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Brian D. Ostafin
Researcher at University of Groningen
Publications - 88
Citations - 4015
Brian D. Ostafin is an academic researcher from University of Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mindfulness & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 76 publications receiving 3495 citations. Previous affiliations of Brian D. Ostafin include Boston University & North Dakota State University.
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Experiential avoidance as a functional dimensional approach to psychopathology: an empirical review.
Neharika Chawla,Brian D. Ostafin +1 more
TL;DR: This review summarizes the empirical studies on experiential avoidance as a factor in the etiology of maladaptive behavior and its relationship to specific diagnostic categories.
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Are Needs to Manage Uncertainty and Threat Associated With Political Conservatism or Ideological Extremity
John T. Jost,Jaime L. Napier,Hulda Thórisdóttir,Samuel D. Gosling,Tibor P. Palfai,Brian D. Ostafin +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, three studies were conducted to assess the uncertainty-threat model of political conservatism, which posits that psychological needs to manage uncertainty and threat are associated with political orientation.
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Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population
Sarah Bowen,Katie Witkiewitz,Tiara Dillworth,Neharika Chawla,Tracy L. Simpson,Brian D. Ostafin,Mary E. Larimer,Arthur W. Blume,George A. Parks,G. Alan Marlatt +9 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that after release from jail, participants in the VM course, as compared with those in a treatment-as-usual control condition, showed significant reductions in alcohol, marijuana, and crack cocaine use and increases in positive psychosocial outcomes.
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Alcohol-related motivational tendencies in hazardous drinkers: assessing implicit response tendencies using the modified-IAT.
Tibor P. Palfai,Brian D. Ostafin +1 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that the modified IAT is associated with binge drinking episodes, perceived difficulty controlling alcohol use, and appetitive responses to alcohol cues.
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Stepping out of history: mindfulness improves insight problem solving.
Brian D. Ostafin,Kyle T. Kassman +1 more
TL;DR: These findings are the first to document a direct relation between mindfulness and creativity and improve insight but not noninsight problem solving.