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Humanistic experience and psychodynamic understanding: empirical associations among facets of self-actualization and psychological mindedness
Beitel M, Wald L, Midgett A, Green D, Cecero J, Kishon R, Barry D. Humanistic experience and psychodynamic understanding: empirical associations among facets of self-actualization and psychological mindedness. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies 2014, 14: 137-148. DOI: 10.1080/14779757.2014.981653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological mindednessHumanistic psychologySelf-ActualizationPsychological Mindedness ScaleEmpirical connectionWestern US universityParticipant volunteersCross-sectional designConstruct levelPsychodynamic understandingMeasurable constructBrief IndexBalanced IndexShort IndexMindednessDemographic formDemographic variablesEmpirical associationPsychologyStudy variablesEthnicity/racePsychoanalysisSingle timepointUS universitiesInterdisciplinary implicationsDo psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling?
Beitel M, Hutz A, Sheffield KM, Gunn C, Cecero JJ, Barry DT. Do psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling? Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 2009, 82: 369-383. PMID: 19527565, DOI: 10.1348/147608309x436711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAwarenessCharacterCognitive Behavioral TherapyCounselingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionPersonality InventoryProfessional-Patient RelationsPsychoanalytic TherapyPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPsychological mindednessPositive outcomesPsychological Mindedness ScaleClient expectationsParticipant volunteersPersonality stylesCounselling questionnaireCross-sectional designDispositional optimismSession behaviorLife orientationSouthwestern US universityStudy variablesMindednessGreat expectationsCounsellingExpectationsClientsUS universitiesHigh levelsRelationshipTherapistsCounselorsParticipantsOptimismPsychological Mindedness
Beitel M. Psychological Mindedness. 2010, 1-3. DOI: 10.1002/9780470479216.corpsy0729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredicting psychological mindedness from personality style and attachment security
Beitel M, Cecero JJ. Predicting psychological mindedness from personality style and attachment security. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2002, 59: 163-172. PMID: 12508339, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological mindednessAttachment securityPersonality stylesPsychological Mindedness ScaleAttachment variablesDifferential predictorsInterpersonal constructsConstruct validityMindednessBest predictorStyleAttachmentExtraversionNeuroticismPredictorsPersonalityPeersConstructsOpennessFathersValidityExperienceMeasuresMothersRelationshipPsychological mindedness and cognitive style
Beitel M, Ferrer E, Cecero JJ. Psychological mindedness and cognitive style. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2004, 60: 567-582. PMID: 15141393, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological mindednessAmbiguity toleranceMagical thinkingCognitive style profilesMagical Ideation ScaleLocus of controlCognitive resourcesCognitive styleCognitive componentsPaucity of researchPersonality variablesExternal locusControl ScaleRealistic thinkingIdeation ScalePersonal agencyEmpirical associationStyle profilesMindednessThinkingPsychotherapyScaleStyleIndividualsFindingsPsychological mindedness and awareness of self and others
Beitel M, Ferrer E, Cecero JJ. Psychological mindedness and awareness of self and others. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2005, 61: 739-750. PMID: 15546143, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological mindednessAwareness of selfSimultaneous-entry multiple regressionAffective indicesUndergraduate studentsMindfulnessEmpathyMultiple regressionSelfSpecific awarenessMindednessTheoretical claimsAwarenessGeneral senseParticipantsStudentsFacetsFindingsLiberal arts collegeVarianceSenseRelationshipMajor goal
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Exploring the relationships among early maladaptive schemas, psychological mindedness and self‐reported college adjustment
Cecero J, Beitel M, Prout T. Exploring the relationships among early maladaptive schemas, psychological mindedness and self‐reported college adjustment. Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 2008, 81: 105-118. PMID: 17588307, DOI: 10.1348/147608307x216177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly maladaptive schemasPsychological mindednessCollege adjustmentMaladaptive schemasPsychological Mindedness ScalePredictors of adjustmentIntroductory psychology classesYoung Schema QuestionnairePsychology classesSchema QuestionnaireSignificant mediatorSignificant moderatorCross-sectional designCollege QuestionnairePath analysisBivariate correlationsStudent AdaptationIndirect effectsUndergraduate studentsStudy variablesModeratorMindednessUnderstanding of problemsNegative effectsSchema