Oulmann Zerhouni
PU en Psychologie Sociale
oulmann.zerhouni@univ-rouen.fr
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Centre de Recherche sur les Fonctionnements et Dysfonctionnements Psychologiques (CRFDP, UR 7475) – Bâtiment Satie – Bureau S206
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES – SUMMARY
My research uses models of social cognition and self-regulation to understand how attitudes and health-relevant behaviors form, persist and change, from the automatic effects of media exposure to large-scale cross-cultural regularities in social behavior. Each project is conducted collaboratively with colleagues across several universities, and my recent work has broadened along six interconnected strands.
Media exposure, implicit attitudes and the formation of alcohol-related cognitions
A first strand examines how representations of alcohol are formed and how they influence behavior. Incidental exposure to alcohol advertising and sponsorship in the media plays a causal role in shaping attitudes toward alcohol, but the underlying processes differ: sponsorship effects appear to rest on mere exposure and automatic acquisition (Zerhouni et al., 2016; Zerhouni, Bègue & O’Brien, 2019), whereas exposure to depicted consumption relies more on propositional processes (Zerhouni et al., 2020a, 2020b; Bonneterre* et al., 2021). At the societal level, this work has addressed the effects of alcohol on deviant and aggressive behavior and on judicial appraisal (Bègue, Zerhouni & Jobard, 2020; Bègue et al., 2022; Zerhouni, Girod & Flaudias, 2019). More recently, we have shown that indirect measures of attitudes only weakly predict food-choice behavior, even when heuristics are involved, and produced the first meta-analysis of the organic “halo” effect on calorie estimation (Besson* et al., 2019; Besson, Durand & Zerhouni, 2025; Durand, Besson, Flaudias & Zerhouni, 2025).
Cognitive remediation and immersive (virtual-reality) prevention for health-behavior change
A second strand develops and evaluates prevention and cognitive-remediation procedures targeting addictive behaviors. This includes work on the cognitive antecedents of substance use and on prevention programs that modulate them (Bertin, Zerhouni et al., 2018; Brousse, Zerhouni et al., 2018; Flaudias, Zerhouni et al., 2020), culminating in a Bayesian meta-analysis of cognitive bias modification (Boffo, Zerhouni et al., 2019). We have tested low-cost alternatives based on evaluative conditioning, attentional-bias training and smartphone applications (Zerhouni et al., 2018, 2019; Lalot, Zerhouni & Pinelli, 2017), and a two-year comprehensive program preventing new substance use in youth (Zerhouni, Loisy, Bouthier & Flaudias, 2024). A growing part of this work uses immersive virtual reality to evaluate anti-tobacco and anti-alcohol prevention messages, showing effects on memorization, attitudes and craving that are sometimes counter-intuitive (Bonneterre* et al., 2024a, 2024b, 2025; Nègre et al., 2023).
Behavioral addictions: gambling, screens and compulsive use
A third strand concerns behavioral addictions. Building on a meta-analytic review of gambling advertising (Bouguettaya, Lynott, Carter, Zerhouni et al., 2020), we have shown that weaker social support and poorer emotion regulation are associated with more severe gambling, and that problem gamblers are disproportionately affected by advertising campaigns (Tessier* et al., 2021, 2023; Tessier, Romo, Gonthier & Zerhouni, 2025). This strand extends to screen and internet use, including prosocial and toxic behavior in online games (Lemercier-Dugarin, Romo & Zerhouni, 2020, 2021) and, in recent adolescent cohorts, the role of sleep disturbance and temporal patterns of screen time in compulsive internet use (Imrani, Touri, Romo & Zerhouni, 2026a, 2026b).
Self-regulation, stress and decision-making in health and social contexts
A fourth strand investigates how self-regulation, in particular stress regulation indexed by cardiac variability, shapes attitudes, social cognition and behavior. This includes work on autonomic reactivity and authoritarian or political attitudes (Lepage, Bègue, Zerhouni et al., 2018, 2022) and on the moderation of evaluative conditioning by physiological arousal and chronic emotion-regulation difficulties (Zerhouni & Lepage, 2018; Besson*, Richetin & Zerhouni, 2023). A sustained line of work examines tolerance of uncertainty, stress and critical thinking in medical decision-making among health professionals and the general population (Brun, Zerhouni et al., 2022a, 2022b), and the interplay of stress, dehumanization and burnout in care settings (Mollet, Zerhouni et al., 2026; Zerhouni & Romo, 2025).
