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Mediation by illness perceptions of the effect of personality and health threat communication on coping with the diagnosis of diabetes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Both personality traits and health threat communication predict the way individuals cope with diabetes. The relationships of these factors are largely mediated through measurable IRs. The results suggest targets for intervention to achieve greater problem-focused coping. PMID: 19922723 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - November 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lawson VL, Bundy C, Belcher J, Harvey JN Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

A theoretical investigation of the development of physical activity habits in retirement.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The results highlighted how global aspirations for life after retirement can influence one's post-retirement lifestyle. The implications for future research and potential health promotion approaches are discussed. PMID: 19922724 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - November 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Beck F, Gillison F, Standage M Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Protection motivation theory and the prediction of physical activity among adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in a large population sample.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Promotion of PA behaviour should primarily target self-efficacy to form intentions and to change behaviour. In addition, for individuals with T2D, severity information should be incorporated into PA intervention materials in this population. PMID: 19917151 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - November 13, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Plotnikoff RC, Lippke S, Trinh L, Courneya KS, Birkett N, Sigal RJ Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Sense of coherence and psychological outcomes in people with spinal cord injury: Appraisals and behavioural responses.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion This study provides further evidence in support of previous findings which suggest SOC to have a primary role in long-term psychological well-being. The relationship described here - from SOC to the appraisal of injury and subsequent behavioural responses - suggests SOC to be an influential factor in the long-term adjustment of people with SCI. PMID: 19917152 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - November 13, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kennedy P, Lude P, Elfström ML, Smithson E Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Spontaneous implementation intentions and impulsivity: Can impulsivity moderate the effectiveness of planning strategies?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The findings suggest that impulsivity might form an important boundary condition to the effectiveness of self-initiated implementation intention formation in relation to snacking. PMID: 19878619 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - October 29, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Churchill S, Jessop D Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Are modern health worries, environmental concerns, or paranormal beliefs associated with perceptions of the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Overall, older people, with more MHWs, and who believe in the paranormal are more likely to believe that CAM works, possibly because of a more intuitive, 'holistic', thinking style. Limitations of the study are considered. PMID: 19878620 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - October 29, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeswani M, Furnham A Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

