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Our research is motivated by the core value of providing the best possible services for our clients. Consequently, we value our clients’ views, specific context, and our clinical experience. We are avid research consumers and active researchers in the area of therapeutic interventions, determining components of therapy that maximise the possibility of positive change. We have established a long-term and multi-site research program, and regularly publish in top academic journals and present at international conferences. Feel free to contact us if you would like copies of any of these research papers.

2022

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., Becerra, R., Mayberry, M., & Preece, D. A. (In press). The Psychometric Assessment of Empathy: Development and Validation of the Perth Empathy Scale. Assessment.

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

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.

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.

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, 1-8.

Mortier, P., Alonso, J., Auerbach, R. P., Bantjes, J., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D. D., Greif Green, J., Hasking, P., Karyotaki, E., Kiekens, G., Mak, A., Nock, M. K., O’Neill, S., Pinder‑Amaker, S, Sampson, N., Stein, D. J., Vilagut, G., … & WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators (2021). Childhood adversities and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among first-year college students: results from the WMH-ICS initiative. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 1-11.

Preece, D. A., Becerra, R., Sauer-Zavala, S., Boyes, M., McEvoy, P., Villanueva, C., Ibonie, S., Gruber, J., Hasking, P., & Gross, J. J. (2021). Assessing Emotion Regulation Ability for Negative and Positive Emotions: Psychometrics of the Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory in United States Adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 294, 558-567.

Preece, D. A., Goldenberg, A., Becerra, R., Boyes, M., Hasking, P., & Gross, J. J. (2021). Loneliness and emotion regulation. Personality and Individual Differences, 180, 1-7.

Gomez, R., Liu, L., Krueger, R., Stavropoulos, V., Downs, J., Preece, D. A., Houghton, S., & Chen, W. (2021). Unravelling the optimum latent structure of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Evidence supporting ICD and HiTOP frameworks. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 1-14.

Dickson, J. M., Moberly, N. J., Preece, D. A., 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, 1-13.

Preece, D. A., Becerra, R., Hasking, P., McEvoy, P., 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, 284, 27-30.

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.

Preece, D. A., Parry, C., Allan, M., & Allan, A. (2021). Assessing alexithymia in forensic settings: Psychometric properties of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale among incarcerated offenders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 31, 31-43.

Parry, C., Preece, D. A., Allan, M., & Allan, A. (2021). Alexithymia in non-violent offenders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 31, 44-48.

2020

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 Differences, 166, 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 ONE, 15, 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 Differences, 155, 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 Assessment, 102, 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 Differences, 135, 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 Differences, 132, 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 Assessment, 40, 276-287.

Cruise, K. E., & Becerra, R. (2018). Alexithymia and problematic alcohol use: a critical update. Addictive Behaviors, 77, 232-246.

2017 and Earlier

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 Differences, 119, 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 Issues, 39, 248-359.

Becerra, R., Dandrade, C., & Harms, C. (2017). Can specific attentional skills be modified with mindfulness training for novice practitioners?. Current Psychology, 36(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 disorders, 218, 407-427.

Bojic, S., & Becerra, R. (2017). Mindfulness-based treatment for bipolar disorder: A systematic review of the literature. Europe’s journal of psychology, 13(3), 573.

Brown, A., & Becerra, R. (2017). Mindfulness for neuropathic pain: A case study. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 17(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 psychology, 73(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 psychology, 12(4), 659.

Becerra, R., Bassett, D., & Harms, C. (2016). Emotion regulation in bipolar disorder: Self-report profiles and effects of psychotropic medication. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 13.

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 Injury, 30, 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 Counseling, 98, 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 Psychologica, 14(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 Psychology, 10(1), 185-203.

Mercer, L., & Becerra, R. (2013). A unique emotional processing profile of euthymic bipolar disorder? A critical review. Journal of affective disorders, 146(3), 295-309.

Becerra, R., & Campitelli, G. (2013). Emotional reactivity: Critical analysis and proposal of a new scale. International Journal of Applied Psychology, 3(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 Phenomenology, 4(1).

Becerra, R., Amos, A., & Jongenelis, S. (2002). Organic alexithymia: a study of acquired emotional blindness. Brain injury, 16(7), 633-645.