Publicații științifice

1. David, D. O., Costescu, C. A., Matu, S., Szentagotai, A., & Dobrean, A. (2020). Effects of a robot-enhanced intervention for children with ASD on teaching turn-taking skills. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 58(1), 29-62.

2. Billing, E., Belpaeme, T., Cai, H., Cao, H. L., Ciocan, A., Costescu, C., ...Matu, S., … & Ziemke, T. (2020). The DREAM Dataset: Supporting a data-driven study of autism spectrum disorder and robot enhanced therapy. PloS one, 15(8), e0236939.

3. David, O. A., Cardoș, R. A., & Matu, S. (2019). Changes in irrational beliefs are responsible for the efficacy of the REThink therapeutic game in preventing emotional disorders in children and adolescents: mechanisms of change analysis of a randomized clinical trial. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 28(3), 307-318.

4. David, O. A., Cardoș, R. A., & Matu, S. (2019). Is REThink therapeutic game effective in preventing emotional disorders in children and adolescents? Outcomes of a randomized clinical trial. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 28(1), 111-122.

5. David, D. O., Costescu, C. A., Matu, S., Szentagotai, A., & Dobrean, A. (2019). Effects of a Robot-Enhanced Intervention for Children With ASD on Teaching Turn-Taking Skills. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 0735633119830344.

6. David, D. O., Costescu, C. A., Matu, S., Szentagotai, A., & Dobrean, A. (2018). Developing Joint Attention for Children with Autism in Robot-Enhanced Therapy. International Journal of Social Robotics, 1-11.

7. Cao, H. L., Esteban, P., Bartlett, M., Baxter, P. E., Belpaeme, T., Billing, E., ... & David, D. (2019). Robot-enhanced therapy: development and validation of a supervised autonomous robotic system for autism spectrum disorders therapy. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine.

8. David, D. O., Costescu, C. A., Matu, S., Szentagotai, A., & Dobrean, A. (2018). Developing joint attention for children with autism in robot-enhanced therapy. International Journal of Social Robotics, 10(5), 595-605.

9. David, D., Cotet, C., Matu, S., Mogoase, C., & Stefan, S. (2018). 50 years of rational‐emotive and cognitive‐behavioral therapy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of clinical psychology, 74(3), 304-318.

10. David, D., Matu, S. A., David, O. A., & Terracciano, A. (2017). The Role of Cognitive Discrepancy Between Perception of National Character and Personality in the Functioning and Adaptation of 46 Countries: An Exploratory Study. Cross-Cultural Research, 51(4), 412-430.

11. Cândea, D. M., Cotet, C. D., & Matu, S. A. (2016). Do Psychologists Offer Coaching Services? Preliminary Results from a Survey on CBT Practitioners. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 16(1), 57.

12. David, D., Matu, S., Mogoaşe, C., & Voinescu, B. (2016). Integrating Cognitive Processing, Brain Activity, Molecules and Genes to Advance Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for Depression and Anxiety: From Cognitive Neurogenetics to CBT-Based Neurogenetics. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 34(3), 149-168.

13. Neguț, A., Matu, S. A., Sava, F. A., & David, D. (2016). Virtual reality measures in neuropsychological assessment: a meta-analytic review. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30(2), 165-184.

14. Neguţ, A., Matu, S. A., Sava, F. A., & David, D. (2016). Task difficulty of virtual reality-based assessment tools compared to classical paper-and-pencil or computerized measures: A meta-analytic approach. Computers in Human Behavior, 54, 414-424.

15. Burton, C., Szentagotai Tatar, A., McKinstry, B., Matheson, C., Matu, S., Moldovan, R., ... & Serrano Blanco, A. (2016). Pilot randomised controlled trial of Help4Mood, an embodied virtual agent-based system to support treatment of depression. Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 22(6), 348-355.

16. Stanculete, M. F., Matu, S., Pojoga, C., & Dumitrascu, D. L. (2015). Coping Strategies and Irrational Beliefs as Mediators of the Health-Related Quality of Life Impairments in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases, 24(2), 159-164.

17. Dobrean, A., & Matu, S. (2015). Internationally Active, Visible, High Impact, and Eminent Romanian Psychologists. a Quantitative Analysis. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 15(1), 135.

18. David, O. A., Matu, S. A., Pintea, S., Cotet, C. D., & Nagy, D. (2014). Cognitive-Behavioral Processes Based on Using the ABC Analysis by Trainees’ for Their Personal Development. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 32(3) 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10942-014-0189-0

19. David, D., Matu, S. A .*, & David, O. A. (2014). Robot-Based Psychotherapy: Concepts Development, State of the Art, and New Directions. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 7(2), 192-210. doi: 10.1521/ijct.2014.7.2.192

20. David, O., & Matu, S. A. (2013). How to tell if managers are good coaches and how to help them improve during adversity? The managerial coaching assessment system and the rational managerial coaching program. Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, 13(2a),497-522.

