Stress and Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Stress and Health is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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The role of prenatal posttraumatic stress symptoms among trauma exposed women in predicting postpartum depression50
Refugee caregivers: Associations between psychosocial wellbeing and parenting in Uganda49
The effectiveness of self‐distanced versus self‐immersed reflections among adults: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of experimental studies46
The relationships between self‐esteem, self‐efficacy, and test anxiety: A cross‐lagged study39
Neighbourhood deprivation and type 2 diabetes in patients with bipolar disorder: A nationwide follow‐up study33
Psychological intervention programme for developing resilience in the military personnel. A randomized controlled trial32
When not hitting your sales target is ‘the end of the world’: Examining the effects of rational emotive behaviour therapy on the irrational beliefs and emotional reactivity of UK‐based sales professio30
Depressive Personality Vulnerability and Adaptation to Breast Cancer: A Matter of Self‐Criticism?27
Global Research on Cyberchondria: Scientometric and Visual Analysis From 2003 to 202224
Being a parent of a soldier is a challenging experience – stress, anxiety, and depression among parents of Israeli soldiers23
Deployment stressors, mental health outcomes, and protective factors among wives of reserve soldiers during the Israel‐Hamas War: A latent profile analysis approach22
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on students with relatives with addiction problems: A longitudinal qualitative study21
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Between‐ and within‐person consequences of daily entrepreneurial stressors on discrete emotions in entrepreneurs: The moderating role of personality21
Integrating sleep health into resilience research20
Adolescent effects on mothers' bedtime cortisol: Cognitive interference as a mediating mechanism20
Sleep in NCAA Division I collegiate athletes: Relations with self‐compassion, stress, and rumination19
Longitudinal relationship between psychological distress and personality traits19
The Longitudinal Relationship Between the Symptoms of Depression and Perceived Stress Among Chinese University Students18
Cognitive reappraisal and acceptance following acute stress18
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the parental stress scale's psychometric properties18
Co‐rumination and intrapersonal cognitive processes predict distress: Longitudinal evidence from the COVID‐19 pandemic18
What Increases the Risk of Sleep Problems for Train Drivers? Evidence From Network Analysis17
Effect of Heartfulness Meditation on Stress Biomarkers, Burnout and Well‐Being: A Randomized Controlled Study17
The Effects of an Online Yoga Nidra Meditation on Subjective Well‐Being and Diurnal Salivary Cortisol: A Randomised Controlled Trial17
(In)effectiveness of Frame‐Inducing Rating Instructions in State‐Trait Research17
Longitudinal Associations Between Peritraumatic Oestradiol and Fear Responding in Women and Men17
Understanding the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on teleworkers' experiences of perceived threat and professional isolation: The moderating role of friendship16
Posttraumatic growth modulates the response to negative emotions related to COVID‐19: An event‐related potentials study16
Extending the job demands–resources model to understand the effect of the interactions between home and work domains on work engagement16
Examining the applicability of virtual battle space for stress management training in military personnel—A validation study16
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Elevated parent and child hair cortisol moderated the efficacy of a mindful eating intervention16
Long‐term psycho‐traumatic consequences of the COVID‐19 health crisis among emergency department healthcare workers16
Characteristic Structure of the Relationships Among Depression, Maladaptive Cognition, and Internet Addiction and Its Temporal Evolution in University Students: A Network Analysis15
Savouring Moderates Affect Reactivity to Daily Events in Old Age15
Long‐term effects of experiencing childhood parental death on mental and physical health: A NESDA study14
Association between adverse childhood experiences and bodily pain in early adolescence14
Assessing the physiological basis for resilience in military personnel14
Family Functioning, Life Satisfaction, and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adults With Diabetes and Hypertension: A Cross‐Lagged Model14
A coping model for school psychological counsellors: A qualitative study14
Feasibility of combining biosensor and ecological momentary assessment to measure stress experiences among economically disadvantaged adolescents14
Allostatic Load as a Short‐Term Prognostic and Predictive Marker13
Stepping back or stepping in: A qualitative investigation of self‐distanced versus self‐immersed stressor reflections with competitive swimmers13
From Multitasking to Mastering: How Polychronicity‐Monochronicity Flexibility and Work Conditions Shape the Effects of COVID‐19 Stress on Ego Depletion and Job Performance13
The Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship Between Self‐Compassion and Psychological Outcomes in Adult Populations: A Systematic Review12
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Comparison of stress, anxiety and depression levels of health, education and security sector employees: The effect of psychological resilience12
A longitudinal examination of the psychometric properties of the English perceived stress scale‐ four (PSS‐4) in mental health counsellors using item response theory12
