Publikationen Christiane Wesarg

Engert, V., & Wesarg-Menzel, C. (2026). Special Issue Editorial: Menopause, Andropause, and Mental Health. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2026, 100341.

Wesarg-Menzel, C., & Engert, V. (2026). Inducing stress, experiencing stress: Reflections and recommendations for the Trier Social Stress Test. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 27, 100368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2026.100368

Xiang, S., Wesarg-Menzel, C., Chen, M., Li, Y., Gao, Q., Wang, W., & Lin, D. (2026). Parental history of psychological abuse and adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems: Psychophysiological pathways in intergenerational associations. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 18, e70171. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.70171 

Marheinecke, R., Blasberg, J., Heilmann, K., Imrie, H., Wesarg-Menzel, C., & Engert, V. (2025). Measuring empathic stress - A systematic review of methodology and practical considerations for future research. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 171, 107216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107216

Wesarg-Menzel, C., Lashani, E., Gallistl, M., & Engert, V. (2025). Cumulative hardship: the role of perceived injustice in linking war-related trauma and discrimination with mental health. Journal of Neural Transmission, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-025-03034-7

Wesarg-Menzel, C., Gallistl, M., Niconchuk, M., & Engert, V. (2025). Adding to the burden: the tendency to resonate with others’ stress is linked to higher PTSD symptom severity in individuals with war-related trauma. Translational Psychiatry, 15(1), 331. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-025-03548-4

Huijzer-Engbrenghof, M., van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Spencer, H., Wesarg-Menzel, C., Creasey, N., Lalihatu, E. S., & Overbeek, G. (2024). A longitudinal study on the relation between parenting and Toddler’s disruptive behavior: what is the role of Toddler’s negative emotionality and physiological stress reactivity?. Frontiers in psychology, 15, 1444447. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1444447

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, 107036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107036

Wesarg-Menzel, C., Gallistl, M., Niconchuk, M., & Engert, V. (2024). Reflections on the Study of Empathy in a Sample of Refugees and Migrants from Arabic-speaking Countries with Diverse Experiences of War-related Trauma. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 100253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100253

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, 106976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.106976

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2023.101090

Wesarg, C., Van den Akker, A. L., Oei, N. Y. L., Wiers, R. W., Staaks, J. P. C., Thayer, J. F., Williams, D. P., & Hoeve, M. (2022). Childhood adversity and vagal regulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 104920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104920

Wesarg, C., Veer, I. M., Oei, N. Y.L., Daedelow, L. S., Lett, T. A., Banaschewski, T., Barker, G. J., Bokde, A. L. W., Quinlan, E. B., Desrivières, S., Flor, H., Grigis, A., Garavan, H., Brühl, R., Martinot, J., Artiges, E., Nees, F., Orfanos, D. P., Poustka, L., …, & Walter, H. (2021). The interaction of child abuse and rs1360780 of the FKBP5 gene is associated with amygdala resting-state functional connectivity in young adults. Human Brain Mapping, 42(10), 3269-3281. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25433

Wesarg, C., Van den Akker, A. L., Hoeve, M., Wiers, R. W., & Oei, N. Y. L. (2021). Reliability of cortisol levels in toddlers. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 19(3), 419-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2021.1926230

Wesarg, C., Van den Akker, A. L., Oei, N. Y. L., Hoeve, M., & Wiers, R. W. (2020). Identifying pathways from early adversity to psychopathology: A review on dysregulated HPA axis functioning and impaired self-regulation in early childhood. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 17(6), 808-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2020.1748594

Overbeek, G., Creasey, N., Wesarg, C., Huijzer-Engbrenghof, M., & Spencer, H. (2020). When mummy and daddy get under your skin: A new look at how parenting affects children's DNA methylation, stress reactivity, and disruptive behavior. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 172, 25-38. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20362

Wesarg, C., & Schütz, C. (2018). Stellt die transkranielle Magnetstimulation einen ernstzunehmenden therapeutischen Ansatz zur Behandlung der Tabakabhängigkeit dar? Suchtmedizin, 20(5), 287-296.

2016

Cavazzana, A., Wesarg, C., Schriever, V., Hummel, T., Lundström, J., & Parma, V. (2016). A cross-cultural adaptation of the Sniffin´ Sticks Olfactory Identification Test for US children. Chemical Senses,42(2), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjw113

Cavazzana, A., Wesarg, C., Parish-Morris, J., Lundström, J. N., & Parma, V. (2016). When preschoolers follow their eyes and older children follow their noses: Visuo-olfactory social affective matching in childhood. Developmental Sciences, 21(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12507