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Levin, M. E. (2013). Evaluating a prototype acceptance and commitment training web-based prevention program for depression and anxiety in college students (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Nevada, Reno, NV. Download restricted to ACBS members. More info
Levin, M. E., & Hayes, S. C. (2009). ACT, RFT, and contextual behavioral science. In J. T. Blackledge, J. Ciarrochi, & F. P. Deane (Eds.), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Contemporary research and practice (pp. 1-40). Sydney: Australian Academic Press.
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Levin, M. E., & Hayes, S. C. (2009). ACT, RFT, and contextual behavioral science. In J. T. Blackledge, J. Ciarrochi, & F. P. Deane (Eds.), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Contemporary research and practice (pp. 1-40). Sydney: Australian Academic Press.
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Levin, M. E., & Villatte, M. (2015). Psychopathology and Laboratory-Based Intervention Studies in Contextual Behavioral Science. The Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science, 347-364. More info
Levin, M. E., Haeger, J., & Cruz, R. (2018). Tailoring Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skill Coaching in the Moment Through Smartphones: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Mindfulness, 10, 689-699. doi:10.1007/s12671-018-1004-2 More info
Levin, M. E., Haeger, J., An, W., & Twohig, M. P. (2018). Comparing Cognitive Defusion and Cognitive Restructuring Delivered Through a Mobile App for Individuals High in Self-Criticism. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42(6), 844-855. doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9944-3 More info
Levin, M. E., Haeger, J., Ong, C., & Twohig, M. P. (2018). An Examination of the Transdiagnostic Role of Delay Discounting in Psychological Inflexibility and Mental Health Problems. The Psychological Record, 68(2), 201-210. doi: 10.1007/s40732-018-0281-4. More info
Levin, M. E., Haeger, J., Pierce, B. G. & Twohig, M. P. (2017). Web-based acceptance and commitment therapy for mental health problems in college students: A randomized controlled trial. Behavior Modification, 41, 141-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445516659645 More info
Levin, M. E., Hayes, S. C., & Waltz, T. (2010). Creating an implicit measure of cognition more suited to applied research: A test of the Mixed Trial - Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (MT-IRAP). International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 6, 245-261.
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Levin, M. E., Hayes, S. C., Pistorello, J., & Seeley, J. R. (2016). Web-based self-help for preventing mental health problems in universities: Comparing acceptance and commitment training to mental health education. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72, 207-225. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22254 More info
Levin, M. E., Hildebrandt, M., Lillis, J., & Hayes, S. C. (2012). The impact of treatment components suggested by the psychological flexibility model: A meta-analysis of laboratory-based component studies. Behavior Therapy, 43, 741-756. Download restricted to ACBS members. More info
Levin, M. E., Krafft, J., & Twohig, M. P. (2020). Examining processes of change in an online acceptance and commitment therapy dismantling trial with distressed college students. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 17, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.05.001 More info
Levin, M. E., Krafft, J., An, W., Ong, C. W., & Twohig, M. P. (2021). Preliminary findings on processes of change and moderators for cognitive defusion and restructuring delivered through mobile apps. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 20, 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.02.002 More info
Levin, M. E., Krafft, J., Pierce, B., & Potts, S. (2018). When is experiential avoidance harmful in the moment? Examining global experiential avoidance as a moderator. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 61,158-163. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2018.07.005 More info
Levin, M. E., Krafft, J., Pistorello, J., & Seeley, J. R. (2019). Assessing psychological inflexibility in university students: Development and validation of the acceptance and action questionnaire for university students (AAQ-US). Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 199-206. More info
Levin, M. E., Lillis, J., & Biglan, A. (2015). The Potential of Community-Wide Strategies for Promoting Psychological Flexibility. The Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science, 483-495. More info
Levin, M. E., Luoma, J. B., & Haeger, J. (2015). Decoupling as a mechanism of action in mindfulness and acceptance: A literature review. Behavior Modification 39(6), 870-911. Download restricted to ACBS members. More info
Levin, M. E., Luoma, J. B., Lillis, J., Hayes, S. C., & Vilardaga, R. (2014). The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - Stigma (AAQ-S): Developing a measure of psychological flexibility with stigmatizing thoughts. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3, 21-26. More info
Levin, M. E., Luoma, J. B., Vilardaga, R., Lillis, J., Nobles, R., & Hayes, S. C. (2015). Examining the role of psychological inflexibility, perspective taking, and empathic concern in generalized prejudice. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 46, 180-191. Download restricted to ACBS members. More info
Levin, M. E., MacLane, C., Dalfos, S., Seeley, J. R., Hayes, S. C., Biglan, A., & Pistorello, J. (2014). Examining psychological inflexibility as a transdiagnostic process across psychological disorders. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3(3), 155-163. More info
Levin, M. E., Navarro, C., Cruz, R., & Haeger, J. (2018). Comparing in-the-moment skill coaching effects from tailored versus non-tailored acceptance and commitment therapy mobile apps in a non-clinical sample. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 48(3), 200-216. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2018.1503706 More info
Levin, M. E., Pierce, B., & Schoendorff, B. (2017). The acceptance and commitment therapy matrix mobile app: A pilot randomized trial on health behaviors. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 6(3), 268-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.05.003 More info
Levin, M. E., Pistorello, J., Seeley, J. R., & Hayes, S. C. (2014). Feasibility of a prototype web-based acceptance and commitment therapy prevention program for college students. Journal of American College Health, 62, 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2013.843533 Download restricted to ACBS members. More info
Levin, M. E., Smith, B., & Smith, G. (2019). The Potential Benefits of Flexibility for Dissemination and Implementation: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as an Example. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 42, 223-232. doi: 10.1007/s40614-019-00196-0 More info
Levin, M. E., Twohig, M. P., & Krafft, J. (Eds.). (2020). Innovations in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Clinical Advancements and Applications in ACT. Oakland, CA: Context Press. More info