Academic staff
Dr Dan Kolubinski
kolubid2@lsbu.ac.uk
Psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7509-6893 (unauthenticated)
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I am a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences and specialise in the field of mental health. My lectures are based around various clinical and mental health aspects of the BSc and MSc courses. I am currently the Head of the Division of Psychology.
My research has focused primarily on the metacognitive processes involved in self-critical rumination, which explores the beliefs that we hold about our own internal self-critic. This has involved developing an understanding of the justifications that we use for beating ourselves up upon making a mistake and identifying the role that the belief that such thoughts are uncontrollable play on levels of self-esteem.
Courses taught
Mental Health and Clinical Psychology - MSc
Psychology - BSc (Hons)
Psychology (Child Development) - BSc (Hons)
Psychology (Clinical Psychology) - BSc (Hons)
Psychology (Forensic Psychology) - BSc (Hons)
Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
| Mr Simon Gary Mahony | Doctoral Research Project | PhD |
| Ms Vicky Elizabeth | Doctoral Research Project | PhD |
| Mr Mark Paul Thomas | Doctoral Research Project | PhD |
| Ms Maureen Linda Helen Raphael | Doctoral Research Project | PhD |
London South Bank University
Assumption University
Western University
Assessed and treated individuals experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety, utilising the cognitive-behavioural model and metacognitive model in treatment
Conducted relationship therapy for couples in distress
Provided clinical supervision for individual and couple-based Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
Developed and organised intensive couples-therapy retreats
Provided couples-therapy training for registered and accredited therapists
Oversaw and supervised performance of associates
Provided Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy to clients, treating symptoms of depression and anxiety
Developed a group therapy program for individuals experiencing symptoms of depression
Provided clinical supervision for Cognitive-Behavioural therapist trainees
Lead and managed mental health promotions aspect of service, including the organisation of community-based educational events and supervision of staff
Secured role as a psychotherapist within a private practice supporting individuals and couples with issues related to anxiety, stress, depression and relationship distress
Provided mediation support that facilitated equitable outcomes following relationship dissolution
Created and delivered workshops for corporate clients, including leadership skills, anger management and stress relief
Psychological Therapies and Mental Health
Behavioural Couples Therapy
The relative contribution of health cognitions and metacognitions about health anxiety to cyberchondria: A prospective study
Airoldi, S., Kolubinski, D., Nikčević, A. V. and Spada, M. (2021). The relative contribution of health cognitions and metacognitions about health anxiety to cyberchondria: A prospective study. Journal of Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23252
A discriminant analysis model of psychosocial predictors of problematic Internet use and cannabis use disorder in university students.
Akbari, M., Bahadori, M.H., Mohammadkhani, S., Kolubinski, D.C., Nikčević, A.V. and Spada, M.M. (2021). A discriminant analysis model of psychosocial predictors of problematic Internet use and cannabis use disorder in university students. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 14, p. 100354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100354
Psychometric validation of the desire thinking questionnaire in a Turkish adolescent sample: Associations with internet gaming disorder.
Aydın, O, Ünal-Aydın, P, Caselli, G, Kolubinski, D C, Marino, C and Spada, M M (2021). Psychometric validation of the desire thinking questionnaire in a Turkish adolescent sample: Associations with internet gaming disorder. Addictive Behaviors. 125, p. 107129. https://doi.org/S0306-4603(21)00314-2
Modelling the Contribution of Metacognitions, Impulsiveness, and Thought Suppression to Behavioural Addictions in Adolescents
Efrati, Y., Kolubinski, D., Marino, Claudia and Spada, M. (2021). Modelling the Contribution of Metacognitions, Impulsiveness, and Thought Suppression to Behavioural Addictions in Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 (7), p. e3820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073820
Self-critical Rumination and Associated Metacognitions as Mediators of the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Self-esteem.
Fearn, M., Marino, C., Spada, M. M. and Kolubinski, D. (2021). Self-critical Rumination and Associated Metacognitions as Mediators of the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Self-esteem. Journal of rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior therapy : RET. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-021-00404-4
Metacognitions, rumination, and worry in personality disorder.
