Notable & Representative Papers
Stone, B. M. (2024) Removing stigmatizing language in self-reports: Effects on psychometric properties and respondent beliefs. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01298-w
Stone, B.M. (2023). Introducing Substance-Induced Emotion Regulation: Proof-of-Concept of a Missing Nuance in Substance Use Disorder Maintenance and Treatment Research. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
Stone, B. M., Gray, K. M., Tomko, R., McRae-Clark, A. L., & Sherman, B. J. (2024). Differential mechanisms of behavior change in cannabis use disorder treatments: Functional improvements & clinical implications. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
Stone, B. M. (2022). Positive psychology for substance use disorders: A rationale & call to action. Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, 83(6), 959-961. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.22-00259
Stone, B. M. (2021). The ethical use of fit indices in structural equation modeling: Recommendations for psychologists. Frontiers in Psychology: Quantitative Methods, 12, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.783226
Data-Based Publications
Stone, B. M. (In Press). Perceived addiction potential: Preliminary evidence of the accuracy of self-assessed substance use disorder risk. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
Stone, B. M. & Gilbert, D.G. (2024). Validation of the Reasons for Quitting Smoking Cannabis Scale among people with cannabis use disorder. Substance Use & Misuse, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2392508
Sparacio, A., IJzerman, H., Ropovik, I., Giorgini, F., Spiessens, C., Uchino, B. N., Landvatter, J… Stone, B. M… Blocker, H., & Jiga-Boy, G. M. (2024). Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study. Nature Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01907-7
Stone, B. M., & Sherman, B. J. (2024). Mechanisms of behavior change in cannabis use disorder treatments: Current science and future outlook. Current Addiction Reports, 6(5), 511-35. https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.1747
Stone, B.M., & Gilbert, D.G. (2024). Combining PPI domains and targeting cognitive mechanisms: A failed proof-of-concept for PPI research. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-023-00118-1
Stone, B. M. (2024). Development of the enthusiastic substance use attitudes scale: Preliminary evidence of a novel maintenance factor. Substance Use & Misuse.
Wang, V., Stone, B.M.,Vest, N., Onawa, L.P. (2023). Emotion regulation predicts recovery capital beyond mindfulness and demographic variation in Recovery Dharma. Addiction Research & Theory. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2023.2282531
Lyons, G., Stone, B.M., Wang, V., & Drake, C. E. (2023). A preliminary evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Valued Action and Satisfaction Questionnaire. The Psychological Record. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-023-00548-yn
Stone, B. M. & Wang, V. (2023). Emotional fear of COVID-19, but not physical fear symptoms, explains variability in COVID-19’s impact on individuals’ lives. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 11, 100479, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100479
Bartholomay, E. M., Stone, B. M., Koran, J., Björgvinsson, T., & Kertz, J. (2022). Repetitive negative thinking explains the relationship between attentional control and generalized anxiety. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09997-1
Stone, B. M. (2022). The explanatory ability of COVID-19 life changes on quality of life: A comparison of those who have had and not had COVID-19. Current Psychology, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03504-1
Gilbert, D. G., Stone, B. M., & Rabinovich, N. E. (2022). Overdose symptoms and positive affect in never-smokers are moderated by nicotine patch pharmacokinetics: Demonstration of need for assessment and further characterization: a between-subjects experiment. F1000Research, 11(937), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.124015.1
Stone, B. M., & Schmidt, K. (2022). Comparing structural validity and measurement invariance across measures of grit. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-022-00067-1
Stone, B. M., Bartholomay, E. M., & Chamberlain, A. B. (2022). Validation of the BFI-10-R: A BFI scale with strong structural and construct validity. Journal of Psychopathology & Behavioral Assessment, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09978-4
*Hodges, C., *Stone, B. M., Johnson, P.K., Carter, J., Sawyers, C.K., Roby, P.R., & *Lindsey, H., (2022). Researcher degrees of freedom in statistical software programs. Behavior Research Methods, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01932-2
*Indicates co-first authorship and equal contribution
Stone, B. M., Lindt, J., Rabinovich, N., & Gilbert, D. G. (2021). Effects of the gratitude letter and positive attention bias modification on attentional deployment and emotional states. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(1), 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00377-2
Bartholomay, E. M., Stone, B. M., & Lyons, G. (2021). Depression and social anxiety symptoms explain substance use problems beyond amount/frequency of substance use. Current Psychology, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01984-1
Seidler, D., Stone, B. M., Clark, B. E., Koran, J., & Drake, C. E. (2020). Evaluating the factor structure of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory: An independent replication and extension. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 17, 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.04.007
Stone, B. M., & Bartholomay, E. M. (2020). A two-factor structure of the hypersensitive narcissism scale describes gender-dependent manifestations of covert narcissism. Current Psychology, 41, 6051-6062. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01088-2
Stone, B. M., & Schmidt, K. (2020). Positive psychological interventions and cognition. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(5), 629-632. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1789714
Reviews, Letters to Editors, Commentaries, and Opinion Pieces
Stone, B. M., & Sherman, B. J. (2024). Mechanisms of behavior change in cannabis use disorder treatments: Current science and future outlook. Current Addiction Reports, 6(5), 511-35. https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.1747
Stone, B. M. (2024). When public will meets legislative resistance: Five lessons from ohio’s issue two cannabis legalization controversy. Cannabis & Cannabinoid Research. https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2024.0022
Stone, B. M., & Sherman, B. J. (2023). Is it time for a cannabis harm reduction approach? Commentary on Sherman et al. (2021) & Borodovsky et al. (2022). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 37(5), 709-712. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000927
Stone, B.M. (2023). Integrating positive psychological interventions into substance use treatments.
Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 3(3), 1133-1144. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3030082
Stone, B. M. (2022). The war on drugs has unduly biased substance use research. Psychological Reports, 00332941221146701. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941221146701
Stone, B. M. (2022). A positive psychology framework for why people use substances: Implications for treatment. Frontiers in Psychology: Positive Psychology, 6176. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1017186
Stone, B. M. (2022). The pathogenesis of borderline personality disorder: Evolution of evidence and treatment implications for two prominent models. Psychological Reports, 00332941221127618. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941221127618
Wang, V. & Stone, B. M. (2022). Invisibility of Asians, Asian Americans, and Buddhist roots in western psychology. Psychiatry Research Communication, 2(3), 100064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100064
Stone, B. M., & Schmidt, K. (2022). Stone, B. M., & Schmidt, K. (2022). Integrating Positive Psychological Interventions into Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 6(2), 2397-7116.
Wang, V., & Stone, B. M. (2022). Buddhism in addiction recovery. Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2(1), 530-537. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia2010035
Cobbs, A.M., Stone, B. M., & Parks, A.C. (2017). The efficacy of happiness interventions: An overview. Quebec Journal of Psychology, 38(1), 159-184. https://doi.org/10.7202/1040074ar

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