Recent Publications

Recent Articles Under Review and Published (* Indicates student co-author)

Under Review

Bannon, E. E., O’Brien, W. H., Peijsel, C., Teerapong, T., Uthayaratana, T., Boonyarit, I., Chavanovanich, J. (2024). The effects of a brief acceptance-based behavior therapy intervention, a cognitive therapy intervention, and a placebo intervention on test anxiety and working memory performance.*

Kalantzis, M.A., Maitland, D. M., Yannon, M., Gaggiano, C. He, J., Barrita, A., Symmes, & O’Brien, W. H. (2024). Weight Stigma and Cortisol Output: A Systematic Review.*

Lim, C.X., O’Brien, W. H., & Mueller, E. (2024). Perseverative Cognition and vagally mediated heart rate variability in laboratory studies subjects: A series of meta-analyses.*

O’Brien, W.H., Uthayaratana, T., & Teerapong, T. (2024). The Study of Thai and U.S. Undergraduate Students Psychological Flexibility: Focusing on Differences.*

Sao, S. Bunnak, P., Lay, K., & O’Brien, W. H. (2024). The effects of marital disruption on anxiety, depression, and Cambodian somatic symptoms.

Short, L. B., Xia, R., O’Brien, W. H. (2024). Post-traumatic stress, cognitive fusion, and intolerance of uncertainty as longitudinal predictors of post-traumatic growth from the COVID-19 pandemic.*

Uthayaratana, T., O’Brien, W. H., Teerapong, T., Peijsel, C., Boonyarit, I., Intapaj, T. B. (2024). Effects of Buddhist Interventions: A Meta-analysis.

Xu, H., & O’Brien, W. H., Chen, Y. (2024). Development and Psychometric Properties of the Unique Stress of Chinese International Students Questionnaire.*

Published or In Press

Lim, C.X., Mueller, E., Short, L.B., Xia, R., Suvanbenjakule, P., O’Brien, W. H. (in press) Psychological Inflexibility mediates the relations between Intolerance of Uncertainty, Posttraumatic Stress, and Somatic Symptoms. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy*

Moeller, M. & O’Brien, W. H. (in press). Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Selective Optimization with Compensation. Clinical Gerontologist.*

Wasson, R., S., O’Brien, W. H., Dietrich, K. M. (2024). Virtual wellness workshop for medical students: Effects on healthy lifestyle behavior. Peer-Reviewed Reports in Medical Education Research (PRiMER),8. doi: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.293111*

Maitland, D.W.M., Lim, C.X., O’Brien, W. H., Lewis, J., Davis, B. S. (2023). Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia as a Therapy Measurement Strategy: The Example of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. Research Directs in Psychology and Behavior, 2 (1).  https://doi.org/10.53520/rdts2023.10557*

O’Brien, W. H., Peijsel, C., Koerten, H., Boonyarit, I., Lim, C. X., & Chavanovanich, J. (2023).  Lesser Degree of HR and HF-HRV Recovery from an Evaluative Stressor is Associated with Higher Levels of Perfectionism and Self-Compassion. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 164, 104305. DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104305.*

O’Brien, W. H., Wang, S., Varga, A. V., Lim, C. X., Xu, H., Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., Suvanbenjakule, P., Braden, A. (2023). Psychological Flexibility Prospectively Predicts COVID-19 PPE Use Across a Two-Month Interval. Psychology, Health, and Medicine. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2162936*

O'Brien, W. H., Watford, T., Lim, C. X., Simms, T., Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., Suvanbenjakule, P., Settawacharawanich, S. (2023). An Examination of the Orienting and Defensive Responses using HR and HF-HRV. Journal of Psychophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1027/0269-8803/a000320*

Kalantzis, M., Lim, C.X., Dauber, A., Studer-Perez, E., Silverman, Z., & O’Brien, W. H. (2023). Acculturative stress and Disordered Eating: A Meta-Analysis. Eating Behavior. Eating Behaviors, 48, 1 – 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101694.*

Chen Y, Xu H, O’Brien W, Gao Y, Dong X. (2022). Acculturation Mitigates the Negative Impact of Perceived Stress on Depressive Symptoms Among U.S. Chinese Older Adults. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 95(1), 3-17. doi:10.1177/00914150211024187*

Lim, C. X., O'Brien, W. H., Watford, T. S., & Suvanbenjakule, P. (2022). Psychological Inflexibility and HF-HRV reactivity to laboratory stressors. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 26, 134-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.09.004.*

Mueller, E. A., Suvanbenjakule, P., Lim, C. X., O'Brien, W. H., Chavanovanich, J., Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., Suavansri, P. (2022). Coping with COVID-19: Survey data assessing psychological distress to COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy with measures of theory of planned behavior, mindfulness, compassion, cultural orientation, and pandemic fatigue. Data in Brief, 43, 108390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108390.*

