Outside-in: How Bullying in Adolescence Gets Into The Mind and Under the Skin

Project Information

Outside-In

Grant agreement ID: 853517

DOI

10.3030/853517

Project closed

EC signature date 7 May 2020

Start date 1 September 2020

End date 28 February 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 494 044,00

EU contribution

€ 1 494 044,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Belgium

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (21)

Reciprocal associations between peer problems and non-suicidal self-injury throughout adolescence

Author(s): Lisa De Luca, Matteo Giletta, Ersilia Menesini, Mitchell J. Prinstein
Published in: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2022, ISSN 0021-9630
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13601

Within-person associations between emotion regulation and negative affect in adolescents’ daily life.

Author(s): Gillian Debra, Jolien Braet, Nathalie Michels, Elisabeth Schreuders, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Emotion, Issue 25, 2025, Page(s) 1429-1446, ISSN 1528-3542
Publisher: American Psychological Association
DOI: 10.1037/emo0001505

Under pressure: Effects of distraction and reappraisal on adolescents' psychophysiological stress responses

Author(s): Jolien Braet, Matteo Giletta, Laura Wante, Caroline Braet
Published in: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Issue 94, 2024, Page(s) 101693, ISSN 0193-3973
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101693

From Basic Psychological Need Frustration to Stress Responses: Examining how Bullying Victimization Sensitizes Daily-Life Experiences in Adolescence

Author(s): Tamara Lorenz, Nathalie Michels, Andreas B. Neubauer, Bart Soenens, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2026, ISSN 0047-2891
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-026-02325-w

Implementation of a minimally invasive cell culture system to measure the regulation of inflammation in a school‐based sample of adolescents

Author(s): Thomas W. McDade, Matteo Giletta, Aaron A. Miller, Keegan C. Krause, Nathalie Michels
Published in: American Journal of Human Biology, Issue 36, 2024, ISSN 1042-0533
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24077

Early Exposure to Deprivation or Threat Moderates Expected Associations Between Neural Structure and Age in Adolescent Girls

Author(s): Kathryn Garrisi, Angelina Pei-Tzu Tsai, Kinjal K. Patel, Meredith A. Gruhn, Matteo Giletta, Paul D. Hastings, Matthew K. Nock, Karen D. Rudolph, George M. Slavich, Mitchell J. Prinstein, Adam Bryant Miller, Margaret A. Sheridan
Published in: Child Maltreatment, 2025, ISSN 1077-5595
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/10775595241301746

Inflammatory markers and self-regulation improvements in children and adolescents with obesity during inpatient treatment

Author(s): Ine Verbiest, Matteo Giletta, Tiffany Naets, Eline Vermeiren, Annelies Van Eyck, Luc Bruyndonckx, Benedicte Y. De Winter, Karolien Van De Maele, Kim van Hoorenbeeck, Stijn Verhulst, Ann Tanghe, Caroline Braet, Nathalie Michels
Published in: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Issue 131, 2025, Page(s) 106129, ISSN 0889-1591
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.106129

The Interplay of Peer Victimization and Parasympathetic Nervous System Activity on Acute Inflammatory Stress Responses in Adolescence

Author(s): Tamara I. Lorenz, Elisabeth Schreuders, Ivo V. Stuldreher, Nattapong Thammasan, Anne-Marie Brouwer, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Issue 52, 2024, Page(s) 757-771, ISSN 2730-7166
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-023-01156-8

I've got a friend in me: The effect of self-compassion on affect via emotion regulation in adolescents using ecological momentary assessment

Author(s): Jolien Braet, Gillian Debra, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Behaviour Research and Therapy, Issue 193, 2025, Page(s) 104807, ISSN 0005-7967
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104807

Examining systemic inflammation as a pathway linking peer victimization to depressive symptoms in adolescence

Author(s): Tamara Lorenz, Nathalie Michels, George M. Slavich, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Issue 66, 2025, Page(s) 311-321, ISSN 0021-9630
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14060

Emotion Differentiation in Adolescents: Short-term Trade-offs with Regulation Variability and Emotion Intensity

