*denotes authorship by a current MAPS lab student.
In Press
Bartels, G. C. Cheavens, J. S., & Strunk, D. R. (in press). An entrée or sampler approach? A randomized controlled trial of two approaches to cognitive-behavioral interventions. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Brownlow*, B. N., Cheavens, J. S., Vasey, M. W., Thayer, J. F., & Hill, L. K. (in press). Culturally compelled coping and depressive symptoms in Black Americans: Examining the role of psychophysiological regulatory capacity. Emotion. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001323
Brownlow*, B. N., Harmon*, K., Pek, J., Cheavens, J. S., Moore, J., & Coccaro, E. (in press). Criminalizing psychopathology: Exploring the moderating role of race in the association between psychopathology and arrests. Clinical Psychological Science.
Miller, C. K., Nagaraja, H. N., Fujita, K., Cheavens, J. S., & Focht, B. C. (in press). Weight loss maintenance following an augmented intervention for early slow weight loss responders: An adaptive trial. Translational Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibad077
Rogers, S., Whitted*, W. M., Rand, K. L., & Cheavens, J. S. (in press). Hope Scale – Short Form: Validation of a shortened measure of hope. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-023-00132-3
Whitted*, W.M., Southward, M. W., Howard, K. P., Wick, S. B., Strunk, D. R., Cheavens, J. S. (in press). Seeing is believing: The effect of subtle communication in social media on viewers’ beliefs about depression and anxiety tractability. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
2023
Cheavens, J. S., Southward, M. W., Howard, K. P., Heiy, J. E., & Altenburger, E. M. (2023). Broad strokes or fine points: Are Dialectical Behavior Therapy modules associated with general or domain-specific changes? Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 14(2), 137 – 147. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000557
** APA Editor’s Choice Paper **
Cheavens, J. S. & Whitted*, W. M. (2023). Hope Therapy. Current Opinions in Psychology, 49, 101509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101509
Cregg, D. & Cheavens, J. S. (2023). Healing through helping: An experimental investigation of kindness, social activities, and reappraisal as well-being interventions. Journal of Positive Psychology, 18(6), 924 – 941. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2022.2154695
Howard, K. P. & Cheavens, J. S. (2023). Interpersonal emotion regulation in the context of social networks: A focus on borderline personality disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 14(2), 182 – 195. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000566
Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W-T., Ceja, R. C., Cheavens, J. S., Daneshvar, M. A., Feldman, D. R., Funt, S. A., Sheinfeld, J., & Nelson, C. J. (2023). Goal-focused emotion-regulation therapy (GET) in young adult testicular cancer survivors: A randomized pilot study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 57, 777 – 786. 10.1093/abm/kaad010
Jackson, J. L. & Cheavens, J. S. (2023). Bridging positive psychology and cardiovascular health: A call for manuscripts.European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(7), 51-52. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad015
King, D., Miller, C., Cheavens, J. S., & Fujita, K. (2023). Early and slow weight loss responders’ perceptions of an adaptive diabetes prevention trial: A qualitative analysis. Health Education Journal, 82, 807 – 819. https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969231198956
Miller, C., Nagaraja, H. N., Cheavens, J. S., Fujita, K., Lazarus, S. A., & Brunette, D. (2023). Sex differences in early weight loss success during a diabetes prevention intervention. American Journal of Health Behavior, 47, 337 – 348. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.47.2.13
Miller, C., King, D., Nagaraja, H. N., Fujita, K., Cheavens, J. S., & Focht, B. (2023). Impact of an augmented intervention on self-regulatory, dietary, and physical activity outcomes in a diabetes prevention trial among adults with prediabetes. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 46, 770 – 780. 10.1007/s10865-023-00406-w