Cross-cultural and evolutionary approaches to social behavior
A fifth, increasingly prominent strand situates social behavior in cross-cultural and evolutionary perspective through large international consortia. This includes work on predictors of physical-attractiveness enhancement across 93 countries (Kowal et al., 2022), romantic love and mate preferences across 175 countries (Kowal et al., 2025), the role of infectious-disease history in self-reported health across countries (Pfuhl et al., 2025), and — most recently — a large-scale analysis of sociosexual orientation, life-history strategy and reproductive success across 92 societies (Grigoryev et al., 2026, Evolution and Human Behavior). Related work addresses the moral boundaries of concern for animals through empathy and speciesism (Mazé, Arnoult, Lefebvre & Zerhouni, 2026) and the effects of sexist video games on gender-related associations (Sarda, Zerhouni et al., 2021). An earlier city-level study showed that indirect measures of prejudice predicted participation in the Charlie-Hebdo rallies (Zerhouni, Rougier & Muller, 2016).
Open science, replication and research methodology
A final strand contributes to better research practices in the cognitive and social sciences. I have taken part in landmark pre-registered multi-lab replications of the ego-depletion effect (Hagger et al., 2016; Dang et al., 2020) and of behavioral priming (O’Donnell et al., 2018), as well as multi-country projects on resilience and adherence to COVID-19 guidelines within the COVIDiSTRESS consortium (Yamada et al., 2021; Lieberoth et al., 2021). I have also co-authored methodological recommendations for meta-analyses in health and medicine (Boudesseul, Zerhouni et al., 2021) and contributed to the validation of psychometric scales (Lalot, Zerhouni et al., 2019; Houtin, Akinyemi & Zerhouni, 2021).
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed journal articles (n = 87)
1. Bègue, L., Bushman, B., Zerhouni, O., Subra, B., & Ourabah, M. (2013). Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder: People who think they are drunk also think they are attractive. British Journal of Psychology, 104(2), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.2012.02114.x (Scimago Q1: Psychology (miscellaneous))
2. Zerhouni, O., Bègue, L., Brousse, G., Carpentier, F., Dematteis, M., Pennel, L., Swendsen, J., & Cherpitel, C. (2013). Alcohol and violence in the emergency room: A review and perspectives from psychological and social sciences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(10), 4584-4606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10104584 (Scimago Q1: Public Health)
3. Flaudias, V., de Chazeron, I., Zerhouni, O., Boudesseul, J., Bègue, L., Bouthier, R., Levrier, C., Llorca, P. M., & Brousse, G. (2015). Preventing alcohol abuse through social networking sites: A first assessment. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(12), e278. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.4255 (Scimago Q1: Health informatics)
4. Zerhouni, O., Bègue, L., Duke, A., & Flaudias, V. (2016). Dynamic exposure to alcohol advertising in sporting events influences implicit attitudes. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 40(2), 422-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.12970 (Scimago Q1: Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health)
5. Hagger, M. S., Chatzisarantis, N. L. D., Alberts, H., Angonno, C. O., Batailler, C., Birt, A., Zerhouni, O., & Zwienenberg, M. (2016). A multi-lab pre-registered replication of the ego-depletion effect. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11(4), 546-573. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691616652873 (Scimago Q1: Psychology (miscellaneous))
6. Zerhouni, O., Rougier, M., & Muller, D. (2016). Who (really) is Charlie? French cities with lower implicit prejudice toward Muslims demonstrated larger participation rates in Charlie Hebdo rallies. International Review of Social Psychology, 29(1), 69-76. https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.57 (Scimago Q1: Social Psychology)
7. Lalot, F., Zerhouni, O., & Pinelli, M. (2017). “I wanna be the very best!” Agreeableness and perseverance predict sustained playing to Pokémon Go: A longitudinal study. Games for Health Journal, 6(5), 277-281. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2017.0004 (Scimago Q2: Health – social science, Public Health)
8. Bertin, C., Zerhouni, O., Perriot, J., de Chazeron, I., Brousse, G., & Flaudias, V. (2018). Relationship between tobacco craving and quality of life among French students: Results of a cross-sectional study. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(6), 942-948. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1392988 (Scimago Q2: Health – social science, Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health)
9. Zerhouni, O., Bègue, L., Comiran, F., & Wiers, R. W. (2018). Controlled and implicit processes in evaluative conditioning on implicit and explicit attitudes toward alcohol and intentions to drink. Addictive Behaviors, 76, 335-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.023 (Scimago Q1: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Medicine)
