Dr Lin Yu


Dr Lin Yu
NameDr Lin Yu
Job titleSenior Lecturer in Psychology
Research institute
Primary appointmentPsychology
Email addressl.yu@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0038-9266
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Supervision

Doctoral ResearcherAwardStatusRole
Kristina van DamPhDResearch Project final stagesSupervisorSep 2014 - Aug 2021

Education and qualifications

Grants

Projects

  • Investigation of the association between Psychological Flexibility and mental health among university students

Prizes and Awards

External activities

Research outputs

Preliminary investigation of disorders of gut–brain interaction and their associations with psychological flexibility and daily functioning in people with fibromyalgia

Yu, L., Kioskli, K., Sibelli, A. and McCracken, L.M. 2026. Preliminary investigation of disorders of gut–brain interaction and their associations with psychological flexibility and daily functioning in people with fibromyalgia. European Journal of Pain. 30 (8). https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70378

Pain, anxiety and depression

Yu, L. and McCracken, L.M. Pain, anxiety and depression. in: Bonica's Management of Pain Wolters Kluwer.

The association between COVID-19-related persistent symptoms, psychological flexibility, and general mental health among people with and without persistent pain in the UK

Yu, L. and McCracken, L.M. 2025. The association between COVID-19-related persistent symptoms, psychological flexibility, and general mental health among people with and without persistent pain in the UK. Clinics and Practice. 15 (7). https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract15070119

The self in pain

Yu, L. and McCracken, L. 2024. The self in pain. Current Opinion in Psychology. 62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101972

Initial validation of the Self Experiences Questionnaire-2 in people with chronic pain

Yu, L., Kioskli, K. and McCracken, L. 2024. Initial validation of the Self Experiences Questionnaire-2 in people with chronic pain. Cognitive Therapy and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-024-10500-1

COVID-19 and mental health in the UK: depression, anxiety and insomnia and their associations with persistent physical symptoms and risk and vulnerability factors

Yu, L. and McCracken, L.M. 2024. COVID-19 and mental health in the UK: depression, anxiety and insomnia and their associations with persistent physical symptoms and risk and vulnerability factors. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 63 (1), pp. 92-104. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12446

Predictors of outcomes following interdisciplinary acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain: profiling psychological flexibility

Yu, L., McCracken, L. and Scott, W. 2022. Predictors of outcomes following interdisciplinary acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain: profiling psychological flexibility. European Journal of Pain. 26 (7), pp. 1448-1459. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1972

New generation psychological treatments in chronic pain

McCracken, L., Yu, L. and Vowles, K. 2022. New generation psychological treatments in chronic pain. British Medical Journal (The BMJ). 376. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-057212

The psychological functioning in the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with psychological flexibility and broader functioning in people with chronic pain

Yu, L., Kioskli, K. and McCracken, L. 2021. The psychological functioning in the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with psychological flexibility and broader functioning in people with chronic pain. The Journal of Pain. 22 (8), pp. 926-939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.02.011

Measuring 'self': preliminary validation of a short form of the self experiences questionnaire in people with chronic pain

Yu, L., Scott, W., Goodman, R., Driscoll, L. and McCracken, L. 2021. Measuring 'self': preliminary validation of a short form of the self experiences questionnaire in people with chronic pain. British Journal of Pain. 15 (4), pp. 474-485. https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463721994863

Preliminary investigation of the associations between psychological flexibility, symptoms, and daily functioning in people with chronic abdominal pain

Yu, L., Inspector, Y. and McCracken, L. 2021. Preliminary investigation of the associations between psychological flexibility, symptoms, and daily functioning in people with chronic abdominal pain. British Journal of Pain. 15 (2), pp. 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463720926559

Change in fatigue in acceptance and commitment therapy‐based treatment for chronic pain and its association with enhanced psychological flexibility

Yu, L., Scott, W. and McCracken, L. 2020. Change in fatigue in acceptance and commitment therapy‐based treatment for chronic pain and its association with enhanced psychological flexibility. European Journal of Pain. 24 (1), pp. 234-247. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1480

Measuring stigma in chronic pain: preliminary investigation of instrument psychometrics, correlates, and magnitude of change in a prospective cohort attending interdisciplinary treatment

Scott, W., Yu, L., Patel, S. and McCracken, L. 2019. Measuring stigma in chronic pain: preliminary investigation of instrument psychometrics, correlates, and magnitude of change in a prospective cohort attending interdisciplinary treatment. The Journal of Pain. 20 (10), pp. 1164-1175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.011

Preliminary investigation of self-as-context in people with fibromyalgia

Yu, L., Norton, S., Almarzooqi, S. and McCracken, L. 2017. Preliminary investigation of self-as-context in people with fibromyalgia. British Journal of Pain. 11 (3), pp. 134-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463717708962

Change in "Self-as-Context" ("Perspective-taking") occurs in acceptance and commitment therapy for people with chronic pain and is associated with improved functioning

Yu, L., Norton, S. and McCracken, L. 2017. Change in "Self-as-Context" ("Perspective-taking") occurs in acceptance and commitment therapy for people with chronic pain and is associated with improved functioning. The Journal of Pain. 18 (6), pp. 664-672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.01.005

Treatment of chronic pain for adults 65 and over: analyses of outcomes and changes in psychological flexibility following interdisciplinary acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

Scott, W., Daly, A., Yu, L. and McCracken, L. 2017. Treatment of chronic pain for adults 65 and over: analyses of outcomes and changes in psychological flexibility following interdisciplinary acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Pain Medicine. 18 (2), pp. 252-264. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw073

Model and processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for chronic pain including a closer look at the self

Yu, L. and McCracken, L. 2016. Model and processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for chronic pain including a closer look at the self. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 20 (2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-016-0541-4
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