Karekla, Maria

Measuring experiential avoidance: A preliminary test of a working model

Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K., Wilson, K. G., Bissett, R. T., Pistorello, J., Toarmino, D., Polusny, M. A., Dykstra, T. A., Batten, S. V., Bergan, J., et al. (2004) · The Psychological Record

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Cited by 2,140

The empirical status of acceptance and commitment therapy: A review of meta-analyses

Gloster, A. T., Walder, N., Levin, M. E., Twohig, M. P., & Karekla, M. (2020) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Cited by 622

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: An international study

Gloster, A. T., Lamnisos, D., Lubenko, J., Presti, G., Squatrito, V., Constantinou, M., Nicolaou, C., Papacostas, S., Aydın, G., Chong, Y. Y., et al. (2020) · PLOS ONE

COVID-19 and Mental HealthMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Cited by 558

Internet- and Mobile-Based Psychological Interventions: Applications, Efficacy, and Potential for Improving Mental Health: A Report of the EFPA E-Health Taskforce

Ebert, D. D., Van Daele, T., Nordgreen, T., Karekla, M., Compare, A., Zarbo, C., Brugnera, A., Øverland, S., Trebbi, G., Jensen, K. L., et al. (2018) · European Psychologist

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMental Health Treatment and Access

Cited by 437

Coping and experiential avoidance: Unique or overlapping constructs?

Karekla, M., & Panayiotou, G. (2011) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Cited by 196

Psy-Flex: A contextually sensitive measure of psychological flexibility

Gloster, A. T., Block, V. J., Klotsche, J., Villanueva, J., Rinner, M. T. B., Benoy, C., Walter, M., Karekla, M., & Bader, K. (2021) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Cited by 175

Emotional avoidance and panicogenic responding to a biological challenge procedure

Karekla, M., Forsyth, J. P., & Kelly, M. M. (2004) · Behavior Therapy

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Cited by 163

Report of the ACBS Task Force on the strategies and tactics of contextual behavioral science research

Hayes, S. C., Merwin, R. M., McHugh, L., Sandoz, E. K., A-Tjak, J. G. L., Ruiz, F. J., Barnes-Holmes, D., Bricker, J. B., Ciarrochi, J., Dixon, M. R., et al. (2021) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Behavioral and Psychological StudiesInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

Cited by 136

Recommendations for policy and practice of telepsychotherapy and e-mental health in Europe and beyond.

Van Daele, T., Karekla, M., Kassianos, A. P., Compare, A., Haddouk, L., Salgado, J., Ebert, D. D., Trebbi, G., Bernaerts, S., Van Assche, E., et al. (2020) · Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationDigital Mental Health Interventions

Cited by 122

Best Practices and Recommendations for Digital Interventions to Improve Engagement and Adherence in Chronic Illness Sufferers

Karekla, M., Kasinopoulos, O., Neto, D. D., Ebert, D. D., Van Daele, T., Nordgreen, T., Höfer, S., Oeverland, S., & Jensen, K. L. (2019) · European Psychologist

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 117

Religious Coping and Cancer: Proposing an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach

Karekla, M., & Constantinou, M. (2010) · Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Cited by 99

Coping through avoidance may explain gender disparities in anxiety

Panayiotou, G., Karekla, M., & Leonidou, C. (2017) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 94

Barriers, facilitators, and interventions for medication adherence across chronic conditions with the highest non-adherence rates: a scoping review with recommendations for intervention development

Konstantinou, P., Kassianos, A. P., Georgiou, G., Panayides, A., Papageorgiou, A., Almas, I., Wozniak, G., & Karekla, M. (2020) · Translational Behavioral Medicine

Medication Adherence and CompliancePharmacy and Medical Practices

Cited by 89

Experiential avoidance as a common psychological process in European cultures

Monestès, J.-L., Karekla, M., Jacobs, N., Michaelides, M. P., Hooper, N., Kleen, M., Ruiz, F. J., Miselli, G., Presti, G., Luciano, C., et al. (2018) · European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Cited by 71

Patient Health Questionnaire: Greek language validation and subscale factor structure

Karekla, M., Pilipenko, N., & Feldman, J. (2012) · Comprehensive Psychiatry

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychometric Methodologies and Testing

Cited by 65

Direct and indirect predictors of social anxiety: The role of anxiety sensitivity, behavioral inhibition, experiential avoidance and self-consciousness

Panayiotou, G., Karekla, M., & Panayiotou, M. (2014) · Comprehensive Psychiatry

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 61

The common sense model of self-regulation and acceptance and commitment therapy: integrating strategies to guide interventions for chronic illness

Karekla, M., Karademas, E. C., & Gloster, A. T. (2019) · Health Psychology Review

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsBehavioral Health and Interventions

Cited by 56

Treating treatment non-responders: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled psychotherapy trials

Gloster, A. T., Rinner, M. T. B., Ioannou, M., Villanueva, J., Block, V. J., Ferrari, G., Benoy, C., Bader, K., & Karekla, M. (2020) · Clinical Psychology Review

Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Cited by 53

The impact of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on quality of life and symptom improvement among chronic health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Konstantinou, P., Ioannou, M., Melanthiou, D., Georgiou, K., Almas, I., Gloster, A. T., Kassianos, A. P., & Karekla, M. (2023) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsCancer survivorship and care

Cited by 53

Dispositional coping in individuals with anxiety disorder symptomatology: Avoidance predicts distress

Panayiotou, G., Karekla, M., & Mete, I. (2014) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology

Cited by 52

Through the extended evolutionary meta-model, and what ACT found there: ACT as a process-based therapy

Ong, C. W., Ciarrochi, J., Hofmann, S. G., Karekla, M., & Hayes, S. C. (2024) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Cited by 51

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Primary Headache Sufferers: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Efficacy

Vasiliou, V. S., Karademas, E. C., Christou, Y., Papacostas, S., & Karekla, M. (2021) · The Journal of Pain

Migraine and Headache StudiesMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Cited by 45

An Avatar-Led Intervention Promotes Smoking Cessation in Young Adults: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Karekla, M., Savvides, S. N., & Gloster, A. (2020) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Smoking Behavior and CessationSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Cited by 36

Can psychological flexibility and prosociality mitigate illness perceptions toward COVID-19 on mental health? A cross-sectional study among Hong Kong adults

Chong, Y. Y., Chien, W. T., Cheng, H. Y., Kassianos, A. P., Gloster, A. T., & Karekla, M. (2021) · Globalization and Health

COVID-19 and Mental HealthMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Cited by 35