Braden, A., & O’Brien, W. H. (2021). Pilot Study of a Treatment Using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills for Adults with Overweight/Obesity and Emotional Eating. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 51, 21–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-020-09477-1

Jaurkasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., O’Brien, W., Manley, H., & Pattanomontri, C. (2021). Relationships between mindfulness, self-compassion, and grit among Thai athletes: The mediating role of self-regulation. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2021.2010230.*

O’Brien, W. H., Goetz, P., O’Brien, A. T., McCarren, H. & Delaney, E. (2021). Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Predicts Perceived Therapy Process of a Group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 21, 9-22. https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2021.85.1.9*

O'Brien, W. H., Wang, S., Xu, H., Wang, S., Yang, Z., Yang, J. T., Liu, Q., Zhang, X., Tang, L., Varga, A. V., Sims, T., Lim, C. S., Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K. (2021) Psychological reactions to COVID-19: Survey data assessing perceived susceptibility, distress, mindfulness, and preventive health behaviors. Data in Brief, 34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106687 *

O’Brien, W. H., Wang. S., Varga, A. V., Xu, H., Sims, T., Horan, K., Lim, C. X. (2021). Predicting personal protective equipment use, trauma symptoms, and physical symptoms in the USA during the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown (April 9 – 18, 2020). Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 31, 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.05.003*

Haynes, S. N., O'Brien, W. H., & Godoy, A. (2020). A proposed model for the psychometric evaluation of clinical case formulations with quantified causal diagrams. Psychological Assessment, 32, 541–552. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000811*

Koerton, H. R., Watford, T. S., Dubow, E. F., & O’Brien, W. H. (2020). Cardiovascular effects of brief mindfulness meditation among perfectionists experiencing failure. Psychophysiology, 54. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13517.*

Singh, R. J., & O’Brien (2020).  The Impact of Work Stress on Sexual Minority Employees: Could Psychological Flexibility be a Helpful Solution? Stress and Health, 36, 59-74. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2913.*

Singh, R., Watford, T. S., Cotterman, R., & O’Brien, W. H. (2020). A Pilot study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for sexual minorities experiencing work stress. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 16, 25-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.02.001*

Singh, S., Wetterneck, C., & O’Brien, W. H. (2020). Psychometric Evaluation of the Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Intimacy Scale in Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 84,156-176*

Wasson, R., Barratt, C. L., & O’Brien, W. H. (2020). Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Self-Compassion in Health Care Professionals: A Meta-Analysis. Mindfulness, 11, 1914-1934. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01342-5.*

Watford, T. S. Braden, A. L., & O’Brien, W. H. (2020). Heart rate variability, eating disorders, subthreshold disordered eating, and emotion regulation. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 1021-1033. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23287*

Xu, H., O’Brien, W. H., & Chen, Y. (2020). Chinese International Student Stress and Coping: A Pilot Study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.12.010*

Geis, H. R., Bogusch, L. M., Varga, A. V., & O’Brien, W. H. (2019). The perceived impact of the 2016 election: A mediation model predicting health outcomes. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 7, 651-664.*

O’Brien, W. H., Horan, K. A., Singh, S., Moeller, M.A., Wasson, R. S., Jex, S. M., Matthews, R. A., & Barratt, C. L. (2019). Relationships among training, mindfulness, and workplace injuries among nurse aides working in long-term care settings. Occupational Health Science, 3, 45-58.*

O’Brien, W. H., Singh, S., Horan, K. A., Moeller, M. A., Wasson, R. S., & Jex, S. M. (2019). Group-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Nurses and Nurse Aides Working in Long-Term Care Residential Settings. Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine, 25, 753-761.  https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0087*

Horan, K.A., Singh, S., Moeller, M., Matthews, R., Barratt, C., Jex, S., & O’Brien, W. H. (2019). The relationship between physical work hazards and employee withdrawal: The moderating role of safety compliance.  Stress and Health, 35, 81-88.*

O’Brien, W. H., Goetz, P. W. McCarren, H., Delaney, E., Morrison, W. F., Watford, T. S., & Horan, K. A. (2019). Job satisfaction is associated with respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity to, and recovery from, a laboratory stressor. Journal of Psychophysiology, 33, 32-38.*

Watford, T. S., O’Brien, W. H., Geis, H. R., Bogusch, L. M., Moeller, M. M., & Singh, R. S. (2019). The Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale is Associated with Lower Levels of High Frequency Heart Rate Variability in a Laboratory Context. Psychophysiology. 57, e13506. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13506.*

Wong, S., Waite, T., Wasson, R., Artschwager, A., Pargament, K., & O’Brien, W. H. (2019). The hand of god or the work of the devil? Spiritual appraisals and psychological adjustment after the 2016 U.S. election. Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy, 19, 224-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12184*