PUBLICATIONS
* = corresponding author.
de Souza Tavares, A.C., Giosan, C., Tokumaru, R.S. (2024). Depression and fitness: the Portuguese-Brazilian version of the evolutionary fitness scale. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 223. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112608. Full text.
Găianu, P., Giosan, C., Sârbescu, P. (2024). Personality traits and traffic violations: the serial mediating role of theory of planned behavior constructs and intention. South African Journal of Psychology. DOI: 10.1177/00812463241234056. Full text.
Guțu, S.M., Cosmoiu, A., Cojocaru, D., Turturescu, T., Popoviciu, C.M., & Giosan, C.* (2021) Bot to the Rescue? Effects of a Fully Automated Conversational Agent on Anxiety and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Depression and Anxiety, 8(1): 1107. Full text.
Burtaverde, V., Jonason, P.K., Giosan, C., & Ene, C. (2021). Why do people watch porn? An evolutionary perspective on the reasons for pornography consumption. Evolutionary Psychology. 19(2) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049211028798. Full text.
Seteanu, S. & Giosan, C.* (2021). Adverse childhood experiences in parents and their effects on adult children. Journal of Family Issues. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X211030043
Seteanu, S. & Giosan, C.* (2021). Adverse childhood experiences in fathers and the consequences in their children. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 52(1), 80-89. DOI: 10.1037/pro0000360.
Malta, L. S., Giosan, C.*, Szkondny, L. E., Altemus, M. M., Rizzo, A. A., Silbersweig, D. A., & Difede, J. (2020). Development of a Virtual Reality laboratory stressor. Virtual Reality, 25(2), 293-302. DOI: 10.1007/s10055-020-00455-5. Full text.
Giosan, C., Cobeanu, O., Wyka, K., Mureşan, V., Mogoaşe, C., Szentagotai, A., Malta, L.S., & Moldovan, R. (2020). Cognitive evolutionary therapy versus standard cognitive therapy for depression: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Clinical Psychology 76, 1818-1831. DOI:10.1002/jclp.22991. Full text.
Malta, L. S., Giosan, C.*, Szkondny, L. E., Altemus, M. M., Rizzo, A. A., Silbersweig, D. A., & Difede, J. (2020). Predictors of involuntary and voluntary emotional episodic memories of Virtual Reality scenarios in veterans with and without PTSD. Memory, 28(6), 724-740, DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2020.1770289. Full text.
Gaianu, A., Giosan, C.*, & Sarbescu, P. (2020). From trait anger to aggressive violations in road traffic. Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behavior. 70, 15-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.02.006 Full text.
David, O., David, D., Mogoaşe, C., Popescu, L., Giosan, C., & Pellegrino, A. (2019). Psychological effects and brain correlates of a rose-based scented cosmetic cream. Journal of Sensory Studies. Vol 34: e12436. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joss.12536. Full text.
Giosan, C., Wyka, K., Mogoaşe, C., Cobeanu, O., & Szentagotai, A. (2018). The Evolutionary Fitness scale: A measure of the independent criterion of fitness. EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8(1), 1-28. See full text here and here.
Giosan, C., Cobeanu, O., Mogoaşe, C., Szentagotai, A., Mureşan, V., & Boian, R. (2017). Reducing depressive symptomatology with a smartphone app: study protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Trials, 18(1), 215. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1960-1. See full text.
Mogoașe, C., Cobeanu, O., David, O., Giosan, C., & Szentagotai, A. (2017). Internet-based psychotherapy for adult depression: what about the mechanisms of change? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73(1), 5–64. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22326. See full text.
Giosan, C., Cobeanu, O., Mogoaşe, C., Szentagotai, A., Mureşan, V., & Boian, R. (2016). Using a smartphone app to reduce cognitive vulnerability and mild depressive symptoms: Study protocol of an exploratory randomized controlled trial. Trials, 17(1), 609. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1740-3. See full text.
Avram, E., Podina, I. R., & Giosan, C. (2016). A cognitive-behavioral standpoint on the perceived consequences of a major seismic event in relation to optimism and pre-hazard emotional distress. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 34(2), 114–124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-015-0231-x. See full text.
Giosan, C., Malta, L. S., Wyka, K., Jayasinghe, N., Evans, S., Difede, J., & Avram, E. (2015). Sleep disturbance, disability, and posttraumatic stress disorder in utility workers. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71(1), 72–84. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22116. See full text.
Giosan, C., Cobeanu, O., Mogoase, C., Muresan, V., Malta, L. S., Wyka, K., & Szentagotai, A. (2014). Evolutionary cognitive therapy versus standard cognitive therapy for depression: a protocol for a blinded, randomized, superiority clinical trial. Trials, 15(1), 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-83. See full text.
Giosan, C., Muresan, V., & Moldovan, R. (2014). Cognitive evolutionary therapy for depression: a case study. Clinical Case Reports, 2(5), 228–236. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.131. See full text.
Giosan, C. (2013). ‘Slow’ reproductive strategy: A negative predictor of depressive symptomatology. Australian Journal of Psychology, 65(3), 156–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12016. See full text.
Cukor, J., Wyka, K., Mello, B., Olden, M., Jayasinghe, N., Roberts, J., Giosan, C., Crane, M., & Difede, J. (2011). The longitudinal course of PTSD among disaster workers deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks of September 11th. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24(5), 506–514. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20672. See full text.
