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2024

Becerra, R., Gainey, K., Ohan, J., Gross, J. & Preece, D. (2024). Beliefs about emotions: Latent Structure and Links with Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 16, 100728.

Johnston, T., McEvoy, P. M., Gross, J. J., Becerra, R., & Preece, D. A. (2024). The Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire: Psychometric properties, norms, and links to affective outcomes. Journal of Affective Disorders.

Brett, J. D., Becerra, R., Whitehouse, A., Preece, D. A., & Maybery, M. T. (2024). The valence-specific empathy imbalance hypothesis of autism: The role of autistic traits, alexithymia, emotion dysregulation, and gender differences. Personality and Individual Differences218, 112493.

 

2023

Joan X. M. ChanDavid A. Preece, Michael WeinbornShannon Sauer-Zavala & Rodrigo Becerra (2023) Assessing Emotion Regulation across Asian and Western Cultures: Psychometric Properties of Three Common Scales across Singaporean and Australian Samples, Journal of Personality Assessment, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2023.2292257

Xanthe Muir, David A. Preece & Rodrigo Becerra (2023) Alexithymia and eating disorder symptoms: the mediating role of emotion regulation, Australian Psychologist, DOI: 10.1080/00050067.2023.2236280

Ranjbar, S., Mazidi, M., Gross, J. J., Preece, D., Zarei, M., Azizi, A., … & Becerra, R. (2023). Examining the Cross Cultural Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire (EBQ) in Iran and the USA. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45(3), 755-766.

Brett, J., Peden, B., Preece, D., Whitehouse, A. J., Becerra, R., & Maybery, M. (2023). Assessing Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours in Online-Sampled Autistic and Non-autistic Individuals: Factor Structure of the Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire for Adults (RBQ-2A). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Mazidi, M., Azizi, A., Becerra, R., Gross, J. J., Zarei, M., Mirshafiei, M., & Preece, D. A. (2023). Cross-cultural validation and measurement invariance of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ): a study in Iran and the USA. Australian Psychologist, 1-16.

Mahdi Mazidi, Majid Zarei, David Preece, James J. Gross, Alireza Azizi & Rodrigo Becerra (2023) Evaluating emotion regulation ability across negative and positive emotions: psychometric properties of the Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory (PERCI) in American adults and Iranian adults and adolescents, Australian Psychologist, DOI: 10.1080/00050067.2022.2157239

Preece, D., Mehta, A., Petrova, K., Sikka, P., Bjureberg, J., Chen, W., Becerra, R., Allan, A., Robinson, K., & Gross, J. (2023). The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire-Short Form (PAQ-S): A 6-Item Measure of Alexithymia. Journal Of Affective Disorders. 13;325:493-501.   doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.036

Becerra, R., Gainey, K., Murray, K., & Preece, D. A. (2023). Intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety: The role of beliefs about emotions. Journal of Affective Disorders.Volume 324, 1, 349-353

Preece, D. A., Mehta, A., Petrova, K., Sikka, P., Bjureberg, J., Becerra, R., & Gross, J. J. (2023). Alexithymia and emotion regulation. Journal of Affective Disorders.Volume 324, 1, 232-238

2022

Fynn, D. M., Preece, D. A., Gignac, G. E., Pestell, C. F., Weinborn, M., & Becerra, R. (2022). Alexithymia as a risk factor for poor emotional outcomes in adults with acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 1-22.

Tan, A. J., Mancini, V., Gross, J. J., Goldenberg, A., Badcock, J., Lim, M., Becerra, R., & Preece, D. A. (2022). Loneliness Versus Distress: A Comparison of Emotion Regulation Profiles. Behaviour Change, 1-11.

Chan, J., Becerra, R., Weinborn, M., & Preece, D. (2022). Assessing Alexithymia across Asian and Western Cultures: Psychometric Properties of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire and Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 in Singaporean and Australian Samples. Journal of Personality Assessment, 1-17.

