Research output

Research output per year 2007 2020

• 266 Citations
• 10 h-Index
• 82 Article
• 4 Book
• 2 Conference contribution
• 2 Digital or Visual Products
• 5 More
  • 1 Chapter
  • 1 Other chapter contribution
  • 1 Abstract
  • 1 Meeting Abstract
  • 1 Comment/debate

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2020

  App-Based Delivery of Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques: Cross-Sectional Study of App User Self-Ratings

  Church, D., Stapleton, P. B. & Sabot, D., 14 Oct 2020, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 8, 10, p. 1-15 15 p., e18545.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Meditation
  • Mobile Applications
  • Telemedicine
  • Anxiety
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  19 Downloads (Pure)

• Brief EcoMeditation Associated With Psychological Improvements: A Preliminary Study

  Church, D., Stapleton, P. B. & Sabot, D., 23 Dec 2020, In: Global Advances In Health and Medicine. 9, 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Happiness
  • Psychology
  • Education
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
  • Anxiety
  9 Downloads (Pure)

• Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Modalities of Group Delivery of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Intervention for Food Cravings: Online versus In-Person

  Stapleton, P. B. & Stewart, M., 28 Feb 2020, In: Open Journal of Social Sciences. 8, 2, p. 158-181 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • church
  • food
  • Clinical Trials
  • human being
  • anxiety
  57 Downloads (Pure)

• Corrigendum to: Is Tapping on Acupuncture Points an Active Ingredient in Emotional Freedom Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies

  Church, D., Stapleton, P., Kip, K. & Gallo, F., 1 Aug 2020, In: The Journal of nervous and mental disease. 208, 8, p. 632-635 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review

  • Acupuncture Points
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Acupressure
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Publications
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Delineating the psychological and behavioural factors of successful weight loss maintenance

  Levinge, E., Stapleton, P. B. & Sabot, D., Jan 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 1, 5 p., e03100.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Weight Loss
  • Eating
  • Overweight
  • Maintenance
  • Psychology
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  101 Downloads (Pure)

• Emotional Freedom Techniques for Psychological Symptoms and Disorders

  Stapleton, P. B., Oct 2020, Holistic Treatment in Mental Health: A Handbook of Practitioners' Perspectives. Fracasso, C. L., Krippner, S. & Friedman, H. L. (eds.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishers, p. 136-151 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional › peer-review

  • Psychological Techniques
  • Implosive Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
  • Fingers

• Ep 3: Dr. Peta Stapleton - The Science Behind Tapping

  Mackintosh, G. & Stapleton, P. B., 2020

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Professional

  Open Access

  • food
  • psychology
  • eating behavior
  • body image
  • management

• Large Effects of Brief Meditation Intervention on EEG spectra in Meditation Novices

  Stapleton, P. B., Dispenza, J., McGill, S., Peach, M. & Raynor, D., Dec 2020, In: IBRO Reports. 9, p. 290-301 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Meditation
  • Electroencephalography
  • Power (Psychology)
  • Consciousness
  • Education
  251 Downloads (Pure)

• Making sense of chronic disease using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT): An existential view of illness

  Kalla, M., Simmons, M., Robinson, A. & Stapleton, P., 1 Jul 2020, In: Explore. 16, 4, p. 214-224 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Chronic Disease
  • Emotion
  • Meaning
  • Narrative
  • Health
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Online Delivery of Emotional Freedom Techniques for Food Cravings and Weight Management: 2-Year Follow-Up

  Stapleton, P. B., Lilley-Hale, E., Mackintosh, G. & Sparenburg, E., 1 Feb 2020, In: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 26, 2, p. 98-106 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Craving
  • Food
  • Weights and Measures
  • Power (Psychology)
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Portion perfection and Emotional Freedom Techniques to assist bariatric patients post surgery: A randomised control trial

  Stapleton, P., Clark, A., Sabot, D., Carter, B. & Leech, K., Jun 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 6, 7 p., e04058.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Bariatrics
  • Eating
  • Weight Loss
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Self Concept
  35 Downloads (Pure)

• Psychological Determinants of Continued Obesity One-Year Postbariatric Surgery

  Stapleton, P., Spinks, T. & Carter, B., 1 Aug 2020, In: Psychological Reports. 123, 4, p. 1044-1063 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Eating
  • Obesity
  • Psychology
  • Personality
  • Extraversion (Psychology)
  142 Downloads (Pure)

