Dr. Irina Zrnic Novakovic, BSc MSc
Zrnic Novakovic, I., Ajdukovic, D., Ajdukovic, M., Kenntemich, L., Lotzin, A., Schäfer, I., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Evgeniou, E., Borges, C., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Russo, M., & Lueger-Schuster, B. (2025). Mental health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic – a longitudinal study over 42 months in five European countries. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2488700

Zeilinger, E. L., Zrnic Novakovic, I., Oppenauer, C., Fellinger, M., Knefel, M., Unseld, M., Wagner, T., Lubowitzki, S., Bartsch, R., Zöchbauer-Müller, S., Raderer, M., Staber, P. B., Valent, P., & Gaiger, A. (2024). Prevalence and biopsychosocial indicators of fatigue in cancer patients. Cancer Medicine, 13(11), Artikel e7293. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.7293

Lioupi, C., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Ardino, V., Böttche, M., Dragan, M., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Gelezelyte, O., Grajewski, P., Javakhishvili, J. D., Kazlauskas, E., Lenferink, L., Lueger-Schuster, B., Tsiskarishvili, L., Mooren, T., Sales, L., Ajdukovic, M., Zrnic Novakovic, I., ... Lotzin, A. (2024). Predictors of traumatic experiences among individuals experiencing pandemic-related stressors: a cross-sectional study in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis. Current Psychology, 43(20), 18908-18917. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05036-8

Lotzin, A., Stahlmann, K., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Ajdukovic, M., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Ardino, V., Bondjers, K., Bragesjö, M., Böttche, M., Dragan, M., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Gelezelyte, O., Grajewski, P., Javakhishvili, J. D., Kazlauskas, E., Lenferink, L., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., ... Schäfer, I. (2024). A longitudinal study of risk and protective factors for symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), Artikel 2318944. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2318944

Zrnic Novakovic, I., Streicher, A., Ajdukovic, D., Ajdukovic, M., Kiralj Lacković, J., Lotzin, A., & Lueger-Schuster, B. (Angenommen/Im Druck). Anpassung und Wohlbefinden in späteren Phasen der COVID-19 Pandemie – Ein Vergleich zwischen Österreich und Kroatien. Trauma und Gewalt.

Zrnić Novaković, I., Streicher, A., Ajduković, D., Ajduković, M., Kiralj Lacković, J., Lotzin, A., & Lueger-Schuster, B. (2023). Trajectories of Adjustment Disorder and Well-Being in Austria and Croatia during 20 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(19), Artikel 6861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20196861

Kazlauskas, E., Gelezelyte, O., Kvedaraite, M., Ajdukovic, D., Johannesson, K. B., Böttche, M., Bondjers, K., Dragan, M., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Grajewski, P., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Javakhishvili, J. D., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., Mouthaan, J., Bagaric, I. R., Sales, L., Schäfer, I., Soydas, S., ... Lotzin, A. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) in 9230 adults across seven European countries: Findings from the ESTSS ADJUST study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 335, 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.007

Lotzin, A., Flechsenhar, A., Garthus-Niegel, S., Georg, A. K., Holl, J., von Hülsen, L., Kenntemich, L., Kliem, S., Kröger, C., Mack, J. T., Mojahed, A., Nunius, S., Schröder, J., Seitz, K., von Thadden, A., Volkert, J., Zrnic Novakovic, I., & Lueger-Schuster, B. (2023). Häusliche Gewalt und ihre psychischen Folgen während der COVID-19-Pandemie – Zentrale Befunde aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 66(8), 920-929. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-023-03747-8

Lotzin, A., Mooren, T., Grajewski, P., Ajdukovic, D., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, M., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Ardino, V., Arnberg, F., Bagaric, I. R., Bakic, H., Böttche, M., Bragesjö, M., Dragan, M., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Franciskovic, T., Gelezelyte, O., Goen, S., Javakhishvili, J. D., ... Zrnic Novakovic, I. (2023). Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic - Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study Part I. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(S1: Abstract book), Artikel 306. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2197745

Arnbe, F. K., Zrnic Novakovic, I., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Ajdukovic, D., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Bakic, H., Bondjers, K., Borges, C., Bragesjö, M., Eklund, R., Hensler, I., Javakhishvili, J. D., Johannesson, K. B., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., Sales, L., Sveen, J., Tsiskarishvili, L., & Lotzin, A. (2023). Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic - Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study Part II. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(S1:Abstract book), Artikel 308. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2197745

Havermans, D. C. D., Hoeboer, C. M., Sobczak, S., Primasari, I., Coimbra, B. M., Hovnanyan, A., Zrnic Novakovic, I., Langevin, R., Aakvaag, H. F., Grace, E., Dragan, M., Lueger‐Schuster, B., El‐Hage, W., & Olff, M. (2023). The mental health impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and exposure to other potentially traumatic events up to old age. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36(4), 738-749. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22937

