Predicting breastfeeding in women living in areas of economic hardship: Explanatory role of the theory of planned behaviour.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this research was to compare the effects of different causal attributions for overweight and obesity, among individuals with overweight and obesity, on weight-related beliefs, stigmatising attitudes and policy support. DESIGN:In Study 1, an online sample of 95 US adults rated the extent to w...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Pearl RL,Lebowitz MS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research into both masculinity and health, and the provision of social support for people with cancer has focused upon the variations that may underlie broad assumptions about masculine health behaviour. The research reported here pursues this interest in variation by addressing the discursive properties of tal...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Rennoldson M,Brennan J,Tolosa I,Ismail T

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Younger women diagnosed with cancer often face compromised fertility as a result of their treatment. However, previous research has adopted a biomedical model of fertility and utilised hypothetico-deductive research methods which have not allowed for full exploration of women's subjectivity. This study explored younge...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Dryden A,Ussher JM,Perz J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined whether depressive symptoms mediated the association between coping strategies and quality of life (QoL) in a sample of hypertensive patients, and the prospective contribution of depressive symptoms and coping strategies in the prediction of their QoL. One hundred and fifty patients (50% males and ...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Rueda B,Pérez-García AM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a tailored, web-based intervention communicating the risks of sexually transmitted infections (STI) for heterosexual young adults was examined in a randomised, controlled trial. The main aims of the relationship-oriented intervention were to influence risk perceptions and to promote (maintenance of) co...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Mevissen FE,Ruiter RA,Meertens RM,Zimbile F,Schaalma HP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine the association between fitness-related pride and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). A secondary aim was to examine behavioural regulations consistent with organismic integration theory (OIT) as potential mechanisms of the pride-MVPA relationship. DESIGN:...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Mack DE,Kouali D,Gilchrist JD,Sabiston CM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: There is a growing trend whereby office workers refrain from taking breaks at work. Previous research has not explored how employees understand the enablers and barriers to taking breaks. This study explored how office-based workers describe their behaviour in relation to, and perceive the notion of, taking...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Oliver M,Rodham K,Taylor J,McIver C

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to investigate whether whole-body scanning might promote healthy eating and physical activity in women, and to explore the effects of scanning on body image. DESIGN:Fourteen women aged 22-45 years without histories of eating disorders or whole-body scanning took part in semi-structure...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Grogan S,Siddique MA,Gill S,Brownbridge K,Storey E,Armitage CJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: A taxonomy of ninety-three functionally different behaviour change techniques (BCTs) has been identified. However, it is not fully clear how these and other theory-based techniques are applied in the day-to-day practice of people delivering health behaviour change interventions. This study examines feedback...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Ryan K,Murphy LE,Linehan C,Dockray S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Action planning is assumed to mediate between intentions and health behaviours. Moreover, intentions are assumed to moderate the planning-behaviour relation, because people with high intentions are more likely to enact their plans. The present studies extend these suppositions by integrating both assumptions to a nove...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Wiedemann AU,Schüz B,Sniehotta F,Scholz U,Schwarzer R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes self-care is a key element in the overall management of diabetes. However, the importance of psychosocial factors for successful disease management is under investigated. This study aimed at exploring the role of coping styles and social support in the relationship between self-care activities and g...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Shayeghian Z,Aguilar-Vafaie ME,Besharat MA,Amiri P,Parvin M,Gillani KR,Hassanabadi H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain condition that can negatively impact on all aspects of patients' lives. The purpose of this study was: first, to explore the biopsychosocial factors that may contribute to adjustment to FM symptoms; second, to investigate how referrals to counselling related to patients' ratings of ...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Egeli NA,MacMillan PD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mindfulness has been found to be associated with less adverse stress response. However, little is known about how mindfulness modulates stress response in the real daily life. The current study investigated the relation between daily stress and negative emotions, and explored a mediational link via perceived ...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： An Y,Schoebi D,Xu W

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When predicting the future, people tend to overestimate the intensity of their emotions, a phenomenon known as the impact bias. Design: In two studies, we examined the impact bias for health outcomes. In Study 1, participants were randomized to think about a negative health outcome in the future or one in the past. In...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Dillard AJ,Dean KK,Gilbert H,Lipkus IM