Erausquin, Snyder, Brugha, Seshadri, Carrillo… Becerra… Vahidy. (2022). Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of SARS-CoV2: Protocol and Methods from the Alzheimer’s Association Global Consortium. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 8:e12348. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12348

Monsoon, A,  Preece, D.  & Becerra, R.  (2022): Control and acceptance beliefs about emotions: associations with psychological distress and the mediating role of emotion regulation flexibility, Australian Psychologist, DOI: 10.1080/00050067.2022.2089542

Qian, Q., Yue, X., Liu, L., Chen, W., Preece, D. A., Liu, Q., Li, H., & Wang, Y. (In press). Affective-cognitive-behavioural heterogeneity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Emotional dysregulation as a sentinel symptom differentiating “ADHD-simplex” and “ADHD-complex” syndromes? Journal of Affective Disorders.

Brett, J. D., Becerra, R., Maybery, M. T., & Preece, D. A. (2022). The Psychometric Assessment of Empathy: Development and Validation of the Perth Empathy Scale. Assessment, 10731911221086987.

Mancini, V. O., Heritage, B. J., Preece, D., Cohodes, E. M., Gross, J. J., Gee, D. G., & Finlay-Jones, A. (2022). How Caregivers Support Children’s Emotion Regulation: Construct Validation of the Parental Assistance With Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire. Assessment, 10731911221082708.

Charlesworth, J., Mullan, B., & Preece, D. A. (In press). Development of a safe food handling knowledge measure: Psychometric properties and acceptability among consumers in Australia. Nutrition and Food Science.

Fynn, D. M., Preece, D. A., Gignac, G. E., Pestell, C. F., Allan, A., Vander Kraats, C., & Becerra, R. (2022). Assessing alexithymia in adults with acquired brain injury: Psychometric properties of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire. Journal of Affective Disorders, 302, 224-233.

Husky, M. M., Sadikova, E., Lee, S., Alonso, J., Auerbach, R. P., Bantjes, J., … & WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators (2022). Childhood adversities and mental disorders in first-year college students: results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. Psychological Medicine, 1-11.

Preece, D. A., Mehta, A., Becerra, R., Chen, W., Allan, A., Robinson, K., Boyes, M., Hasking, P., & Gross, J. J. (2022). Why is alexithymia a risk factor for affective disorder symptoms? The role of emotion regulation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 296, 337-341.

2021

Becerra, R., Baeza, C. G., Fernandez, A. M., & Preece, D. A. (2021). Assessing Alexithymia: Psychometric Properties of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire in a Spanish-Speaking Sample. Frontiers in psychiatry, 1722.

Preece, D. A., Mehta, A., Becerra, R., Chen, W., Allan, A., Robinson, K.,  Gross, J. J. (2021). Why is alexithymia a risk factor for affective disorder symptoms? The role of emotion regulation. Journal of Affective Disorders.

Preece, D. A., Goldenberg, A., Becerra, R., Boyes, M., Hasking, P., & Gross, J. J. (2021). Loneliness and emotion regulation. Personality and Individual Differences, 180, 110974.

Dickson, J. M., Moberly, N. J., Preece, D., Dodd, A., & Huntley, C. D (2021). Self-Regulatory Goal Motivational Processes in Sustained New Year Resolution Pursuit and Mental Wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 3084.

Green, S. L., Gignac, G. E., Watson, P. A., Brosnan, N., Becerra, R., Pestell, C., & Weinborn, M. (2021). Apathy and Depression as Predictors of Activities of Daily Living Following Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injuries in Adults: A Meta-Analysis. Neuropsychology Review, 1-19.

Fynn, D.M., Gignac, G.E., Becerra, R., Pestell, C., & Weinborn, M. (2021). The Prevalence and Characteristics of Alexithymia in Adults Following Brain Injury: A Meta-Analysis. Neuropsychology Review.