Zrnić Novaković, I., Ajduković, D., Bakić, H., Borges, C., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Lotzin, A., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Lioupi, C., Javakhishvili, J. D., Tsiskarishvili, L., & Lueger-Schuster, B. (2023). Shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological responses from a subjective perspective-A longitudinal mixed-methods study across five European countries. PLoS ONE, 18(4 APRIL), Artikel e0285078. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285078



Lotzin, A., Krause, L., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Ardino, V., Bondjers, K., Böttche, M., Dragan, M., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Gelezelyte, O., Grajewski, P., Javakhishvili, J. D., Kazlauskas, E., Lenferink, L., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., Mooren, T., Sales, L., ... ADJUST Study Consortium (2022). Risk and protective factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a pan-European study. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2), Artikel 2138099. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2022.2138099



Zrnić Novaković, I., Lueger-Schuster, B., Verginer, L., Bakić, H., Ajduković, D., Borges, C., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Javakhishvili, J., Tsiskarishvili, L., Dragan, M., Nagórka, N., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Lioupi, C., & Lotzin, A. (2022). You can’t do anything about it, but you can make the best of it: a qualitative analysis of pandemic-related experiences in six European countries. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(1), Artikel 2065431. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2022.2065431

Zeilinger, E., Zrnic Novakovic, I., Komenda, S., Franken, F., Sobisch, M., Mayer, A.-M., Neumann, L., Loosli, S., Hoare, S., & Pietschnig, J. (2022). Informant-based assessment instruments for dementia in people with intellectual disability: A systematic review and standardised evaluation. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 121, Artikel 104148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104148



Mentale Gesundheit in Deutschland und Österreich während und nach der COVID-19 Pandemie – Ergebnisse einer Längsschnittstudie

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r), Lotzin, A. (Autor*in) & Lueger-Schuster, B. (Autor*in)

15 März 2025

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Anpassung und Wohlbefinden in späteren Phasen der COVID-19 Pandemie – Ein Vergleich zwischen Österreich und Kroatien

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r), Streicher, A. (Autor*in), Ajdukovic, D. (Autor*in), Ajdukovic, M. (Autor*in), Kiralj Lacković, J. (Autor*in), Lotzin, A. (Autor*in) & Lueger-Schuster, B. (Autor*in)

23 Feb. 2024

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Pandemic-related experiences over time and across five European countries - A longitudinal mixed-methods study

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r), Ajduković, D. (Autor*in), Bakić, H. (Autor*in), Borges, C. (Autor*in), Figueiredo-Braga, M. (Autor*in), Lotzin, A. (Autor*in), Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X. (Autor*in), Lioupi, C. (Autor*in), Javakhishvili, J. D. (Autor*in), Tsiskarishvili, L. (Autor*in) & Lueger-Schuster, B. (Autor*in)

16 Juni 2023

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Longitudinal mixed-methods approach

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Invited speaker)

25 Apr. 2023

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Gefühle, Gedanken und Herausforderungen in Zeiten der COVID-19 Pandemie – Eine qualitative Studie

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r), Lueger-Schuster, B. (Autor*in) & Verginer, L. (Autor*in)

17 Feb. 2023

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science



Qualitative Forschung: Methodische Aspekte der Nutzung im Längsschnitt

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r)

29 Juni 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


ESTSS Adjust Study: Team Austria - Achieved outcomes and planned research

Lueger-Schuster, B. (Vortragende*r) & Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r)

5 Mai 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic - A qualitative cross-country analysis

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r)

7 Apr. 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Pandemic-related experiences across six European countries - Is there a silver lining

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r)

3 Feb. 20224 Feb. 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Feelings, thoughts and challenges amidst the COVID-19 pandemic - A qualitative approach

Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Vortragende*r), Verginer, L. (Autor*in), Lueger-Schuster, B. (Autor*in), Figueiredo-Braga, M. (Autor*in), Sales, L. (Autor*in), Javakhishvili, J. D. (Autor*in), Tsiskarishvili, L. (Autor*in), Ajdukovic, D. (Autor*in), Bakic, H. (Autor*in) & Lotzin, A. (Autor*in)

17 Juni 202118 Juni 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


ESTSS: Risk and resilience faktors in adjusting to the pandemic - Initial findings from Austria and Germany

Lueger-Schuster, B. (Vortragende*r), Zrnic Novakovic, I. (Autor*in), Knefel, M. (Autor*in), Schäfer, I. (Autor*in), Böttche, M. (Autor*in) & Lotzin, A. (Autor*in)

17 März 202120 März 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Institut für Klinische und Gesundheitspsychologie

Renngasse 6-8
1010 Wien
Zimmer: 321

irina.zrnic@univie.ac.at