Trauma history predicts depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms better than a psychiatric diagnosis: Comparing wartime, routine time, and early COVID‐19 in Israel12
Trajectories and Influences of Depression in Adolescents: A Latent Profile Transition Analysis Study11
Emotion beliefs, emotion regulation strategies, and test anxiety of Chinese adolescents in grade 8: Evidence from physiological recordings during an exam11
Hope and Distress: A Cross‐Country Study Amid the Russian‐Ukrainian War11
Infant emotion regulation in the context of stress: Effects of heart rate variability and temperament11
When help is not wanted: Frustrated needs and poor after‐work recovery as consequences of unwanted help at work10
Coping profiles and differences in well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis10
Unethical Work Polyvictimisation, Employee Well‐Being, and Work Stress10
Stressor reflections, sleep, and psychological well‐being: A pre‐registered experimental test of self‐distanced versus self‐immersed reflections10
Building resilience for healthcare professionals working in an Italian red zone during the COVID‐19 outbreak: A pilot study10
An integrated intervention combining cognitive‐behavioural stress management and progressive muscle relaxation improves immune biomarkers and reduces COVID‐19 severity and progression in patients with10
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COVID‐19 pandemic effects on trajectories of college students' stress, coping, and sleep quality: A four‐year longitudinal analysis9
Within‐ and between‐person relationships between spontaneous self‐affirmations, coping style, and wellbeing9
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Introjected regulation and academic burnout: A moderated mediation model of social comparison and distress overtolerance9
Obsessive‐compulsive disorder symptoms and intrusive thoughts in the postpartum period: Associations with trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms9
Anxiety during the COVID‐19 pandemic in prisoners who had high risks to suffer from mood disorders: A longitudinal study before and during the COVID‐199
Psychological suzhi moderates state anxiety and heart rate responses to acute stress in male adolescents9
Links between well‐being and sleep while awaiting breast biopsy results9
Perspectives on resilience: Trait resilience, correlates of resilience in daily life, and longer‐term change in affective distress9
Relationships between mental toughness, eustress–distress, and mindfulness in adolescents: A network analysis and mediator model testing9
Conceptualizing a resilience research framework at The National Institutes of Health9
Rumour type matters: The effect of different types of rumours on coping, subjective well‐being, and interpersonal trust during the COVID‐19 pandemic9
Adverse childhood experiences and sleep links in a predominantly Black sample of overweight adults9
The coping insights evident through self‐reflection on stressful military training events: Qualitative evidence from self‐reflection journals9
Sleep Quality, Depression, and the Risk of Anaemia in Adolescents Aged 10–19 Years During One Year of the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Indonesia9
The impact of 24/7 news coverage on the mental health of Israelis in the ‘Iron Swords’ War: A cross‐sectional analysis among television audience8
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Passionate and psychologically‐undetached: A moderated‐mediated investigation of psychological distress among engaged employees8
Identifying well‐being profiles and resilience characteristics in ex‐members of fundamentalist Christian faith communities8
Rethinking students' psychological need states: The unique role of need unfulfilment to understanding ill‐being in academic settings8
Does stress response axis activation differ between patients with autoimmune disease and healthy people?8
Prenatal maternal stress, sleep quality, and neonatal birth weight: A prospective cohort study8
Associations between emotional reactivity to stress and adolescent substance use: Differences by sex and valence8
Sense of community and anxiety during a global pandemic: The role of world assumptions in couples8
Sleep reactivity mediates the relationship between sensory‐processing sensitivity and insomnia symptoms severity: A cross‐sectional correlational study8
How much stressful life events really matter? Conceptual and methodological difficulties in assessing the impact of self‐reported events on adolescents' subjective stress8
Thriving Under Threat: A Scoping Review of Human Thriving in Recurring Potentially Traumatic, Elevated Threat and High Stress Work Environments8
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A multi‐method exploration of mindfulness as a coping tool: Perspectives from trauma‐exposed, unhoused women residing at a drug treatment facility8
The impact of parents' stress on parents' and young childrens' mental health—Short‐ and long‐term effects of risk and resilience factors in families with children aged 0–3 in a representative sample7
Using Machine Learning to Identify Predictors of Maternal and Infant Hair Cortisol Concentration Before and During the COVID‐19 Pandemic7
Systematic review with meta‐analysis: Stress‐management interventions for patients with irritable bowel syndrome7
Psychological Distress, Resources, and Coping Strategies Among Evacuees and Non‐Evacuees From an Armed Conflict Zone: A Network Analysis7
Too Pressured to Sleep? Exploring the Role of Study Motivation, Test Anxiety and Procrastination in University Students' Sleep Patterns During Exam Periods7
The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Social Adaptation of Migrant Workers' Children: The Role of Alienation and Psychological Capital7
Reasons to Worry About Employment During COVID‐19 Among Veterans With Disabilities7