Southward, M. W., Cheavens, J. S., & Coccaro, E. F. (2023). Defining the p-factor: An empirical test of five leading theories. Psychological Medicine, 53(7), 2732–2743. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722001635
Southward, M. W., Howard, K. P., & Cheavens, J. S. (2023). Less is more: Decreasing the frequency of maladaptive coping predicts improvements in DBT more consistently than increasing the frequency of adaptive coping. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 163, 104288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104288
Southward, M. W., Howard, K. P., Christensen, K. A., & Cheavens, J. S. (2023). Protective factors in borderline personality disorder: A multi-study analysis of conscientiousness, distress tolerance, and self-compassion. Journal of Affective Disorders, 338, 589- 598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.067
2022
Benitez, C., Howard*, K. P., & Cheavens, J.S. (2022). The effect of validation and invalidation on positive and negative affective experiences. Journal of Positive Psychology, 17, 46 – 58. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1832243
Howard*, K. P., Lazarus, S. A., & Cheavens, J. S. (2022). A longitudinal examination of the reciprocal relationship between borderline personality features and interpersonal relationship quality. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 13, 3 – 11. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000484
Murphy, S. T., Cheavens, J. S., & Strunk, D. R. (2022). Framing an intervention as focused on one’s strength: Does framing enhance therapeutic benefit? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78, 1046 – 1057. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23302
Miller, C. M., Nagaraja, H. N., Cheavens, J. S., Fujita, K., & Lazarus, S. A. (2022). Impact of a novel diabetes intervention for early slow weight loss responders among adults with prediabetes: An adaptive trial. Diabetes Care, 45, 2452 – 2455. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-0824
Murphy, S. T., Cheavens, J. S., Garcia, A. R. & Strunk, D. R. (2022). The therapeutic alliance and dropout in cognitive behavioral therapy of depression. Psychotherapy Research, 32, 995 – 1002. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2021.2025277
Southward, M. W., Holmes*, A. C., Strunk, D. R., & Cheavens, J. S. (2022). More and better: Reappraisal quality partially explains the effect of reappraisal use on changes in positive and negative affect. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46, 73 – 85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-021-10255-z
2021
Cregg*, D. & Cheavens, J. S. (2021). Gratitude Interventions: Effective self-help? A meta-analysis of the impact on symptoms of depression and anxiety. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 413 – 445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00236-6
McLouth, L. E., Weyman, K., Golden, S. L., Cheavens, J. S., Peterman, A., Bursac, V., Gabbard, J., & Weaver, K. E. (2021). Developing pathways, a hope-enhancing intervention for metastatic lung cancer patients receiving cancer treatment. Psycho-Oncology, 30, 863 – 873. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5650
Moss Pech*, S. A., Southward, M. W., & Cheavens, J. S. (2021). Hope attenuates the negative impact of general psychological distress on goal progress. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77, 1412 – 1427. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23087
Southward, M. W., Wilson*, A. C., & Cheavens, J. S. (2021). On what do practitioners agree? Assessing therapist evaluations of emotion regulation strategy effectiveness. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice, 94, 231 – 246. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12302
Southward, M. W., Sauer-Zavala, S. E., & Cheavens, J. S. (2021). Specifying the mechanisms and targets of emotion regulation: A transactional framework from affective science to psychological treatment. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28, 168 – 182. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000003
Vittorio, L. N., Braun, J. D., Cheavens, J. S., & Strunk, D. R. (2021). Cognitive bias and medication use moderate the relation of Socratic questioning and symptom change in cognitive behavioral therapy of depression. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 45, 1235 – 1245.