10. Zerhouni, O., & Lepage, J. (2018). Paint it black: Chronic emotion regulation difficulties enhance evaluative conditioning effect when CSs are paired with highly arousing negative USs. Journal of Individual Differences, 39(4), 241-248. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000265 (Scimago Q2: Psychology (miscellaneous))
11. Lepage, J., Bègue, L., Zerhouni, O., Courset, R., & Mermillod, M. (2018). Influence of heart rate variability and self-regulatory fatigue on obedience to authority. Cognition & Emotion, 33(2), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2018.1441124 (Scimago Q1: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology)
12. O’Donnell, M., Nelson, L., … Zerhouni, O., & Zrubka, R. (2018). Registered replication report: Dijksterhuis & van Knippenberg (1998). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 268-294. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691618755704 (Scimago Q1: Psychology (miscellaneous))
13. Lalot, F., Quiamzade, A., & Zerhouni, O. (2018). Regulatory focus and self-determination motives interact to predict students’ nutrition habit intentions. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 24(1), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000142 (Scimago Q2: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology)
14. Brousse, G., Zerhouni, O., Perriot, J., Bègue, L., & Flaudias, V. (2018). Editorial: Paquet neutre : l’étude qui fait cougher les tabacologues. L’Encéphale, 44(3), 213-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.encep.2018.03.003 (Scimago Q3: Psychiatry and Mental Health)
15. Green, J. A., Zerhouni, O., & Gauchet, A. (2019). Contrasting implicit and explicit measures of attitudes to complementary and alternative medicines. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 34, 105-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.11.002 (Scimago Q1: Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
16. Boffo, M., Zerhouni, O., van Beek, R. J., Maarsman, M., … & Wiers, R. W. (2019). A Bayesian and frequentist hierarchical mixed model meta-analysis of the effect of cognitive bias modification on substance-related cognitions and consumption. Neuropsychology Review, 29(1), 52-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-018-9386-4 (Scimago Q1: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology)
17. Zerhouni, O., Houben, K., Rutte, N., Werkman, E., & Wiers, R. W. (2019). I didn’t feel like drinking, but I guess why: Evaluative conditioning changes on explicit attitudes toward alcohol and healthy foods depends on contingency awareness. Learning & Motivation, 66, 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2019.101111 (Scimago Q3: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology)
18. Besson, T.*, Lalot, F., Bochard, N., Flaudias, V., & Zerhouni, O. (2019). The calories underestimation of “organic” food: Exploring the impact of implicit evaluations. Appetite, 137, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.02.001 (Scimago Q1: Psychology (miscellaneous))
19. Zerhouni, O., Bègue, L., & O’Brien, K. S. (2019). How alcohol advertising and sponsorship works: Effects through indirect measures. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38(4), 391-399. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12909 (Scimago Q1: Medicine; Health (social science))
20. Zerhouni, O., Girod, C., & Flaudias, V. (2019). Free-will and alcohol consumption impact on the estimation of responsibility on a judgment task. Substance Use & Misuse, 54(7), 1163-1171. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2018.1552298 (Scimago Q2: Health – social science, Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health)
21. Lalot, F., Zerhouni, O., Cantarella, M., Joly, E., Quiamzade, A., Falomir-Pichastor, J. M., Desrichard, O., & Bègue, L. (2019). Assessing the need for uniqueness: Translation and validation in French of the Need for Uniqueness (NU) and Self-Attributed Need for Uniqueness (SANU) scales. Journal of Personality Assessment, 102(6), 790-798. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2019.1585366 (Scimago Q1: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health)
22. Flaudias, V., Zerhouni, O., Pires, S., Schmitt, A., de Chazeron, I., Llorca, P. M., & Brousse, G. (2020). Reducing attentional bias in alcohol-dependent patients with a touch pad application: A randomized controlled trial pilot study. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55(2), 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agz099 (Scimago Q1: Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health)
23. Dang, J., Zerhouni, O., Imhoff, R., … & Zhang, Y. (2020). Multi-lab replication reveals a small but significant ego depletion effect. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11(5), 689-699. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619878680 (Scimago Q1: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology)