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A Systematic Review of the Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined With Pharmacological Intervention on Sleep Quality and Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Depression7
Stress‐Induced Responses in Conscious Movement Processing and Walking Behaviour in Older Adults6
Posttraumatic growth and health‐related quality of life in cancer survivors: Does fatigue moderate the link?6
Addressing Mental Health Symptoms Among COVID‐19 Healthcare Workers: A Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Pilot Study6
Healthy and successful: Health‐behavior goal striving in daily work life6
Evaluating the impact of metabolic and cognitive stress on ghrelin and nesfatin‐1 hormones in patients with diabetes and diabetic depression6
Effects of cardiovascular exercise on eating behaviours: Accounting for effects on stress, depression‐, and anger‐related emotional eating in women with obesity6
The mediating role of flow state between recovery and energy levels: An experience sampling method study6
Resource loss a significant issue for healthcare professionals: A case study of an Australian regional hospital6
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Unravelling the link between sleep and mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic6
Reduced heart rate variability is related to fluctuations in psychological stress levels in daily life6
Associations between emotion reactivity to daily interpersonal stress and acute social‐evaluative stress during late adolescence6
How does day‐to‐day stress appraisal relate to coping among office workers in academia? An ecological momentary assessment study6
Does use of health behaviours to cope with stress predict sleep impairment in trauma‐exposed community adults?6
Comparison of human hair cortisol concentration stability for 1‐year and 2‐year test–retest intervals6
The Longitudinal Association Between Negative Life Events and Problematic Social Media Use Among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of FoMO and the Moderating Role of Positive Parenting6
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Moral injury and substance use among United States healthcare workers6
Coping strategies moderate the effect of perceived stress on sleep and health in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic6
Properties of the modified self‐forgiveness dual‐process scale in populations at risk for moral injury6
Family‐to‐work conflict and instigated incivility: The role of negative affect and family supportive supervisor behaviours6
Stressors associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic, disability, and mental health: Considerations from the Intermountain West6
The development and initial validation of the Earthquake Fear Scale: Its links to personality traits, psychological distress, harmony in life, and mental wellbeing6
When home stress translates to work: The impact of interpersonal conflict at home on employee silence6
Daily external stress, internal stress, dyadic coping, and relationship functioning of Turkish couples during the COVID‐19: A daily diary study5
Destructive Self‐Leadership? Self‐Leadership, Maladaptive Coping, and Stress in College Students5
Emotionally and Cognitively Drained: Longitudinal Associations Between Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Parental Burnout From Between‐ and Within‐Person Perspectives5
Risk factors for insomnia and burnout: A longitudinal population‐based cohort study5
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Adverse adult experiences and health outcomes: Racial and ethnic differences in a low‐income sample5
The association between maternal and child posttraumatic stress symptoms among families living in southern Israel: The buffering role of maternal executive functions5
Construct validation and normative data for different versions of the Shirom‐Melamed burnout questionnaire/measure in a Swedish population sample5
The pathway from sensory processing sensitivity to physical health: Stress as a mediator5
Purpose in life and stress: Momentary associations from a micro‐longitudinal study5
Effects of Persistent Depression on Recall Memory are Moderated by Subjective Age Levels: Evidence From Community‐Dwelling Older Adults5
Comparing multidimensional facets of stress with social, emotional, and physical well‐being using ecological momentary assessment among a Hispanic sample5
Does Meaning in Life Mediate Associations Between Suffering and Subsequent Mental Well‐Being? Longitudinal Evidence From Two Non‐Western Samples5
Cortisol, Anxiety, and TNFα Mediate the Relationship Between BMI and Executive Functions5
Amplified psychological reaction to civil unrest among Holocaust survivor descendants5
Fear of COVID‐19, workplace phobia, workplace deviance and perceived organizational support: A moderated mediation model5
Subjective caregiver burden and coping in family carers of dependent adults and older people: A systematic review and meta‐analysis5
Examining socioeconomic disparities in changes in adolescent mental health before and during different phases of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic5
Predictors of negative moral appraisals and their association with symptoms of post‐traumatic stress and depression in the context of COVID‐19 related stressors5
Explore the durability of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treating post‐traumatic stress disorder: An updated systematic review and meta‐analysis5
COVID‐19 pandemic‐related stressors and posttraumatic stress: The main, moderating, indirect, and mediating effects of social support5
Enhancing Military Performance and Stress Management Through Mindfulness Training: The Role of Fronto‐Limbic Network and Sequential Mediation Analysis5