2020
Howard*, K. P., Altenburger*, E. M., & Cheavens, J.S. (2020). Validation predicting premature dropout from treatment provided in training clinics. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 48, 116 – 120. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465819000420
Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W-T., Ryan, S. J., Breen, E. C., Cheavens, J. S., & Nelson, C. J. (2020). Goal-focused emotion-regulation therapy (GET) for young adult survivors of testicular cancer: A pilot randomized controlled trial of a biobehavioral intervention protocol. BMC Trials, 21, 325. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04242-0
Johnson, B. N., Lumley, M. A., Cheavens, J. S., & McKernan, L. C. (2020). Exploring the links among borderline personality disorder symptoms, trauma, and pain in patients with chronic pain disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110164
Lazarus, S. A., Beeney, J. E., Howard*, K. P., Strunk, D. R., Pilkonis, P. A., & Cheavens, J. S. (2020). Characterization of relationship instability in women with borderline personality disorder: A social network analysis. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 11, 312 – 320. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000380
Murphy, S. T., Cheavens, J. S., & Strunk, D. R. (2020). Overcoming a poor early response with cognitive behavioral therapy skills. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 44, 1177 – 1185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10140-1
Nguyen, M. C., Gabbe, S. G., Kemper, K. J., Mahan, J. D., Cheavens, J. S., & Moffat-Bruce, S. D. (2020). Training on mind-body skills: Feasibility and effects on physician mindfulness, compassion, and associated effects on stress, burnout, and clinical outcomes. Journal of Positive Psychology, 15, 194 – 207. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1578892
Southward*, M. W. & Cheavens, J. S. (2020). Quality or Quantity? A multi-study analysis of emotion regulation skills deficits associated with Borderline Personality Disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment, 11, 24 – 35. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000357
Southward*, M. W. & Cheavens, J. S. (2020). More (of the right strategies) is better: Disaggregating the naturalistic between- and within-person structure and effects of emotion regulation strategies. Cognition and Emotion, 34, 1729 – 1736. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2020.1797637
Steffen, L. E., Cheavens, J. S., Vowles, K. E., Gabbard, J., Nguyen, H., Gan, G. N., Edelman, M. J., & Smith, B. W. (2020). Hope-related goal cognitions and daily experiences of fatigue, pain, and functional concern among lung cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28, 827 – 835. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04878-y
2019
Benitez*, C., Southward*, M. W., Altenburger*, E. M., Howard*, K. P., & Cheavens, J. S. (2019). The within-person effects of validation and invalidation on in-session changes in affect. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 10, 406 – 415. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/per0000331
Cheavens, J. S., Heiy, J. E., Feldman, D. B., Benitez*, C., & Rand, K. L. (2019).Hope, goals, and pathways: Further validating the hope scale with observer ratings. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 14, 452 – 462. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2018.1484937
Haines, N., Southward*, M. W., Cheavens, J. S., Beauchaine, T., & Ahn, W-Y. (2019). Using computer-vision and machine learning to automate facial coding of positive and negative affect intensity. PLOS One, 14(2): e0211735.
McKernan, L. C., Johnson, B. N., Crofford, L. J., Lumley, M. A., Bruehl, S., & Cheavens, J. S. (2019). Posttraumatic stress symptoms mediate the effects of trauma exposure on clinical indicators of central sensitization in patients with chronic pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 35, 385 – 393. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000689
McKernan, L. C., Johnson, B. N., Reynolds, W. S., Williams, D. A., Cheavens, J. S., Dmochowski, R. R., & Crofford, L. J. (2019). Posttraumatic stress disorder in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: Relationship to patient phenotype and clinical practice implications. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 38, 353–362. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23861
Moss, S. A., & Cheavens, J. S. (2019). Commitment is not enough: A longitudinal investigation of goal commitment, confidence, and depressive symptoms in personal goal pursuit. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 38, 301 – 320. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2019.38.4.301
Southward*, M. W., Heiy, J. E., & Cheavens. J. S. (2019). Emotions as context: Do the naturalistic effects of emotion regulation strategies depend on the regulated emotion? Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 38, 451 – 474. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2019.38.6.451
2018
Cheavens, J. S., & Guter*, M. M. (2018). Hope therapy. In M. W. Gallagher & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of hope. (pp. 133–142). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Cheavens, J. S., Heiy*, J. E., Feldman, D. B., Benitez, C., & Rand, K. L. (2018). Hope, goals, and pathways: Further validating the hope scale with observer ratings. The Journal of Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080%2F17439760.2018.1484937
