An idiographic comparison of ACT focused on repetitive negative thinking versus non-directive therapy in child generalized anxiety Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)Volume 38, October 2025

New hope for children with anxiety. Research offers promising evidence that brief, targeted ACT interventions could help children navigate anxiety with more flexibility and less fear.

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Acceptance and commitment therapy can reduce emotional eating behavior in Turkish adults: A randomized controlled trial Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)Volume 38, October 2025

New research is changing how we understand emotional eating! This study introduces the first-ever ACT-based treatment designed specifically for emotional eating — and it works.

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Experience-sampling methods for self-compassion research: A meta-analysis Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)Volume 37, July 2025

How does self-compassion shift day to day? A new meta-analysis of experience sampling method (ESM) offers a powerful way to explore self-compassion in real life—moment by moment.

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Developmental of a checklist of transdiagnostic therapeutic skills for use in general healthcare appointments Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)Volume 37, July 2025

Brief psychological skills can make a big impact—even in short healthcare visits. A new study developed & validated an 18-item checklist to measure these skills in low-resource settings.
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