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Ahangari, S.A.H, Zarbakhsh, M., Mahmoodi, N. (2021). The Effectiveness of Therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment to Improving Academic Performance and Reducing Academic Procrastination of Students with Academic Failure in Abadan University of Medical Sciences in the Academic Year 2018-2019. Journal of Islamic Life Style, 2021; 46-54. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Ahmad Sermori, P., Mardani Karani, J., Nazari Sarmazeh, F., Sayyadi Shahraki, Z., & Omidian Dehkordi, M. (2020). The Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on decreasing impulsivity and high-risk behaviors of secondary school students. Rooyesh Ravanshenasi Journal, 8(12), 21-30.
Ahmadi, A., & Raeisi, Z. (2019). Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Improving Self-Efficacy of Mothers of Children with Autism. Quarterly Journal of Family and Research, 16(2), 123-137. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Ahmadi, F., Goodarzi, K., Farrokhi, N., & Roozbahani, M. (2021). Comparison of the effectiveness of "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" and "Schema Therapy" on resilience among patients with cardiovascular disease: A pilot study. Salāmat-i ijtim (Community Health), 8(4), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.22037/ch.v8i4.31463. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Ahmadsaraei, N. F., Doost, H. T. N., Manshaee, G. R., & Nadi, M. A. (2017). The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression among patients with type II diabetes. Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Obesity, 9, 6-13.
Ahtinen, A., Mattila, E., Välkkynen, P., Kaipainen, K., Vanhala, T., Ermes, M., . . . Lappalainen, R. (2013). Mobile mental wellness training for stress management: Feasibility and design implications based on a one-month field study. Journal of medical internet research, 15 (7), e11. doi:10.2196/mhealth.2596 Retrieved from http://mhealth.jmir.org/2013/2/e11/
Akbari Torkestani, N., Ramezannejad, P., Abedi, M., Eshrati, B., Nekoobahr, A., & Ramezannejad, P. (2017). Effect of Premarital Counseling with ACT-Based Approach on Sexual Function. The Journal of Arak Uni Med Sci, 19(12), 34-42.
Akbari, M., Disabato, D., Seydavi, M., & Zamani, E. (2021). The Persian Personalized Psychological Flexibility Index (P-PPFI): Psychometric Properties in a General Population Sample of Iranians. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 22, 32-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.09.004
Akbari, M., Seydavi, M., Davis, C.H., Levin, M.E., Twohig, M.P., Zamani, E. (2022). The current status of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in Iran: A systematic narrative review. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 26, 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.08.007
Akbari, M., Seydavi, M., Hosseini, Z.S., Krafft, J., & Levin, M.E. (2022). Experiential avoidance in depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive related, and posttraumatic stress disorders: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 24, 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.03.007
Akdemir, M. K. (2018). Kabul ve kararlılık terapisi yönelimli psiko-eğitim programının başa çıkma yeterliği üzerindeki etkisi. (Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi). Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Sakarya.
Akdemir, M.K. (2018). Kabul ve kararlılık terapisi yönelimli psiko-eğitim programının başa çıkma yeterliği üzerindeki etkisi. Dissertation: Sakarya Üniversitesi.
Åkerblom, S., Perrin, S., Fischer, M. R., & McCracken, L. M. (2015). The mediating role of acceptance in multidisciplinary cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain. The Journal of Pain, 16(7), 606-615. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Åkerblom, S., Perrin, S., Fischer, M. R., & Mccracken, L. M. (2017). Further validation of the Chronic Pain Values Inventory in a Swedish chronic pain sample. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 6(3), 261-267. doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.06.001
Akhavan Bitaghsir, Z., Sanaee Zaker, B., Navabinejad, S., & Farzad, V. A. (2017). Comparetive of Emotional Focused Couple Therapy and ACT on Marital Adjustment and Marital Satisfaction. The Iran Journal of Health Educ Health Promotion, 5(2), 121-128. https://doi.org/10.30699/acadpub.ijhehp.5.2.121 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Al Alawi, M., McCall, R.K., Sultan, A., et al. (2021). Efficacy of a six-week therapist-guided online therapy versus self-help internet-based therapy on COVID-19 invoked anxiety and depression among individuals in Oman: An open-label, pragmatic randomized controlled trial. JMIR Mental Health, 8(2), e26683. https://doi.org/10.2196/26683 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Al-Faqi, A.I. (2016). فعالية العلاج بالتقبل والالتزام في تنمية المرونة النفسية لدى أمهات أطفال الأوتيزم [The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy in developing psychological resilience among mothers of autistic children]. Psychological Counseling Journal, 47, 94-136.
Al-Jabari, R. (2014). Therapist (Dis)Continuity, Therapeutic Relationship, and (Premature) Termination in a University-Based Psychology Training Clinic (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of North Texas, Texas. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Alam, F.H., EL Berry, K.I., Sweelam, R.K.M, Arrab, M.M., & Shehata, H.S. (2023). Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Based Intervention on Stress, Future Anxiety and Quality of Life among Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy. International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research (IEJNSR), 3(2), 281-306. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Alasiri, E., Bast, D., & Kolts, R. L. (2019). “Using the implicit relational assessment procedure (IRAP) to explore common humanity as a dimension of self-compassion”. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 14, 65-72.
Alavosius, M., Newsome, D., Houmanfar, R., & Biglan, A. (2016). A functional contextualist analysis of the behavior and organizational practices relevant to climate change. The Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science, 513-530.
Alda, M., Puebla-Guedea, M., Rodero, B., Demarzo, M., Montero-Marin, J., Roca, M., & Garcia-Campayo, J. (2016). Zen meditation, length of telomeres, and the role of experiential avoidance and compassion. Mindfulness, 1-9.
Aldas Vallejos, A. D. (2024). Eficacia de la terapia de aceptación y compromiso grupal para disminuir la sintomatología depresiva y la evitación experiencial en estudiantes universitarios [Tesis de maestría, Universidad Técnica del Norte]. Recuperado de https://repositorio.utn.edu.ec/handle/123456789/15855
Alfoone, A., Imani, M., & Sarafraz, M. R. (2021). A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Experiential Avoidance and Cognitive Fusion in Patients with Migraine Headache. Armaghan-e-Danesh, 25(1), 69-83. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Alho, I., Lappalainen, P., & Lappalainen, R. (2024). Acceptability of ACT group intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 31, 100722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100722