Preece, D. A., Becerra, R., Hasking, P., McEvoy, P. M., Boyes, M., Sauer-Zavala, S., Chen, W., & Gross, J. J. (2021). The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties and Relations with Affective Symptoms in a United States General Community Sample. Journal of Affective Disorders.

Cohodes, E. M., Preece, D. A., McCauley, S., Rogers, M. K., Gross, J. J., & Gee, D. G. (2021). Development and Validation of the Parental Assistance with Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 1-16.

2020

Preece, D. A., Parry, C., Allan, M., & Allan, A. (2020). Assessing alexithymia in forensic settings: Psychometric properties of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale among incarcerated offenders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health.

Parry, C., Preece, D. A., Allan, M., & Allan, A. (2020). Alexithymia in non-violent offenders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health.

Preece, D. A., Kiekens, G., Boyes, M., Mortier, P., Nock, M., Kessler, R., Bruffaerts, R., Hasking, P. (2020). Acquired capability for suicide among Belgian and Australian university students: Psychometric properties of the German Capability for Suicide Questionnaire and a test of the interpersonal theory of suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.

Preece, D. A.Becerra, R., Allan, A., Robinson, K., Chen, W., Hasking, P., & Gross, J. J. (2020). Assessing alexithymia: Psychometric properties of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire and 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in United States adults. Personality and Individual Differences166, 1-8.

Preece, D. A.Becerra, R., Robinson, K., Allan, A., Boyes, M., Chen, W., Hasking, P., & Gross, J. J. (2020). What is Alexithymia? Using Factor Analysis to Establish its Latent Structure and Relationship with Fantasizing and Emotional Reactivity. Journal of Personality, 1-15.

Greene, D., Hasking, P., Boyes, M., & Preece, D. (2020). Measurement Invariance of Two Measures of Alexithymia in Students Who Do and Who Do Not Engage in Non-suicidal Self-Injury and Risky Drinking. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 1-18.

Becerra, R.Preece, D. A., & Gross, J. J. (2020). Assessing beliefs about emotions: Development and validation of the Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire. PloS ONE15, 1-19.

Preece, D. A.Becerra, R., Boyes, M. E., Northcott, C., McGillivray, L., & Hasking, P. A. (2020). Do self-report measures of alexithymia measure alexithymia or general psychological distress? A factor analytic examination across five samples. Personality and Individual Differences155, 1-8.

Preece, D. A.Becerra, R., Robinson, K., & Gross, J. J. (2020). The emotion regulation questionnaire: psychometric properties in general community samples. Journal of Personality Assessment102, 348-356.

2019

Preece, D.Becerra, R., & Campitelli, G. (2019). Assessing emotional reactivity: Psychometric properties of the Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale and the development of a short form. Journal of Personality Assessment, 101, 589-597.

Becerra, R.Preece, D., Campitelli, G., & Scott-Pillow, G. (2019). The assessment of emotional reactivity across negative and positive emotions: Development and validation of the Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale (PERS). Assessment, 26, 867-879.

2018

Preece, D. A.Becerra, R., Robinson, K., Dandy, J., & Allan, A. (2018). Measuring emotion regulation ability across negative and positive emotions: The Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory (PERCI). Personality and Individual Differences135, 229-241.

Preece, D.Becerra, R., Robinson, K., Dandy, J., & Allan, A. (2018). The psychometric assessment of alexithymia: Development and validation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences132, 32-44.

Preece, D.Becerra, R., Robinson, K., & Dandy, J. (2018). Assessing alexithymia: Psychometric properties and factorial invariance of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in nonclinical and psychiatric samples. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment40, 276-287.

Cruise, K. E., & Becerra, R. (2018). Alexithymia and problematic alcohol use: a critical update. Addictive Behaviors77, 232-246.