The Couples' Illness Communication Scale (CICS): Development and evaluation of a brief measure assessing illness-related couple communication.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The CICS meets the majority of psychometric criteria for assessment measures in both a life-threatening illness (ovarian cancer) and a chronic progressive disease (MS). Further research is required to understand its suitability for use in other populations. Adoption of the CICS into couple-related research will improve understanding of the role of illness-related communication in adjustment to illness. Use of this short, simple tool in a clinical setting can provide a springboard for addressing difficulties with illness-related couple communication and could aid decision making for referrals to couple counselli...
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - October 29, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Arden-Close E, Moss-Morris R, Dennison L, Bayne L, Gidron Y Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Physically active patients with coronary artery disease: A longitudinal investigation of the processes of exercise behaviour change.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Although some POC support the exercise behaviour change process and the hierarchical structure is apparent, it may be beneficial to adapt the POC to give a more precise understanding of the change processes. PMID: 19857373 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - October 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kanning M Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Young adults' social drinking as explained by an augmented theory of planned behaviour: The roles of prototypes, willingness, and gender.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Women's alcohol consumption is explained by TPB variables via a more controlled reasoned-action path only, whereas additional processes (e.g. pursuing the actor image intentionally, rejecting the abstainer image more intuitively) are important for men. The moderating role of gender is discussed in light of traditional gender roles and recent trends in alcohol consumption. PMID: 19857374 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - October 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zimmermann F, Sieverding M Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Mastectomy, body deconstruction, and impact on identity: A qualitative study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion With mastectomy, the roots of the woman's identity are challenged, leading to a re-evaluation of her existential values. The consequences of mastectomy transform the woman's corporality and embodiment, and question her identity. Psychological support is discussed in the perspective of our results. PMID: 19840495 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - October 15, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Piot-Ziegler C, Sassi ML, Raffoul W, Delaloye JF Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Emotion suppression affects cardiovascular responses to initial and subsequent laboratory stressors.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Effortful suppression of negative emotion has immediate and delayed consequences for stress-induced cardiovascular reactivity. Theoretical and clinical significance of these findings are discussed. PMID: 19840496 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - October 15, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Quartana PJ, Burns JW Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Does a neuropsychological index of hemispheric lateralization predict onset of upper respiratory tract infectious symptoms?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Greater right-HL predicted URTI symptom development during follow-up, independent of important confounders. These findings expand previous HL-immune relationships to a common immune-related illness. PMID: 19769796 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - September 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gidron Y, Hall P, Wesnes KA, Bucks RS Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Are organ donation communication decisions reasoned or reactive? A test of the utility of an augmented theory of planned behaviour with the prototype/willingness model.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions People's decisions to communicate donation wishes may be better explained via a reasoned pathway (especially for registering); however, discussing involves more reactive elements. The role of moral norm, self-identity, and prototypes as influences predicting communication decisions were highlighted also. PMID: 19769797 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - September 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hyde MK, White KM Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Cognitive vulnerability in the development of concomitant pain and sleep disturbances.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The character and partial individual stability of symptom cluster membership suggests that problems with pain and sleep may share mutually maintaining cognitive behavioural processes and consequences. Future research should examine the utility of identifying mutually maintaining factors in the treatment of concomitant pain and sleep disturbances. PMID: 19719905 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - August 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Macdonald S, Linton SJ, Jansson-Fröjmark M Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Dependency of illness evaluation on the social comparison context: Findings with implicit measures of affective evaluation of asthma.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Downward social comparison can buffer against negative affective evaluation of asthma. The context dependency of illness-related attitudes requires attention in future research and asthma management practice. PMID: 19719906 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - August 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Petersen S, Ritz T Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Anger and childhood sexual abuse are independently associated with irritable bowel syndrome.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Higher levels of anger characterize IBS patients when compared to an organic bowel disease group, but do not explain the link between childhood abuse and IBS. PMID: 19691916 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - August 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Beesley H, Rhodes J, Salmon P Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Illness representations in women with fibromyalgia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The fact that illness representations turn out to be predictors of outcome, even when the baseline health status is statistically controlled, highlights the relevance of the illness representations of patients with fibromyalgia. Therefore, effective and efficient methods should be developed for integrating patient's illness beliefs into the management of the illness as early as possible. PMID: 19646332 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 28, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Glattacker M, Opitz U, Jäckel WH Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Classifying health-related behaviours: Exploring similarities and differences amongst behaviours.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions This research provides an useful starting point in the development of a framework that allows us to better understand differences and similarities between health behaviours. These dimensions may be important to consider when researchers set out to predict or change behaviour. PMID: 19646330 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: McEachan RR, Lawton RJ, Conner M Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Ecological momentary interventions: Incorporating mobile technology into psychosocial and health behaviour treatments.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Mobile technology-based EMI can be effectively implemented as interventions for a variety of health behaviours and psychological and physical symptoms. Future research should integrate the assessment and intervention capabilities of mobile technology to create dynamically and individually tailored EMI that are ecologically sensitive. PMID: 19646331 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Heron KE, Smyth JM Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

The obscuring object of race: Clinical breast exams and coping styles in ethnic subpopulations of women.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Recognition of the roles of problem solving, social support, and avoidance in coping with a possible breast cancer diagnosis may guide the development and provision of interventions that are more sensitive to the characteristics of specific groups of women. Examinations of psychological variables in preventive health behaviours must begin to analyse diversity by paying attention to ethnic specificity, rather than race, as well as to the underlying nature of the screening task. PMID: 19619404 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kudadjie-Gyamfi EK, Magai C, Consedine NS Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Self-reported health, self-reported fitness, and all-cause mortality: Prospective cohort study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Both self-reported health and self-reported fitness were independent predictors of mortality. Where the objective assessment of aerobic fitness is not feasible, a simple measure of subjective fitness could prove a useful alternative. PMID: 19619405 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Phillips AC, Der G, Carroll D Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Response shift in the assessment of quality of life among people attending cardiac rehabilitation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion This study showed that response shift occurs during CR. The occurrence of response shift in QoL ratings over time for this population could have implications for the estimation of the effectiveness of the intervention. PMID: 19594987 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dempster M, Carney R, McClements R Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Effects of personality on self-rated health in a 1-year randomized controlled trial of chronic illness self-management.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Chronically ill self-management intervention recipients with the distressed personality profile had worse self-rated mental health, and conscientiousness moderated the short-term effects of the intervention on self-rated mental health. Measuring personality may help identify individuals more likely to benefit from self-management interventions. PMID: 19594988 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jerant A, Chapman B, Duberstein P, Franks P Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Decision-making about the use of hormone therapy among perimenopausal women.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions An augmented TPB is useful for understanding women's HT use decisions. The theory explains more variance in intention before a behaviour is enacted than after, and decision structure changes over time. PBC and SE have independent effects on intention. PMID: 19594986 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 8, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Huston SA, Bagozzi RP, Kirking DM Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

