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Professor Joseph Ciarrochi
Institute for Positive Psychology and Education
Australian Catholic University. North Sydney, NSW, 2060


josephciarrochi.com/

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Google scholar citations

Note: Last year citations will tend to be low early in the year, as estimates are cumulative within year.

Areas of Interest

I am an active researcher with numerous national competitive grants. I study psychological flexibility, or what I term “flexible strength”, a cluster of skills that can be used to promote personal growth and build vitality and valued action. I seek to address three questions.

  • How do we measure aspects of flexible strength?
  • How do different aspects of flexible strength develop and change?
  • How do we promote flexible strength to support “whole human” flourishing: That is, peak functioning at the physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, motivational, social, and spiritual level

Examples of skills related to flexible strength are emotional intelligence, social intelligence, mindfulness, psychological flexibility, nonattachment, grit, equanimity, will-power, and emotion regulation skill.

Books

What makes you stronger
Hayes, L. L., Ciarrochi, J. V., & Bailey, A. (2022). What Makes You Stronger: How to Thrive in the Face of Change and Uncertainty Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. New Harbinger Publications.

Your life Your way
Ciarrochi,J. & Hayes, L. (2020). Your life, your way. Skills to help teens gain perspective, manage emotions, and build resilience using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. New harbinger Publications, Inc: Oakland, CA.

Thriving adolescent
Hayes, L., & Ciarrochi, J. (2015). The thriving adolescent: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychology to Help Young People manage emotions, achieve goals, and build positive relationships. New harbinger Publications, Inc: Oakland, CA.
- Translated into Italian, Chinese, Turkish, Dutch, Polish

Weight Escape
Ciarrochi, J., Bailey, A, and Harris, R. (2014) The Weight Escape. Penguin Publishers, Australia.
- Translated into Dutch, French, and Polish
- Published in U.S. by Shambhala and in U.K. by Robinson

mindfulness and acceptance
Kashdan, T.B. & Ciarrochi, J (2013). Mindfulness, acceptance, and positive psychology: The Seven Foundations of Well-Being . Context press: Oakland, CA.
-Translated into Spanish and Japanese


Ciarrochi, J., Hayes, L, Bailey, A. (2012). Get out of your mind and into your life teens: New harbinger Publications, Inc: Oakland, CA.
-Translated into Dutch. French, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish, Polish
-Over 40 thousand copies sold


Blackledge, J. T., Ciarrochi, J., & Deane, F. (Eds.). (2009). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Contemporary Theory, Research and Practice. Queensland: Australian Academic Press.


A CBT-Practitioner’s Guide to ACT: How to Bridge the Gap Between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.: Oakland, CA.
-Translated to Japanese, Korean, and German


Ciarrochi, J. & Mayer, J. (Eds.). (2007). Applying emotional intelligence: A Practitioners Guide. New York: Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis.
-Translated to Japanese, Korean, and German


Ciarrochi, J., Forgas, J., & Mayer, J. (Eds.) (2006). Emotional intelligence in everyday life: A Scientific Inquiry.2nd edition. New York: Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis.
Ciarrochi, J., Forgas, J., & Mayer, J. (Eds.) (2001). Emotional intelligence in everyday life: A Scientific Inquiry. Philadelphia, PA, US: Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis.

-Translated to Japanese, Korean, and German

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Pre-prints

Presentations

NOTE: I engage in an average of one or two speaking engagements a month. The ones mentioned in this section focus on academic presentations, and do not include roles at those conferences as panel member or discussant.