24. Zerhouni, O., Bègue, L., Sarda, E., & Gentile, S. (2020). Shaken & stirred: Effect of alcohol portrayals in movies on attitudes toward alcohol and self-alcohol associations. Journal of Substance Use, 25(6), 633-639. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2019.1679420 (Scimago Q2: Medicine (miscellaneous))
25. Zerhouni, O., Bègue, L., Sarda, E., & Gentile, S. (2020). Self-regulation failure reduces the impact of exposure to alcohol portrayals in movies on implicit attitudes and self-alcohol associations. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 154(6), 417-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2020.1769012 (Scimago Q2: Psychology (miscellaneous))
26. Bouguettaya, A., Lynott, D., Carter, A., Zerhouni, O., Meyer, S., Ladegaard, I., Gardner, J., & O’Brien, K. S. (2020). The relationship between gambling advertising and gambling attitudes, intentions, and behaviours: A critical and meta-analytic review. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 31, 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.01.007 (Scimago Q1: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience)
27. Lepage, J., Bègue, L., Zerhouni, O., Besson, T., Bonneterre, S., Vezirian, K., & Mermillod, M. (2022). Authoritarian attitudes are associated with higher autonomic reactivity to stress and lower recovery. Emotion, 22(3), 526-544. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000727 (Scimago Q1: Medicine, Psychology (miscellaneous))
28. Flaudias, V., Zerhouni, O., Pires, S., Schmitt, A., de Chazeron, I., Llorca, P. M., & Brousse, G. (2020). Evaluation of the effectiveness of a smartphone application on reducing attentional bias to alcohol in students. Alcoologie et Addictologie, 42(3), 199-206. (Scimago non listé)
29. Bègue, L., Zerhouni, O., & Jobard, F. (2020). Intoxicated aggression: An experimental analysis of sentencing in general population and in a large sample of judges in France and Germany. International Criminal Justice Review, 30(2), 163-180. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057567719872195 (Scimago Q2: Law)
30. Flaudias, V., Iceta, S., Zerhouni, O., Rodgers, R., Billieux, J., Llorca, P.-M., Boudesseul, J., de Chazeron, I., Romo, L., Maurage, P., Samalin, L., Bègue, L., Naassila, M., Brousse, G., & Guillaume, S. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and problematic eating behaviors in a student population. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9(3), 826-835. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00053 (Scimago Q1: Clinical Psychology, Medicine (miscellaneous), Psychiatry and Mental Health)
31. Lemercier-Dugarin, M., Romo, L., & Zerhouni, O. (2020). Who are the Cyka Blyat? How empathy, impulsivity and motivations to play predict aggressive behaviors in multiplayer online games. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 23(11), 739-746. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0041 (Scimago Q1: Social Psychology, Medicine (miscellaneous), Applied Psychology)
32. Yamada, Y., Ćepulić, D. B., Coll-Martín, T., Debove, S., Gautreau, G., Han, H., … Zerhouni, O.**, … Lieberoth, A. (2021). COVIDiSTRESS global survey dataset on psychological and behavioural consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak. Scientific Data, 8(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00823-9 (Scimago Q1: Statistics and Probability, Education, Computer Science Application)
33. Flaudias, V., Zerhouni, O.+, Pereira, B., Cherpitel, C. J., de Chazeron, I., Romo, L., & Guillaume, S. (2021). The early impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on stress and addictive behaviours in an alcohol-consuming student population in France. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 628631. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.628631 (Scimago Q1: Psychiatry and Mental Health)
34. Lemercier-Dugarin, M., Romo, L., & Zerhouni, O. (2021). I am a gamer! Beyond stereotypes, the stakes of a passionate identity. Annales Médico-Psychologiques, 179(4), 425-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2021.02.004 (Scimago Q3: Psychiatry and Mental Health)
35. Sarda, E., Zerhouni, O., Bry, C., Gentile, D., & Bègue, L. (2021). Some effects of sexist video games on self-masculinity associations. Information, Communication & Society, 24(11), 1601-1618. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2020.1713840 (Scimago Q1: Communication, Library and Information Sciences)
36. Lieberoth, A., Lin, S.-Y., Stöckli, S., Han, H., Kowal, M., … Zerhouni, O.**, Milfont, T. L. (2021). Stress and worry in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic: Relationships to trust and compliance with preventive measures across 48 countries in the COVIDiSTRESS global survey. Royal Society Open Science, 8(2), 200589. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200589 (Scimago Q1: Communication, Library and Information Sciences)
37. Boudesseul, J., Zerhouni, O., & Bègue, L. (2021). How risk signaling influences binge drinking impression formation: An evolutionary experimental approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7), 3658. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073658 (Scimago Q2: Public Health)