Cukor, J., Wyka, K., Jayasinghe, N., Weathers, F., Giosan, C., Leck, P., … Difede, J. (2011). Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in utility workers deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Depression and Anxiety, 28(3), 210–217. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20776. See full text.
Giosan, C., & Wyka, K. (2009). Is a successful High-K fitness strategy associated with better mental health? Evolutionary Psychology, 7(1), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490900700104. See full text. Another full text.
Giosan, C., Malta, L., Jayasinghe, N., Spielman, L., & Difede, J. (2009). Relationships between memory inconsistency for traumatic events following 9/11 and PTSD in disaster restoration workers. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23(4), 557–561. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.11.004. See full text.
Evans, S., Patt, I., Giosan, C., Spielman, L., & Difede, J. (2009). Disability and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers responding to September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65(7), 684–694. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20575. See full text.
Malta, L. S., Wyka, K. E., Giosan, C., Jayasinghe, N., & Difede, J. (2009). Numbing symptoms as predictors of unremitting posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23(2), 223–229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.07.004. See full text.
Jayasinghe, N., Giosan, C., Evans, S., Spielman, L., & Difede, J. (2008). Anger and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers exposed to the 9/11/01 World Trade Center disaster: One-year follow-up study. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196(11), 844-846. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e31818b492c.
Giosan, C., & Vintila, I. (2008). Psihologia evolutionista - O noua perspectiva in stiintele psihicului. Revista de Psihologie a Academiei Romane, 54(1–2), 1–5. See full text.
Difede, J., Cukor, J., Jayasinghe, N., Patt, I., Jedel, S., Spielman, L., Giosan, C. & Hoffman, H. (2007). Virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder following September 11, 2001. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 68(11), 1639–1647. http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.4088/JCP.v68n1102. See full text.
Giosan, C. (2006). High-K strategy scale: A measure of the High-K independent criterion of fitness. Evolutionary Psychology, 4(1), 394-405. https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490600400131. See full text.
Leck, P., Difede, J., Patt, I., Giosan, C., & Szkodny, L. (2006). Incidence of male childhood sexual abuse and psychological sequelae in disaster workers exposed to a terrorist attack. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 8(4), 267–2747. See full text.
Difede, J., Cukor, J., Patt, I., Giosan, C., & Hoffman, H. (2006). The application of virtual reality to the treatment of PTSD following the WTC attack. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1071(1), 500–501. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1364.052.
Jayasinghe, N., Giosan, C., Difede, J., Spielman, L., & Robin, L. (2006). Predictors of responses to psychotherapy referral of WTC utility disaster workers. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19(2), 307–312. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20113. See full text.
Evans, S., Giosan, C., Patt, I., Spielman, L., & Difede, J. (2006). Anger and its association to distress and social/occupational functioning in symptomatic disaster relief workers responding to the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center disaster. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19(1), 147–152. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20107. See full text.
Giosan, C., Holtom, B., & Watson, M. (2005). Antecedents of job embeddedness: The role of individual, organizational and market factors. Revista de Psihologie Organizationala, 5(2–4), 31–44. See full text.
Jayasinghe, N., Spielman, L., Cancellare, D., Difede, J., Klausner, E., & Giosan, C. (2005). Predictors of treatment utilization in world trade center attack disaster workers: role of race/ethnicity and symptom severity. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 7(2), 91. See full text.
Giosan, C. (2004). Altruistic behavior toward infants in biologically significant situations. Psychology and Education - An Interdisciplinary Journal, 41(1), 30–34. See full text.
Giosan, C. (2003). Antecedents of Job Embeddedness. PhD dissertation, New School University. Read an abstract here. Read full text here.
Haslam, N., & Giosan, C. (2002). The lay concept of “mental disorder” among American undergraduates. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58(4), 479–485. See full text.
Giosan, C., Glovsky, V., & Haslam, N. (2001). The lay concept of ‘mental disorder’: A cross-cultural study. Transcultural Psychiatry, 38(3), 317–332. https://doi.org/10.1177/136346150103800303. See full text.
Giosan, C., & Haslam, N. (2001). Common meaning of “mental disease” concept. Psihiatria si Psihofarmacologia Prezentului, 1, 22–30. See full text.
Manzat, I., & Giosan, C. (1995). Synergetic psychology: A new perspective. Psychology: A Journal of Human Behavior, 32(2), 5–8. See full text.
Manzat, I., & Giosan, C. (1994). Un proiect experimental de dezvoltare a gandirii stiintifice la studenti. Revista de Psihologie a Academiei Romane, 40(3), 185–196.
Kramer, M., Brown, A., Spielman, L., Giosan, C., & Rothrock, M. (2004). Psychological reactions to the National Terror-Alert system. The Id: Graduate Faculty, Psychology Society Bulletin, 1(1), 67–70. For full text click here.
Giosan, C. (2004a). Charles Darwin, CEO: Some applications of evolutionary psychology to management. The Id: Graduate Faculty, Psychology Society Bulletin, 2(1), 21–33. For full text click here.
Giosan, C. (2004b). Predictors of job embeddedness. The Id: Graduate Faculty, Psychology Society Bulletin, 1(1), 51–53. For full text click here.
Giosan, C. (1995). Iluziile perceptive in noile orizonturi ale psihologiei. Univers Psycho, 5(2), 5–8. For full text click here.