Ena Alcan
@enaalcan.bsky.social
PhD at Philipps University Marburg - department of Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychopathology and Psychotherapy @rtg2271 Breaking Expectations 🌈
Research on social learning, interoception, fear & anxiety-related disorders
Research on social learning, interoception, fear & anxiety-related disorders
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Ena Alcan
@enaalcan.bsky.social
· May 28
A threat from within: Learning to fear by observing aversive bodily symptoms in others
Although observational fear learning has been implicated in the development of phobic-related fears, studies investigating observational learning of f…
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Excited to share this new publication on observational fear learning and interoceptive threat, where we show that fear of bodily symptoms can be acquired when observing fear reactions to aversive bodily symptoms in others
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Reposted by Ena Alcan
Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
In our new systematic review and meta-analysis, we investigated how fear learning pathways relate to anxiety sensitivity. Now out in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Association Between Parent-to-Child Fear Learning Pathways and Anxiety Sensitivity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Although anxiety sensitivity (AS), or the fear of anxiety-related symptoms, has been identified as a risk factor for the development of anxiety psychopathology, the pathways through which this fear is...
link.springer.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In our new systematic review and meta-analysis, we investigated how fear learning pathways relate to anxiety sensitivity. Now out in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Excited to share this new publication on observational fear learning and interoceptive threat, where we show that fear of bodily symptoms can be acquired when observing fear reactions to aversive bodily symptoms in others
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A threat from within: Learning to fear by observing aversive bodily symptoms in others
Although observational fear learning has been implicated in the development of phobic-related fears, studies investigating observational learning of f…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 28, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Excited to share this new publication on observational fear learning and interoceptive threat, where we show that fear of bodily symptoms can be acquired when observing fear reactions to aversive bodily symptoms in others
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Ena Alcan
Excited to finally share this paper, nearly 5 years in the making! In it, me and co-authors share our thoughts on how (and to what extent) signals from the body map onto affective feelings. Writing this definitely brought forth more questions than answers! authors.elsevier.com/c/1ieTJ4sIRv...
February 22, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Excited to finally share this paper, nearly 5 years in the making! In it, me and co-authors share our thoughts on how (and to what extent) signals from the body map onto affective feelings. Writing this definitely brought forth more questions than answers! authors.elsevier.com/c/1ieTJ4sIRv...