Spada, M., Nikčević, A. V., Kolubinski, D., Offredi, A., Giuri, S., Gemelli, A., Brugnoni, A., Ferrari, A. and Caselli, G. (2021). Metacognitions, rumination, and worry in personality disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 293, pp. 117-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.024
Parenting styles and metacognitions as predictors of cannabis use
Brosnan, T., Kolubinski, D. C. and Spada, M. M. (2020). Parenting styles and metacognitions as predictors of cannabis use. Addictive Behaviors Reports. p. 100259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100259
Desire thinking as a predictor of compulsive sexual behaviour in adolescents: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire
Efrati, Yaniv, Kolubinski, D., Caselli, Gabriele and Spada, M. (2020). Desire thinking as a predictor of compulsive sexual behaviour in adolescents: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 9 (3), pp. 797-807. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00062
Distress tolerance and special alcohol metacognitions behave differently in the association of negative affect with alcohol‐related patterns in men with problematic alcohol use in the abstinence phase
Khosravani, V., Sharifi Bastan, F., Kolubinski, D., Amirinezhad, Ali and Ghorbani, Fatemeh (2020). Distress tolerance and special alcohol metacognitions behave differently in the association of negative affect with alcohol‐related patterns in men with problematic alcohol use in the abstinence phase. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 28 (2), pp. 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2514
The Effect of State and Trait Self-Critical Rumination on Acute Distress: An Exploratory Experimental Investigation
Kolubinski, D.C., Nikčević, A.V. and Spada, M.M. (2020). The Effect of State and Trait Self-Critical Rumination on Acute Distress: An Exploratory Experimental Investigation. Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-020-00370-3
Corrigendum to ``A Metacognitive Model of Self-Esteem''. Journal of Affective Disorders (2019) 42-53. (Journal of Affective Disorders (2019) 256 (42–53), (S0165032718315416), (10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.050))
Kolubinski, DC, Marino, C, Nikčević, AV and Spada, MM (2020). Corrigendum to ``A Metacognitive Model of Self-Esteem''. Journal of Affective Disorders (2019) 42-53. (Journal of Affective Disorders (2019) 256 (42–53), (S0165032718315416), (10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.050)). Journal of Affective Disorders. 275, pp. 339-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.022
The effects of self-critical rumination on shame and stress
Milia, C, Kolubinski, D and Spada, M (2020). The effects of self-critical rumination on shame and stress. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy.
Attachment style moderates the relationship between social media use and user mental health and wellbeing
Young, L, Kolubinski, D and Frings, D (2020). Attachment style moderates the relationship between social media use and user mental health and wellbeing. Heliyon. 6 (6), p. e04056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04056
Attachment style moderates the relationship between social media use and user mental health and wellbeing
Young, Lindsay, Frings, D. and Kolubinski, D. (2020). Attachment style moderates the relationship between social media use and user mental health and wellbeing.
Psychometric properties of the persian versions of the Positive Alcohol Metacognitions Scale (Persian-PAMS) and the Negative Alcohol Metacognitions Scale (persian-NAMS) in alcoholdependent individuals
Khosravani, V., Zandifar, S., Bastan, F.S., Kolubinski, D. and Amirinezhad, A. (2019). Psychometric properties of the persian versions of the Positive Alcohol Metacognitions Scale (Persian-PAMS) and the Negative Alcohol Metacognitions Scale (persian-NAMS) in alcoholdependent individuals. Addictive Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106113
A metacognitive model of self-esteem
Kolubinski, D, Nikčević, A V, Marino, C and Spada, MM (2019). A metacognitive model of self-esteem. Journal of Affective Disorders. 256, pp. 42-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.050
The Attitudes and Beliefs About Manual Therapy Held By Patients Experiencing Low Back Pain: A Scoping Review
Thomas, M., Thomson, D.O., Kolubinski, D. and Stewart-Lord, A. (2023). The Attitudes and Beliefs About Manual Therapy Held By Patients Experiencing Low Back Pain: A Scoping Review. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 65, p. 102752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102752
Early Maladaptive Schemas are Associated with Adolescents’ Substance and Behavioral Addictions
Efrati, Y., Kolubinski, D., Marino, Claudia and Spada, M. (2022). Early Maladaptive Schemas are Associated with Adolescents’ Substance and Behavioral Addictions. Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-022-00478-8
Metacognitions About Health in Relation to Coronavirus Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Attentional Syndrome and Distress Tolerance.
Mohammadkhani, S., Akbari, M., Shahbahrami, M., Seydavi, M. and Kolubinski, D. (2022). Metacognitions About Health in Relation to Coronavirus Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Attentional Syndrome and Distress Tolerance. Journal of rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior therapy : RET. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-022-00467-x