Gallagher, M. W., Cheavens, J. S., Edwards, L. M., Feldman, D. B., Gum, A. M., Marques, S. C., … Shorey, H. S. (2018). Future directions in the science of hope. In M. W. Gallagher & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of hope. (pp. 353–362). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Roberts, I. D., Krajbich, I., Cheavens, J. S., Campo, J. V., & Way, B. M. (2018). Acetaminophen reduces distrust in individuals with borderline personality disorder features. Clinical Psychological Science, 6, 145–154. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702617731374
Southward*, M. W., Altenburger*, E. M., Moss*, S. A., Cregg*, D. R., & Cheavens, J. S. (2018). Flexible, yet firm: A model of healthy emotion regulation. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 37, 231–251. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.4.231
Southward*, M. W., & Cheavens, J. S. (2018). Identifying core deficits in a dimensional model of borderline personality disorder features: A network analysis. Clinical Psychological Science, 6, 685–703. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702618769560
Thorn, B. E., Eyer, J. C., Van Dyke, B. P., Torres, C. A., Burns, J. W., Kim, M.,…Tucker, D. H. (2018). Literacy-adapted cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. education for chronic pain at low-income clinics: A randomized controlled trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 168, 471 – 480. https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-0972
Wilson*, A. C., Aldao, A., & Cheavens, J. (2018). Appraising reappraisal: Exploring its role in the context of behavioral exposure for contamination fears. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74, 1583–1593. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22613
Yu, E., Cheavens, J., Vilhauer, J., & Van Beek, W. (2018). Future-oriented treatments for suicide: An overview of three modern approaches (183 – 209). In J. Hirsch, E. Chang, and Rabon (Eds.), A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide: Theory, Research, and Prevention. Springer Press.
2017
Cheavens, J. S., & Lazarus*, S. A. (2017). Personality disorders and disorders of mood. In R. J. DeRubeis & D. R. Strunk (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of mood disorders. (pp. 325–335). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Lazarus*, S. A., & Cheavens, J. S. (2017). An examination of social network quality and composition in women with and without borderline personality disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 8, 340–348. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000201
Miller, C. K., Pawelczyk, K., Cheavens, J. S., Fujita, K., & Moss*, S. (2017). Development and pilot testing of a novel behavioral intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes using intervention mapping. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 5, 317–336. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2017.1377618
Southward*, M. W., & Cheavens, J. S. (2017). Assessing the relation between flexibility in emotional expression and symptoms of anxiety and depression: The roles of context sensitivity and feedback sensitivity. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 36, 142–157. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2017.36.2.142
2016
Cheavens, J. S., Cukrowicz, K. C., Hansen, R., & Mitchell, S. M. (2016). Incorporating resilience factors into the interpersonal theory of suicide: The role of hope and self‐forgiveness in an older adult sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72, 58–69. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fjclp.22230
Cheavens, J. S. (2016). High hopes. In L. Bormans (Ed.), The World Book of Hope (pp. 38 – 40). Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo Publishers.
Lazarus*, S. A., Southward*, M. W., & Cheavens, J. S. (2016). Do borderline personality disorder features and rejection sensitivity predict social network outcomes over time? Personality and Individual Differences, 100, 62–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.032
2015
Lynch, T. R., Lazarus*, S. A., & Cheavens, J. S. (2015). Mindfulness interventions for undercontrolled and overcontrolled disorders: From self-control to self-regulation. In K. W. Brown, J. D. Creswell, & R. M. Ryan (Eds.), Handbook on Mindfulness: Theory, research and practice (pp. 329–347). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
2014
Cheavens, J. S., Lazarus*, S. A., & Herr, N. R. (2014). Interpersonal partner choices by individuals with elevated features of borderline personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 28, 594-606.
Cheavens, J. S. & Ritschel, L. A. (2014). Hope Theory. In M. M. Tugade, M. N. Shiota, & L. D. Kirby (Eds.), Handbook of Positive Emotions (pp. 396 – 412). New York: Guilford.
Heiy*, J. E. & Cheavens, J. S. (2014). Back to basics: An ecologically valid assessment of the experience and regulation of emotion. Emotion, 14, 878 – 891.
Lazarus*, S. A., Cheavens, J. S., Festa, F., & Rosenthal, M. Z. (2014). Interpersonal functioning in borderline personality disorder: A systematic review of behavioral and laboratory-based assessments. Clinical Psychology Review, 34, 193 – 205.
