Publications
The association between self-reported stress and cardiovascular measures in daily life: A systematic review KU Leuven
Effects of acute psychosocial stress on source level EEG power and functional connectivity measures Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
The usage of EEG to uncover the influence of psychosocial stressors (PSSs) on neural activity has gained significant attention throughout recent years, but the results are often troubled by confounding stressor types. To investigate the effect of PSSs alone on neural activity, we employed a paradigm where participants are exposed to negative peer comparison as PSS, while other possible stressors are kept constant, and compared this with a ...
Is daily-life stress reactivity a measure of stress recovery? An investigation of laboratory and daily-life stress KU Leuven
The Effect of a Single HF-rTMS Session Over the Left DLPFC on the Physiological Stress Response as Measured by Heart Rate Variability Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
OBJECTIVE: Previous research has demonstrated that prefrontal activity is related to control over stress responses. However, the causal mechanisms are not well understood. In this study we investigated the possible influence of brain stimulation on the physiological stress response system. Because an increased stress response is known to precipitate psychiatric disorders, further inquiry can have important clinical implications.
...Determinants of Chronic Biological Stress, Measured as Hair Cortisol Concentration, in a General Population of Adolescents Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp Ghent University KU Leuven Hasselt University
Chronic biological stress may adversely affect adolescents' physical and mental health, but insight in the personal and environmental factors that determine chronic stress is limited. We measured 3-month cumulative hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in 419 adolescents, participating in the Flemish Environment and Health Study. Adolescents' health and lifestyle characteristics, household and neighborhood socio-economic status as well as ...