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2025

Journal Article

Compassion as a transdiagnostic target to reduce mental health symptoms and promote well-being

Kirby, James N. (2025). Compassion as a transdiagnostic target to reduce mental health symptoms and promote well-being. Nature Reviews Psychology 80, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s44159-025-00422-4

Compassion as a transdiagnostic target to reduce mental health symptoms and promote well-being

2025

Journal Article

Fathers’ Self-Compassion and Child Attachment Quality: Testing a Sequential Indirect Effect via Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Loneliness, and Psychological Distress in Two Paternal Samples

van Heerden, Daniel, Mazzucchelli, Trevor G., Kirby, James N., Brett, Jack D. and Mancini, Vincent O. (2025). Fathers’ Self-Compassion and Child Attachment Quality: Testing a Sequential Indirect Effect via Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Loneliness, and Psychological Distress in Two Paternal Samples. Mindfulness. doi: 10.1007/s12671-025-02538-3

Fathers’ Self-Compassion and Child Attachment Quality: Testing a Sequential Indirect Effect via Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Loneliness, and Psychological Distress in Two Paternal Samples

2025

Journal Article

A preliminary investigation into self-compassion and compassion-based intervention for mental health in the performing arts

Walton, Courtney C., Kirby, James N., McKenzie, Sabrina, Gao, Caroline X., Purcell, Rosemary, Rice, Simon M. and Osborne, Margaret S. (2025). A preliminary investigation into self-compassion and compassion-based intervention for mental health in the performing arts. Frontiers in Psychology, 16 1512114. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1512114

A preliminary investigation into self-compassion and compassion-based intervention for mental health in the performing arts

2025

Journal Article

Daily effects of a brief compassion‐focused intervention for self‐compassion

Varley, Deanna, Sherwell, Chase S. and Kirby, James N. (2025). Daily effects of a brief compassion‐focused intervention for self‐compassion. British Journal of Psychology, 116 (1), 183-197. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12746

Daily effects of a brief compassion‐focused intervention for self‐compassion

2025

Journal Article

Examining the Impact of a Brief Compassion Focused Intervention on Everyday Experiences of Compassion in Autistic Adults Through Psychophysiology and Experience Sampling

Sherwell, Chase S., Varley, Deanna, Kinnane, Claudia, Turner, Wesley, Zimmerman, David and Kirby, James N. (2025). Examining the Impact of a Brief Compassion Focused Intervention on Everyday Experiences of Compassion in Autistic Adults Through Psychophysiology and Experience Sampling. Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback. doi: 10.1007/s10484-024-09681-y

Examining the Impact of a Brief Compassion Focused Intervention on Everyday Experiences of Compassion in Autistic Adults Through Psychophysiology and Experience Sampling

2025

Journal Article

Compassion focused imagery reduces fears of compassion irrespective of attachment

Varley, Deanna, Sherwell, Chase S. and Kirby, James N. (2025). Compassion focused imagery reduces fears of compassion irrespective of attachment. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 72 (1), 69-79. doi: 10.1037/cou0000770

Compassion focused imagery reduces fears of compassion irrespective of attachment

2024

Journal Article

The effectiveness of brief workplace compassion-focussed training in improving wellbeing of stressed school employees

Healy, Karyn L., Payne, Kirsty and Kirby, James N. (2024). The effectiveness of brief workplace compassion-focussed training in improving wellbeing of stressed school employees. Australian Journal of Management. doi: 10.1177/03128962241270860

The effectiveness of brief workplace compassion-focussed training in improving wellbeing of stressed school employees

2024

Journal Article

Attachment and propensity for reporting compassionate opportunities and behavior in everyday life

Varley, Deanna, Sherwell, Chase S. and Kirby, James N. (2024). Attachment and propensity for reporting compassionate opportunities and behavior in everyday life. Frontiers in Psychology, 15 1409537. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1409537

Attachment and propensity for reporting compassionate opportunities and behavior in everyday life

2024

Book Chapter

Compassion focused therapy and heart rate variability

Sherwell, Chase S. and Kirby, James N. (2024). Compassion focused therapy and heart rate variability. Integrating psychotherapy and Psychophysiology: theory, assessment, and practice. (pp. 391-411) edited by Donald Moss. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198888727.003.0018

Compassion focused therapy and heart rate variability

2024

Journal Article

Social rank and compassion: how insecure striving, social safeness and fears of compassion mediate the relationship between masculinity, depression and anxiety

