Increased perceived self-efficacy facilitates the extinction of fear in healthy participants
Open accessAbstract
Self-efficacy has been proposed as an important element of a successful cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT). Positive changes in perceived self-efficacy have been linked to an improved adaptive emotional and behavioral responding in the context of anxiety-provoking situations. Furthermore, a positive influence of increased self-efficacy on cognitive functions has been confirmed. The present study examined the effect of verbal persuasion on perceived self-efficacy and fear extinction. Healthy participants were subjected to a standardized differential fear conditioning paradigm. After fear acquisition, half of the participants received a verbal persuasion aimed at increasing perceived self-efficacy. The extinction of fear was assessed immediately thereafter on both the implicit and explicit level. Our results suggest that an increased perceived self-efficacy was associated with enhanced extinction, evidenced on the psychophysiological level and accompanied by more pronounced decrements in conditioned negative valence. Changes in extinction were not due to a decrease in overall emotional reactivity to conditioned stimuli (CS). In addition, debriefing participants about the false positive feedback did not affect the processing of already extinguished conditioned responses during a subsequent continued extinction phase. Our results suggest that positive changes in perceived self-efficacy can be beneficial for emotional learning. Findings are discussed with respect to strategies aimed at increasing extinction learning in the course of exposure-based treatments.
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
High self-efficacy facilitates fear extinction, while low self-efficacy impedes discriminative fear learning.
“Research suggested that high self-efficacy facilitates fear extinction (Zlomuzica et al., 2015), while low self-efficacy impedes discriminative fear learning (Raeder et al., 2019).”
From Feeling more confident to encounter negative emotions: The mediating role of distress tolerance on the relationship between self-efficacy and outcomes of exposure and response prevention for OCD (2024) · cites this paper as Zlomuzica et al., 2015
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
Self-efficacy: The exercise of control
Bandura, A., Freeman, W. H., & Lightsey, R. (1999) · Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1891/0889-8391.13.2.158 · Cited by 46,835 · see citing works
Self-efficacy: the exercise of control
(1997) · Choice Reviews Online · doi:10.5860/choice.35-1826 · Cited by 24,409 · see citing works
(1995) · Cited by 6,909 · see citing works
Self-efficacy and work-related performance: A meta-analysis.
Stajković, A. D., & Luthans, F. (1998) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.124.2.240 · Cited by 3,850 · see citing works
Relapse Prevention: Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors
Washton, A. M. (1986) · Journal of Studies on Alcohol · doi:10.15288/jsa.1986.47.260 · Cited by 2,531 · see citing works
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales
Lovibond, S. H., & Lovibond, P. F. (2011) · PsycTESTS Dataset · doi:10.1037/t01004-000 · Cited by 2,416 · see citing works
Maximizing exposure therapy: An inhibitory learning approach
Craske, M. G., Treanor, M., Conway, C. C., Zbozinek, T., & Vervliet, B. (2014) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.006 · Cited by 2,339 · cited 3× · see citing works
“During exposure, patients are given the opportunity to reevaluate the significance of a stimulus while extinction learning has been proposed to mediate this form of so called “corrective learning” (Craske et al., 2008, 2014; Vervliet et al., 2013).”
BackgroundCognitive Reappraisal of Emotion: A Meta-Analysis of Human Neuroimaging Studies
Buhle, J. T., Silvers, J. A., Wager, T. D., Lopez, R., Onyemekwu, C., Kober, H., Weber, J., & Ochsner, K. N. (2014) · Cerebral Cortex · doi:10.1093/cercor/bht154 · Cited by 1,896 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Reappraisal, for instance, has been shown to alter fear extinction via activation of downstream pathways, i.e., frontal regions including the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which are implicated in the inhibition of fear responses (Buhle et al., 2014; Schiller and Delgado, 2010).”
BackgroundOptimizing inhibitory learning during exposure therapy
Craske, M. G., Kircanski, K., Zelikowsky, M., Mystkowski, J., Chowdhury, N., & Baker, A. (2008) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2007.10.003 · Cited by 1,607 · see citing works
Kirk, J., & Miller, M. L. (1986) · Sage eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781412985659.n2 · Cited by 1,376 · see citing works
Self-efficacy in the prediction of academic performance and perceived career options.
Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D., & Larkin, K. C. (1986) · Journal of Counseling Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-0167.33.3.265 · Cited by 861 · see citing works
Neural circuitry underlying the regulation of conditioned fear and its relation to extinction
Delgado, M. R., Nearing, K. I., LeDoux, J. E., & Phelps, E. A. (2008) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.06.029 · Cited by 716 · see citing works
The Relation of Self-Efficacy Measures to Sport Performance: A Meta-Analytic Review
Moritz, S. E., Feltz, D. L., Fahrbach, K. R., & Mack, D. E. (2000) · Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport · doi:10.1080/02701367.2000.10608908 · Cited by 713 · see citing works
Fear Extinction and Relapse: State of the Art
Vervliet, B., Craske, M. G., & Hermans, D. (2013) · Annual Review of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050212-185542 · Cited by 671 · cited 5× · see citing works
“…of anxiety, phobia, and depression (Comunian, 1989; Williams, 1995) and is associated with a greater severity of anxiety (Richards et al., 2002; Thomasson and Psouni, 2010) and an increased tendency to use dysfunctional coping strategies when confronted with anxiety-provoking situations…”
BackgroundInfluentialBlechert, J., Michael, T., Vriends, N., Margraf, J., & Wilhelm, F. H. (2007) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2007.02.012 · Cited by 479 · see citing works
Self-citationInfluence of Self-Efficacy on Performance in a Cognitive Task
Bouffard‐Bouchard, T. (1990) · The Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1080/00224545.1990.9924591 · Cited by 474 · see citing works
Applying Learning Principles to the Treatment of Post‐Trauma Reactions
ROTHBAUM, B. O., & DAVIS, M. (2003) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1196/annals.1301.012 · Cited by 454 · see citing works
Resilience as positive coping appraisals: Testing the schematic appraisals model of suicide (SAMS)
Johnson, J., Gooding, P. A., Wood, A. M., & Tarrier, N. (2010) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2009.10.007 · Cited by 347 · see citing works
Goldin, P. R., Ziv, M., Jazaieri, H., Werner, K., Kraemer, H., Heimberg, R. G., & Gross, J. J. (2012) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0028555 · Cited by 332 · see citing works
Overlapping neural systems mediating extinction, reversal and regulation of fear
Schiller, D., & Delgado, M. R. (2010) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2010.04.002 · Cited by 294 · see citing works
Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D., & Gore, P. A. (1997) · Journal of Counseling Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-0167.44.3.307 · Cited by 289 · see citing works
Predicting self-efficacy and performance during skill acquisition.
Mitchell, T. R., Hopper, H., Daniels, D., George‐Falvy, J., & James, L. R. (1994) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.79.4.506 · Cited by 255 · see citing works
Reliability and validity of the Memory Self-Efficacy Questionnaire.
Berry, J. M., West, R. L., & Dennehey, D. M. (1989) · Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1037/0012-1649.25.5.701 · Cited by 250 · see citing works
Relationships between metamemory, memory predictions, and memory task performance in adults.
Hertzog, C. K., Dixon, R. A., & Hultsch, D. F. (1990) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037//0882-7974.5.2.215 · Cited by 246 · see citing works
Dynamic Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancies: Prediction of Smoking Lapse and Relapse.
Gwaltney, C. J., Shiffman, S., Balabanis, M. H., & Paty, J. A. (2005) · Journal of Abnormal Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-843x.114.4.661 · Cited by 232 · see citing works
Changing risk behaviors and adopting health behaviors: The role of self-efficacy beliefs
Schwarzer, R., & Fuchs, R. (1995) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511527692.011 · Cited by 223 · see citing works
Fear conditioning in panic disorder: Enhanced resistance to extinction
Michael, T., Blechert, J., Vriends, N., Margraf, J., & Wilhelm, F. H. (2007) · Journal of Abnormal Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-843x.116.3.612 · Cited by 210 · see citing works
Self-citationRelationships between metamemory, memory predictions, and memory task performance in adults.
Hertzog, C. K., Dixon, R. A., & Hultsch, D. F. (1990) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/0882-7974.5.2.215 · Cited by 175 · see citing works
The role of family and peers in social self-efficacy: Links to depression in adolescence.
McFarlane, A. H., Bellissimo, A., & Norman, G. R. (1995) · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry · doi:10.1037/h0079655 · Cited by 164 · see citing works
Gallagher, M. W., Payne, L. A., White, K. S., Shear, K. M., Woods, S. W., Gorman, J. M., & Barlow, D. H. (2013) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2013.09.001 · Cited by 153 · see citing works
Self-efficacy beliefs and change in cognitive performance: MacArthur studies on Successful Aging.