38. Zerhouni, O., Flaudias, V., Brousse, G., & Naassila, M. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on students’ mental health: A mini-synthesis of the current literature. Revue de Neuropsychologie, 13(3), 186-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revneu.2021.09.001 (Scimago Q4: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience)
39. Bonneterre, S.*, Zerhouni, O., & Green, J. (2021). Does depicting consequences of actions in narratives bolster the formation of propositional beliefs? First results from an experimental approach. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(4), 1043-1056. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3824 (Scimago Q2: Public Health)
40. Boudesseul, J., Zerhouni, O., Halbert, A., & Rubinos, C. (2021). Keeping meta-analyses hygienic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 668278. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.668278 (Scimago Q2: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology)
41. Houtin, L., Akinyemi, A., & Zerhouni, O. (2021). A short version of the Need for Affect Scale. European Review of Applied Psychology, 71(6), 100649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2021.100649 (Scimago Q3: Applied Psychology)
42. Tessier, S.*, Zerhouni, O., & Romo, L. (2021). Impact of advertising campaigns among online gamers: The role of perceptions of social support. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 716833. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.716833 (Scimago Q1: Psychiatry and Mental Health)
43. Flaudias, V., Zerhouni, O., Chakroun-Baggioni, N., de Chazeron, I., Llorca, P. M., & Brousse, G. (2022). Evaluation of a smartphone application on the reduction of attentional bias towards alcohol among students. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 782381. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.782381 (Scimago Q1: Psychology (miscellaneous))
44. Bègue, L., Nguyen, D. T., Vezirian, K., Zerhouni, O., & Bricout, V. (2022). Psychological distress mediates the connection between sleep deprivation and physical fighting in adolescents. Aggressive Behavior, 48(6), 531-541. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22018 (Scimago Q1: Psychology (miscellaneous))
45. Brun, C., Zerhouni, O., Akinyemi, A., Houtin, L., Monvoisin, R., & Pinsault, N. (2022). Impact of uncertainty intolerance on clinical reasoning: A scoping review of the 21st-century literature. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 28(5), 802-815. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13725 (Scimago Q2: Health Policy)
46. Kowal, M., Sorokowski, P., … Bonneterre, P., … Zerhouni, O., et al. (2022). Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries. Evolution and Human Behavior, 43(5), 412-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.05.005 (Scimago Q1: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology)
47. Brun, C., Zerhouni, O., Houtin, L., Akinyemi, A., Aimé-Jubin, C., Boudesseul, J., & Pinsault, N. (2022). High stress levels and trust toward the government are associated with more positive attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines among French students: A pilot study. Vaccines, 10(8), 1377. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10081377 (Scimago Q1: Pharmacology, Drug Discovery)
48. Zerhouni, O., Flaudias, V., Barré, M., & Rodgers, R. F. (2022). The effects of exposure to social media images of thin and average-size women on body satisfaction among young women: Emotion regulation and self-efficacy as modulating factors. Body Image, 43, 292-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.04.009 (Scimago Q1: Social Psychology, Psychology (miscellaneous), Applied Psychology)
49. Brun, C., Akinyemi, A., Houtin, L., Zerhouni, O., Monvoisin, R., & Pinsault, N. (2022). Intolerance of uncertainty and attitudes toward vaccination impact vaccinal decision while perceived uncertainty does not. Vaccines, 10(11), 1742. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101742 (Scimago Q1: Pharmacology, Drug Discovery)
50. Scrima, F., Foddai, E., Hamel, J.-F., Carrein-Lerouge, C., Codou, O., Montalan, B., Vallée, B., Zerhouni, O., Rioux, L., & Marchesa, P. (2022). Workplace aesthetic appreciation and exhaustion in a COVID-19 vaccination center: The role of positive affects and interest in art. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14288. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114288 (Scimago Q2: Public Health)
51. Besson, T.*, Richetin, J., & Zerhouni, O. (2023). Effect of emotion dysregulation and emotion regulation strategies on evaluative conditioning. Learning and Motivation, 82, 101890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2023.101890 (Scimago Q3: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Health (social science))
52. Tessier, S.*, Romo, L., & Zerhouni, O. (2023). Emotional dysregulation, shame and guilt predict severity of gambling among a population of gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10248-5 (Scimago Q1: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health)