Longitudinal Association Between Event‐Related Rumination and Posttraumatic Growth: Latent Growth Curve Mediation Model5
An exploratory qualitative study exploring GPs' and psychiatrists' perceptions of post‐traumatic stress disorder in postnatal women using a fictional case vignette5
The relationship between birth satisfaction, posttraumatic stress disorder and postnatal depression symptoms in Croatian women5
Change in measures of moral function following acute bouts of Marine Corps Martial Arts Training5
Disgust‐based approach‐avoidance modification training for individuals suffering from elevated stress: A randomized controlled pilot study4
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The impact of reduced worry on general functioning: A mediation analysis from a randomized trial4
Capturing and quantifying the aggregate effects of multi‐source factors affecting miners' health and well‐being: Construction of Bayesian belief networks4
Cross‐lagged relationship between sleep quality and sense of coherence and the moderating role of mastery in older adults4
The early‐stage impacts of shock events on adult sleep: Lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic4
Establishing an index for monitoring occupational health and well‐being of coal mines: Consideration of individual characteristics4
Mediating effect of coping dispositions on the association between trauma and gastrointestinal symptoms4
Chronic Stress May Amplify Gender/Sex Differences in Amygdala Reactivity to Ambiguous Emotional Stimuli4
The School Bullying Victimization in Adolescents With Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury: The Role of Coping Strategies and Emotion Regulation4
Ageing and physical resilience after health stressors4
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Patterns of adverse childhood experiences and cardiovascular risk factors in U.S. adults4
Examining how morning stress forecasts relate to subsequent ecological momentary assessments of stress and coping4
Listening to other people's traumatic experiences: What makes it hard and what could protect professionals from developing related distress? A qualitative investigation4
Momentary effects of life stressors on mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties among adolescents exposed to chronic stressors4
The relationship between social capital and inflammatory biomarkers in early adulthood: A longitudinal study4
Pilot randomized controlled trial of biofeedback on reducing psychological and physiological stress among persons experiencing homelessness4
Changes in perceived stress during the COVID‐19 pandemic among American veterans4
Trajectories of burnout and psychological well‐being among psychotherapists during the Covid‐19 pandemic: Results of a 1‐year prospective study4
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Impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on sleep of undergraduate students: A systematic literature review4
Employment and emotional well‐being in veterans with mental illness3
Drug use over time among never‐deployed US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers: The longitudinal effects of non‐deployment emotions and sex3
Acute Stress Disorder in Israeli Civilians in Reaction to the 7 October War3
Momentary stress‐induced food craving: An ecological momentary assessment study comparing perceived interpersonal and non‐interpersonal stressors3
The role of emotion regulation in couples’ stress communication and dyadic coping responses3
The Moderating Role of Risk Attitude in the Relationship Between Childhood Stress and Depressive Symptoms3
How sleep disturbance is associated with Chinese police officers' job satisfaction: A moderated mediation model3
The role of emotion regulation in mental health during the COVID‐19 outbreak: A 10‐wave longitudinal study3
Using Machine Learning to Predict Uptake to an Online Self‐Guided Intervention for Stress During the COVID‐19 Pandemic3
Entry Into Boarding Preschool Is Associated With Increased Stress and School Refusal3
Chronic stress and hair cortisol concentration in mothers: A two‐study investigation3
Exploring the Impact of Different Mindfulness Meditation Interventions on College Students' Resilience: A Randomized Controlled Trial3
Corrigendum to ‘Work‐Related Resilience, Engagement and Wellbeing Among Music Industry Workers During the Covid‐19 Pandemic: A Multiwave Model of Mindfulness and Hope’3
An experimental test of resource recovery from physical and relaxation work break activities3
The moderating role of catastrophizing in day‐to‐day dynamic stress and depressive symptoms3
Interface of resilience with other related concepts in physiological and psychosocial/spiritual domains3
Components of hot and cold executive functions and their relations to different forms of stress resilience: A systematic review3
Post‐migration stress, quality of life, and mental health among accompanied and unaccompanied young refugees in Germany: How do adolescents feel after fleeing?3
Psychological distress and health behaviours among Cambodian Americans at risk for developing diabetes3
Longitudinal Dynamics of Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents With a History of Childhood Maltreatment: A Cross‐Lagged Panel Network Analysis3
Psychometric properties of the Perth emotional labour scale: Preliminary support for a new measure with theoretical implications3
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The differential impact of COVID‐19 on the psychological stress of post‐9/11 veterans: Gender, race, and ethnicity3
The different areas of chronic stress and food addiction: Results from the LIFE‐Adult‐Study3
Understanding the Effect of Financial Behaviour on Mental Health: Evidence From Australia3
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How is the loss of a parent in youth related to attachment and adult separation anxiety among women?3