• Psychological distress and coping styles in teachers: A preliminary study

  Stapleton, P., Garby, S. & Sabot, D., 19 Apr 2020, In: Australian Journal of Education. 64, 2, p. 127-146 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • coping
  • happiness
  • teacher
  • satisfaction with life
  • workload
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  86 Downloads (Pure)

• Reexamining the effect of emotional freedom techniques on stress biochemistry: A randomized controlled trial

  Stapleton, P., Crighton, G., Sabot, D. & O'Neill, H. M., 12 Mar 2020, In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Biochemistry
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Psychology
  • Symptom Assessment

• The Science of EFT with Dr Peta Stapleton

  Stapleton, P. B. & Rose, N., 16 Jun 2020

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Research

  Open Access

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
  • Webcasts
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Randomized Controlled Trials
• 2019

  An initial investigation of neural changes in overweight adults with food cravings after emotional freedom techniques

  Stapleton, P. B., Buchan, C., Mitchell, I., McGrath, Y., Gorton, P. & Carter, B., 15 Feb 2019, In: OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 4, 1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Craving
  • Overweight
  • Food
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Brain
  185 Downloads (Pure)

• Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Improves Multiple Physiological Markers of Health

  Bach, D., Groesbeck, G., Stapleton, P., Sims, R., Blickheuser, K. & Church, D., 2019, In: Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine. 24, 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Blood Pressure
  • Heart Rate
  • Health
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Hydrocortisone
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  415 Downloads (Pure)

• Delphi Expert Parent Study: Factors Needed for 21st Century Pre- and Perinatal Parenting Programs

  Mckee, C. L., Stapleton, P. & Pidgeon, A. M., Jul 2019, In: Journal of Perinatal Education. 28, 3, p. 163-179 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  36 Downloads (Pure)

• Disordered eating measures validated in pregnancy samples: a systematic review

  Bannatyne, A. J., McNeil, E., Stapleton, P., MacKenzie-Shalders, K. & Watt, B., 1 Nov 2019, In: Eating Disorders. p. 1-26 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Systematic Reviews
  • Eating
  • Pregnancy
  • Psychometrics
  • Self Report
  42 Downloads (Pure)

• Online Delivery of Emotional Freedom Techniques in the Treatment of Food Cravings and Weight Management: A Randomised Controlled Trial

  Stapleton, P. B., Trude, R., Mackintosh, G., Sparenburg, E., Sabot, D. & Carter, B., 17 Dec 2019, In: OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 4, 4, 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Craving
  • Food
  • Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Weights and Measures
  • Cross-Over Studies
  185 Downloads (Pure)

• The Science Behind Tapping: A Proven Stress Management Technique for the Mind and Body

  Stapleton, P. B., 2019, Carlsbad, California: Hay House. 256 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional › peer-review

  • stress management
  • anxiety
  • methodology
  • craving
  • clinical trials
• 2018

  Consensus on the assessment of disordered eating in pregnancy: An international Delphi study

  Bannatyne, A. J., Hughes, R., Stapleton, P., Watt, B. & MacKenzie-Shalders, K., 1 Aug 2018, In: Archives of Women's Mental Health. 21, 4, p. 383-390 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Delphi Technique
  • Consensus
  • Eating
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Care
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  114 Downloads (Pure)

• Delphi Birth Professional Study: Factors needed for Pre- and Perinatal Parenting Programs

  McKee, C. L. & Stapleton, P. B., Dec 2018, In: The Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health. 33, 2, 35 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • father
  • Clinical Trials
  • inclusion
  • expert
  • methodology

• Eating disorder patient experiences of volitional stigma within the healthcare system and views on biogenetic framing: A Qualitative Perspective

  Bannatyne, A. & Stapleton, P., 1 Aug 2018, In: Australian Psychologist. 53, 4, p. 325-338 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Eating Disorders
  • Patient Experience
  • Stigma
  • Health Care System
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• EFT for Introverst

  Stapleton, P. & Tonkin, C., Sep 2018, Hay House. 243 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

  • Bill Gates
  • Self-help
  • Tapping
  • Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Barack Obama