53. Nègre, F., Lemercier-Dugarin, M., Kahn-Lewin, C., Gomet, R., Zerdazi, E.-H. M., Zerhouni, O., & Romo, L. (2023). Virtual reality efficiency as exposure therapy for alcohol use: A systematic literature review. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 246, 111027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111027 (Scimago Q1: Psychiatry and Mental Health)
54. Brun, C., Akinyemi, A., Houtin, L., Zerhouni, O., Monvoisin, R., & Pinsault, N. (2024). DecidHealth: Psychometric validation of the IUS-12 and IUS-12-H scales on French healthcare professionals. Année Psychologique, 124(2), 195-211. https://doi.org/10.3917/anpsy1.242.0195 (Scimago Q2: Psychology (miscellaneous))
55. Bonneterre, S.*, Zerhouni, O., & Lepage, J. (2024). Intimate partner violence during lockdown: The potent influence of stress and authoritarian beliefs. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241233604 (Scimago Q1: Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology)
56. Bustamante, L., Romo, L., & Zerhouni, O. (2024). Not ready to Kwit? Assessing the feasibility of a mobile app preparation program for smoking cessation. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 12, e54506. https://doi.org/ 10.2196/51025 (Scimago Q1: Health informatics)
57. Bonneterre, S.*, Zerhouni, O., & Boffo, M. (2024). The influence of billboard-based tobacco prevention posters on memorization, attitudes and craving: An immersive virtual reality study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, e51655. https://doi.org/10.2196/51655 (Scimago Q1: Health informatics)
58. Zerhouni, O., Loisy, S., Bouthier, R., & Flaudias, V. (2024). Preventing new substance use behaviors in youth: Evaluation of a two-year comprehensive program. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1344762. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1344762 (Scimago Q2: Psychology (miscellaneous))
59. Bonneterre, S.*, Zerhouni, O., Barré, M., Wiers, R. W., & Boffo, M. (2024). Effect of content framing in smoking prevention campaigns on recognition and attitudes: A virtual reality study. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 12(1), 2301749. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2024.2301749 (Scimago Q1: Health (social sciences))
60. Bonneterre, S.*, Zerhouni, O., & Boffo, M. (2024). Immersive virtual reality for health prevention in psychology: A scoping review. JMIR XR and Spatial Computing, 3(1), e58655. doi: 10.2196/49923 (Scimago non listé)
61. Durand, F., Besson, T., Flaudias, V., & Zerhouni, O. (2025). New challenges and perspectives on the organic halo effect on calories estimation: A brief review and meta-analysis. Food Quality and Preference, 124, 105754. Doi : 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105460 (Scimago Q1: Food Science; Q1: Nutrition and Dietetics)
62. Romo, L., Zerhouni, O., Nann, S., Rebuffe, E., Tessier, S., Touzé, C., Cruchet, L. and Duret, C. (2025), Assessment of Burnout in the General Population of France: Comparing the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. Mental Health Science, 3: e97. https://doi.org/10.1002/mhs2.97
63. Pfuhl, G., Prazeres, F., Kowal, M., Aavik, T., Abad-Villaverde, B., Afhami, R., Aguilar, L., Akello, G., Al-Shawaf, L., Antfolk, J., Chiemezie, A., Atamturk Duyar, D., Baiocco, R., Balim, S., Batres, C., Belkacem, Y., Besson, T., Bode, A., Boğa, M., Boudesseul, J., … Zerhouni, O., & Zumárraga-Espinosa, M. (2025). A preliminary study on the role of personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases on self-reported health across countries. Public Health, 236, 173-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.030 (Scimago Q1: Medicine; Q1: Public Health)
64. Besson, T., Durand, F., & Zerhouni, O. (2025). The Organic Halo Effect: Perceived Caloric Disparities in High- and Low-Calorie Foods and the Role of Nutrition Label Reading Frequency. Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association, 38(2), e70052. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.70052 (Scimago Q2: Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics)
65. Zerhouni, O., & Romo, L. (2025). Behavioral addictions and stress reactivity as predictors of social cognition in university students. Social Cognition, 43(2), 123-142. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2025.43.6.604 (Scimago Q2: Social Psychology)
66. Brun, C., Akinyemi, A., Houtin, L., Meidinger, P., Antunes, J., Monvoisin, R., Pinsault, N., & Zerhouni, O. (in press). Intolerance of uncertainty and resource consumption influence the therapeutic strategies chosen by physiotherapists: A virtual patient study. JMIR Rehabilitative and Assistive Technologies. (Scimago Q1: Rehabilitation)
67. Kowal, M., Sorokowski, P., Gjoneska, B., Pisanski, K., Pfuhl, G., Aguilar, L., Janssen, S. M. J., Gelbart, B., Arriaga, P., Antfolk, J., Zvončáková, K., Lidborg, L. H., Contreras-Garduño, J., Kozlov, M. V., Milfont, T. L., Varella, M., … Zerhouni, O., … & Prazeres, F. (2025). Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries. Scientific Data, 12(1), 399. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2 (Scimago Q1: Statistics and Probability, Education, Computer Science Application)