Author(s): Tak Tsun (Edmund) Lo, Maaike Verhagen, J. Loes Pouwels, Eeske van Roekel, Sarah Taylor O'Brien, Gillian Debra, Jolien Braet, Jacqueline Vink, Dominique Maciejewski
Published in: Affective Science, 2025, ISSN 2662-2041
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/dk3e2_v2

Should Adolescents Listen to Their Hearts? A Closer Look at the Associations Between Interoception, Emotional Awareness and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents

Author(s): Jolien Braet, Matteo Giletta, Olivier Desmedt, Laura Wante, Lorenz Rapp, Olga Pollatos, Caroline Braet
Published in: Psychological Reports, 2025, ISSN 0033-2941
Publisher: Ammons Scientific Ltd.
DOI: 10.1177/00332941241286435

A history of social adversity is associated with adolescents’ ex vivo inflammatory response

Author(s): Nathalie Michels, Thomas W. McDade, Keegan C. Krause, Aaron A. Miller, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Psychoneuroendocrinology, Issue 182, 2026, Page(s) 107620, ISSN 0306-4530
Publisher: Pergamon Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107620

Handling the Ups and Downs of Adolescence: The Role of Emotion Regulation Repertoires

Author(s): Jolien Braet, Gillian Debra, Manuel T. Rein, James J. Gross, Kaitlyn M. Werner, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Affective Science, 2026, ISSN 2662-2041
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s42761-026-00354-z

Interpersonal stressors predicting inflammation in adolescents: Moderation by emotion regulation and heart rate variability?

Author(s): Nathalie Michels, Stefaan De Henauw, Joanna Klosowska, Kathleen Wijnant, Caroline Braet, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Biological Psychology, Issue 193, 2024, Page(s) 108900, ISSN 0301-0511
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108900

Cognitive control processes and emotion regulation in adolescence: Examining the impact of affective inhibition and heart-rate-variability on emotion regulation dynamics in daily life

Author(s): Gillian Debra, Nathalie Michels, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Issue 70, 2024, Page(s) 101454, ISSN 1878-9293
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101454

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescence: The Role of Pre-Existing Vulnerabilities and COVID-19-Related Stress

Author(s): Lisa De Luca, Matteo Giletta, Annalaura Nocentini & Ersilia Menesini
Published in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2022, ISSN 0047-2891
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-022-01669-3

Examining diurnal cortisol changes as a pathway linking childhood adversity to depressive symptoms during adolescence

Author(s): Tamara Lorenz, Nathalie Michels, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Development and Psychopathology, Issue 38, 2026, Page(s) 974-985, ISSN 0954-5794
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s0954579425100916

Feeling better now? Being defended diminishes daily mood problems and self‐blame in victims of bullying

Author(s): Lydia Laninga‐Wijnen, J. Loes Pouwels, Matteo Giletta, Christina Salmivalli
Published in: British Journal of Educational Psychology, Issue 94, 2025, Page(s) 1294-1322, ISSN 0007-0998
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12717

Peer victimization, pro-inflammatory, and antiviral gene expression pathways in adolescents

Author(s): Matteo Giletta, Nathalie Michels, George M. Slavich, Steve W. Cole
Published in: Psychoneuroendocrinology, Issue 188, 2026, Page(s) 107858, ISSN 0306-4530
Publisher: Pergamon Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2026.107858

The Immediate Effects of a Resonant Breathing Exercise on Adolescents’ Stress Responses: A Randomized Trial

Author(s): Nathalie Michels, Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, Jolien Braet, Janne Vreye, Riet Vergauwe, Jente Depoorter, Matteo Giletta
Published in: Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, Issue 88, 2026, Page(s) 166-178, ISSN 2998-8748
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001448

Thesis and dissertations (2)

The biological impact of adolescent victimization

Author(s): Tamara Lorenz
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent, Belgium

Affect dynamics in adolescents’ daily life : the role of emotion regulation, cognitive processes, and peer interactions

Author(s): Gillian Debra
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent, Belgium