2017 and before

Preece, D.Becerra, R., Allan, A., Robinson, K., & Dandy, J. (2017). Establishing the theoretical components of alexithymia via factor analysis: Introduction and validation of the attention-appraisal model of alexithymia. Personality and Individual Differences119, 341-352.

Drake, D., Dandy, J., Loh, J. M., & Preece, D. (2017). Should parents financially support their adult children? Normative views in Australia. Journal of Family and Economic Issues39, 248-359.

Becerra, R., Dandrade, C., & Harms, C. (2017). Can specific attentional skills be modified with mindfulness training for novice practitioners?. Current Psychology36(3), 657-664.

Dickinson, T., Becerra, R., & Coombes, J. (2017). Executive functioning deficits among adults with Bipolar Disorder (types I and II): A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of affective disorders218, 407-427.

Bojic, S., & Becerra, R. (2017). Mindfulness-based treatment for bipolar disorder: A systematic review of the literature. Europe’s journal of psychology13(3), 573.

Brown, A., & Becerra, R. (2017). Mindfulness for neuropathic pain: A case study. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy17(1), 19-37.

McGillivray, L., Becerra, R., & Harms, C. (2017). Prevalence and demographic correlates of alexithymia: A comparison between Australian psychiatric and community samples. Journal of clinical psychology73(1), 76-87.

Duarte, W., Becerra, R., & Cruise, K. (2016). The relationship between neurocognitive functioning and occupational functioning in bipolar disorder: a literature review. Europe’s journal of psychology12(4), 659.

Becerra, R., Bassett, D., & Harms, C. (2016). Emotion regulation in bipolar disorder: Self-report profiles and effects of psychotropic medication. Clinical Neuropsychiatry13.

Preece, D., Allan, A., & Becerra, R. (2016). A case study of the neuropsychological outcomes following microsurgery, conventional radiotherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy for an adult’s recurrent craniopharyngioma. Brain Injury30, 104-111.

Allan, A., McKillop, D., Dooley, J., Allan, M. M., & Preece, D. A. (2015). Apologies following an adverse medical event: The importance of focusing on the consumer’s needs. Patient Education and Counseling98, 1058-1062.

Becerra, R., Cruise, K., Harms, C., Allan, A., Bassett, D., Hood, S., & Murray, G. (2015). Emotion regulation and residual depression predict psychosocial functioning in bipolar disorder: Preliminary study. Universitas Psychologica14(3), 855-864.

Vahey, R., & Becerra, R. (2015). Galvanic skin response in mood disorders: A critical review.

Cavazzi, T., & Becerra, R. (2014). Psychophysiological research of borderline personality disorder: Review and implications for biosocial theory. Europe’s Journal of Psychology10(1), 185-203.

Mercer, L., & Becerra, R. (2013). A unique emotional processing profile of euthymic bipolar disorder? A critical review. Journal of affective disorders146(3), 295-309.

Becerra, R., & Campitelli, G. (2013). Emotional reactivity: Critical analysis and proposal of a new scale. International Journal of Applied Psychology3(6), 161-8.

Becerra, R., Cruise, K., Murray, G., Bassett, D., Harms, C., Allan, A., & Hood, S. (2013). Emotion regulation in bipolar disorder: Are emotion regulation abilities less compromised in euthymic bipolar disorder than unipolar depressive or anxiety disorders?.

Becerra, R., & Millichap, D. (2007). Emotional Processing in Spontaneous Confabulatory Syndrome After an Acquired Brain Injury.

Becerra, R. (2004). Homonymous Mistakes with Ontological Aspirations. The Persisting Problem with the Word «Consciousness». SORITES, 11.

Becerra, R. (2004). “Atmosphere”, a Precursor of “Cognitive Schemas”: Tracing Tacit Phenomenological Influences on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology4(1).

Becerra, R., Amos, A., & Jongenelis, S. (2002). Organic alexithymia: a study of acquired emotional blindness. Brain injury16(7), 633-645.