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Matching between affect orientations and message frames have been shown to enhance the persuasiveness of health messages. Based on a two-dimensional regulatory model (direction: approach/avoidance, valence: appetitive/aversive), this study examined whether a precise matching between affect and message frame w...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Li KK,Lee CH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study tested effects of changes in the psychological constructs of the trans-contextual model (TCM) on changes in adolescents' outside of school moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (PA) measured using self-report and accelerometer-based device. DESIGN:A three-wave longitudinal design was used. High s...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Kalajas-Tilga H,Hein V,Koka A,Tilga H,Raudsepp L,Hagger MS

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined whether cancer patients reported increases in their goal adjustment capacities while receiving psychosocial care and whether these increases were related to changes in symptoms of depression, anxiety and fatigue. Goal adjustment was conceptualised as two independent capacities: goal diseng...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Zhu L,Ranchor AV,van der Lee M,Garssen B,Sanderman R,Schroevers MJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A partial latent structural regression analysis was used to evaluate the influence of perceived stress and coping resources on depression following acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in a sample of 113 participants (25 females and 88 males with a mean age of 57.61 years (SD = 12.63). Out of them, 55 participants were Aust...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Di Benedetto M,Len Burns G,Lindner H,Kent S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Physical activity is a key factor for healthy ageing, yet many older people lead a sedentary lifestyle. Traditional physical activity interventions do not consider the specific needs and views of older adults. As views on ageing are known to be related to health behaviours, the current study evaluates the eff...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Wolff JK,Warner LM,Ziegelmann JP,Wurm S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the direct effect of watching thin ideal children's television on body satisfaction in preadolescent girls (6-8 years old). A within-subject design was used in which girls (N = 51) were tested three times. They watched television clips in random order containing either (1) thin ideal animated charact...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Anschutz DJ,Engels RC,Van Strien T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Individuals with obesity are often recommended weight loss for their health; however, the amount of weight loss that is recommended varies. Lay people's beliefs about weight loss could influence the types of behaviours they view as necessary for people with obesity. The present study explored lay beliefs rega...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Black C,Vartanian LR,Faasse K

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to test whether maternal smoking-specific communication and parental smoking related to smoking cognitions (i.e. attitude, self-efficacy and social norm) derived from the Theory of Planned Behaviour in association with smoking onset during preadolescence. A total of 1478 pairs of mothers and ...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Hiemstra M,Otten R,van Schayck OC,Engels RC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavior change is central to both prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases. Frequently, however, individuals do not initiate the behavior change recommendations suggested by health professionals. One explanation for low rates of compliance with such recommendations may be selective memory biases in favor of ...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Kiviniemi MT,Rothman AJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present research introduces an extended conceptualisation of self-concordance, which is considered an attribute not only of goals, but also of goal intentions. Based on a corresponding operationalisation, we investigate the interplay of both intention strength and intention self-concordance in the predict...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Fuchs R,Seelig H,Göhner W,Schlatterer M,Ntoumanis N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to access the cognitions of adults with type 2 diabetes whilst completing items on the Illness Perceptions Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R). To determine whether these cognitions are congruent with the meaning of items and subscales as interpreted by researchers and clinicians using the IPQ-R and to identify th...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： McCorry NK,Scullion L,McMurray CM,Houghton R,Dempster M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Australia is at the forefront of tobacco control, yet 17% of Australian women smoke during pregnancy. Negative attitudes to smoking are intensified when the smoker is pregnant, consistent with a discourse that encourages surveillance of pregnant women. Such overt anti-smoking attitudes create a context which may make ...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Wigginton B,Lee C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigates the impact of HIV diagnosis on subjective social status and if changes are linked to health outcomes. DESIGN:Two measures of subjective social status, socio-economic and standing in the community were examined in 342 Australian HIV-positive gay men in 2014. Participants recalled ratin...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Heywood W,Lyons A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy of two differently-designed psychological interventions for chronic pain. Design: 138 patients presenting chronic pain were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions: (1) Psychoeducational relaxation therapy (PRT, n = 84) or (2) PRT fo...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Roslyakova T,Falco MA,Gauchet A

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined associations between illness representation dimensions specified by the self-regulation model, coping and mood in recently diagnosed gynaecological cancer patients. Participants were 61 patients recruited from a specialist outpatient gynaecology clinic. Patients completed a survey measuring their c...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Gould RV,Brown SL,Bramwell R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New genetic tests reveal risks for multiple conditions simultaneously, although little is understood about the psychological factors that affect testing uptake. We assessed a conceptual model called the multiplex genetic testing model (MGTM) using structural equation modelling. The MGTM delineates worry, perceived sev...

journal_title：Psychology & health

authors： Wade CH,Shiloh S,Woolford SW,Roberts JS,Alford SH,Marteau TM,Biesecker BB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00