Selected Publications (available upon request)
*Denotes student authors
Keng. S. -L., *Looi, P. S., *Tan, E. L. Y., Yim, O.-S., Lai, P. S., Chew, S. H., & Ebstein, R. (2020). Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on psychological symptoms and telomere length: A randomized active-controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 51, 984-996.
Loo, J. L., Keng. S. -L., Ramírez-Espinosa, I. G., Ramírez-Gutiérrez, J. A., Nor Hadi, N. M., & Shoesmith, W. D. (2020). Dialectical behavior therapy in the Asia-Pacific Rim region. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, e12437, 1-6.
Schutte, N., Malouff, J. M., & Keng, S.-L. (2020). Meditation and telomere length: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Health, 35, 901-915.
Wong, M. H. M., Keng, S.-L., Buck, P. J., Suthendran, S., Wessels, A., & Østbye, T. (2020). Effects of mental health paraprofessional training for Filipina foreign domestic workers in Singapore. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22(3), 571-579.
Jin, S., Balliet, D., Romano, A., Spadaro, G., van Lisa, C. J., Agostini, M., Belanger, J. J., Gutzkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., PsyCorona Collaboration, & Leander, P. (in press, 2020). Intergenerational conflicts of interest and prosocial behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Personality and Individual Differences. (Member of the PsyCorona Collaboration)
Kreienkamp, J., Agostini, M., Krause, J., Leander, N. P., & PsyCorona Collaboration. (2020). Psycorona: A World of Reactions to COVID-19. APS Observer, 33(9). (Member of the PsyCorona Collaboration)
Keng, S. -L., *Lee, C. S. L., & Eisenlohr-Moul, T. A. (2019). Effects of brief daily mindfulness practices on affective outcomes and correlates in a high BPD trait sample. Psychiatry Research, 280(112485), 1-7.
Keng. S. -L., *Yim, O.-S., Lai, P. S., Chew, S. H., & Ebstein, R. (2019). Association among dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and leukocyte telomere length in Chinese adults. BMC Psychology, 7(47), 1-10.
Keng, S. -L. & *Ang, Q. (2019). Effects of mindfulness on negative affect, body dissatisfaction, and disordered-eating urges in a college sample at risk of developing eating disorders. Mindfulness, 10, 1779-1791.
10. Keng, S.-L., *Noorahman, N. B., *Drabu, S., & Chu, C. M. (2019). Association between betrayal trauma and nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescent offenders: Shame and emotion dysregulation as mediating factors. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 18(4), 293-304.
Keng, S.-L. & Tan, H. H. (2018). Effects of brief mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation inductions on emotional and behavioral responses to social rejection among individuals with high borderline personality traits. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 100, 44-53.
Keng, S.-L., *Choo, X., & Tong, E. M .W. (2018). Association between trait mindfulness and variability of coping strategies: A diary study. Mindfulness, 9, 1423-1432.
Keng, S.-L., *Lee, Y., *Drabu, S., Hong, R. Y., Chee, C. Y. I., Ho, C. S. H., & Ho, R. C. M. (2018). Construct validity of the McLean Screening Instrument for borderline personality disorder in two Singaporean samples. Journal of Personality Disorders, 32, 1-20.
Keng, S. -L. & *Soh, C. Y. (2018) Association between childhood invalidation and borderline personality symptoms: Self-construal and conformity as moderating factors. Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 5(19), 1-9.
Ronningstam, E. F., Keng, S.-L., Ridolfi, M. E., Arbabi, M., & Grenyer, B. F. S. (2018). Cultural aspects in symptomatology, assessment and treatment of personality disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports, 20(22), 1-10.
Keng, S.-L. & Tan, J. X. (2017) Effects of brief mindful breathing and loving-kindness meditation on shame and social problem solving abilities among individuals with high borderline personality traits. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 97, 43-51.
Keng, S.-L., Tan, E. L. Y., Eisenlohr-Moul, T., & Smoski, M. J. (2017). Effects of mindfulness, reappraisal, and suppression on sad mood and cognitive resources. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 91, 33-42.
