Sinha Engel
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Sinha Engel
@sinhaengel.bsky.social
Postdoc at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Psychoneuroendocrinolgy of (traumatic) stress, reproductive mental health, sex and gender differences in mental disorders
Congratulations again, Stephanie, on this amazing work. It has been an honor and pleasure for me to be a part of your journey❤️
May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The sixth and final paper of her thesis emerged from @gtrauma.bsky.social. It showed, among other interesting results, that individuals identifying as non-binary were most and men were least likely to report exposure to sexual and physical violence. doi.org/10.1080/2000...
Exploring transdiagnostic stress and trauma-related symptoms across the world: a latent class analysis
Background: Although trauma exposure is universally prevalent, the ways in which individuals respond to potentially traumatic events vary. Between-country differences have been identified as affect...
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May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
PTSD risk factors are more prevalent in women, but men are more vulnerable to them – this pattern also emerges from a meta-analytical perspective. doi.org/10.1037/abn0...
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May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Her fourth paper is part of the ELSA study, investigating unintended pregnancies as a potential stressor. It emphasizes the relevance of sexual abuse and birth trauma as high-impact trauma that disproportionately affect women, and the impact of childhood maltreatment.
doi.org/10.1037/tra0...
APA PsycNet
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May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Her third paper, again with the AURORA team and supervised by Jennifer Stevens and Abigail Powers, Stephanie identifies risk factors for PTSD that men are more vulnerable to (e.g. pretrauma anxiety, acute dissociative symptoms) doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Sex-dependent differences in vulnerability to early risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: results from the AURORA study | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core
Sex-dependent differences in vulnerability to early risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: results from the AURORA study - Volume 54 Issue 11
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May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Her second paper is based on the AURORA study. Stephanie introduces a systematic framework of sex- and gender-related pathways to PTSD and identifies risk factors with increased prevalence/ severity in women (e.g. sexual assault, anxiety sensitivity). doi.org/10.1038/s442...
May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
In her first paper, Stephanie systematically quantifies the sex and gender data gap in prospective studies on PTSD development. Although women have an increased PTSD risk from 1 month up to 5 years posttrauma, they are underrepresented in research doi.org/10.1037/abn0...
APA PsycNet
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May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Next, looking forward to attending the symposium on sex(hormones), gender and mental health online.
April 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Congratulations to @shaering.bsky.social and Caroline Meyer who led this huge effort.
October 30, 2023 at 8:58 AM
It builds on a comprehensive systematic review on sex-and gender-sensitive reporting and analysis. The meta-analysis clearly showed a sex/gender data gap: Only one third of participants included in prospective studies were women.

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October 30, 2023 at 8:58 AM
The study also includes analyses on sex-/gender-dependent vulnerability to common risk factors and sex-/gender-specific risk factors such as traumatic childbirth.
October 30, 2023 at 8:57 AM