Seeman, T., McAvay, G., Merrill, S., Albert, M., & Rodin, J. (1996) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037//0882-7974.11.3.538 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Expectancies and the social–cognitive perspective: Basic principles, processes, and variables.
Maddux, J. E. (1999) · American Psychological Association eBooks · doi:10.1037/10332-001 · Cited by 123 · see citing works
Schnoll, R. A., Martinez, E., Tatum, K. L., Glass, M., Bernath, A. M., Ferris, D. G., & Reynolds, P. (2010) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.08.024 · Cited by 109 · see citing works
Briscione, M. A., Jovanovic, T., & Norrholm, S. D. (2014) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00088 · Cited by 105 · see citing works
Self-Efficacy, Anxiety, and Phobic Disorders
Williams, S. L. (1995) · The Plenum series in social/clinical psychology · doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6868-5_3 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
Self-efficacy beliefs and change in cognitive performance: MacArthur studies on Successful Aging.
Seeman, T. E., MCAVAY, G. J., Merrill, S., et al. (1996) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/0882-7974.11.3.538 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
Haselgrove, M., Aydin, A., & Pearce, J. M. (2004) · Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal Behavior Processes · doi:10.1037/0097-7403.30.3.240 · Cited by 85 · see citing works
Memory Self-Efficacy in Its Social Cognitive Context
Berry, J. M. (1999) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-012345260-3/50005-7 · Cited by 84 · see citing works
An integrated cognitive model of panic disorder: The role of positive and negative cognitions
Casey, L. M., Oei, T. P. S., & Newcombe, P. A. (2004) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2004.01.005 · Cited by 82 · see citing works
The impact of perceived self-efficacy on mental time travel and social problem solving
Brown, A. D., Dorfman, M. L., Marmar, C. R., & Bryant, R. A. (2012) · Consciousness and Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.concog.2011.09.023 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Social anxiety and related social impairment are linked to self-efficacy and dysfunctional coping
THOMASSON, P., & PSOUNI, E. (2010) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2009.00731.x · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Self‐Efficacy and the Prediction of Domain‐Specific Cognitive Abilities
Paunonen, S. V., & Hong, R. Y. S. (2010) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2009.00618.x · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Bouchard, S., Gauthier, J., Nouwen, A., Ivers, H., Vallières, A., Simard, S., & Fournier, T. (2007) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.08.002 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Effektivität psychologischer Therapien von Panik und Agoraphobie: Meta-Analysen auf Störungsebene
Ruhmland, M., & Margraf, J. (2001) · Verhaltenstherapie · doi:10.1159/000050323 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Self-citationEpisodic Memories in Anxiety Disorders: Clinical Implications
Zlomuzica, A., Dere, D., Machulska, A., Adolph, D., Dere, E., & Margraf, J. (2014) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00131 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Self-citationA cross-level units-of-analysis approach to individual differences in skill acquisition.
Eyring, J. D., Johnson, D. S., & Francis, D. J. (1993) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.78.5.805 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Self-efficacy Manipulation and State Anxiety Responses to Exercise in Low Active Women
Márquez, D. X., Jerome, G. J., McAuley, E., Snook, E. M., & Canaklisova, S. (2002) · Psychology and Health · doi:10.1080/0887044021000054782 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Ruhmland, M., & Margraf, J. (2001) · Verhaltenstherapie (Basel) · doi:10.1159/000050322 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Self-citationTailoring therapeutic strategies for treating posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters
Norrholm, S., & Jovanovic, T. (2010) · Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment · doi:10.2147/ndt.s10951 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Self-efficacy for social situations in adolescents with generalized social anxiety disorder
Gaudiano, B. A., & Herbert, J. D. (2007) · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1017/s1352465806003377 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Memory Self-Efficacy Predicts Responsiveness to Inductive Reasoning Training in Older Adults
Payne, B. R., Jackson, J. J., Hill, P. L., Gao, X., Roberts, B. W., & Stine‐Morrow, E. A. L. (2011) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr073 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Ruhmland, M., & Margraf, J. (2001) · Verhaltenstherapie · doi:10.1159/000050321 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
Self-citationMemory Self-Efficacy and Memory Performance in Older Males
McDougall, G. J., & Kang, J.-H. (2003) · International Journal of Men s Health · doi:10.3149/jmh.0202.131 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF RELATIONS AMONG DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SELF-EFFICACY
Comunian, A. L. (1989) · Perceptual and Motor Skills · doi:10.2466/pms.1989.69.3.755 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
The influence of state anxiety on the acquisition and extinction of fear
Vriends, N., Michael, T., Jens Blechert, A., Meyer, A. H., Margraf, J., & Wilhelm, F. H. (2010) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.09.001 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Self-citationThe impact of perceived self-efficacy on memory for aversive experiences
Brown, A. D., Joscelyne, A., Dorfman, M. L., Marmar, C. R., & Bryant, R. A. (2012) · Memory · doi:10.1080/09658211.2012.667110 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Vögele, C., Ehlers, A., Meyer, A., Frank, M., Hahlweg, K., & Margraf, J. (2010) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.20651 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Self-citationFisk, J. E., & Warr, P. B. (1996) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/0191-8869(96)00120-1 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Perceived responsibility for change as an outcome predictor in cognitive-behavioural group therapy.
