Sanda Pletikosić Tončić

Sanda Pletikosić Tončić teaches courses in the field of biological psychology (Biological Foundations of Behavior, Biological Psychology, Functional Organization of the Cortex, Neuroscience and Education).

Her research focus is on the determinants of health outcomes in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with particular emphasis on the relationship between daily stress and mood with symptom severity on a day-to-day basis, examining the role of different aspects of anxiety, depression, and personality traits in quality of life impairment in IBS patients, investigating the relationship between biological markers such as fecal calprotectin with quality of life and symptom severity, uncovering the connections between interoception, anxiety, and health outcomes, and testing certain aspects of attention in IBS patients, and their relationship with avoidance and control behaviors, quality of life, and anxiety.

The research she conducts employs a wide range of methodological approaches, including correlational and prospective studies as well as experimental designs, utilizing self-assessment measures, cognitive tasks, physiological measurements, and biological marker analyses.

Academic portfolio (of the University of Rijeka employee) can be found here: https://portal.uniri.hr/Portfelj/868

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=Pky7MwwAAAAJ&hl=hr