Maria Karekla
University of Cyprus
146 Papers
229 Citations
Maria Karekla is an academic researcher from University of Cyprus. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 106 publications. Previous affiliations of Maria Karekla include State University of New York System & University at Albany, SUNY.
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Papers
Comparing apples and oranges or different types of citrus fruits? Using wearable versus stationary devices to analyze psychophysiological data
Pinelopi Konstantinou,Andria Trigeorgi,Chryssis Georgiou,Andrew T. Gloster,Georgia Panayiotou,Maria Karekla +5 more
TL;DR: Comparisons of psychophysiological data captured with a wearable device to those of a stationary device, in an experimental pain induction paradigm, showed that the majority of the correlations between the two devices for the mean HR were significant and strong both during baseline and experimental phases.
How mood is affected by environment and upsetting events: The moderating role of psychological flexibility.
Jeanette Villanueva,Andrea H. Meyer,Victoria J. Block,Charles Benoy,Klaus Bader,Sandra Brogli,Maria Karekla,Marc Walter,Elisabeta Antonia Haller,Undine E. Lang,Andrew T. Gloster +10 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the association between mood, psychological flexibility, upsetting events, and environment in the daily life of outpatients suffering from psychological disorders and found that higher levels of psychological flexibility were associated with better mood irrespective of the occurrence of upsetting events or current environment.
Validation of the Greek Version of the Body Image-Acceptance and Action Questionnaire
Maria Karekla,Evangelia Z. Mavraki,Patrisia Nikolaou,Maria Koushiou +3 more
- 13 Jan 2020
TL;DR: This paper examined the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Greek version of the Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (BI-AAQ), which assesses cognitive flexibility and acceptance relative to body image.
Patient Health Questionnaire: Greek language validation and subscale factor structure
TL;DR: Overall, PHQ demonstrates good reliability, validity, and appropriate factor structure in a Greek-speaking college population, and psychometric research is needed on the Greek PHQ in primary care settings.
Does Cognitive Fusion show up similarly across two behavioral health samples? Psychometric properties and invariance of the Greek–Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (G-CFQ)
TL;DR: The Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) is a measure of cognitive fusion, a fundamental component of the psychological flexibility model, underlying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as discussed by the authors.