Delsignore, A., Carraro, G. E., Mathier, F., Znoj, H., & Schnyder, U. (2008) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1348/014466508x279486 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Enhanced Discriminative Fear Learning of Phobia-Irrelevant Stimuli in Spider-Fearful Individuals
Mosig, C., Merz, C. J., Mohr, C., Adolph, D., Wolf, O. T., Schneider, S., Margraf, J., & Zlomuzica, A. (2014) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00328 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Self-citationSome Characteristics of Relations among Depression, Anxiety, and Self-Efficacy
Comunian, A. L. (1989) · Perceptual and Motor Skills · doi:10.1177/00315125890693-109 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Richards, J. C., Richardson, V., & Pier, C. (2002) · Behaviour Change · doi:10.1375/bech.19.2.102 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Increasing Memory Self-Efficacy and Strategy Use in Hispanic Elders
McDougall, G. J. (1998) · Clinical Gerontologist · doi:10.1300/j018v19n02_05 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Changing the future, not the past: a translational paradigm shift in treating anxiety
Margraf, J., & Zlomuzica, A. (2015) · EMBO Reports · doi:10.15252/embr.201540076 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Self-citationMemory Self-Efficacy Beliefs Modulate Brain Activity when Encoding Real-World Future Intentions
Kalpouzos, G., & Eriksson, J. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073850 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
State-of-the-art and future directions for extinction as a translational model for fear and anxiety
Craske, M. G., Hermans, D., & Vervliet, B. (2018) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2017.0025 · Cited by 373 · see citing works
Costs and benefits of self-efficacy: Differences of the stress response and clinical implications
Schönfeld, P., Preusser, F., & Margraf, J. (2017) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.01.031 · Cited by 177 · see citing works
Self-citationPittig, A., Wong, A. H. K., Glück, V. M., & Boschet, J. M. (2020) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2020.103550 · Cited by 148 · see citing works
Scheveneels, S., Boddez, Y., Vervliet, B., & Hermans, D. (2016) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2016.08.015 · Cited by 136 · see citing works
An affective neuroscience model of boosting resilience in adults
Tabibnia, G. (2020) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.05.005 · Cited by 109 · see citing works
Mertens, G., Boddez, Y., Sevenster, D., Engelhard, I., & de Houwer, J. (2018) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.07.002 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
Peifer, C., Schönfeld, P., Wolters, G., Aust, F., & Margraf, J. (2020) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01008 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Self-citationFrom Extinction Learning to Anxiety Treatment: Mind the Gap
Carpenter, J. K., Pinaire, M., & Hofmann, S. G. (2019) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci9070164 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
Raber, J., Arzy, S., Bertolus, J. B., Depue, B., Haas, H. E., Hofmann, S. G., Kangas, M., Kensinger, E., Lowry, C. A., Marusak, H. A., et al. (2019) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.03.015 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
“I have to watch my back”: Exploring Chinese hotel guests’ generalized distrust and coping behavior
Ying, T., Tan, X., Wei, W., Zheng, Y., Ye, S., & Wu, M.-Y. (2021) · Tourism Management · doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104355 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Reactivation and Evaluation of Mastery Experiences Promotes Exposure Benefit in Height Phobia
Raeder, F., Woud, M. L., Schneider, S., Totzeck, C., Adolph, D., Margraf, J., & Zlomuzica, A. (2019) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/s10608-019-10018-x · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Self-citationLow perceived self-efficacy impedes discriminative fear learning
Raeder, F., Karbach, L., Struwe, H., Margraf, J., & Zlomuzica, A. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01191 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Self-citationNeural circuitry changes associated with increasing self-efficacy in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Titcombe, R. F., Chen, J., Rahman, N., Kouri, N. A., Qian, M., Li, M., Bryant, R. A., Marmar, C. R., & Brown, A. D. (2018) · Journal of Psychiatric Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.06.009 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Social marketing, shock advertising and risky consumption behavior