Thornton, L., Cheavens, J. S., Heitzmann, C., Wu*, S., Dorfman*, C., & Andersen, B. L. (2014). Test of mindfulness and hope components in a psychological intervention for women with cancer recurrence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82, 1087 – 1100.
2013
MacPherson, H. A., Cheavens, J. S., & Fristad, M. A. (2013). Dialectical Behavior Therapy for adolescents: Theory, Treatment Adaptations, and Empirical Outcomes. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 16, 59 – 80.
2012
Cheavens, J. S. & Stigen, C. L.* (2012). Hope theory and hope therapy. In N. M. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the sciences of learning (pp. 1446 – 1448). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Cheavens, J. S., Strunk, D. R., & Chriki, L.* (2012). A comparison of three theoretically important constructs: What accounts for symptoms of borderline personality disorder? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68, 477 – 486.
Cheavens, J. S., Strunk, D. R., Lazarus, S. A*., & Goldstein, L.* (2012). The compensation and capitalization models: A test of two approaches to individualizing the treatment of depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 50, 699 – 706.
Ritschel, L. A., Cheavens, J. S., & Nelson, J. (2012). Dialectical behavior therapy in an intensive outpatient program with a mixed-diagnostic sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68, 221 – 235.
2011
Cheavens, J. S. & Heiy, J. E.* (2011). The differential roles of affect and avoidance in major depressive and borderline personality disorder. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30, 441 – 457.
Cukrowicz, K. C., Cheavens, J. S., Van Orden, K. A., Ragain, R. M., & Cook, R. L. (2011). Perceived burdensomeness and suicidal ideation in older adults. Psychology and Aging, 26, 331 – 338.
Dreer, L. E., Copeland, J. N., & Cheavens, J. S. (2011). Integrating neuropsychological functioning into cognitive behavioral therapy: Implications for older adults. In K. H. Sorocco and S. Lauderdale (Eds.), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with older adults: Innovations across care settings (pp. 317 – 365). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Rosenthal, M. Z., Kim, K., Herr, N. R., Smoski, M. J., Cheavens, J. S., Lynch, T. R., & Kosson, D. S. (2011). Speed and accuracy of facial expression classification in Avoidant Personality Disorder: A preliminary study. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.
2010
Berendes, D., Keefe, F. J., Somers, T. J., Kothadia, S. M., Porter, L. S., & Cheavens, J. S. (2010). Hope in the context of lung cancer: Relationships of hope to symptoms and psychological distress. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Cheavens, J. S. & Gum, A. (2010). Hope therapy: Building a bridge from “You are Here” to “Where You Want to Be”. In G. Burns (Ed.), Happiness, healing, enhancement: Your casebook collection for applying positive psychology in therapy (pp. 51 – 63).
Edwards, M. C., Cheavens, J. S., Heiy, J. E.*, & Cukrowicz, K. C. (2010). A reexamination of the factor structure of the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale: Is a one-factor model plausible? Psychological Assessment. doi: 10.1037/a0019917
2009
Cheavens, J. S. & Dreer, L. E. (2009). Coping. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology (pp. 232–239, vol. 1). Oxford, UK and Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Rand, K. & Cheavens, J. S. (2009). Hope Theory. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, 2nd Edition (pp. 323 – 334). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
2008
Cheavens, J. S., Rosenthal, M. Z., Banawan, S. F. & Lynch, T. R. (2008). Differences in emotional experience and emotion regulation as a function of age and psychiatric condition. Aging and Mental Health, 12, 478 – 487.
Cukrowicz, K. C., Ekblad, A. G., Cheavens, J. S., Rosenthal, M. Z., & Lynch, T. R. (2008). Coping and thought suppression as predictors of suicidal ideation in older adults with personality disorders. Aging and Mental Health, 12, 149 – 157.
Cukrowicz, K. C., Franzese, A. T.*, Thorp, S. R., Cheavens, J. S., & Lynch, T. R. (2008). Personality factors and perceived social support in depressed older adults. Aging and Mental Health , 12, 662 – 669.
