Books

Atkins, P. W. B., Wilson, D. S., & Hayes, S. C. (Oct 2019). Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups: New Harbinger.

Reb, J. & Atkins P.W.B. (2015) Mindfulness in Organisations. Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapters

Moran, D. J., Atkins, P. W. B., Batten, S. V., & Gamble, M. A. (in press). Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACTraining): Using Contextual Behavioral Science in Organizational Psychology. In P. Lucena-Santos, S.A. Carvalho, J. Pinto-Gouveia, M.S. Oliveira, & J. Pistorello (Eds.). Manual Internacional de Fundamentos Teóricos e Práticos da Terapia de Aceitação e Compromisso [International Handbook of Theoretical and Practical Foundations of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]. Camaquã, RS: Editora Fênix Sefarad.

Atkins, P. W. B. (2018). PROSOCIAL: Using CBS to Build Flexible, Healthy Relationships. In D. S. Wilson & S. C. Hayes (Eds.), Evolution and contextual behavioral science: An integrated framework for understanding, predicting, and influencing human behavior. Oakland, CA: Context Press / New Harbinger Publications.

Atkins, P. W. B. and R. Styles (2015). Mindfulness, Identity and Work: Mindfulness Training Creates a More Flexible Sense of Self. In J. Reb and P. W. B. Atkins Mindfulness in Organisations (pp. 133-162). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

Reb, J. & Atkins P.W.B. (2015) The importance of Mindfulness in Organisations. In J. Reb and P. W. B. Atkins Mindfulness in Organisations (pp. 1-16). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

Atkins, P. W. B., Hassed, C., & Fogliati, V. (2015). Mindfulness improves work engagement, wellbeing and performance in a university setting. In R. J. Burke, K. M. Page, & C. L. Cooper (Eds.), Flourishing in Life, Work, and Careers: Individual Wellbeing and Career Experiences. New Horizons in Management. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Atkins, P. W. B. (2013). Even when facing a global change emergency, suspend judgment and listen. In R. Douglas (Ed.), Placing global change on the Australian election agenda (pp. 57-59). Canberra, Australia: Australia21 Ltd.

Atkins, P. W. B. (2013). Empathy, self-other differentiation and mindfulness. In K. Pavlovich & K. Krahnke (Eds.), Organizing Through Empathy: Routledge.

Atkins, P. W. B. (2011). Building Trust at the Beginning of a New Leadership Role: The role of learning and collaboration. In P. t Hart & J. Uhr (Eds.), How Power Changes Hands: Transition and Succession in Government (pp. 191-207). Sydney: Palgrave Macmillan.

Atkins, P. W. B. (2008). Leadership as response not reaction: Wisdom and mindfulness in public sector leadership. In P. t Hart & J. Uhr (Eds.), Public Leadership: Perspectives and Practices. Canberra: ANU E-Press.

Atkins, P. W. B. (2006). Emotional Intelligence and Age: Why doesn’t it go up? In C. Stough, D. H. Saklofske & K. Hansen (Eds.), Emotional Intelligence: International Symposium 2005 (pp. 41-50). Croydon: Tertiary Press.

Recent Journal Publications by Year

2020

Wilson, D. S., Philip, M. M., MacDonald, I. F., Atkins, Paul W. B. & Kniffin, K. M. (2020). “Core design principles for nurturing organization-level selection.” Nature Scientific Reports 10(1): 13989.

2019

Donald, J. N., Sahdra, B. K., Van Zanden, B., Duineveld, J. J., Atkins, P. W. B., Marshall, S. L., & Ciarrochi, J. (2019). Does your mindfulness benefit others? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the link between mindfulness and prosocial behaviour. British Journal of Psychology, 110(1), 101-125.

2018

Chambers, I., Costanza, R., Zingus, L., Cork, S., Hernandez, M., Sofiullah, A., … Harte, S. (2018). A public opinion survey of four future scenarios for Australia in 2050. Futures.

Styles, R., & Atkins, P. W. B. (2018). Measuring Perceptions of Self and Others in What People Say: A Replication and Extension of the Functional Self-Discrimination Measure. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 9, 45-52.

2017

Atkins, P. W. B., Ciarrochi, J., Gaudiano, B. A., Bricker, J. B., Donald, J., Rovner, G., … Hayes, S. C. (2017). Departing from the Essential Features of a High Quality Systematic Review of Psychotherapy: A Response to Öst (2014) and Recommendations for Improvement. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 97, 259-272.

Christie, A. M., Atkins, P. W. B., & Donald, J. (2017). The meaning and doing of mindfulness: The role of values in the link between mindfulness and well-being. Mindfulness, 8, 368–378.

Costanza, R., Atkins, P. W. B., Bolton, M., Cork, S., Grigg, N. J., Kasser, T., & Kubiszewski, I. (2017). Overcoming societal addictions: What can we learn from individual therapies? Ecological Economics, 131(January), 543-550.

Costanza, R., Atkins, P. W. B., Bolton, M., Cork, S., Grigg, N. J., Kasser, T., & Kubiszewski, I. (2017). Societal addiction therapy: from motivational interviewing to Community Engaged Scenario Planning. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 26, 47-53. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.02.011

Donald, J. N., Atkins, P. W. B., Parker, P., & Christie, A. (2017). Cognitive defusion predicts more approach and less avoidance coping with stress, independent of threat and self-efficacy appraisals. Journal of personality, 85(5), 716-729.

2016

Atkins, P. W. B., & Styles, R. (2016). Measuring self and rules in what people say: A behavioral measure of self-discrimination predicts wellbeing. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 5(2), 71-79.

Ciarrochi, J., Atkins, P. W. B., Hayes, L., Sahdra, B. K., & Parker, P. (2016). Contextual positive psychology: Policy recommendations for implementing positive psychology into schools. Frontiers in Psychology, 7(Oct), 1561.

Donald, J. N., & Atkins, P. W. B. (2016). Mindfulness and coping with stress: do levels of perceived stress matter? . Mindfulness, 7, 1423-1436.

Donald, J. N., Atkins, P. W. B., Parker, P., & Christie, A. M. R., Richard. (2016). Daily stress and the benefits of mindfulness: Examining the daily and longitudinal relations between present-moment awareness and stress responses. Journal of Research in Personality, 65, 30-37.

2015

Costanza, R., I. Kubiszewski, S. Cork, P.W.B. Atkins, A. Bean, A. Diamond, N. Grigg, E. Korb, J. Logg-Scarvell, R. Navis, and K. Patrick. (2015) Scenarios for Australia in 2050: A synthesis and proposed survey. Journal of Future Studies 19(3), 49-76.

2014

Costanza, R. and P. W. B. Atkins (2014). Toward an Integrated Science and Sociotecture of Intentional Change. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 37(4): 438-460.

2013

Hills, R. C., & Atkins, P. W. B. (2013). Cultural identity and convergence on western attitudes and beliefs in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management. 13(2): 193-213

2012

Atkins, P. W. B., & Parker, S. K. (2012). Understanding individual compassion in organizations: the role of appraisals and psychological flexibility. Academy of Management Review, 37(4): 524-546. [UWA Business School Dean’s Best Paper Prize, 2013]

Atkins, P. W. B. (2012). Elemental realism and pragmatism in psychology: Making our assumptions clear. International Coaching Psychology Review 7(1), 101-105.

Smout, M., L., Hayes, L., Atkins, P.W.B., Klaussen J., Duguid J.E. (2012). The empirically supported status of acceptance and commitment therapy: An update. Clinical Psychologist, 16, 97–109.