Mukattash, I. L., Dandis, A. O., Thomas, R., Nusair, M. B., & Mukattash, T. L. (2021) · International Journal of Emerging Markets · doi:10.1108/ijoem-09-2020-1111 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Nguyen, V., Lawson, L., Ledeen, M., Treat, L., Buss, J., Barclay, C. A., Alford, S., Reus, J., & Griffith, C. (2007) · The Journal of Vascular Access · doi:10.1177/112972980700800102 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Krans, J., Brown, A. D., & Moulds, M. L. (2018) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2017.07.001 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Lewis, K. M., Matsumoto, C., Cardinale, E. M., Jones, E., Gold, A. L., Stringaris, A., Leibenluft, E., Pine, D., & Brotman, M. (2020) · Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · doi:10.1089/cap.2019.0130 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Paersch, C., Recher, D., Schulz, A., Henninger, M., Schlup, B., Künzler, F., Homan, S., Kowatsch, T., Fisher, A. J., Horn, A. B., et al. (2024) · Clinical Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/21677026231205262 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Increasing self-efficacy reduces visual intrusions to a trauma-film paradigm
Rahman, N., Horesh, D., Kouri, N. A., Lev‐Ari, R. K., Titcombe, R. F., Bryant, R. A., Marmar, C. R., & Brown, A. D. (2019) · Anxiety Stress & Coping · doi:10.1080/10615806.2019.1566532 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Clinical implications of fear extinction in anxiety disorders
Zlomuzica, A., Schneider, S., Konrad, C., Merz, C. J., Wolf, O. T., Raeder, F., & Margraf, J. (2020) · e-Neuroforum · doi:10.1515/nf-2020-0014 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Self-citationThe role of self-efficacy in specific fears
Lipp, A., Zhang, X. C., Dere, E., & Zlomuzica, A. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0283660 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Self-citationLande, N. M., Ask, T. F., Sætren, S. S., Lugo, R. G., & Sütterlin, S. (2023) · Psychology Research and Behavior Management · doi:10.2147/prbm.s406702 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Adolph, D., Flasinski, T., Lippert, M. W., Pflug, V., Hamm, A. O., Richter, J., Margraf, J., & Schneider, S. (2022) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108311 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Self-citationLee, C. S., & Hayes‐Skelton, S. A. (2017) · Behavior Modification · doi:10.1177/0145445517720447 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Wright, A. C., Browne, J., Cather, C., Pratt, S. I., Bartels, S. J., & Mueser, K. T. (2020) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/s10608-020-10171-8 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Sheehy, K. A., Hruska, B. J., Waldrep, E. E., Pacella‐LaBarbara, M. L., George, R. L., Benight, C. C., & Delahanty, D. L. (2023) · Anxiety Stress & Coping · doi:10.1080/10615806.2023.2199208 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Raeder, F., Merz, C. J., Tegenthoff, M., Dere, E., Wolf, O. T., Margraf, J., Schneider, S., & Zlomuzica, A. (2023) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-023-06345-3 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Self-citationXu, J., Falkenstein, M. J., & Kuckertz, J. M. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.091 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Treating anxiety comorbidity: Lessons from exposure generalization studies
Zlomuzica, A., Kodzaga, I., Piovesan, K., & Lipp, A. (2024) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2024.115409 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Self-citationKaplan, V., Düken, M. E., Kaya, R., & Almazan, J. U. (2023) · Journal of Research and Health · doi:10.32598/jrh.13.2.2125.1 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Zlomuzica, A., Kullmann, F., Hesse, J., Plank, L., & Dere, E. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-18124-9 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Self-citationGeneralization of exposure therapy: Systematic review and recommendations for future research
Kodzaga, I., Heistermann, J., & Zlomuzica, A. (2025) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2025.104751 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Self-citationAschenbrenner, L. M., Frei, A., Forkmann, T., Schreiber, D., Glaesmer, H., Brüdern, J., Stein, M., Sedlinská, M.-A., Adorjan, K., Walther, S., et al. (2025) · Comprehensive Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2025.152621 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Self-Care Behaviors in Context of Psychosocial Factors
Anders-Rumsey, J., Kasmikha, L., Chiang, M., Hodish, G., Sheehan, J. L., Golbus, J. R., Wickman, U. L., Admon, A. J., Resnicow, K., Sturgeon, J. A., et al. (2025) · Digestive Diseases and Sciences · doi:10.1007/s10620-025-09326-y · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Kim, R., Lin, T., Pang, G., Liu, Y., Tungate, A. S., Hendry, P. L., Kurz, M. C., Peak, D. A., Jones, J. S., Rathlev, N. K., et al. (2022) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s003329172200191x · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Recalling Self-efficacious Memories Reduces COVID-19-Related Fear
