronic disease across adulthood
Sexual orientation moderates the association between parental overprotection and stress biomarker profiles
Early experiences with parents may be particularly difficult for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals who face stigma that is linked to potentially distinct stress-related biobehavioural profiles. This study examined the association between parental bonding in relation to acute stress (cortisol reactivity) and chronic stress (allostatic load) in LGB and heterosexual individuals. The sample consisted of 87 healthy adults (mean [SD] age = 24…
Academic stress and personality interact to increase the neural response to high-calorie food cues
Frequency of Penile–Vaginal Intercourse is Associated with Verbal Recognition Performance in Adult Women
Assessment of the cortisol awakening response
The cortisol awakening response (CAR), the marked increase in cortisol secretion over the first 30-45 min after morning awakening, has been related to a wide range of psychosocial, physical and mental health parameters, making it a key variable for psychoneuroendocrinological research. The CAR is typically assessed from self-collection of saliva samples within the domestic setting. While this confers ecological validity, it lacks direct researche…
Sex and Gender Roles in Relation to Mental Health and Allostatic Load
OBJECTIVES: Beyond male/female binaries, gender roles represent masculine and feminine traits that we assimilate and enact throughout life span development. Bem proposed that "androgynous" individuals adeptly adapt to different contexts by alternating from a strong repertoire of both masculine and feminine gender roles. By contrast, "undifferentiated" individuals may not adapt as well to social norms because of weak self-endorsed masculinity and …
City living and urban upbringing affect neural social stress processing in humans
Quality of Parental Emotional Care and Calculated Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between perceived quality of parental emotional care and calculated 10-year risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Little is understood about the role of parental emotional care in contributing to the risk for CHD. METHODS: The study sample was composed of 267 participants from the New England Family Study. Quality of parental emotional care was measured, using a validated short version of the Parental Bonding …
The role of sex and gender socialization in stress reactivity
Individual health is determined by a myriad of factors. Interestingly, simply being male or female is one such factor that carries profound implications for one's well-being. Intriguing differences between men and women have been observed with respect to vulnerability to and prevalence of particular illnesses. The activity of the major stress hormone axis in humans, the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, is directly and indirectly associated wi…
Neuroendocrine biomarkers, allostatic load, and the challenge of measurement
Cutting stress off at the pass
Personality processes relating to social perception have been shown to play a significant role in the experience of stress. In 5 studies, the authors demonstrate that early stage attentional processes influence the perception of social threat and modify the human stress response. The authors first show that cortisol release in response to a stressful situation correlates with selective attention toward social threat. Second, the authors show in 2…
Two formulas for computation of the area under the curve represent measures of total hormone concentration versus time-dependent change
Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms and Stress Levels in Healthy Young Men
OBJECTIVE: There is evidence that clinical depression and negative mood are associated with elevated basal cortisol levels. Recently, measuring the cortisol response during the first hour in the morning with strict reference to the time of awakening was established as a reliable marker of individual adrenocortical activity. In studies using this marker, a relationship with self-reported stress levels and psychosomatic symptoms has been found. The…
Burnout, Perceived Stress, and Cortisol Responses to Awakening
OBJECTIVE: The effects of burnout and perceived stress on early morning free cortisol levels after awakening were investigated in a group of teachers. Previous studies revealed that cortisol levels show a significant increase after awakening, with high intraindividual stability. METHODS: Sixty-six teachers from local public schools (42 women and 24 men, mean age 42+/-5 years) were asked to sample saliva for cortisol analysis on 3 consecutive days…
Free Cortisol Levels after Awakening
Cutting stress off at the pass
Personality processes relating to social perception have been shown to play a significant role in the experience of stress. In 5 studies, the authors demonstrate that early stage attentional processes influence the perception of social threat and modify the human stress response. The authors first show that cortisol release in response to a stressful situation correlates with selective attention toward social threat. Second, the authors show in 2…
The role of sex and gender socialization in stress reactivity
Individual health is determined by a myriad of factors. Interestingly, simply being male or female is one such factor that carries profound implications for one's well-being. Intriguing differences between men and women have been observed with respect to vulnerability to and prevalence of particular illnesses. The activity of the major stress hormone axis in humans, the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, is directly and indirectly associated wi…
Neuroendocrine biomarkers, allostatic load, and the challenge of measurement
Academic stress and personality interact to increase the neural response to high-calorie food cues
Frequency of Penile–Vaginal Intercourse is Associated with Verbal Recognition Performance in Adult Women
Free Cortisol Levels after Awakening
Burnout, Perceived Stress, and Cortisol Responses to Awakening
OBJECTIVE: The effects of burnout and perceived stress on early morning free cortisol levels after awakening were investigated in a group of teachers. Previous studies revealed that cortisol levels show a significant increase after awakening, with high intraindividual stability. METHODS: Sixty-six teachers from local public schools (42 women and 24 men, mean age 42+/-5 years) were asked to sample saliva for cortisol analysis on 3 consecutive days…
Two formulas for computation of the area under the curve represent measures of total hormone concentration versus time-dependent change
Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms and Stress Levels in Healthy Young Men
OBJECTIVE: There is evidence that clinical depression and negative mood are associated with elevated basal cortisol levels. Recently, measuring the cortisol response during the first hour in the morning with strict reference to the time of awakening was established as a reliable marker of individual adrenocortical activity. In studies using this marker, a relationship with self-reported stress levels and psychosomatic symptoms has been found. The…
Neuroendocrine biomarkers, allostatic load, and the challenge of measurement
Cutting stress off at the pass
Personality processes relating to social perception have been shown to play a significant role in the experience of stress. In 5 studies, the authors demonstrate that early stage attentional processes influence the perception of social threat and modify the human stress response. The authors first show that cortisol release in response to a stressful situation correlates with selective attention toward social threat. Second, the authors show in 2…
The role of sex and gender socialization in stress reactivity
Individual health is determined by a myriad of factors. Interestingly, simply being male or female is one such factor that carries profound implications for one's well-being. Intriguing differences between men and women have been observed with respect to vulnerability to and prevalence of particular illnesses. The activity of the major stress hormone axis in humans, the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, is directly and indirectly associated wi…
Quality of Parental Emotional Care and Calculated Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between perceived quality of parental emotional care and calculated 10-year risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Little is understood about the role of parental emotional care in contributing to the risk for CHD. METHODS: The study sample was composed of 267 participants from the New England Family Study. Quality of parental emotional care was measured, using a validated short version of the Parental Bonding …
City living and urban upbringing affect neural social stress processing in humans
Assessment of the cortisol awakening response
The cortisol awakening response (CAR), the marked increase in cortisol secretion over the first 30-45 min after morning awakening, has been related to a wide range of psychosocial, physical and mental health parameters, making it a key variable for psychoneuroendocrinological research. The CAR is typically assessed from self-collection of saliva samples within the domestic setting. While this confers ecological validity, it lacks direct researche…
Sex and Gender Roles in Relation to Mental Health and Allostatic Load
OBJECTIVES: Beyond male/female binaries, gender roles represent masculine and feminine traits that we assimilate and enact throughout life span development. Bem proposed that "androgynous" individuals adeptly adapt to different contexts by alternating from a strong repertoire of both masculine and feminine gender roles. By contrast, "undifferentiated" individuals may not adapt as well to social norms because of weak self-endorsed masculinity and …
Academic stress and personality interact to increase the neural response to high-calorie food cues
Frequency of Penile–Vaginal Intercourse is Associated with Verbal Recognition Performance in Adult Women
Sexual orientation moderates the association between parental overprotection and stress biomarker profiles
Early experiences with parents may be particularly difficult for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals who face stigma that is linked to potentially distinct stress-related biobehavioural profiles. This study examined the association between parental bonding in relation to acute stress (cortisol reactivity) and chronic stress (allostatic load) in LGB and heterosexual individuals. The sample consisted of 87 healthy adults (mean [SD] age = 24…
Changes in self-esteem and chronic disease across adulthood
The Hippocampal–Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex Neurocircuitry Involvement in the Association of Daily Life Stress With Acute Perceived Stress and Cortisol Responses
OBJECTIVE: Daily life stressors include everyday irritants, hassles, and inconveniences, such as problems in traffic and unexpected work deadlines. A growing body of research has suggested higher daily stress is associated with blunted cortisol response to acute psychosocial stressors. However, so far, the neural mechanism underlying this association has not been elucidated. The current study aimed to examine the role of stress neurocircuitry bet…
Determinants and Mechanisms of the Renin-Aldosterone Stress Response
OBJECTIVE: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) plays a relevant role in regulating blood pressure and thus maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis. Although it was recently shown that RAAS parameters are responsive to acute psychosocial stress, the psychobiological determinants of the acute stress-induced RAAS activation have not yet been investigated. In a randomized placebo-controlled design, we investigated potential psychological a…
The effects of left dorsolateral prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on episodic future thinking following acute psychosocial stress
Introduction Research on stress-related disorders and brain imaging suggests that (acute) stress might impact the capacity to mentally simulate specific episodic future events (EFT) through the effects of cortisol on brain regions supporting this cognitive function, such as the prefrontal cortices. This study aims to examine the mechanisms underlying this link, using transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefro…
Supporting Flow Experience in Psychotherapy Through an Inspiration Tool
Patients generate ideas in many psychotherapeutic techniques. We aimed to assess whether adults with a psychiatric disorder show a reduced quality of experiences while generating ideas and whether a gamified inspiration tool improves these experiences. In total, 200 adults with and without psychiatric disorders (n = 100 each group) generated ideas within two sessions (max. 8 minutes each) as part of a 6-day psychotherapy. Participants were random…
A complex systems view on physical activity with actionable insights for behaviour change
Psychology (18 obras) · Medicine (16 obras) · Stress Responses and Cortisol (11 obras) · Clinical Psychology (10 obras) · Developmental psychology (6 obras) · Endocrinology (5 obras) · Endocrinology (5 obras) · Internal Medicine (5 obras) · Neuroscience (5 obras) · Cognition (4 obras)