What is the best way to change self-efficacy to promote lifestyle and recreational physical activity? A systematic review with meta-analysis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions This meta-analysis forms an evidence base for which psychological techniques are most effective in increasing self-efficacy for physical activity. The results are presented in terms of recommendations for those developing interventions and directions for future research. PMID: 19586583 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 6, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ashford S, Edmunds J, French DP Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Recalling pain experienced during a colonoscopy: Pain expectation and variability.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The results of the present study provide useful indications about what the target of interventions aimed at reducing the bias in pain recall should be. PMID: 19580701 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - July 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gavaruzzi T, Carnaghi A, Lotto L, Rumiati R, Meggiato T, Polato F, De Lazzari F Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Gender and self-reported mental health problems: Predictors of help seeking from a general practitioner.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Findings suggest that a 'gender sensitive approach' should be applied to mental health policies and mental health promotion and prevention programmes. Acknowledgement and awareness of the factors that influence help seeking will aid the design of gender specific promotion, prevention, and treatment programmes at primary care level. PMID: 19527564 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - June 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Doherty DT, Kartalova-O'Doherty Y Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Ease of imagination, message framing, and physical activity messages.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions This study failed to replicate the original research findings but showed that participants who exercised the least and were in the hard to imagine condition had the worst attitudes towards physical activity. PMID: 19486550 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - May 28, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Berry TR, Carson V Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Planning health behaviour change: Comparing the behavioural influence of two types of self-regulatory planning.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The results provide a first indication that the planning of strategic preparatory actions may be more influential in predicting health behaviour than implemental planning, focusing on when, where, and how to enact goal-directed behaviour. Implications of the results and suggestions for future research are outlined. PMID: 19454143 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - May 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: van Osch L, Reubsaet A, Lechner L, Beenackers M, Candel M, de Vries H Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Feeding goals sought by mothers of 3-5-year-old children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Although the literature suggests that liking is the most appropriate feeding goal for the establishment of long-term healthy eating behaviours, parents do not knowingly, repeatedly and consistently target food likes as a direct outcome of their feeding strategies. Interventions that focus on 'how' parents feed their children, as well as 'what', are recommended. PMID: 19450384 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - May 15, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Moore SN, Tapper K, Murphy S Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Cognitive behavioural therapy and psycho-education for chronic fatigue syndrome in young people: Reflections from the families' perspective.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The detailed insights regarding families' therapy experiences suggest areas of improvement for service delivery and topics for further investigation. PMID: 19422732 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - May 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dennison L, Stanbrook R, Moss-Morris R, Yardley L, Chalder T Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Temporal perspective and parental intention to accept the human papillomavirus vaccination for their daughter.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Messages emphasizing efficacy of vaccination and anticipated regret are likely to promote vaccination uptake. PMID: 19402950 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - April 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Morison LA, Cozzolino PJ, Orbell S Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

In-task and post-task affective response to exercise: Translating exercise intentions into behaviour.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions We conclude that exercise-related increases in positive affect and tranquillity and decreases in feelings of fatigue can aid in the successful translation of exercise intentions into behaviour. PMID: 19397847 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - April 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kwan BM, Bryan A Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

A psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in cardiac patients: Addressing factor structure and gender invariance.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The HADS can be appropriately used with both male and female cardiac patients to assess three domains of psychological distress. Future investigations should consider the predictive validity and relevance of the HADS subscales with respect to diagnostic distinctions and clinical outcomes among cardiac patients and other clinical populations. PMID: 19364446 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - April 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hunt-Shanks T, Blanchard C, Reid R, Fortier M, Cappelli M Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The results of our study suggest that it might be important to assess individual differences as well as social environmental factors in the treatment of distress among prostate cancer survivors. PMID: 19341530 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - April 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Agustsdottir S, Kristinsdottir A, Jonsdottir K, Larusdottir SO, Smari J, Valdimarsdottir HB Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Mental stress-induced haemoconcentration in women: Effects of menstrual cycle phase.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Our findings do not support the hypothesis that variations in reactions to mental stress can explain the reported variations in risk for MI across the menstrual cycle. PMID: 19341531 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - April 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: van Zanten JJ, Carroll D, Ring C Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Imagery rescripting for psychological disorder following cancer: A case study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Imagery rescripting shows promise for utility in medical patients experiencing intrusive memories. PMID: 19323874 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - March 25, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Whitaker KL, Brewin CR, Watson M Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

