Cognitive, behavioral, and biological processes in anxiety disorders with an emphasis on obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress; risk factors for and prevention of trauma and its consequences; treatment of anxiety disorders and anger and substance use problems; courage and strategies to facilitate courageous behavior.
Current Research
Computerized cognitive bias modification interventions for anxiety pathology and anger; understanding maintaining factors in obsessions, compulsive checking, contamination fear, and hoarding; early risk factors for PTSD and related conditions following motor vehicle accidents; the development of a laboratory-based assessment of courage and examining correlates of courageous behavior; exploring the interrelationships between smoking and trauma-related sequelae.
Publications
Selected Publications
Cougle, J. R., Purdon, C., Fitch, K. E., & Hawkins, K. A. (in press). Clarifying relations between thought-action fusion, religiosity, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms through consideration of intent. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Goetz, A. R., Lee, H-J., & Cougle, J. R. (in press). The association between health anxiety and disgust reactions in a contamination-based behavioral approach task. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
Cougle, J. R., Zvolensky, M. J., & Hawkins, K. A. (in press). Delineating a relationship between problematic anger and cigarette smoking: A population-based study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
Fitch, K.E., & Cougle, J.R. (in press). An evaluation of obsessive beliefs as predictors of performance on in-vivo assessments of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Cougle, J.R., Resnick, H., Kilpatrick, D.G. (in press). Factors associated with chronicity in posttraumatic stress disorder: A prospective analysis of a national sample of women. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
Cougle, J.R. (in press). What makes a quality therapy? A consideration of parsimony, ease, and efficiency. Behavior Therapy.
Cougle, J.R., Goetz, A.R., Hawkins, K.A., & Fitch, K.E. (in press). Guilt and compulsive washing: Experimental tests of interrelationships. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Hawkins, K.A., & Cougle, J.R. (in press). Treating PTSD in adults. In L.R. Grossman & S. Walfish (Eds.). Translating research into practice: A desk reference for practicing mental health professionals. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Cougle, J.R., Kilpatrick, D.G., & Resnick, H. (2012). Defining traumatic events: Research findings and controversies. In J.G. Beckand D. Sloan (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Traumatic Stress Disorders. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Capron, D.W., Cougle, J.R., Ribeiro, J.D., Joiner, T.E., & Schmidt, N.B. (2012). An interactive model of anxiety sensitivity relevant to suicide attempt history and future suicidal ideation. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 46, 174-180.
Cougle, J. R., Timpano, K. R., &Goetz, A. R. (2012). Exploring the unique and interactive roles of distress tolerance and negative urgency in obsessions. Personality and Individual Differences, 52, 515-520.
Cougle, J.R., Fitch, K.E., Fincham, F.D., Riccardi, C.J., Keough, M.E.,& Timpano, K.R. (2012). Excessive reassurance seeking and anxiety pathology: Tests of incremental associations and directionality. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 26, 117-125.
Cougle, J.R., Timpano, K.R., Fitch, K.E., & Hawkins, K.A. (2011). Distress tolerance and obsessions: An integrative analysis. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 906-914.
Zvolensky, M.J., Cougle, J.R., Bonn-Miller, M.O., Norberg, M.M., Johnson, K.A., Kosiba, J., & Asmundson, G.J.G. (2011). Chronic pain and marijuana use among a nationally representative sample of adults. American Journal on Addictions, 20, 538-542.
Cougle, J.R., Bonn-Miller, M.O., Vujanovic, A.A., Zvolensky, M.J., & Hawkins, K.A. (2011). Posttraumatic stress disorder and cannabis use in a nationally representative sample. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 25, 554-558.
Cougle, J.R., Goetz, A.R., Fitch, K.E., & Hawkins, K.A. (2011). Termination of washing compulsions: A problem of internal reference criteria or ‘not just right’ experience? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 801-805.
Hawkins, K.A., & Cougle, J.R. (2011). Anger problems across the anxiety disorders: Findings from a population-based study. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 145-152.
