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Lector Universitar Doctor Costina-Ruxandra POETAR

Lector univ. dr. Costina-Ruxandra POETAR este lector universitar în cadrul Departamentului de Psihologie Clinică și Psihoterapie al Facultății de Psihologie și Științe ale Educației, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai. A obținut titlul de doctor în psihologie în anul 2016 în cadrul Școlii doctorale Psihodiagnostic și intervenții psihologice validate științific cu teza “Intervenții transdiagnostic livrate prin intermediul tehnologiei”.

Interesele sale de cercetare vizează: intervențiile validate știinţific adresate copiilor, adolescenţilor şi adulţilor, psihologia familiei și cuplului, intervențiile livrate prin intermediul tehnologiei (interventii online, computerizate, aplicații pe telefonul mobil, intervenții livrate în realitatea virtuală).

E-mail:  costinapoetar@psychology.ro 

  • Nivel licență, specializarea Psihologie
    • Psihologia Familiei
    • Psihodiagnostic clinic și intervenții la copii
  • Nivel master:
    • Psihologia familiei și cuplului: aplicații judiciare
    • Evaluare şi psihodiagnostic clinic aplicat în context judiciar
    • Psihologia clinică a dezvoltării copilului, adolescentului și adultului
    • Psihodiagnostic și evaluare clinică 

Orar Consultații:

Luni: 15:00 – 17:00 – pe bază de programare prealabilă pe email

Adresă de contact: Strada Republicii 37, 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Email: costinapasarelu@psychology.ro

Interese de cercetare:

  • Intervenții psihologice livrate prin intermediul tehnologiei
  • Intervenții transdiagnostic

Proiecte & Granturi:

  • Director de proiect:
  • – AI-Enhanced Internet-delivered intervention for preschool ADHD, UBB Starting Research Grants (07/2023 – prezent)
  • – A virtual clinic for parents of children with ADHD – an individually-tailored approach to reduce parental distress (2020 – 2022)
  • – ParentKIT: efficacy of a transdiagnostic internet intervention enhanced with a parental component for children with internalizing problems (2020 – 2021)
  • Membru în echipa de proiect:
  • – Expert științific: Empowering Widening universities in EUTOPIA_HEALTH consortium to foster academic excellence in Health, funded by the Horizon Europe program of the European Union, through the European Excellence Initiative call (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03-01) (01/2024 – prezent)
  • – Cercetător postdoctoral: Enhancing cognitive-behavioral therapy by neuroscience: novel approaches to understand treatment response for anxiety and depressive disorders in adolescents (08/2023 – prezent)
  • – Cercetător postdoctoral: Mechanisms of childhood bullying victimization: profiles and tailored approach to online intervention (2021-2023)
  • – Cercetător postdoctoral: Efficacy of a transdiagnostic online REBT program to reduce adolescents internalizing problems (2017-2019)
  • – Asistent de cercetare: Effectiveness of an empirically based web platform for anxiety in youths: iDARE (2014-2016)

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International papers indexed in Web of Science:

2024

  • Poetar, C.-R., Dobrean, A., & Andersson, G. (2024). Preliminary efficacy of a transdiagnostic parent-led internet-delivered intervention for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 18(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-024-00721-3 
  • Balan, R., Dobrean, A., & Poetar, C. R. (2024). Use of automated conversational agents in improving young population mental health: A scoping review. Npj Digital Medicine, 7(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01072-1 
  • Grama, D. I., Dobrean, A., Florean, I. S., Poetar, C. R., Rohner, R. P., & Predescu, E. (2024). Measurement invariance of the Child Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire-Short Form across parental versions, age, gender, clinical status, and time. Children and Youth Services Review, 163, 107726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107726 
  • Kulcsár, V., Dobrean, A., Poetar, C.-R., & Ivan, C. (2024). Is REBT Useful for Reducing Adolescents’ Career Decision Difficulties and Distress? A Randomized Trial. Journal of Career Development, 51(3), 327–348. https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453241246715 
  • Poetar, C.-R., & Criț, C. I. (2024). Minority Stress and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Sexual Minority Adults: Irrationality and Self-Compassion as Serial Mediators. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00929-6

