Southward, M. W., Sauer-Zavala, S., & Cheavens, J. S. (2021). Specifying the mechanisms and targets of emotion regulation: A translational framework from affective science to psychological treatment. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28(2), 168-182. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000003 PDF
Southward, M. W., Cheavens, J. S, & Coccaro, E. F. (2022). Defining the p-factor: An empircal test of five leading theories. Psychological Medicine, 53(7), 2732-2743. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722001635 Preprint & open code: https://psyarxiv.com/bszt4/
Treatment:
Unified Protocol
Southward, M. W., Lane, S. P., Shroyer, S. E., & Sauer-Zavala, S. (2023). Do Unified Protocol modules exert general or unique effects on anxiety, depression, and transdiagnostic targets? Journal of Mood & Anxiety Disorders, 3, 100022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100022 Open code: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/rh7yu
Stumpp, N. E., Southward, M. W., & Sauer-Zavala, S. (2023). Assessing theories of state and trait change in neuroticism and symptom improvement in the Unified Protocol. Behavior Therapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2023.05.005 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/8bhvr
Sauer-Zavala, S., Southward, M. W., Terrill, D. R., Semcho, S. A., & Stumpp, N. E. (2023). Mechanism engagement as a potential evidence-based approach to personalized treatment termination. Psychotherapy Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2168574 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/62mzw
Southward, M. W., & Sauer-Zavala, S. (2022). Dimensions of skill use in the Unified Protocol: Exploring unique effects on anxiety and depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(3), 246-257. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000701 Preprint & open code: https://psyarxiv.com/cftqs/
Dimensions of Skillfulness & Use Scale (DSUS) with scoring: PDF
Unified Protocol Skill Use Scale (UPSUS) with scoring: PDF
Southward, M. W., Terrill, D. R., & Sauer-Zavala, S. (2022). The effects of the Unified Protocol and Unified Protocol skills on loneliness in the COVID-19 pandemic. Depression & Anxiety, 39(12), 913-921. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23297 Preprint: https://psyarxiv.com/h87em/
Sauer-Zavala, S., Southward, M. W., Stumpp, N. E., Semcho, S. A., Hood, C. O., Garlock, A., & Urs, A. (2022). A SMART approach to personalized care: How to select and sequence skills in transdiagnostic CBT. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51(6), 435-455. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2022.2053571 Preprint: https://psyarxiv.com/7jd34
Cassiello-Robbins, C., Southward, M. W., Wilner Tirpak, J., & Sauer-Zavala, S. (2020). A systematic review of Unified Protocol applications: Facilitating widespread dissemination via adaptability. Clinical Psychology Review, 78, 101852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101852
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Southward, M. W., Goh, P. K., & Bansal, P. S. (2023). How to align DBT and DBT skills with adolescent externalizing problems. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000162 Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/35dyx
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 & Therapy, 163, 104288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104288 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/98qwc
Southward, M. W., Eberle, J. W., & Neacsiu, A. D. (2022). Multilevel associations of daily skill use and effectiveness with anxiety, depression, and stress in a transdiagnostic sample undergoing dialectical behavior therapy skills training. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51(2), 114-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2021.1907614 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/569ey
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, & Treatment, 14(2), 137-147. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000557 Open code: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/8k4bv
BPD Compass
Sauer-Zavala, S., Southward, M. W., Fruhbauerova, M., Semcho, S. A., Stumpp, N. E., Hood, C. O., Smith, M., Elhusseini, S., & Cravens, L. (2023). BPD Compass: A randomized controlled trial of a short-term, personality-based treatment for borderline personality disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000612 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/2j87r
Sauer-Zavala, S., & Southward, M. W. (2023). BPD Compass is an accessible alignment of dimensional assessment and treatment. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment, 14(4), 388-390. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000604
Sauer-Zavala, S., Southward, M. W., Hood, C. O., Elhusseini, S., Fruhbauerova, M., Stumpp, N. E., & Semcho, S. A. (2023). Conceptual development and case data for a modular, personality-based treatment for borderline personality disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment, 14(4), 369-380. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000520 Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mu3ez
Emotion Regulation:
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 Preprint & open code: https://psyarxiv.com/hzjaq
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 & Emotion, 34(8), 1729-1736. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2020.1797637 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5qeay
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 & Clinical Psychology, 38(6), 451-474. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2019.38.6.451
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 & Clinical Psychology, 37(4), 231-251. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.4.231
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 & Clinical Psychology, 36(2), 142-157. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2017.36.2.142
Borderline Personality Disorder:
Southward, M. W., Howard, K. P., Christensen Pacella, 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 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fpvr8
Stumpp, N. E., Southward, M. W., & Sauer-Zavala, S. (2023). Do you see what I see? Researcher-participant agreement on single-item measures of emotion regulation behaviors in borderline personality disorder. Assessment, 30(1), 102-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211044216 Open code: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/xbfap
Southward, M. W., Semcho, S. A., Stumpp, N. E., MacLean, D. L., & Sauer-Zavala, S. (2020). A day in the life of borderline personality disorder: A preliminary analysis of within-day emotion generation and regulation. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 42(4), 702-713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-020-09836-1 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/cua5m
Southward, M. W., & Cheavens, J. S. (2020). Quality or quantity? A multistudy analysis of emotion regulation skills deficits associated with borderline personality disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment, 11(1), 24-35. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000357 PDF
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(5), 685-703. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702618769560 Preprint & open code: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/8qay5
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