The progression and mechanisms of mental illness symptoms in university student‐athletes during the COVID‐19 pandemic3
Prolonged chronic academic stress and its relationship with cytokine dysregulation in health science students3
Exposure to potentially morally injurious events, disruption in assumptive world, moral injury symptoms, and psychological distress among Israeli female veterans3
The Perceived Stress Scale for Kids (PeSSKi): Initial development of a brief measure for children aged 7–11 years3
Maternal Perinatal Depression and Infant Behavioural Development: A Potential Cumulative Effect3
Exploring the interplay of psychological and biological components of stress response and telomere length in the transition from middle age to late adulthood: A systematic review3
A Canadian national study of provincial and territorial correctional workers' suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts3
A bright side of adversity? A systematic review on posttraumatic growth among refugees3
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the association between anxiety symptoms and coping in family carers of dependent people aged 18 and over3
Disrespectful colleagues, dysfunctional parenting: The effect of workplace incivility on parental attitudes, well‐being and behaviours2
Moderators and mediators of effects of interventions to reduce stress in hospital employees: A systematic review2
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From the COVID‐19 lockdown to the new normal: Two‐year changes in daily stress and positive event processes2
Depressive symptom trajectory following romantic relationship breakup and effects of rumination, neuroticism and cognitive control2
Body mass index trajectories from childhood concerning emotional states in young adulthood: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study2
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COVID‐19 related distress and sleep health among trauma‐exposed South Asians: Does generational status matter?2
Prioritizing decision‐making of health and well‐being response tactics: Incorporating organizational and individual shared demands2
Effectiveness of Relaxation and Hypnosis Interventions in Distressed Patients With Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Longitudinal Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial2
Depression during the COVID‐19 pandemic among people living with HIV: Are low HIV/AIDS stigma and high perceived emotional support protective resources?2
Parental burnout during COVID‐19: The moderating role of anxiety and family functioning2
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Families under pressure: A qualitative study of stressors in families of children with congenital heart disease2
Psychosocial stress affects the change of mental distress under dermatological treatment—A prospective cohort study in patients with psoriasis2
Do not ask, but you shall still receive: Newcomer reactions to receiving negative gossip2
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Intergenerational associations between childhood maltreatment, post‐traumatic stress symptoms, and chronic pain in young adult offspring and their parents2
Ageist attitudes and psychological distress in older adults: The moderating role of reflective functioning2
What a week! A moderated‐mediation crossover model for daily boundary violations at home and partner evening affect2
Effect of Coping Strategies on Perceived Stress and Hair Cortisol Levels During the COVID‐19 Pandemic According to Sex2
Writing about a stressful experience improves semantic clustering of memory in men, not women2
Next steps: Operationalizing resilience research2
Beyond Physical and Mental Health: The Broader Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence on Psychosocial Well‐Being Among Women and Men Veterans2
Relational uncertainty, interdependence and psychological distress during COVID‐19: A longitudinal study2
Salutary mechanisms in the relationship between stress and health: The mediating and moderating roles of Sense of Coherence—Revised2
High‐performance HR practices, job demands and employee well‐being: The moderating role of managerial support2
Evaluation of an implementation intentions intervention for managing university student stress2
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Association between trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms and length of hospital stay, hospitalization costs, and adverse maternal and infantile outcomes: A longitudinal observational study2
Excess after stress—A three‐study validation of the salzburg stress drinking scale as a new tool to measure the stress–drinking relationship2
Symptoms of complicated grief and depression following job loss: Can engagement in non‐work activities bring relief?2
Cognitive Emotion‐Regulation and Depressive Symptoms in a Group of Healthcare Workers During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Person‐Based Approach2
Illness anxiety predicts higher mental strain and vaccine willingness—A nine‐wave longitudinal study during the first 1.5 years of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Germany2
Effect of a single session of yoga and meditation on stress reactivity: A systematic review2
Does Feeling Safe Mean Being Free From Distress? Assessment of the Co‐Existing Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Feelings of Safety in Children Following a Natural Disaster2
They were uncivil, and now I am too: A dual process model exploring relations between customer incivility and instigated incivility2
Information as a resource: Can perceived information process quality in the workplace contribute to more optimism in times of crisis?2
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