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Schumacher, L. M., Godfrey, K. M., Forman, E. M., & Butryn, M. L. (2019). Change in domain-specific but not general psychological flexibility relates to greater weight loss in acceptance-based behavioral treatment for obesity. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 59-65.
Schut, D. M., & Boelen, P. A. (2017). The relative importance of rumination, experiential avoidance and mindfulness as predictors of depressive symptoms. The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 6(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2016.11.008
Schwartz, S. H. (2011). Studying Values: Personal Adventure, Future Directions. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42(2), 307–319. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022110396925
Scott, W., & McCracken, L. M. (2015). Psychological flexibility, acceptance and commitment therapy, and chronic pain. Current Opinion in Psychology, 2, 91-96. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.12.013 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Scott, W., Chilcot, J., Guildford, B., Daly-Eichenhardt, A., & McCracken, L. (2018). Feasibility randomized-controlled trial of online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for patients with complex chronic pain in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Pain, 22, 1473-1484. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1236 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Scott, W., Yu, L., Patel, S., & McCracken, L. (2019). Measuring Stigma in Chronic Pain: Preliminary Investigation of Instrument Psychometrics, Correlates, and Magnitude of Change in a Prospective Cohort Attending Interdisciplinary Treatment. The Journal of Pain, 20(10), 1164–1175. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.011
Sears, R. (2021). ACT with Anxiety: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workbook to Get You Unstuck from Anxiety and Enrich Your Life. Eau Claire, WI: PESI.
Sears, R. W. (2014). Mindfulness: Living Through Challenges and Enriching Your Life In This Moment. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Sease, T. B., Perkins, D. R., Sandoz, E. K., & Sudduth, H. (2021). Automatic Thoughts: Understanding the Precursors of Self-Concealment within the Psychological Flexibility Framework. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 22, 68-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.09.008
Sease, T.B., Andersland, M., Perkins, D.R., Sandoz, E.K., Jean, C., Sudduth, H., & Cox, C.R. (2024). Surrendering to thrive: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the State of Surrender (SoS) scale and its relationship with well-being. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 33, 100815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100815
Sebastiao, R. & Neto, D.D. (2024). Stress and mental health: The role of emotional schemas and psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 32, 100736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100736
Sedighimornani, N., Rimes, K., & Verplanken, B. (2019). Exploring the Relationships Between Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Shame. SAGE Open, 9. doi: 10.1177/2158244019866294
Sedighimornani, N., Rimes, K., Verplanken, B., & Gauntlett-Gilbert, J. (2019). Acceptance of shame and embarrassment: Scale development and initial findings in a clinical sample. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 13-21.
Sedley, B. (2015). Stuff that sucks: Accepting what you can't change and committing to what you can. London: Robinson.
Sedley, B. (2017). Stuff That Sucks: A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Committing to What You Can. Oakland, CA: Instant Help Books.
Sedley, B. (2019). Wenn alles nervt: Eine Anleitung für Jugendliche zu akzeptieren, was du nicht ändern kannst und dich auf das zu konzentrieren, was du ändern kannst. Tübingen, Germany: Dgvt Verlag.
Sedley, B., & Coyne, L. W. (2020). Stuff That's Loud: A Teen's Guide to Unspiraling When OCD Gets Noisy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Seery, C., Leonard-Curtin, A., Naismith, L., King, N., Kilbride, K., Wrigley, M., Boyd, C., McHugh, L., & Bramham, J. (2023). The understanding and managing adult ADHD programme: A qualitative evaluation of online psychoeducation with acceptance and commitment therapy for adults with ADHD. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 29, 254-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.08.005
Segal, Z., Williams, M., Teasdale, J., (2013). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
Seidler, D., Stone, B., Clark, B. E., Koran, J., & Drake, C. E. (2020). Evaluating the factor structure of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory: An independent replication and extension. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 17, 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.04.007
Senju, A. & Johnson, M. H. (2009). Atypical eye contact in autism: Models, mechanisms and development. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 33(8), 1204-1214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.06.001
Seo, M. J., & Kim, D. Y. (2012). The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on emotional identification, emotional expressiveness and negative belief of university students with an experience of childhood emotional abuse. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 17(3), 557- 572. https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2012.17.3.001
Seok, J. & Son, J. (2013). The Effects of Mindfulness and Acceptance-Oriented Programs on Attachment Anxiety and Social Anxiety of Immersive Attachment College Students. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 18(4), pp.627-642. https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2013.18.4.003
Sequeira, F. & Galhardo, A. (2018). Questionário de Aceitação e Ação para Abuso de Substâncias: desenvolvimento da versão portuguesa, estudo exploratório da estrutura fatorial e propriedades psicométricas. Dissertation, ISMT.
Serfaty, M., Armstrong, M., Vickerstaff, V., Davis, S., Gola, A., McNamee, P., Omar, R.Z., King, M., Tookman, A., Jones, L., Low, J.T.S. (2019). Acceptance and commitment therapy for adults with advanced cancer (CanACT): A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology, 28, 488-496. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4960