biostudies-literatureRiesel ADFG300-309https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8639181biostudies-literatureUnknown1(4)<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic is a major life stressor posing serious threats not only to physical but also to mental health. To better understand mechanisms of vulnerability and identify individuals at risk for psychopathological symptoms in response to stressors is critical for prevention and intervention. The error-related negativity (ERN) has been discussed as a neural risk marker for psychopathology, and this study examined its predictive validity for perceived risk, stress, and psychopathological symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 113 individuals who had participated as healthy control participants in previous electroencephalography studies (2014-2019) completed a follow-up online survey during the first COVID-19 wave in Germany. Associations Biological psychiatry global open scienceIn the Face of Potential Harm: The Predictive Validity of Neural Correlates of Performance Monitoring for Perceived Risk, Stress, and Internalizing Psychopathology During the COVID-19 Pandemic.PMC8639181KA815/6-1RI-2853/2-1KA 815/7-1Riesel AKathmann NHarpfer KKlawohn JfalseIn the Face of Potential Harm: The Predictive Validity of Neural Correlates of Performance Monitoring for Perceived Risk, Stress, and Internalizing Psychopathology During the COVID-19 Pandemic.<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic is a major life stressor posing serious threats not only to physical but also to mental health. To better understand mechanisms of vulnerability and identify individuals at risk for psychopathological symptoms in response to stressors is critical for prevention and intervention. The error-related negativity (ERN) has been discussed as a neural risk marker for psychopathology, and this study examined its predictive validity for perceived risk, stress, and psychopathological symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 113 individuals who had participated as healthy control participants in previous electroencephalography studies (2014-2019) completed a follow-up online survey during the first COVID-19 wave in Germany. Associations 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Dec2025-04-03T22:38:09.223Z2022-02-11T13:52:08.066ZS-EPMC86391813487756510.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.08.004