Acceptance and commitment therapy: towards a unified model of behavior change
Overview
This paper outlines the development of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a unified, process-based model for behavior change rather than a protocol for specific syndromes. It describes the theoretical foundations in contextual behavioral science and relational frame theory, noting that the research program spans over 2,000 studies including nearly 33,000 participants across numerous randomized controlled trials.
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- OpenAlex
- Author
- Steven C. Hayes (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Published
- 2019-05-06
- OA status
- bronze
- DOI
- 10.1002/wps.20626
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- 153
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@article{allodium:e2ac5ca2d0e840df,
title = {Acceptance and commitment therapy: towards a unified model of behavior change},
author = {Steven C. Hayes},
year = {2019},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1002/wps.20626},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20626}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Acceptance and commitment therapy: towards a unified model of behavior change AU - Hayes, Steven C. PY - 2019 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1002/wps.20626 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20626 ER -
APA
Hayes, S. C. (2019). Acceptance and commitment therapy: towards a unified model of behavior change. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20626
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