Gum, A. & Cheavens, J. S. (2008). Co-Morbidity and Depression in the Elderly. Current Psychiatric Reports, 10, 23 – 29.
Gupta, S., Rosenthal, M. Z., Mancini, A. D., Cheavens, J. S., & Lynch, T. R. (2008). Emotion regulation skills mediate the effects of shame on eating disorder symptoms in women. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 16, 405 – 417.
Lynch, T. R., & Cheavens, J.S. (2008). Dialectical behavior therapy for co-morbid personality disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64, 1- 14.
Rosenthal, M. Z., Gratz, K. L., Kosson, D. S., Cheavens, J. S., Lejuez, C. W., & Lynch, T. R. (2008). Borderline personality disorder and emotional responding: A review of the research literature. Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 75 – 91.
Smoski, M. J., Lynch, T. R., Rosenthal, M. Z., Cheavens, J. S., Chapman, A. L., & Krishnan, R. R. (2008). Decision-making and risk aversion among depressive adults. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 39, 567 – 576.
2007
Chapman, A. L., Lynch, T. R., Rosenthal, M. Z., Cheavens, J. S., Smoski, M. J., & Krishnan, K. R. R. (2007). Risk aversion in obsessive compulsive personality disorder and depression: An example of enhanced learning. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 31, 161 – 174.
Cheavens, J.S. & Lynch, T. R. (2007). Dialectical behavior therapy for personality disorders in older adults. In D. Gallagher-Thompson, A. Steffens, & L. W. Thompson (Eds.), Handbook of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies with Older Adults (pp. 187 -199). New York: Springer.
Cheavens, J. S., Lynch, T. R., & Smoski, M. J. (2007). Response to the van Alphen, Tummers, and Derksen “Reaction to Treatment of older adults with co-morbid personality disorder and depression: A dialectical behavior therapy approach.” International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22, 701 – 702.
Lynch, T.R., & Cheavens, J. S. (2007). Dialectical Behavior Therapy for depression with co-morbid personality disorder: An extension of standard DBT with a special emphasis on the treatment of older adults. In L. A. Dimeff & K. Koerner (Eds.), Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice: Applications Across Disorders and Settings (pp. 264 – 297). New York: Guilford.
Lynch, T. R., Cheavens, J. S., Cukrowicz, K. C., Thorp. S., Beyer, J., & Bronner, L. (2007). Treatment of older adults with co-morbid personality disorder and depression: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy approach. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22, 131 – 143.
Lynch, T. R., Schneider, K. G., Rosenthal, M. Z., & Cheavens, J. S. (2007). A mediational model of trait negative affectivity, dispositional thought suppression, and intrusive thoughts following laboratory stressors. Behavior Research and Therapy, 45, 749 – 761.
2006
Cheavens, J. S., Feldman, D., Gum. A., Michael, S. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2006). Hope therapy in a community sample: A pilot investigation. Social Indicators Research, 77, 61 – 78.
Cheavens, J. S., Feldman, D. B., Woodward, J. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2006). Hope in cognitive psychotherapies: On working with client strengths. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 20, 135 -145.
Lynch, T. R., Rosenthal, M. Z., Kosson, D. S, Cheavens, J. S., Lejuez, C. W., & Blair, R. J. R. (2006). Heightened sensitivity to facial expressions of emotion in borderline personality disorder. Emotion, 6, 647 – 655.
Rosenthal, M. Z., Cheavens, J. S., Lynch, T. R., & Follette, V. M. (2006). Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative mood and PTSD in sexually assaulted women. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19, 741 – 745.
Rosenthal, M. Z., Cukrowicz, K. C., Cheavens, J. S., & Lynch, T. R. (2006). Self-punishment as a regulation strategy in borderline personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 20, 232 – 246.
2005
Cheavens, J. S., Michael, S. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2005). The correlates of hopeful thought: Psychological and physiological benefits. In Jaklin Elliott (Ed.), Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Hope (pp. 119 – 132). Hauppauge, NY: NovaScience.