Tong, E.M.W. & Keng, S.-L. (2017). The relationship between mindfulness and negative emotion differentiation: A test of multiple mediation pathways. Mindfulness, 8, 933-942.
Keng, S.-L. & Liew, K. W. L. (2017). Trait mindfulness and self-compassion as moderators of the association between gender nonconformity and psychological health. Mindfulness, 8, 615-626.
Keng, S.-L., Waddington, E., Lin, B. X. T., Tan, M. S. Q., Henn-Haase, C., & Kanter, J. W. (2016). Effects of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy on therapist trainees in Singapore: A randomized controlled trial. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 24(4), 1014-1027.
Keng, S.-L. & Tong, E.M.W. (2016). Riding the tide of emotions with mindfulness: Mindfulness, affect dynamics, and the mediating role of coping. Emotion, 16, 706-718
Keng, S.-L., Seah, T. H. S., Tong, E.M.W. & Smoski, M. J. (2016). Effects of brief mindful acceptance induction on implicit dysfunctional attitudes and concordance between implicit and explicit dysfunctional attitudes. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 83, 1-10.
Keng, S.-L., Smoski, M. J., & Robins, C. J. (2016). Effects of mindful acceptance and reappraisal training on maladaptive beliefs about rumination. Mindfulness, 7, 493-503.
Phang, C.K., Mukhtar, F., Ibrahim, N., Keng, S.-L., & Sidik, S. M. (2015). Effect of DVD-delivered mindfulness-based program for stress reduction in medical students. Education in Medicine Journal, 7, 8-20.
Keng, S.-L., Phang, C.K., & Oei, T.P.S. (2015). Effects of a brief mindfulness-based training program on psychological symptoms and well-being among medical students in Malaysia: A controlled study. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 8, 335-350.
Phang, C.K., Chiang, K. C., Ng, L. O., Keng, S.-L., & Oei, T. P. (2015). Effects of brief group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for stress reduction among medical students in a Malaysian university. Mindfulness, 7(1), 189-197.
Phang, C. K., Mukhtar, F., Ibrahim, N., Keng, S.-L., & Mohd. Sidik, S. (2015). Effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention program for stress management among medical students: the Mindful-Gym randomized controlled study. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 20, 1115-1134.
Smoski, M.J., Keng, S.-L., Ji, J.L., Moore, T., Minkel, J. & Dichter, G.S. (2015). Neural indicators of emotion regulation via acceptance versus reappraisal in remitted major depressive disorder. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 10, 1187-1194.
Phang, C.K., Keng, S.-L., & Chiang, K.C. (2014). Mindful-S.T.O.P.: Mindfulness made easy for medical students. Education in Medicine Journal, 6, 48-56.
Keng, S-L., Robins, C. J., Smoski, M. J., Dagenbach, J., & Leary, M. R. (2013). Reappraisal and mindfulness: A comparison of subjective effects and cognitive costs. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 51, 899-904.
Smoski, M.J., Keng, S.-L., Schiller, C. E., Minkel, J., & Dichter, G.S. (2013). Neural mechanisms of cognitive reappraisal in remitted major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, 171-177.
Keng, S-L., Smoski, M. J., Robins, C. J., Ekblad, A. G., & Brantley, J. G. (2012). Mechanisms of change in MBSR: Self-compassion and mindfulness as mediators of intervention outcome. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 26, 3, 270-280.
Robins, C. J., Keng, S-L., Ekblad, A. G., & Brantley, J. G. (2012). Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on emotional experience and expression: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68, 1-15.
Keng, S.-L., Smoski, M. J., & Robins, C. J. (2011). Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: A review of empirical studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 31, 1041-1056.
Tan, L.-F., Jansari, A., Keng, S.-L., & Goh, S.-Y. (2009). Effect of mental training on BCI Performance. Human-Computer Interaction: Novel Interaction Methods and Techniques, 5611, 632-635.