A5027373758- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Mental Health Research Topics
University of Zurich
2022-2025
Koç University
2025
University Hospital of Zurich
2022-2025
Central Institute of Mental Health
2022
Heidelberg University
2022
University of Greenwich
2022
Mid Sweden University
2022
Bridge University
2022
University of Basel
2019
University Hospital of Basel
2019
Abstract Child maltreatment (CM) is associated with social problems, such as loneliness and isolation. One factor that might contribute to these problems the tendency for individuals who have experienced CM interpret neutral facial expressions negative (i.e., negativity bias). Previous research has shown mental representations of an attachment figure (AF) can lead positive evaluations stimuli. We assessed whether also counteract bias among CM. Adults ( N = 159) without a history completed...
Childhood maltreatment (CM) is frequently linked to interpersonal problems such as difficulties in social relationships, loneliness, and isolation. These might partly stem from troubles regulating comfortable distance (CIPD).We experimentally investigated whether CM manifests larger CIPD all subtypes of (i.e., physical, emotional, or sexual abuse physical emotional neglect) affect CIPD.Using the stop-distance method (i.e. a team member approached participants until latter indicated...
Perceived social support is an established predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after exposure to a traumatic event. Gender important factor that could differentiate responses support, yet this has been little explored. Symptoms complex PTSD are also common following trauma but have under-researched in context. Large scale studies with culturally diverse samples particularly lacking.
Previous studies report a preference for larger comfortable interpersonal distance (CIPD) in individuals with child maltreatment (CM) when being approached by others. Yet, research on approaching others, as opposed to approached, well potential effects of social anxiety and depression is lacking. We investigated if CM depressive symptoms influence CIPD mediates the possible association female stranger. One hundred ten participants 58 without (non-CM) experiences performed stop-distance...
Abstract Childhood maltreatment (CM) is thought to be associated with altered responses social stimuli and interpersonal signals. However, limited evidence exists that CM linked larger comfortable distance (CID) – the physical humans prefer towards others during interactions. no previous study has investigated this association in a comprehensive sample, yielding sufficient statistical power. Moreover, preliminary findings are European region. Finally, it unclear how affects CID different...
Emotional reactivity is an important construct to consider when studying mental disorders. This study was conducted translate and assess the factor structure, validity internal consistency of a German version Emotion Reactivity Scale (ERS), which originally English questionnaire assessing three components emotional reactivity: sensitivity, intensity persistence emotions.The ERS range questionnaires used convergent discriminant were completed by 334 speaking Swiss participants.Confirmatory...
In individuals with a history of child maltreatment (CM), impairments in many domains social functioning are well-documented but poorly understood. We summarize evidence for the detrimental effects CM on and present key research recommendations focused on: 1. Identifying alterations specific inter- intra- personal processes (e.g., regulation closeness distance) that underlie problems broader lack perceived support) who have experienced CM; 2. Examining whether their link to modulated by...
Childhood maltreatment (CM) is thought to be associated with altered responses socialstimuli and interpersonal signals. Correspondingly, first studies found that CM linked tolarger comfortable distance (CID). However, were limited in statisticalpower only examined individuals from the European region. Moreover, little knownabout effects of on CID towards different interaction partners whether islinked social functioning attachment. To address these outstanding issues, adults(N=2986) diverse...
Individuals with a history of child maltreatment (CM) are more often disliked, rejected and victimized compared to individuals without such experiences. However, contributing factors for these negative evaluations so far unknown.Based on previous research adults borderline personality disorder (BPD), this preregistered study assessed whether CM experiences, in comparison unexposed controls, mediated by less positive facial affect display. Additionally, it was explored level depression,...
Abstract Background Individuals with child maltreatment (CM) experiences are more often disliked, rejected and victimized compared to individuals without such experiences. However, contributing factors for negative evaluations so far unknown. Objective The purpose of this preregistered study, based on previous research adults borderline personality disorder (BPD), was test whether CM experiences, in comparison unexposed controls, mediated by less positive facial affect display. Additionally,...