• Emotional freedom techniques (EFT) as a practice for supporting chronic disease healthcare: A practitioners’ perspective

  Kalla, M., Simmons, M., Robinson, A. & Stapleton, P., 3 Jul 2018, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 40, 14, p. 1654-1662 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Chronic Disease
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Interviews
  • Disease Management
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  467 Downloads (Pure)

• Emotional Freedom Techniques for Food Cravings in Overweight Adults: A Comparison of Treatment Length

  Stapleton, P. B. & Chatwin, H., 3 Jul 2018, In: OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 3, 3, 014.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Craving
  • Overweight
  • Food
  • Treatment Adherence and Compliance
  • Power (Psychology)
  203 Downloads (Pure)

• Evaluating a 3-week model for reducing symptoms of stress in traumatized youth using the Trauma Tapping Technique (TTT) for self-help: A pilot trial.

  Stapleton, P. B., Sandstrom, U. & Gunilla, H., 24 Dec 2018, In: OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 3, 4, 15 p., 036.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Happiness
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Literacy
  • Ego
  102 Downloads (Pure)

• Guidelines for the treatment of PTSD using clinical EFT (emotional freedom techniques)

  Church, D., Stapleton, P. B., Mollon, P., Feinstein, D., Boath, E., Mackay, D. & Sims, R., 12 Dec 2018, In: Healthcare. 6, 4, 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
  • Guidelines
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Telemedicine
  • Group Psychotherapy
  108 Downloads (Pure)

• History of Pre and Perinatal (PPN) Parent Education: A literature review

  McKee, C. L., Stapleton, P. B. & Pidgeon, A. M., 1 Mar 2018, In: Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health. 32, 3, p. 191-219 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • parent education
  • history
  • literature
  • parenthood
  • father
  17 Downloads (Pure)

• How Aspects of Self-Compassion Contribute to Wellbeing and the Effect of Age

  Stapleton, P. B., Richardsom, K. & Kalla, M., Sep 2018, In: International Journal of Healing and Caring. 18, 3, p. 1-12 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Social Desirability
  • Psychology
  • Identification (Psychology)
  • Mindfulness
  • Mental Health
  182 Downloads (Pure)

• Is Tapping on Acupuncture Points an Active Ingredient in Emotional Freedom Techniques? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies

  Church, D., Stapleton, P., Yang, A. & Gallo, F., 1 Oct 2018, In: The Journal of nervous and mental disease. 206, 10, p. 783-793 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Acupuncture Points
  • Acupressure
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Confidence Intervals
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Mindfulness: The Power of a Parent’s Intentional Influence on a Prenate

  McKee, C., Stapleton, P. B. & Pidgeon, A. M., 2018, In: International Journal of Healing and Caring. 18, 1, 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • pregnancy
  • father
  • partner relationship
  • process analysis
  • Clinical Trials
  62 Downloads (Pure)

• Naturally Thin You: Weight Loss and Psychological Symptoms After a Six-Week Online Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Course

  Church, D., Stapleton, P., Sheppard, L. & Carter, B., 1 Mar 2018, In: Explore. 14, 2, p. 131-136 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Emotion
  • Weight Loss
  • Food
  • Psychology
  • Happiness
  236 Downloads (Pure)

• Signs and symptoms of disordered eating in pregnancy: a Delphi consensus study

  Bannatyne, A. J., Hughes, R., Stapleton, P. B., Watt, B. D. & MacKenzie, K., 26 Jun 2018, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 18, 1, 16 p., 262.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Delphi Technique
  • Consensus
  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Eating
  • Pregnancy
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  184 Downloads (Pure)

• The Interrelated Physiological and Psychological Effects of EcoMeditation

  Groesbeck, G., Bach, D., Stapleton, P. B., Blickheuser, K., Church, D. & Sims, R., 2018, In: Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine. 23, Jan-Dec

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
  • Heart Rate
  • Psychology
  • Happiness
  • Immunoglobulin A
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  207 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  Attitudes towards anorexia nervosa: Volitional stigma differences in a sample of pre-clinical medicine and psychology students

  Bannatyne, A. J. & Stapleton, P. B., 3 Sep 2017, In: Journal of Mental Health. 26, 5, p. 442-448 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Students
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  146 Downloads (Pure)

