Recent publications

David, O. A., Fodor, L. A., Dascăl, M. D., & Miron, I. S. (2023). The efficacy of online parenting interventions in addressing emotional problems in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 00207640231156034. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640231156034. View full text here
Tomoiagă, C., & David, O. (2022). The Efficacy of Guided and Unguided Game-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Reducing Distress in College Students. Games for Health Journal, 11(6), 403-413. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2021.0195. View full text here
David, O. A., Magurean, S., & Tomoiagă, C. (2022). Do Improvements in Therapeutic Game-Based Skills Transfer to Real Life Improvements in Children’s Emotion-Regulation Abilities and Mental Health? A Pilot Study That Offers Preliminary Validity of the REThink In-game Performance Scoring. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 325. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.828481. View full text here
David, O. A., & Fodor, L. A. (2022). Are gains in emotional symptoms and emotion-regulation competencies after the REThink therapeutic game maintained in the long run? A 6-month follow-up. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1-10. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02002-w. View full text here
David, O. A., Stroian, P. I., Predatu, R., & Maffei, A. (2022). State anxiety and frontal alpha asymmetry effects of the REThink online video game for children and adolescents: A six-month follow-up. Personality and Individual Differences, 196, 111725. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111725. View full text here
David, O. A., & David, D. O. (2022). How can we Best Use Technology to Teach Children to Regulate Emotions? Efficacy of the Cognitive Reappraisal Strategy Based on Robot Versus Cartoons Versus Written Statements in Regulating Test Anxiety. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-021-00440-0. View full text here
David, O. A., Predatu, R., & Cardoș, R. A. I. (2021). Effectiveness of the REThink therapeutic online video game in promoting mental health in children and adolescents. Internet Interventions, 25, 100391. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100391. View full text here
Burkova, V.,…David, O.A. et al. (2021). Predictors of Anxiety in the COVID-19 Pandemic from a Global Perspective: Data from 23 Countries. Sustainability, 13(7), 4017. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13074017. View full text here
Predatu, R., David, O. A., David, D. O., & Maffei, A. (2021). Emotion regulation abilities as a predictor of emotional response experienced by children and adolescents in the face of stress. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 15(1), 1061-5806. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2020.1867717. View full text here
David, O. A., Costescu, C., Cardos, R. & Mogoase, C. (2020). How Effective are Serious Games for Promoting Mental Health and Health Behavioral Change in Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Child Youth Care Forum. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-020-09566-1. View full text here
David, O. A., Predatu, R., & Maffei, A. (2020). REThink online video game for Children and Adolescents: Effects on State Anxiety and Frontal Alpha Asymmetry. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-020-00077-4. View full text here
David, O. A. (2020). Rational Emotive Parent Education. In M. Bernard & M. Terjesen (Eds). Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Theory, Practice, Research, Applications. New York: Springer Publishing House. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-53901-6
David, O. A., Cardos, R. A. I., & Oltean, H-R. (2019). REBT and Parenting Intervention. In M. Bernard and W. Dryden (Eds.), Advances in REBT: Theory, Practice, Research, Measurement, Prevention and Promotion. New York: Springer Publishing House. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-93118-0_15 View full text here
Ko, A., Pick, C. M., Kwon, J. Y., Barlev, M., Krems, J. A., Varnum, M. E. W., … David, O. A., …Kenrick, D. T. (2019). Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation. Perspectives on Psychological Science. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691619872986. View full text here
David, O. A. (2019). The Rational Parenting Coach App: Rethink Parenting! A Mobile Parenting Program for Offering Evidence-Based Personalized Support in the Prevention of Child Externalizing and Internalizing Disorders. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 19(2), 97-108. Doi: 10.24193/jebp.2019.2.15. View full text here
David, O. A., Cardos, R. A. I., & Matu, S. A. (2019). Is REThink therapeutic game effective in preventing emotional disorders in children and adolescents? Outcomes of a randomized clinical trial. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1192-2. View full text here
David, O. A., Cardos, R. A. I., & Matu, S. A. (2019). Changes in irrational beliefs are responsible for the efficacy of the REThink therapeutic game in preventing emotional disorders in children and adolescents: mechanisms of change analysis of a randomized clinical trial. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 28(3), 307-318. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1195-z. View full text here
David, O. A. & Predatu, R. & Cardos, R. (2018). A pilot study of the REThink online video game applied for coaching emotional understanding in children and adolescents in the therapeutic video game environment: The Feeling Better resources game. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 18. 57-68. Doi: 10.24193/jebp.2018.1.5. View full text here
First trial to investigate the validity of the emotional expressions of the characters within the game. Participants need to have between 8 and 16 years old. You can register here to include your child in the study.
David, O. A., & David, D. (2019). Managing distress using mobile prescriptions of psychological pills: A first 6-month effectiveness study of the PsyPills app. Frontiers in psychiatry, 10, 201. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00201. View full text here
David, Oana. (2019). “The Rational Parenting Coach app: REThink parenting! A mobile parenting program for offering evidence-based personalized support in the prevention of child externalizing and internalizing disorders”. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2019.2.15. View full text here
David, O. A., Capris, D., & Jarda, A. (2017). Online coaching of emotion-regulation strategies for parents: Efficacy of the online rational positive parenting program and attention bias modification procedures. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 500. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00500. View full text here