Dr Almudena Trucharte
School of Psychology
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
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School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
- Profile
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PhD in Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid and recipient of the Extraordinary Doctorate Award (UCM, 2022). Currently, I am a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Sheffield (2025). As a member of the research group Psychopathology and Positive Mental Health: Mechanisms and Interventions (Research Group 940693, GR201/04), my work has focused on clinical and experimental psychology, aiming to unravel the cognitive and emotional processes underlying psychological disorders to inform the development of effective interventions.
My research has also explored fundamental cognitive processes using electrophysiological techniques such as magnetoencephalography (MEG). Additionally, I have been part of a major international longitudinal project examining the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis (C19PRC; https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/psychology/consortiumcovid19/people).
These research lines have resulted in contributions to several competitive projects, 32 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and 47 presentations at national and international conferences. Despite being an early-career researcher, my work has achieved notable impact, with 393 citations in Scopus and 347 in Web of Science (h-index = 8). I am also co-author of the book FelizMente: Multicomponent Psychological Intervention to Improve Well-Being in People with Mental Health Problems.
I have completed two funded research stays (predoctoral 2021–2022 and postdoctoral 2022–2023) at the University of Sheffield (UK).
- Qualifications
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I hold a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid, where I received the Extraordinary Doctorate Award (2023–2024) for my thesis on the cognitive and emotional mechanisms underlying persecutory delusions.
I also completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and my Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology and my Master’s Degree in Neuropsychology Assessment at Universidad Camilo José Cela (Madrid).
Alongside my academic training, I have specialised in cognitive neuroscience and third-generation psychological therapies, gaining experience in experimental task design, clinical assessment, and psychophysiological methods.
- Research interests
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My research integrates cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology to better understand emotional regulation and psychopathology.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Suspicious minds: exploring the commonalities and differences among conspiracy beliefs, paranoid beliefs, and conspiracy mentality in a nationally representative sample. Psychosis. View this article in WRRO
- Heart over mind: unravelling motivated reasoning in an unprecedented socio-political context. Motivation and Emotion. View this article in WRRO
- The experience of trauma in people with severe psychiatric conditions: A gender perspective. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 191, 729-737.
- Who benefits most from positive psychological interventions? Predictors and moderators of well-being outcomes in severe mental health conditions. Healthcare, 13(16). View this article in WRRO
- A Novel Approach to Assessing the Jumping to Conclusions bias: Evidence of Validity from the Real-Life Paradigm. Psychiatry Research, 342, 116276-116276.
- Unravelling the jumping to conclusions bias in daily life and health-related decision-making scenarios. Personality and Individual Differences, 230, 112782-112782.
- Could an evaluative conditioning intervention ameliorate paranoid beliefs? Self-reported and neurophysiological evidence from a brief intervention focused on improving self-esteem. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15. View this article in WRRO
- The network structure of psychopathological and resilient responses to the pandemic: A multicountry general population study of depression and anxiety. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37(1), 126-140. View this article in WRRO
- Promoting Well-Being in a Clinical Sample of Young Adults with Paranoid Tendencies: A Randomised Clinical Trial. Journal of Happiness Studies, 24(8), 2765-2781.
- Assessing changes associated in well-being after a psychological intervention for people with paranoid tendencies: An ESM application in clinical practice. Current Psychology, 42(17), 14452-14462.
- Three-item loneliness scale: psychometric properties and normative data of the Spanish version. Current Psychology, 42(9), 7466-7474.
- The network structure of paranoia dimensions and its mental health correlates in the general population: The core role of loneliness. Schizophrenia Research, 246, 65-73.
- Measurement invariance of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) across four European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
- The feasibility and acceptability study of a positive psychology group intervention for people with severe psychiatric conditions. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 17(4), 518-531.
- Measurement invariance of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) across four European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Psychological Adjustment in Spain during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Positive and Negative Mental Health Outcomes in the General Population. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 24.
- A symptom-based definition of resilience in times of pandemics: patterns of psychological responses over time and their predictors. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1).
- Post-Traumatic Growth and Stress-Related Responses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a National Representative Sample: The Role of Positive Core Beliefs About the World and Others. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(7), 2915-2935.
- Psychometric properties and normative data of the Spanish version of short form persecution and deservedness scale. Psychosis, 13(2), 130-142.
- EMDR Interventions for Acute Stress: A Systematic Review. Revista de Psicoterapia, 36(132), 13-21.
- Not all psychological symptoms are remembered the same: Recall biases of symptom severity in the general population.. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 14(1), 119-129.
- ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder: Factors, correlates, and functional impairment. Death Studies, 1-10.
- The role of negative affects as mediators
in the relationship between stress and mental health in Ecuadorian adolescents. Health Psychology Report.
- A multicomponent positive psychology group intervention for people with severe psychiatric conditions; a randomized clinical trial.. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 45(2), 103-113.
Preprints
- Suspicious Minds: A Study Exploring the Commonalities and Differences among Conspiracy Beliefs, Paranoid Beliefs, and Conspiracy Mentality in a Nationally Representative Sample., Center for Open Science.
- Heart over Mind: Unravelling Motivated Reasoning in an Unprecedented Socio-Political Context, Center for Open Science.
- The network structure of psychopathological and resilient responses to the coronavirus pandemic: A multi-country study of general population depression and anxiety symptoms, Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
- Suspicious minds: exploring the commonalities and differences among conspiracy beliefs, paranoid beliefs, and conspiracy mentality in a nationally representative sample. Psychosis. View this article in WRRO
- Grants
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Current project:
- Investigating Models of Ideological and Delusional Belief Systems (IN-MIND) — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024–2026), University of Sheffield, UK. Supervisor: Prof. Richard P. Bentall.
Previous participation in funded projects:- Efficacy of online positive interventions (PP) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in young adults with depression (PID2023-147996OB-I00). Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (2024–2028).
- An integrated third-generation intervention for people with psychosis and post-traumatic stress symptoms (IITG-PPT) (PID2020-115003RB-100). Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (2021–2025).
- Responses of the citizens of Spain to the Covid-19 crisis of 2020: Psychological, mental health, and social consequences (COV20/00737-CM). Community of Madrid (2020–2021).
- Assessment and treatment of self-serving bias in paranoia: WELLFOCUS-PPT and new technologies (PSI2016-74987-P). Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain (2016–2020).
- Emotional reasoning in persecutory delirium: processing interventions and neural basis (PSI2014-61744-EXP). Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain (2015–2017).
- Development of a mobile application to improve implicit self-esteem: implication for levels of paranoia (Self-App). Camilo José Cela University (2015–2017).
- The psychological and neuropsychological profile of people with fibromyalgia. Camilo José Cela University (2013–2015).
- Teaching activities
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I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, and Experimental Psychology at Camilo José Cela University and the Complutense University of Madrid. My teaching experience includes lectures, seminars, and supervision of final research projects.