68. Romo, R., Duret, C., Cruchet, L., Namm, S., Tessier, S., & Zerhouni, O. (2025). Burnout in the general population: Role of anxiety, depression and traumatic events. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 14, 100606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100606 (Scimago Q2: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health)
69. Bonneterre, S.*, Zerhouni, O., Barré, M., Wiers, R. W., & Boffo, M. (2025). Virtual smoke signals: How VR reveals the unexpected effects of anti-tobacco advertising. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 7(4), 963-977. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.624 (Scimago Q1: Human-Computer Interaction, Social Psychology, Social Sciences (miscellaneous))
70. Zerhouni, O., & Legrand, E. (accepted). Cognitive, affective and environmental factors predict the educational styles of teachers in online classes in French universities during Covid-19 lockdown. Educational Psychology. (Scimago Q1: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology)
71. Tayeb, A., Romo, L. & Zerhouni, O. Systematic review of cultural influences on ADHD and social media addiction among adults. Middle East Curr Psychiatry 32, 69 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-025-00565-3 (Scimago Q3: Psychiatry and Mental Health)
72. Tessier, S., Romo, L., Gonthier, C., & Zerhouni, O. (2025). Betting on influence: The impact of gambling advertising on the attitudes and behaviors of problem gamblers in France. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0001102 (Scimago Q1: Clinical Psychology,Psychiatry and Mental Health, Medicine)
73. Zerhouni, O., Morgado, N., Urdapilleta, I. & Hagger, M. (accepted). Demand and Experimenter Bias and the Ego-Depletion Effect. Current Psychology (Scimago Q1: Psychology (Miscellaneous))
74. Lignier, B., Romo, L., Zerhouni, O., Fouques, D., Pais, G., Kern, L., & Taquet, P. (in press). Jeux d’argent et jeux vidéo des adolescents: intrications et dimensions psychologiques. Alcoologie et Addictologie.
75. d’Agostino, M., Tessier, S., Zerhouni, O., & Romo, L. (in press). Childhood trauma, complex PTSD, and severity of online sports betting in French bettors. European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation. 10.1016/j.ejtd.2025.100602. (Scimago Q2: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health)
76. Mollet, M-C, Zerhouni, O.*, Corinne Isnard-Bagnis, & Lucia Romo (in press). Profiling French nurses: Exploring burnout, stress, flexibility, and occupational risks. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 10.1111/jan.70299 (Scimago Q1: Nursing (miscellaneous))
77. Dang, J., Xiao, S., Mao, L., Baumert, A., Bonneterre, S., Cai, S., Chen, X., de Chanaleilles, M., Ding, N., Fan, W., Feng, Y., Gao, D., He, X., Huang, W., Jia, L., Li, H., Li, R., Li, Z., Linke, L., Liu, X., Nie, Y., Qiao, Z., Ren, M., Sevincer, A. T., Tan, J., Wang, Z., Wu, S., Zerhouni, O., Zhong, Y., Zhu, Y., Zinkernagel, A., & Schiöth, H. B. (in press). Ego depletion is real: Evidence from multi-lab replications and robust manipulations. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/18344909251386084. (Scimago Q1: Social Sciences (miscellaneous), Q2 : Psychology (miscellaneous))
78. Rome, M., Romo, L., Hennequin, T., Meslot, C., Negre, F., Illel, K., Zerhouni, O., & Laqueille, X. (2025). Effectiveness of psychological interventions for smoking cessation among incarcerated population: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Alcohol and Drug Dependence (Scimago Q1: Psychiatry and Mental Health)
79. Romo, L., Getin, C., Weibel, S., Pais, G., Fouques, D., & Zerhouni, O. (accepté). Impact of psychopathological dimensions on functional impairments in adults with probable ADHD. International Journal of Mental Health. (Scimago Q2: Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health)
80. Nègre, F., Romo, L., Lemercier-Dugarin, M., Zerdazi, EH., Gomet, R., & Zerhouni, O. (accepted). The impact of virtual alcohol-related stimuli on craving in university students: an exploratory virtual reality intervention study. Alcohol and Alcoholism (Scimago Q2: Psychiatry and Mental Health, Medicine (Miscellaneous))
81. Imrani, S., Touri, B., Romo, L., & Zerhouni, O. (2026) Sleepless and Scrolling: How Sleep Disturbances Predict Compulsive Internet Use Among Adolescents. Computers in Human Behaviors Reports (Scimago Q1: Applied Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction)
82. Imrani, S., Touri, B., Romo, L., & Zerhouni, O. (2026). Temporal patterns of adolescent screen time and compulsive internet use in Moroccan high school students. Addictive Behaviors Reports (Scimago Q1: Clinical Psychology)
83. Mazé, C., Arnoult, M., Lefebvre, M., & Zerhouni, O. (2026). Domestic or wild, edible or friend? Empathy, speciesism, and the psychological boundaries of moral concern for animals. Anthrozoös, 15(3), 342–367. (Scimago Q1: Anthropology)
84. Romo, L., Getin, C., Therribout, N., Icick, R., Fouques, D., & Zerhouni, O. (2026). Perceived stress and addiction severity in adults with ADHD: A multi-domain analysis. Psychiatry Research. (Scimago Q1: Psychiatry and Mental Health, Biological Psychiatry).