2023

  • Poetar, C.-R., Dobrean, A., & Florean, I. S. (2023). Problematic Smartphone Use and Mental Health Problems: A Network Analysis of Romanian Adolescents. Youth & Society, 0044118X231218295. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231218295
  • Păsărelu, C.-R., David, D., Dobrean, A., Noje, A., Roxana, Șipoș, & Predescu, E. (2023). ADHDCoach—a virtual clinic for parents of children with ADHD: Development and usability study. DIGITAL HEALTH, 9, 20552076231161964. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231161963 
  • Poetar, C.-R., Bradley, N., & Voinescu, A. (2023). Immersive virtual reality or computerised mindfulness meditation for improving mood? Preliminary efficacy from a pilot randomised trial. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1157469
  • Păsărelu, C.-R., Kertesz, R., & Dobrean, A. (2023). The Development and Usability of a Mobile App for Parents of Children with ADHD. Children, 10(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10010164
  • Corrigan, N., Păsărelu, C.-R., & Voinescu, A. (2023). Immersive virtual reality for improving cognitive deficits in children with ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Virtual Reality. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00768-1 
  • Florean, I. S., Dobrean, A., Balazsi, R., Roșan, A., Păsărelu, C. R., Predescu, E., & Rad, F. (2023). Measurement Invariance of Alabama Parenting Questionnaire Across Age, Gender, Clinical Status, and Informant. Assessment, 10731911211068178. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211068178

2022

  • Păsărelu, C.-R., Dobrean, A., Florean, I. S., & Predescu, E. (2022). Parental stress and child mental health: A network analysis of Romanian parents. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03520-1  

2021

  • Păsărelu, C.-R., Dobrean, A., Andersson, G., & Zaharie, G. C. (2021). Feasibility and clinical utility of a transdiagnostic Internet-delivered rational emotive and behavioral intervention for adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders. Internet Interventions, 26, 100479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100479 
  • Robe, A., Păsărelu, C. R., & Dobrean, A. (2021). Exploring autonomic regulation in children with ADHD with and without comorbid anxiety disorder through three systematic levels of cardiac vagal control analysis: Rest, reactivity, and recovery. Psychophysiology, e13850. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13850 
  • David, D., Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C. R., Iftene, F., Lupu, V., Predescu, E., & Döpfner, M. (2021). Psychotherapy, Atomoxetine or Both? Preliminary Evidence from a Comparative Study of Three Types of Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 45(1), 149-165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10157-6 
  • Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C.-R., Balazsi, R., & Predescu, E. (2021). Measurement Invariance of the ADHD Rating Scale–IV Home and School Versions Across Age, Gender, Clinical Status, and Informant. Assessment, 107319111985842. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191119858421 

2020

  • Florean, I. S., Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C. R., Georgescu, R. D., & Milea, I. (2020). The efficacy of internet-based parenting programs for children and adolescents with behavior problems: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 23(4), 510-528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-020-00326-0 
  • Păsărelu, C. R., Andersson, G., & Dobrean, A. (2020). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder mobile apps: A systematic review. International journal of medical informatics, 138, 104133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104133 

2019

  • Florean, S., & Păsărelu, C.-R. (2019). Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Empathy as Mediators between Intrapersonal Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Couple Satisfaction. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies 
  • Robe, A., Dobrean, A., Cristea, I. A., Păsărelu, C. R., & Predescu, E. (2019). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and task-related heart rate variability: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 99, 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.01.022

2018

  • Păsărelu, C. R., & Dobrean, A. (2018). An Investigation of Mediators for the Relationship Between Parent Mental Health and Adolescent Problematic Internet Use: A Cross-Sectional Study in Romanian Adolescents. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 18(2), 97–116.
  • Păsărelu, C. R., & Dobrean, A. (2018). A video-based transdiagnostic REBT universal prevention      program for internalizing problems in adolescents: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 18, 101. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1684-0 

2017

  • Păsărelu, C. R., Andersson, G., Bergman Nordgren, L., & Dobrean, A. (2017). Internet-delivered transdiagnostic and tailored cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2016.1231219 
  • Păsărelu, C. R., Dobrean, A., Balazsi, R., Podina, I. R., & Mogoase, C. (2017). Interpretation biases in the intergenerational transmission of worry: a path analysis. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 17(1), 31.