Bakke, S. L., Winer, E. S., & Brown, A. D. (2023) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/s10608-023-10377-6 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Plank, L., & Zlomuzica, A. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-76959-w · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Self-citationHochstrasser, B., Hasler, G., Baumann, A., Bose, R., Reines, E. H., Kammerer, M. H., & Sousek, A. (2025) · CNS Drugs · doi:10.1007/s40263-025-01207-2 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Ulans, A., Moore, I. T., & Jacobs, L. (2026) · Poultry Science · doi:10.1016/j.psj.2026.106717 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Bishop, J. H., Shpaner, M., Kubicki, A., & Naylor, M. R. (2021) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2021.07.13.21260466 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Olds, M. K. (2025) · Journal of Sport Rehabilitation · doi:10.1123/jsr.2024-0344 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Weight-Related Selves and Their Relationship With Body Mass Index Among Young Individuals in Curaçao
Dijkstra, P., van Brummen-Girigori, O. J., & Barelds, D. P. H. (2019) · Journal of Black Psychology · doi:10.1177/0095798419865402 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Exercise and Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Loomes, M., & Rosenbaum, S. (2023) · Advances in psychology, mental health, and behavioral studies (APMHBS) book series · doi:10.4018/978-1-6684-6040-5.ch001 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Ogallar, A., Moreno, R. L., & Godoy‐Izquierdo, D. (2025) · The Spanish Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1017/sjp.2025.10 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Margraf, J., & Pittig, A. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-3-437-21352-6.00012-2
Self-citationAzari, N., Mahmoodi, H., Mousavi, S., Mirghafourvand, M., Keikhaee, R., & Shaghaghi, A. (2024) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-024-18147-z
Syros, I., & Anastassiou‐Hadjicharalambous, X. (2024) · OBM Neurobiology · doi:10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2403231
Context-dependency of vicarious extinction learning
Zlomuzica, A., Raeder, F., Reher, S., Lange, M., & Dere, E. (2025) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115461
Self-citationMeasuring implicit bias in height-fearful participants with the Approach-Avoidance Task
Piovesan, K., Rinck, M., & Zlomuzica, A. (2025) · European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience · doi:10.1007/s00406-025-02096-8
Self-citationDevelopment and validation of the pandemic fear perception and adaptability scale
Wang, M., Qi, H., Chen, Y., & Li, M. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1661940
Azari, N., Mahmoodi, H., Mousavi, S., Mirghafourvand, M., Keikhaee, R., & Shaghaghi, A. (2024) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.26698712
The Association of Perceived Stress with Anxiety-related Symptoms during Use of the MindShift app
Jerome, E., McLean, C. P., Ameringen, M. V., Whittal, M. L., & Rappaport, L. M. (2026) · Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science · doi:10.1007/s41347-026-00616-4
Neurological Responses to Scented Insects via Olfactory Stimulation: A Controlled fMRI Study
Hong, H.-E., Lee, H., Ko, H., Park, J.-Y., Kim, A., Song, J.-E., Chang, Y., Ji, S., & Park, K. (2026) · Insects · doi:10.3390/insects17080761
Self-efficacy effects in combined CBT-attention training for pediatric anxiety
Massac, L. A., Byrne, M. E., Bar‐Haim, Y., Pine, D. S., & Lewis, K. M. (2026) · Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.xjmad.2026.100198
- Authors
- Zlomuzica, A., Preusser, F., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J.
- Affiliations
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Zlomuzica, Armin
- Venue
- Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2015-10-16
- Volume
- 9
- Pages
- 270-270
- ISSN
- 1662-5153 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4607785
- OpenAlex
- W1906975548
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 1.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Dokumentenrepositorium der RUB (Ruhr University Bochum) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (ZL 59/2-2, ZL 59/2-1)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Keywords
- self-efficacy, fear extinction, verbal persuasion, fear conditioning, differential fear conditioning, emotional learning, cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, emotional reactivity, debriefing
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