21. David, D., Matu, S. A.*, & David, O. A. (2013). New Directions in Virtual Reality-Based Therapy for Anxiety Disorders. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 6(2), 114-137. doi: 10.1521/ijct.2013.6.2.114

22. Cristea, I. A., Matu, S.*, Szentagotai Tatar, A., & David, D. (2013). The other side of rumination: reflective pondering as a strategy for regulating emotions in social situations. Anxiety Stress Coping, 26(5), 584-594. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2012.725469.

23. Tiple, C., Matu, S., Dinescu, F. V., Muresan, R., Soflau, R., Drugan, T., ... & Chirila, M. (2015, November). Voice-related quality of life results in laryngectomies with today's speech options and expectations from the next generation of vocal assistive technologies. In E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB), 2015 (pp. 1-4). IEEE.

24. Cândea, D. M., Matu, S. A., & Szentagotai, A. (2014). Individual differences in shame-proneness and trait rumination as predictors of depressive symptoms. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 127, 277-281. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.03.255

25. Șoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2016). Explicit and implicit attitudes toward heights: relationship with acrophobic symptoms and sensitivity to cognitive-behavioral treatment. A preliminary report. Romanian Journal of Applied Psychology, 18(1), 1-7.

26. Neguț, A., Matu, S. A., Sava, F. A., & David, D. (2015). Convergent validity of virtual reality neurocognitive assessment: a meta-analytic approach. Transylvanian Journal of Psychology, 16(1), 31.

27. David, D., Iliescu, D., Matu, S., & Balaszi, R. (2015). The national psychological/personality profile of Romanians. An in depht analysis of the regional national psychological/personality profile of Romanians. Romanian Journal of Applied Psychology, 17(2), 34-44.

28. David. D., Dobrean, A., Păsărelu, C., Matu S., Comșa, 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).

29. Benta, K. I., Cremene, M., Matu, S. A., & Podina, I. R. (2015). SPEAKEASY-A MOBILE ASSISTANT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL ANXIETY IN SPEECH SITUATIONS. Acta Technica Napocensis, 56(3), 29-35.

30. Matu, S. A., Opriş, D., & David, D. (2012). Virtual reality technology applications in clinical field. Revista de Neurologie şi Psihiatrie a Copilului şi Adolescentului din România, 15(1), 23-30.

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Cărți publicate

1. Cândea, D., Stefan, S., Matu, S., Mogoase, C., Iftene, F., David, D., & Szentagotai, A. (2018). REBT in the Treatment of Subclinical and Clinical Depression. Springer International Publishing.

2. David, D., Matu, S.-A., David, O. A. (2015). Psihologie și tehnologie. Fundamente de roboterapie și psihoterapie prin realitate virtuală. Iași: Polirom.

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Capitole în cărți

1. David, D. O., Matu, S. A., Podina, I. R., & Predatu, R. M. (2019). Future Research Directions for

2. REBT. In M. E. Bernard & W Dryden (Eds.), Advances in REBT (pp. 121-146). Springer, Cham chapter).

3. Matu, S. A. (2017). Cognitive Therapy. In A. Vernon & K. Doyle, The What and How To of Cognitive Behavior Therapies: A Guidebook for Counselors (pp. 75-108). American Counseling Association.

4. Matu, S.A. (2017).  Suportul și relațiile sociale. În A. Szentagotai-Tătar & D. David (Eds.), Tratat de Psihologie Pozitivă. Polirom: Iași.

5. Ștefan, S., Matu, S.A., & David, D. (2017).  Emoțiile pozitive. În A. Szentagotai-Tătar & D. David (Eds.), Tratat de Psihologie Pozitivă. Polirom: Iași.

6. Gherman, A., & Matu, S.A. (2017).  Înțelepciunea. În A. Szentagotai-Tătar & D. David (Eds.), Tratat de Psihologie Pozitivă. Polirom: Iași.

7. Matu, S. A., Bărilean, A., (2011). Intervenții validate științifice în tulburarea de stres post-traumatic. în E. Avram (Ed.), Psihologie sănătăţii, (Vol. 5). București: Editura Universitară.

8. Brăilean, A., Matu, S. A., (2009). Neurobiologia experienţei hedonice în schizofrenie. În E. Avram (Ed.), Neuroştiinţa Dizabilităţii. București: Editura Universitară.