2016

  • Păsărelu, C. R., Dobrean, A., Balazsi, R., Predescu, E., Şipos, R., & Lupu, V. (2016). The Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children: Age, Gender and Clinical Invariance. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1–11. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-016-0663-2 

BDI indexed papers

  • David, C., Dobrean, A., & Păsărelu, C. R. (2016). The relationship among Math Anxiety, Perceived Competence and Perceived Value in Romanian Fifth Graders. Transylvanian Journal of Psychology, (2), 211–226.  
  • Păsărelu, C. R., & Dobrean, A. (2015). Child’s negative automatic thoughts as a mediator in the relationship between mother’s and child’s social anxiety symptoms. Transylvanian Journal of Psychology, 16(2), 163
  • David, D., Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C. R., Matu, S. A., & Comsa, M. (2015). The national psychological/intelligence profile of Romanians: An in-depth analysis of the regional national intelligence profile of Romanians. Transylvanian Journal of Psychology, 16(2), 123
  • Pantis, E., Robe, A., Păsărelu, C. R., Dobrean, A., & Miclutia, I. (2015). Accuracy of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children as a screening tool for anxiety disorders. Romanian journal of psychopharmacology, 15, 185-195 

B. Book chapters

International 

  • David, D.O., DiGiuseppe, R., Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C.R., & Balazsi, R. (2019). The Measurement of Irrationality and Rationality. In: M. Bernard & W. Dryden (Eds.), Advances in REBT. Springer, Cham https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93118-0_4
  • Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C. R., & Döpfner, D. (2018). Varieties of Psychotherapy for Attention‐Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. An Evidence-Based Evaluation. In D. David, S. J. Lynn & G. H. Montgomery (Eds.), Evidence-Based Psychotherapy: The State of the Science and Practice (pp. 435-464). New York: Wiley Blackwell.
  • Păsărelu, C. R., & Dobrean, A. (2016). Parental involvement in remotely-delivered CBT interventions for anxiety problems in children and adolescents: a systematic review. In F. Durbano & B. Marchesi (Eds.), New Developments in Anxiety Disorders, Intech Open Access Publisher, doi: 10.5772/65120 
  • Dobrean, A., & Păsărelu, C.R. (2016). Impact of social media on social anxiety: a systematic review. In F. Durbano & B. Marchesi (Eds.), New Developments in Anxiety Disorders, Intech Open Access Publisher, doi: 10.5772/65188

National 

  • Păsărelu, C., Anichitoae F.M., Dobrean, A. (2021). Pregătirea pentru aducerea copilului în familiei. In V. Enea (Eds.), Abordarea psihologică a adopției și asistenței maternale. Iași: Polirom.
  • Dobrean, A., & Păsărelu, C. (2021). Procesul evaluării psihologice a potențialilor părinți. In V. Enea (Eds.), Abordarea psihologică a adopției și asistenței maternale. Iași: Polirom.
  • Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C. R. (2019). Evaluarea elevilor: tipuri de instrumente şi necesitatea cunoaşterii DSM. In V. Enea (Eds.), Intervenții psihologice în școală. Manualul consilierului școlar. Iași: Polirom
  • Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C. R. (2019). Educaţia Da, Poţi, Reuşeşti! – un program de dezvoltare a abilităţilor sociale şi emoţionale la elevi. In V. Enea (Eds.), Intervenții psihologice în școală. Manualul consilierului școlar. Iași: Polirom
  • Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C. (2017). Evaluarea funcţionării intelectuale. In V. Enea & I. Dafinoiu (Eds.), Evaluarea psihologică. Manualul psihologului clinician. Iași: Polirom 
  • Dobrean, A., & Păsărelu, C. R. (2017). Educaţia pozitivă în context şcolar. In A. Szentagotai Tătar & D. David (Eds.), Tratat de Psihologie Pozitivă (pp. 265-282). Iași: Polirom 

Tabloul sănătății mintale în România

  • Dobrean, A., & Păsărelu, C. R. (2023).  Sănătatea mintală în funcție de stadiile de viață: afecțiuni tipice, riscuri și prevalențe la diverse categorii de vârstă. In C. Nedelcea, Tabloul sănătății mintale în România. Consiliul Economic și Social.