Anna Felnhofer

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Anna Felnhofer is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Felnhofer has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Clinical Psychology, 17 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 16 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Anna Felnhofer's work include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (17 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (7 papers) and Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (7 papers). Anna Felnhofer is often cited by papers focused on Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (17 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (7 papers) and Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (7 papers). Anna Felnhofer collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Mexico. Anna Felnhofer's co-authors include Oswald D. Kothgassner, Leon Beutl, Helmut Hlavacs, Ilse Kryspin‐Exner, Linda Fischer, Johanna Xenia Kafka, Andreas Goreis, Paul L. Plener, Rahel L. van Eickels and Lisa Maria Glenk and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Anna Felnhofer

58 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Risk factors for problematic smartphone use in children and adolescents: a review of existing literature

2019 177 citations Linda Fischer, Oswald D. Kothgassner et al. Neuropsychiatrie profile →

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Anna Felnhofer

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Oswald D. Kothgassner Austria

Patrice Renaud Canada

Cade McCall United Kingdom

Alessandra Gorini Italy

Alice Chirico Italy

Youssef Shiban Germany

Ilse Kryspin‐Exner Austria

José Vasconcelos-Raposo Portugal

Alessandra Preziosa Italy

Philip Lindner Sweden

Oswald D. Kothgassner Austria

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Kothgassner, Oswald D., et al.. (2025). Stress reactivity during short trauma narratives in adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD. European journal of psychotraumatology. 16(1). 2532273–2532273.

Felnhofer, Anna, Andreas Goreis, Vito Giordano, et al.. (2025). Effects of Virtual Reality Distraction on Pain, Stress, and Heart Rate During Pediatric Ingrown Toenail Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 60(12). 162696–162696. 2 indexed citations

Humer, Elke, Christoph Pieh, Thomas Probst, et al.. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of clinical psychologists in Austria: results of a mixed-methods study. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1302442–1302442. 2 indexed citations

Kafka, Johanna Xenia, Oswald D. Kothgassner, & Anna Felnhofer. (2024). A Matter of Trust: Confidentiality in Therapeutic Relationships during Psychological and Medical Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(6). 1752–1752. 4 indexed citations

Felnhofer, Anna. (2023). Chancen virtueller Realitäten in der Therapie von Kindern und Jugendlichen. Pädiatrie & Pädologie. 58(S2). 130–133. 1 indexed citations

Felnhofer, Anna, et al.. (2023). Overcoming Pain with Virtual Reality: Exploring the Potential of VR as a Tool for Pediatric Pain Management. 4(1). 27–34. 1 indexed citations

Felnhofer, Anna, et al.. (2023). A Virtual Character’s Agency Affects Social Responses in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 40(16). 4167–4182. 17 indexed citations

Humer, Elke, Oswald D. Kothgassner, Anna Felnhofer, et al.. (2023). Comparison of mental health indicators in clinical psychologists with the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 5050–5050. 8 indexed citations

Kothgassner, Oswald D. & Anna Felnhofer. (2023). ChatGPT, who?. 4(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Kothgassner, Oswald D., et al.. (2022). Virtual reality biofeedback interventions for treating anxiety. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 134(S1). 49–59. 31 indexed citations

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Felnhofer, Anna, et al.. (2020). Virtual Trauma Interventions for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorders: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychology. 11. 562506–562506. 20 indexed citations

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Kothgassner, Oswald D., Andreas Goreis, Lisa Maria Glenk, et al.. (2020). Virtual and real-life ostracism and its impact on a subsequent acute stressor. Physiology & Behavior. 228. 113205–113205. 23 indexed citations

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Probst, Thomas, Manfred Reichert, Winfried Schlee, et al.. (2020). Evaluating Usability Aspects of a Mixed Reality Solution for Immersive Analytics in Industry 4.0 Scenarios. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

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Kothgassner, Oswald D., Andreas Goreis, Johanna Xenia Kafka, et al.. (2019). Virtual reality exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a meta-analysis. European journal of psychotraumatology. 10(1). 1654782–1654782. 144 indexed citations

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Glenk, Lisa Maria, Oswald D. Kothgassner, Anna Felnhofer, et al.. (2019). Salivary cortisol responses to acute stress vary between allergic and healthy individuals: the role of plasma oxytocin, emotion regulation strategies, reported stress and anxiety. Stress. 23(3). 275–283. 10 indexed citations

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Fischer, Linda, Oswald D. Kothgassner, & Anna Felnhofer. (2019). Risk factors for problematic smartphone use in children and adolescents: a review of existing literature. Neuropsychiatrie. 33(4). 179–190. 177 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kothgassner, Oswald D., Andreas Goreis, Johanna Xenia Kafka, et al.. (2018). Virtual social support buffers stress response: An experimental comparison of real-life and virtual support prior to a social stressor. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 63. 57–65. 56 indexed citations

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Kothgassner, Oswald D., et al.. (2018). Klinische Cyberpsychologie und Cybertherapie. 2 indexed citations

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Felnhofer, Anna, Helmut Hlavacs, Leon Beutl, Ilse Kryspin‐Exner, & Oswald D. Kothgassner. (2018). Physical Presence, Social Presence, and Anxiety in Participants with Social Anxiety Disorder During Virtual Cue Exposure. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 22(1). 46–50. 47 indexed citations

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Felnhofer, Anna, et al.. (2015). Is virtual reality emotionally arousing? Investigating five emotion inducing virtual park scenarios. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 82. 48–56. 253 indexed citations

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