Kirby, James N., Day, Jamin and Gilbert, Paul (2024). Social rank and compassion: how insecure striving, social safeness and fears of compassion mediate the relationship between masculinity, depression and anxiety. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 97 (2), 339-353. doi: 10.1111/papt.12520

Social rank and compassion: how insecure striving, social safeness and fears of compassion mediate the relationship between masculinity, depression and anxiety

2024

Journal Article

Compassion training influences heart-rate variability within severe depression

Kim, Jeffrey J., Sherwell, Chase, Parker, Stacey L. and Kirby, James N. (2024). Compassion training influences heart-rate variability within severe depression. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 16 100760, 100760. doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100760

Compassion training influences heart-rate variability within severe depression

2024

Journal Article

Self-compassionate motivation and athlete well-being: the critical role of distress tolerance

Walton, Courtney C., Lewis, Kelsey J., Kirby, James, Purcell, Rosemary, Rice, Simon M. and Osborne, Margaret S. (2024). Self-compassionate motivation and athlete well-being: the critical role of distress tolerance. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 18 (1), 131-149. doi: 10.1123/jcsp.2022-0009

Self-compassionate motivation and athlete well-being: the critical role of distress tolerance

2024

Journal Article

A multi-level meta-analytic review of attachment and fears of compassion

Varley, Deanna, Sherwell, Chase S., Fu, Mina and Kirby, James N. (2024). A multi-level meta-analytic review of attachment and fears of compassion. Personality and Individual Differences, 218 112477, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112477

A multi-level meta-analytic review of attachment and fears of compassion

2024

Journal Article

A brief compassion focused therapy intervention can increase moral expansiveness: a randomized controlled trial

Kirby, James N., Hoang, April and Crimston, Charlie R. (2024). A brief compassion focused therapy intervention can increase moral expansiveness: a randomized controlled trial. Mindfulness, 15 (2), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12671-023-02300-7

A brief compassion focused therapy intervention can increase moral expansiveness: a randomized controlled trial

2024

Journal Article

Evaluating multidimensional facets of the maternal experience after preterm birth

Fitzallen, Grace C., Kirby, James N., Taylor, H. Gerry, Liley, Helen G. and Bora, Samudragupta (2024). Evaluating multidimensional facets of the maternal experience after preterm birth. Journal of Perinatology, 44 (5), 635-642. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01865-y

Evaluating multidimensional facets of the maternal experience after preterm birth

2024

Book

Essentials of Compassion Focused Therapy: A Practice Manual for Clinicians

Petrocchi, Nicola, Kirby, James and Baldi, Beatrice (2024). Essentials of Compassion Focused Therapy: A Practice Manual for Clinicians. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003436058

Essentials of Compassion Focused Therapy: A Practice Manual for Clinicians

2024

Journal Article

Beyond the physical: The interplay of experienced weight stigma, internalised weight bias and depression in lipoedema

Clarke, Chantelle, Kirby, James N. and Best, Talitha (2024). Beyond the physical: The interplay of experienced weight stigma, internalised weight bias and depression in lipoedema. Clinical Obesity. doi: 10.1111/cob.12727

Beyond the physical: The interplay of experienced weight stigma, internalised weight bias and depression in lipoedema

2023

Journal Article

Understanding parenting behavior in junior rugby league in Australia

Mallett, Clifford J., Sanders, Matthew R., Dittman, Cassandra K., Kirby, James N. and Rynne, Steven B. (2023). Understanding parenting behavior in junior rugby league in Australia. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 33 (1), 271-287. doi: 10.1007/s10826-023-02744-4

Understanding parenting behavior in junior rugby league in Australia

2023

Journal Article

Risk profiles of the preterm behavioral phenotype in children aged 3 to 18 years

Fitzallen, Grace C., Griffin, Alison, Taylor, H. Gerry, Kirby, James N., Liley, Helen G. and Bora, Samudragupta (2023). Risk profiles of the preterm behavioral phenotype in children aged 3 to 18 years. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11 1084970, 1084970. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1084970

Risk profiles of the preterm behavioral phenotype in children aged 3 to 18 years

2023

Journal Article

Fears and resistances to mindfulness: development of a self-report scale

Gilbert, Paul, Basran, Jaskaran, Plowright, Ptarmigan, Matos, Marcela, Kirby, James and Petrocchi, Nicola (2023). Fears and resistances to mindfulness: development of a self-report scale. Mindfulness, 14 (11), 2602-2616. doi: 10.1007/s12671-023-02171-y

Fears and resistances to mindfulness: development of a self-report scale