• Determining highly desirable traits of an effective Emotional Freedom Techniques practitioner: A Delphi study

  Stapleton, P. B. & Chatwin, H., 2 Sep 2017, In: Energy Psychology: theory, research, practice, training. 9, 2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • methodology
  • Delphi method
  • standardization
  • interviews
  • screening

• Effectiveness of a School-Based Emotional Freedom Techniques Intervention for Promoting Student Wellbeing

  Stapleton, P., Mackay, E., Chatwin, H., Murphy, D., Porter, B., Thibault, S., Sheldon, T. & Pidgeon, A., 2017, In: Adolescent Psychiatry. 7, 2, p. 112-126 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  228 Downloads (Pure)

• EFT for Teens

  Stapleton, P. B., 1 Nov 2017, Hay House.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

  • Siblings
  • Self Psychology
  • Acupressure
  • Parents
  • Family Conflict

• Factors Influencing University Students’ Academic Experience: An International Study

  Pidgeon, A. M., Davies, N. & Stapleton, P. B., Feb 2017, In: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education. 2, p. 1-8 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • social support
  • university
  • experience
  • student
  • Hong Kong

• Generation validation: The role of social comparison in use of Instagram among emerging adults

  Stapleton, P., Luiz, G. & Chatwin, H., 1 Mar 2017, In: Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 20, 3, p. 142-149 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Self Concept
  • self-esteem
  • Social Networking
  • Social Media
  • networking
  25 Citations (Scopus)

  864 Downloads (Pure)

• Secondary psychological outcomes in a controlled trial of Emotional Freedom Techniques and cognitive behaviour therapy in the treatment of food cravings

  Stapleton, P., Bannatyne, A., Chatwin, H., Urzi, K-C., Porter, B. & Sheldon, T., 1 Aug 2017, In: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 28, p. 136-145 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Craving
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Food
  • Psychology
  • Anxiety
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  214 Downloads (Pure)

• Self-esteem and body image in females: The mediating role of self-compassion and appearance contingent self-worth

  Stapleton, P. B., Crighton, G. J., Carter, B. & Pidgeon, A. M., 1 Sep 2017, In: The Humanistic Psychologist. 45, 3, p. 238-257 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Body Image
  • Self Concept
  • Avoidance Learning
  • Direction compound
  • Psychology
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  318 Downloads (Pure)

• Size does matter: Perceptual distortion of body size in females and the relationship between BMI, depression and body dissatisfaction

  Stapleton, P. B., Farr, S. & Kalla, M., May 2017, In: International Journal of Healing and Caring. 17, 2, p. 1-16

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Perceptual Distortion
  • Body Size
  • Life Style
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  31 Downloads (Pure)

• Support during Pregnancy as an Influencing Factor on the Transition to Parenthood.

  McKee, C., Stapleton, P. & Pidgeon, A., 1 Dec 2017, In: Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health. 32, 2, p. 99-127 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • parenthood
  • pregnancy
  • father
  • Clinical Trials
  • literature
  33 Downloads (Pure)

• The lived experience of chronic pain and the impact of brief Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) group therapy on coping

  Stapleton, P. B., Chatwin, H., Sheppard, L. & McSwan, J., May 2017, In: Energy Psychology: theory, research, practice, training. 8, 2, p. 18-28 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Group Psychotherapy
  • Chronic Pain
  • Psychology
  • Pain
  • Emotions

• The self-regulatory model of illness and adjustment outcomes in Hepatitis C

  Langston, S., Edwards, M. S., Lyvers, M. & Stapleton, P., 1 Oct 2017, In: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 48, 5, p. 317-326 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
• 2016

  Body Image Avoidance, Body Dissatisfaction, and Eating Pathology: Is There a Difference Between Male Gym Users and Non–Gym Users?

  Stapleton, P., McIntyre, T. & Bannatyne, A., 1 Mar 2016, In: American Journal of Men's Health. 10, 2, p. 100-109 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • body image
  • Body Image
  • eating behavior
  • pathology
  • Eating
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Can health status and self-esteem predict gratitude in adult females?

  Stapleton, P. B., Isles, J., Chatwin, H. & Kalla, M., 2016, In: Current Research in Psychology. 6, 3, p. 1-15 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Self Concept
  • Health Status
  • Health
  • Regression Analysis