Yann Bouzidi
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Office 5154, Uni-Mail![]() Phone: +41 (0)22 379 96 20 Fax: +41 (0)22 379 92 19 AVƵ 40, Bd. du Pont d'Arve CH-1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland |
Research Interests
Reaction to failure: impact of dispositional and contextual variables on effort invested after failure experiences
Achievement motivation: consequences on effort-related processes
Cognitive conflict: measurement, affective nature, and consequences on effort-related indices
Goal/Action shielding: volitional perspective including momentary state (personal choice) and dispositional differences (action-state orientation), and moderation on effortful processes
Interaction between affective-regulation processes and effort
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
Vita
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| September 2023 |
Ph.D. in Psychology, AVƵ, Switzerland “On the effortfulness of cognitive conflict and the shielding effects of volitional processes” (Advisor: Prof. Guido H. E. Gendolla) |
| June 2018 |
Master in Psychology, AVƵ, Switzerland Thesis: The moderating role of volition on the impact of mood on effort mobilization Advisors: Prof. Guido H. E. Gendolla, Dr. Nicolas Silvestrini |
| June 2016 | Bachelor in Psychology, AVƵ, Switzerland |
| April 2016 | Certification in FACS coding (Facial Action Coding System) |
Professional Experience
| October 2023 – present | Postdoctoral Researcher, Geneva Motivation Lab, AVƵ (Prof. Guido H. E. Gendolla) |
| August 2019 – August 2023 | Teaching Assistant, Introduction to the Psychology of Religion, AVƵ (Prof. Pierre-Yves Brandt) |
| September 2018 – present | Research and Teaching Assistant, AVƵ, Switzerland |
| September 2015 – June 2018 | Student Assistant, Human Behavior Analysis Laboratory, AVƵ (Dr. Stéphane With) |
Publications
Journal articles
Bouzidi, Y.S., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2024). Cognitive conflict does not always mean high effort: Task difficulty's moderating effect on cardiac response. Psychophysiology, e14580. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14580
Bouzidi, Y.S., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2023). Action-orientation shields against primed cognitive conflict effects on effort-related cardiac response. Psychophysiology, 60, e14407. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14407
Bouzidi, Y.S., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2023). Is cognitive conflict really effortful? Conflict priming and shielding effects on cardiac response. Psychophysiology, 60, e14169. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14169
Bouzidi, Y.S., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2022). Individual differences in action-state orientation moderate task difficulty effects on effort-related cardiac response. Psychophysiology, 60, e14238. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14238
Bouzidi, Y.S.*, Falk, J.R.*, Chanal, J., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2022). Choosing task characteristics oneself justifies effort: A study on cardiac response and the critical role of task difficulty. Motivation Science, 8, 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000269 (*shared first authorship)
Bouzidi, Y.S., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2022). A French version of the Action Control Scale (ACS-Fr): Psychometric properties and predictive power. Swiss Psychology Open. https://doi.org/10.5334/spo.37
Gendolla, G.H.E., Bouzidi, Y.S., Arvaniti, S., Gollwitzer, P.M., & Oettingen, G. (2021). Task choice immunizes against incidental affective influences in volition. Motivation Science, 7, 229–241. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000225
Published Conference Contributions
Bouzidi, Y.S., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2025). The heart responds to failure: First insight for the combined effect of task identity-relevance and individuals’ mindset. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 213, 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112687
Bouzidi, Y.S., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2024). Cognitive conflict is not always effortful: Insights from the cardiovascular system. Psychophysiology [Supplement], 61, S113. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14692
Bouzidi, Y.S., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2023). Is implicit cognitive conflict really effortful? Insights from studies on effort-related cardiac response. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 188, 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2023.05.053

