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Sairanen, E., Lappalainen, R., Lapveteläinen, A., & Karhunen, L. (2012). Perceptions, motives, and psychological flexibility associated with weight management. Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy, 2(135). doi:10.4172/2165-7904.1000135 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Sairanen, E., Lappalainen, R., Lapveteläinen, A., Tolvanen, A., & Karhunen, L. (2014). Flexibility in weight management. Eating behaviors, 15(2), 218-224. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Sairanen, E., Tolvanen, A., Karhunen, L., Kolehmainen, M., Järvelä, E., Rantala, S., Peuhkuri, K., Korpela, R., & Lappalainen, R. (2015). Psychological Flexibility and Mindfulness Explain Intuitive Eating in Overweight Adults. Behavior Modification, 39(4), 557-579. doi:10.1177/0145445515576402 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Sairanen, E., Tolvanen, A., Karhunen, L., Kolehmainen, M., Järvelä-Reijonen, E., Lindroos, S. & Lappalainen, R. (2017). Psychological flexibility mediates change in intuitive eating regulation in acceptance and commitment therapy interventions. Public Health Nutrition, 20(9), 1681. doi:10.1017/S1368980017000441
Sairanen, E., Tolvanen, A., Karhunen, L., Kolehmainen, M., Järvelä-Reijonen, E., Lindroos, S., Peuhkuri, K., Korpela, R., Ermes, M., Mattila, E., & Lappalainen, R. (2017). Psychological flexibility mediates change in intuitive eating regulation in acceptance and commitment therapy interventions. Public Health Nutrition, 20(9), 1681-1691. doi:10.1017/S1368980017000441
Sakai, M., Masuda, A., Kishita, N., & Muto, T. (2013). The effects of Creative Hopelessness on the avoidant behaviors of undergraduate students with high social avoidance tendency: Focused on subjective evaluations of “Change Agenda”
Japanese Journal of Research on Emotions, 21(2), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.4092/jsre.21.58
Sakai, M., Muto, T., & Ohtsuki, T., (2016). Effects of rules acquired through creative hopelessness on behavioral change: An experimental study of motivative augmentals. Japanese Journal of Behavior Therapy, 42(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.24468/jjbt.42.1_51
Sala, M., Roos, C. R., Crochiere, R. J., Butryn, M. L., Juarascio, A. S., Manasse, S. M., & Forman, E. M. (2021). Real-time fluctuations in mindful awareness, willingness, and values clarity, and their associations with craving and dietary lapse among those seeking weight loss. The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 22, 87-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.10.002
Salari, N., Heidarian, P., Hassani, R., Babajani, F., Abdolmaleki, A., & Mohammadi, M. (2024). Comparison of the effectiveness of treatments based on compassion, acceptance and commitment, and mindfulness on anxiety disorders and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 18, 100847. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Salazar, D. M., Ruiz, F. J., Flórez, C. L., & Suárez Falcón, J. C. (2018). Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire -Children. International journal of psychology and psychological therapy, 18(3), 273-287.
Salazar, D. M., Ruiz, F. J., Ramírez, E. S., & Cardona-Betancourt, V. (2020). Acceptance and commitment therapy focused on repetitive negative thinking for child depression: A randomized multiple-baseline evaluation. The Psychological Record, 70, 373-386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-019-00362-5
Salazar, D. M., Ruiz, F. J., Suárez-Falcón, J. C., Barreto-Zambrano, M. L., Gómez-Barreto, M. P., & Flórez, C. L. (2019). Psychometric properties of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire – Youth in Colombia. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 305-313.
Salehyan, M., Ahadi, H., Kraskian Mojembari, A., & Karbalaei Mohammad Meigouni, A. (2018). Comparing the effectiveness of group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment therapy with group therapy based on Mindfulness of psychological disorders and behavior patterns of students with Type D personality. Journal of Psychological Science, 17(68), 481-490.
Salgado, C. F., Luciano, C. S., & Gurtierrez, O. (2013) Eficacia de la terapia de aceptación y compromiso en personas con trastorno mental crónico. Un ensayo aleatorizado. Informaciones Psiquiátricas, 214, 385-401. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Salimi, M., Mahdavi, A., Yeghaneh, S. S., Abedin, M., & Hajhosseini, M. (2019). The effectiveness of group based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on emotion cognitive regulation strategies in mothers of children with Autism Spectrum. MAEDICA - a Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(3), 240-246. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Sally Pears & Stephen Sutton (2020) Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for promoting physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Health Psychology Review, DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2020.1727759  
Salters-Pedneault, K., Gentes, E., & Roemer, L. (2007). The role of fear of emotion in distress, arousal, and cognitive interference following an emotional stimulus. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 36, 12–22. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Salters-Pedneault, K., Gentes, E., & Roemer, L. (2007). The role of fear of emotion in distress, arousal, and cognitive interference following an emotional stimulus. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 36, 12–22. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Salters-Pedneault, K., Tull, M. T., & Roemer, L. (2004). The role of avoidance of emotional material in the anxiety disorders. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 11, 95-114. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Salters-Pedneault, K., Tull, M. T., & Roemer, L. (2004). The role of avoidance of emotional material in the anxiety disorders. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 11, 95-114. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Salters-Pedneault, K., Tull, M. T., & Roemer, L. (2004). The role of avoidance of emotional material in the anxiety disorders. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 11, 95-114. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Salters-Pedneault, K., Tull, M. T., & Roemer, L. (2004). The role of avoidance of emotional material in the anxiety disorders. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 11, 95-114. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Saltzman, A. (2014). A Still Quiet Place: A Mindfulness Program for Teaching Children and Adolescents to Ease Stress and Difficult Emotions. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
Samaan, M., Sauer, E., Müller, M., Fydrich, T, Diefenbacher, A., Burian, R., Schade, C., & Weck, F. (2020). Entwicklung und Validierung von Skalen zur Erfassung der Adhärenz im transdiagnostischen Gruppensetting für ACT und KVT [Development and Validation of Scales to Assess adherence of Transdiagnostic Group Settings for ACT and CBT]. Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 49(1), 63-71.
Samadi, ES., Hasanzadeh, R., & Dousti, Y. (2018). The Effectiveness of ACT on Achievement Motivation and Quality of Life among Female High School Students in Sari. The Journal of Community Health, 5(2), 151-158. Download restricted to ACBS members.