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Overview

Maree J. Abbott is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a research focus predominantly in the field of Psychology, with a specialization in Clinical Psychology. Their work spans various subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Applied Psychology.

The main topics of Abbott's research include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Abbott has contributed to numerous publications, many appearing in reputable journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Cognitive Therapy and Research
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Some of the recent papers featuring Abbott's research are:

  • Overcoming difficulties in measuring emotional regulation: Assessing and comparing the psychometric properties of the DERS long and short forms (2022), published in Cogent Psychology
  • Psychometric properties of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-12 in generalized anxiety disorder: Assessment of factor structure, measurement properties and clinical utility (2020), published in Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • The impact of psychological treatment on intolerance of uncertainty in generalized anxiety disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023), published in Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Investigating the efficacy of a Dialectical behaviour therapy-based universal intervention on adolescent social and emotional well-being outcomes (2023), published in Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • The relationship between distress tolerance and symptoms of depression: Validation of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and short-form (DTS-SF) (2022), published in Journal of Clinical Psychology

Abbott frequently collaborates with other researchers. Key co-authors include:

  • Amy L. Burton
  • Ronald M. Rapee
  • Alice R. Norton
  • Amaani H. Hatoum
  • Matthew Modini

Best Publications

  • Anxiety Disorders are Associated with Reduced Heart Rate Variability: A Meta-Analysis

    John A. Chalmers;Daniel S. Quintana;Maree J.-Anne Abbott;Andrew H. Kemp

  • A parent-report measure of children's anxiety: psychometric properties and comparison with child-report in a clinic and normal sample.

    Maaike H. Nauta;Agnes Scholing;Ronald M. Rapee;Maree Abbott

  • Self-Compassion Interventions and Psychosocial Outcomes: a Meta-Analysis of RCTs

    Madeleine Ferrari;Madeleine Ferrari;Caroline Hunt;Ashish Harrysunker;Maree J. Abbott

  • Post-Event Rumination and Negative Self-Appraisal in Social Phobia Before and After Treatment.

    Maree J. Abbott;Ronald M. Rapee

  • Mindfulness meditation, well-being, and heart rate variability: A preliminary investigation into the impact of intensive Vipassana meditation

    Jonathan R. Krygier;James A.J. Heathers;Sara Shahrestani;Maree Abbott

  • The comorbidity between eating disorders and anxiety disorders: Prevalence in an eating disorder sample and anxiety disorder sample:

    Jessica Swinbourne;Caroline Hunt;Maree Abbott;Janice Russell

  • Interrater reliability of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: child and parent version.

    Heidi J. Lyneham;Maree J. Abbott;Ronald M. Rapee

  • Bibliotherapy for children with anxiety disorders using written materials for parents: A randomized controlled trial.

    Ronald M. Rapee;Maree J. Abbott;Heidi J. Lyneham

  • Testing the efficacy of theoretically derived improvements in the treatment of social phobia.

    Ronald M. Rapee;Jonathan E. Gaston;Maree J. Abbott

  • The Effect of Mindfulness Interventions for Parents on Parenting Stress and Youth Psychological Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Virginia Burgdorf;Marianna Szabó;Maree J. Abbott

  • A self-report measure of subtle avoidance and safety behaviors relevant to social anxiety: Development and psychometric properties

    Samantha Cuming;Ronald M. Rapee;Nicola Kemp;Maree J. Abbott

  • Psychometric properties of the Child Anxiety Life Interference Scale (CALIS)

    Heidi J. Lyneham;Elizabeth S. Sburlati;Maree J. Abbott;Ronald M. Rapee

  • A meta-analysis of the relationship between anxiety and attentional control.

    Ran Shi;Louise Sharpe;Maree Abbott

  • Impostor Phenomenon Measurement Scales: A Systematic Review

    Karina K. L. Mak;Sabina Kleitman;Maree J. Abbott

  • Perception of Performance as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Negative Post-Event Rumination

    Sarah J. Perini;Sarah J. Perini;Maree J. Abbott;Maree J. Abbott;Ronald M. Rapee

  • A systematic review of mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments for social anxiety disorder.

    Alice R. Norton;Maree J. Abbott;Melissa M. Norberg;Caroline Hunt

  • Treatment of social phobia through pure self-help and therapist-augmented self-help

    Ronald M Rapee;Maree J Abbott;Andrew James Baillie;Jonathan Gaston

  • Modelling relationships between cognitive variables during and following public speaking in participants with social phobia.

    Ronald M. Rapee;Maree J. Abbott

  • Review of the theoretical, empirical, and clinical status of adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism

    Alice Lo;Maree J. Abbott

  • Psychometric properties of the School Anxiety Scale-Teacher Report (SAS-TR).

    Heidi J. Lyneham;Anna K. Street;Maree J. Abbott;Ronald M. Rapee

  • Evaluating the cognitive avoidance model of generalised anxiety disorder: Impact of worry on threat appraisal, perceived control and anxious arousal

    Lexine A. Stapinski;Maree J. Abbott;Ronald M. Rapee

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald M. Rapee
Ronald M. Rapee Macquarie University
Caroline Hunt
Caroline Hunt University of Sydney
Lexine Stapinski
Lexine Stapinski University of Sydney
Stephen Touyz
Stephen Touyz University of Sydney
Andrew H. Kemp
Andrew H. Kemp Swansea University
Andrew Baillie
Andrew Baillie University of Sydney
David J. Hawes
David J. Hawes University of Sydney
Daniel Quintana
Daniel Quintana University of Oslo
Louise Sharpe
Louise Sharpe University of Sydney
Jennifer L. Hudson
Jennifer L. Hudson University of New South Wales

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