Cheavens, J. S., Rosenthal, M. Z., Daughters, S. D., Novak, J., Kossen, D., Lynch, T. R., & Lejeuz, C. (2005). An analogue investigation of the relationships among perceived parental criticism, negative affect, and borderline personality disorder symptoms: The role of thought suppression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 257-268.
Rosenthal, M. Z., Cheavens, J. S., Compton, J. S., Thorp, S. R., & Lynch, T. R. (2005). Thought suppression and treatment outcome in late-life depression. Aging and Mental Health, 9, 35-39.
Rosenthal, M. Z., Cheavens, J. S., Lejeuz, C. W., & Lynch, T. R. (2005). Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative affect and borderline personality disorder symptoms. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 1173 – 1185.
Snyder, C. R., Cheavens, J. S., & Michael, S. T. (2005). Hope theory: History and elaborated model. In Jaklin Elliott (Ed.), Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Hope (pp. 101 – 118). Hauppauge, NY: NovaScience.
2004
Irving, L. M., Snyder, C. R., Cheavens, J., Gravel, L., Hanke, J., Hilberg, P., & Nelson, N. (2004). The relationships between hope and outcomes at the pre-treatment, beginning, and later phases of psychotherapy. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 14, 419-443.
Lynch, T. R., Cheavens, J. S., Morse, J. Q., & Rosenthal, M. Z. (2004). A model predicting suicidal ideation and hopelessness in depressed older adults: The impact of emotion inhibition and affect intensity. Aging and Mental Health, 8, 486-497.
2002
Snyder, C. R., Shorey, H., Cheavens, J., Pulvers, K. M., Adams, V. H., & Wiklund, C. (2002). Hope and academic success in college. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94, 820-826.
2001
Snyder, C. R., Sympson, S. C., Michael, S. T., & Cheavens, J. (2001). The optimism and hope constructs: Variants on a positive expectancy theme. In E. Chang (Ed.), Optimism (pp. 101-126). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.
2000
Cheavens, J. (2000). Light through the shadows: Hope and depression. In C. R. Snyder (Ed.), The Handbook of Hope: Theory, measures, and application (pp. 321-340). San Diego: Academic Press.
Cheavens, J., & Gum, A. (2000). Gray Power: Hope and Older Adults. In C. R. Snyder (Ed.), The Handbook of Hope: Theory, measures, and application (pp. 201-222). San Diego: Academic Press.
Cheavens, J., Gum, A., & Snyder, C. R. (2000). The trait hope scale. In J. Maltby, C. A. Lewis, & A. Hill (Eds.), Handbook of Psychological Tests, Vol. I (pp. 248-258). Lampeter, Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press.
Klausner, E., Snyder, C. R., & Cheavens, J. (2000). A hope-based group treatment for depressed older adult outpatients. In G. M. Williamson, P. A. Parmlee, & D. R. Shaffer (Eds.), Physical illness and depression in older adults: A handbook of theory, research, and practice. New York: Plenum.
Michael, S. T., Taylor, J. D., & Cheavens, J. (2000). Solution focused therapies. In C. R. Snyder (Ed.), The Handbook of Hope: Theory, measures, and application (pp. 151-166). San Diego: Academic Press.
Snyder, C. R., Ilardi, S. S., Cheavens, J., Michael, S. T., Yamhure, L., & Sympson, S. (2000). The role of hope in cognitive behavioral therapies. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 24, 747-762.
Snyder, C. R., Ilardi, S. S., Michael, S. T., & Cheavens, J. (2000). Hope theory: Updating a common process for psychological change. In C. R. Snyder & R. E. Ingram (Eds.), Handbook of Psychological Change (pp. 128-153). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Snyder, C. R., McDermott, D. S., Leibowitz, R. Q., & Cheavens, J. (2000). The roles of female clinical psychologists in the changing field of psychotherapy. In C. R. Snyder & R. E. Ingram (Eds.), Handbook of Psychological Change (pp. 640-659). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Snyder, C. R., Tennen, H., Affleck, G., & Cheavens, J. (2000). Social, personality, clinical, and health psychology tributaries: The merging of a scholarly “River of dreams.” Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4, 16-29.