9. Avram, E., Matu, S. (2008). Structura şi funcţionalitatea încrederii organizaţionale. În E. Avram, P. Shockley-Zalabak (Eds.), Încrederea Organizaţională – Trust: The Bedrock of Individual and Organizational Excellence. Bucureşti: Editura Universitară.

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Traduceri publicate ale unor teste psihologice

David, D., Anton, R., Stefan, S., Mogoaşe, C., Matu, S. A. (2010). Manual ADOS: sistemul de observare diagnostica pentru autism. Bucureşti: Editura O.S.

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Conferințe naționale și internaționale

1. Matu, A., Soflau, R., & David, D. (2019, July). Using Virtual Reality to study and modify cognitions in cognitive-behavior therapy: theoretical rationales and experimental results. Paper presented at the 9th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Berlin, Germany.

2. Matu, A., Soflau, R., & David, D. (2019, July). Using Virtual Reality to study and modify cognitions in cognitive-behavior therapy: theoretical rationales and experimental results. Paper presented at the 9th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Berlin, Germany.

3. Matu, S., David, D., Dobrean, A., Szentagotai Tătar A., Costescu, C., Soflău, R., Ciocan, A., Selescu, M., Mureșan, L. (2018). Robot enhanced therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders: A randomized clinical trial. Oral presentation at 9th International Congress of Cognitive Therapy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

4. Matu, S., Soflău, R., Costescu, C., David, D., Dobrean, A., Szentagotai Tătar A. (2017). The efficacy of robot enhanced therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders: A randomized clinical trial – preliminary result. Oral presentation at the 48th Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), Sofia, Bulgaria.

5. Matu S., Bartucz M., Cruceanu V., & David D. (2016) Using robotic agents for promoting adaptive emotion regulation: preliminary findings from two experimental studies. Poster session presented at the 46th Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), Stockholm, Sweden.

6. Tiple, C., Matu, S., Dinescu, F. V., Muresan, R., Soflau, R., Drugan, T., Giurgiu, M., Stan, A., David, D., & Chirila, M. (2015, November). Voice-related quality of life results in laryngectomies with today’s speech options and expectations from the next generation of vocal assistive technologies. Presented at IEEE – E-Health and Bioengineering Conference, Iasi, Romania.

7. Matu S., Șoflău R., Cîmpean  A., David D., Chirilă M., Țiple C., Dinescu V., Mureșan R. (2015, November). What do patients with laryngectomy expect from the next generation of vocal assistive systems? A qualitative and quantitative analysis of users’ needs and expected improvements. 3rd Congress of European ORL-HNS, 7-11 June 2015, Prague, Czech Republic.

8. Matu, S-A., Şoflău, R., David, D. (2014, June). Cognitive Restructuring in Virtual Reality-based CBT for Specific Phobias. Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change in a Brief Intervention for Fear of Heights. Oral presentation at the International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy, ICCP2017, Hong Kong.

9. Matu, S-A., David, D. (2014, June). New frontiers in virtual reality and robotics-based applications in mental health. Oral presentation at the Workshop on Application of Robotics for Enhanced Security (ARES’14), Budapest, Hungary

10. Matu, S-A., David, D., (2013, September). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of reappraisal and acceptance in experimental studies: Implications for the cognitive-behavioral framework. Poster session presented at the 25th Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), Marrakech, Morocco.

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Raporte publice

1. Bartucz M., Matu S., Comșa M., David, D. (2020) Research report: The impact of the psychological and cultural profile on the mobility of Romanian citizens during the COVID-19 lockdown. (available online: http://ropsy.granturi.ubbcluj.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Profilul-psihocultural-in-pandemie-2020-ROPsy.pdf) 

2. David, D., Bartucz, M., Matu, S., Szentagotai, A., Comșa, M., (2020) Research report: The psychological and psychocultural profile of Romania’s regions (available online: http://ropsy.granturi.ubbcluj.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Raport-Profil-Psihocultural-Romania-ROPsy-2020-Site.pdf)

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Interviuri și apariții mass-media

1. TEDx Satu Mare - Cum poate tehnologia să îmbunătățească serviciile de sănătate mentală? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pzs_XBfq8E&ab_channel=TEDxTalks

2. TVR Cluj Calatorii interioare - Despre rationalitate din perspectiva psihologica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwIFF-dbg_g&ab_channel=TVRCluj

3. Studium Generale Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai - :Integrarea dintre psihologie și tehnologie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqjoNslZzUQ&ab_channel=UniversitateaBabe%C5%9F-Bolyai