85. Mollet, M. C., Zerhouni, O., Isnard Bagnis, C., & Romo, L. (2026). Organizational dehumanization, perceived stress, and patient depersonalization in French nurses: A cross-sectional test of the spillover model. Journal of Nursing Management. (Scimago Q1: Leadership and Management)
86. Besson, T., & Zerhouni, O. (2026). Emotion Regulation Strategies as Moderators of Evaluative Conditioning: Insights from the CERQ. L’année Psychologique/Topics in Cognitive Psychology. (Scimago Q2: Arts and Humanities, Q4 : Psychology (Miscellaneous))
87. Grigoryev, D.†, Gallyamova, A.†, Komyaginskaya, E.†, Zerhouni, O.‡, Lalot, F.‡, Al-Shawaf, L., … & Kowal, M. (2026). Sociosexual orientation, life history strategy, and reproductive success: A large-scale cross-cultural analysis across 92 contemporary societies. Evolution and Human Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2026.106938 (Scimago Q1: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology)
* Student/PhD first-author. ** Publication as a member of the COVIDiSTRESS Consortium. + Shared first authorship (first two authors). † Contributed equally, shared first authorship. ‡ Contributed equally, shared second authorship.
Non-peer-reviewed articles (n = 2)
1. Zerhouni, O., Bègue, L. & Shankland, L. (2014) Response: Were James Bond’s drinks shaken because of alcohol induced tremor? BMJ ;247 : f7255
2. Zerhouni, O., Bouthier, R., Loisy, S., & Flaudias, V. BMJ Blogs: Tobacco Control. (2023, 21 novembre). Nicotine pouches may present a youth risk. https://blogs.bmj.com/tc/2023/11/21/nicotine-pouches-may-present-a-youth-risk/
Book chapters — invited (n = 8)
1. Zerhouni, O. & Bègue, L. (2013a). Evaluative conditioning: state of the art and perspectives. In L. Bègue and O. Desrichard (Ed.), Traité de Psychologie Sociale, Publisher: de Boeck.
2. Zerhouni, O. & Bègue, L. (2013b). Médias, publicité et consommation d’alcool In book : Publicité et santé, des liaisons dangereuses ? Le point de vue de la psychologie, Chapter: Médias, publicité et consommation d’alcool, Publisher: In Press, Editors: Blanc
3. Wiers, R.W., Zerhouni, O., Den Uyl, T., & Boffo, M. (2020). Cognitive Bias Modification for Addiction; In book: Cognition and Addiction: A Researcher’s Guide from Mechanisms Towards Interventions », Publisher: Elsevier, Editors: Verdejo-Garcia
4. Zerhouni, O. (2020). Skinner et le Behaviorisme ; In book : Les grands psychologues de la formation des adultes », Publisher : Dunod, Editors : Philippe Carré
5. Lemercier-Dugarin, M., Zerhouni, O., Romo, L. (2022). L’influence des écrans sur le développement des enfants, In book: Les jeunes face au numérique, Editor: Edition des Archives Contemporaines.
6. Tessier, S., Zerhouni, O., Romo, L. (2023). Le rôle du stress dans les addictions, In book : Soigner les addictions par les TCC ;2ème Édition révisée et augmentée, Editor : Elsevier.
7. Chatard, A., Zerhouni, O., Solinas, M. & Noël, X. (2024). The role of implicit associations in alcohol and substance use disorders. In book: The multiple facets of habits, Editor: Springer.
8. Besson, T. & Zerhouni, O. (2024), Le conditionnement évaluatif : états des lieux et perspectives, In L. Bègue and O. Desrichard (Ed.), Traité de Psychologie Sociale, Publisher: de Boeck.