Publications of Veronika Engert

Wesarg-Menzel , C., Gallistl, M., Niconchuk, M., Böckler, A., O'Malley, B., & Engert, V. (2024). Compassion buffers the association between trauma exposure and PTSD symptom severity: Findings of a cross-sectional study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 165. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107036

Wesarg-Menzel, C., Marheinecke, R., Staaks, J., & Engert, V. (2024). Associations of diurnal cortisol parameters with cortisol stress reactivity and recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 163. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.106976

Gallistl, M., Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2024). When are different mindfulness facets adaptive or maladaptive? Evidence for differential associations of trait mindfulness with acute psychosocial and chronic stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107051

Schmidt, B., Rohleder, N., & Engert, V. (2024). Post-hypnotic safety suggestion improves stress coping with long-lasting effects. Scientific Reports, 14. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-54071-3

Blasberg, J. U., Jost, J., Kanske, P., & Engert, V. (2023). Empathic stress in the mother–child dyad: Multimodal evidence for empathic stress in children observing their mothers during direct stress exposure. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 152, 3058–3073.

Marheinecke, R., Strauss, B., & Engert, V. (2023). Visible wounds of invisible repression: A perspective on the importance of investigating the biological and psychological impact of political repression. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. doi:10.1037/tra0001548

Blasberg, J. U., Gallistl, M., Degering, M., Baierlein, F., & Engert, V. (2023). You look stressed: A pilot study on facial action unit activity in the context of psychosocial stress. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 15. doi:10.1016/j.cpnec.2023.100187

Engert, V., Klimecki, O. M., Kanske, P., & Mindful Universities Research Group. (2023). Spreading positive change: Societal benefits of meditation. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1038051

Degering, M., Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2023). Revisiting the stress recovery hypothesis: Differential associations of cortisol stress reactivity and recovery after acute psychosocial stress with markers of long-term stress and health. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 28. doi:10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100598

Engert, V., Hoehne, K., & Singer, T. (2023). Specific reduction in the cortisol awakening response after socio-affective mental training. Mindfulness, 14, 681–694.

Köhne, S., Engert, V., & Rosendahl, J. (2023). Stability of resilience in times of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Personality and Mental Health, 17, 55–66.

Uhlig, M., Reinelt, J., Lauckner, M., Kumral, D., Schaare, H. L., Mildner, T., … Gaebler, M. (2023). Rapid volumetric brain changes after acute psychosocial stress. NeuroImage, 265. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119760

Blasberg, J. U., Kanske, P., Böckler, A., Trautwein, F.-M., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2022). Associations of social processing abilities with psychosocial stress sensitivity. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 12. doi:10.1016/j.cpnec.2022.100159

Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2022). Investigating the impact of distinct contemplative mental trainings on daily life stress, thoughts and affect: Evidence from a nine-month longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 142. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105800

Hoehne, K., Vrticka, P., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2022). Plasma oxytocin is modulated by mental training, but does not mediate its stress-buffering effect. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 141. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105734

Mayer, A. V., Preckel, K., Ihle, K., Piecha, F. A., Junghanns, K., Reiche, S., … Krach, S. (2022). Assessment of reward-related brain function after a single-dose of oxytocin in autism: A randomized controlled trial. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 2, 136–146.

Chand, T., Alizadeh, S., Jamalabadi, H., Herrmann, L., Krylova, M., Surova, G., … Walter, M. (2021). EEG revealed improved vigilance regulation after stress exposure under Nx4: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over trial. IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 11, 175–182.

Puhlmann, L. M., Vrticka, P., Linz, R., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2021). Contemplative mental training reduces hair glucocorticoid levels in a randomized clinical trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83, 894–905.

Engert, V., Blasberg, J. U., Köhne, S., Strauss, B., & Rosendahl, J. (2021). Resilience and personality as predictors of the biological stress load during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany. Translational Psychiatry, 11. doi:10.1038/s41398-021-01569-3

Puhlmann, L. M., Linz, R., Valk, S. L., Vrticka, P., Vos de Wael, R., Bernasconi, A., … Engert, V. (2021). Association between hippocampal structure and serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in healthy adults: A registered report. NeuroImage, 236. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118011