The association between regulatory focus and distress in patients with a chronic disease: The moderating role of partner support.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Active engagement appears to buffer against high distress in patients with a weak promotion focus, while protective buffering and overprotection appear to aggravate distress in these patients. PMID: 19321037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - March 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Schokker MC, Links TP, Luttik ML, Hagedoorn M Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Social structure, social cognition, and physical activity: A test of four models.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Stable intentions and PBC are the key predictors of changes in physical activity. Consequently, our findings would suggest the value of focusing on cognitions rather than social structural variables when modelling the determinants of physical activity. PMID: 19321038 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - March 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Godin G, Sheeran P, Conner M, Bélanger-Gravel A, Gallani MC, Nolin B Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

The impact of social influence on adolescent intention to smoke: Combining types and referents of influence.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Results suggest that different referents exert their influence through distinct types of social influence and recommend further work on the definition and measurement of social influence. PMID: 19288976 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - March 14, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Vitoria PD, Salgueiro MF, Silva SA, De Vries H Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

A prospective examination of perceived stress as a mediator of the relationship between life-events and QOL following breast cancer.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Results partially supported the bio-behavioural model of cancer stress, but the model does not appear to fit the data as well as predicted, and may require revision. PMID: 19267960 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - March 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Beatty L, Lee C, Wade TD Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Affective evaluation and cognitive structure of respiratory sensations in healthy individuals.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The extent to which respiratory sensation ratings can be compared between patients and healthy individuals is limited. Latent dimensions of dyspnea might be less affected by differences in interpretation and evaluation of language descriptors of dyspnea and could help to assess comparability of sensation report between groups with different experiential background regarding breathlessness. PMID: 19254444 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - February 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Petersen S, Morenings M, Leupoldt AV, Ritz T Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Subjective health in old age from a salutogenic perspective.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The sense of coherence is largely shaped by individual difference variables. As a mediator variable, it strongly accounts for the relation between resources and psychogenic aspects of health, whereas its relative significance for physical health is not corroborated. Our findings emphasize the importance of resource-oriented health care for elders. PMID: 19245743 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - February 25, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wiesmann U, Niehörster G, Hannich HJ Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Theoretical integration in health psychology: Unifying ideas and complimentary explanations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - February 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hagger MS Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of living with chronic low back pain.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The participants' experiences are represented by three main themes: 'maintaining integrity', 'the crucial nature of the pain' and 'managing the pain' that highlight participants' understanding of their pain within a biomedical framework. The findings are discussed with reference to the role of illness beliefs in the management of CLBP. PMID: 19187575 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - January 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Snelgrove S, Liossi C Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Obesity and health-related quality of life: Does social support moderate existing associations?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions In this adult population sample, no association was found for obesity with mental HQOL. In contrast, a negative association with physical HQOL exists for all subgroups except men with strong social support, indicating that social support buffers obesity-related impairments in physical HQOL in men but not in women. This suggests that obese women and men with strong social support represent distinct populations, with possible implications for obesity care. PMID: 19187576 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - January 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wiczinski E, Döring A, John J, Lengerke TV, Group FT Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

The protection motivation theory within the stages of the transtheoretical model-stage-specific interplay of variables and prediction of exercise stage transitions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Results emphasize stage-specific differences of the PMT mechanisms, and hence, support the stage construct. The findings may guide further theory building and research integrating different theoretical approaches. PMID: 19171082 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - January 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lippke S, Plotnikoff RC Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Psychological processing of transplantation in lung recipients: A quantitative study of organ integration and the relationship to the donor.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Poor organ integration and a close relationship to the donor should be borne in mind in psychosocial treatment regarding the patient's adherence behaviour and psychological distress. PMID: 19171083 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - January 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Goetzmann L, Irani S, Moser KS, Schwegler K, Stamm M, Spindler A, Buddeberg C, Schmid C, Boehler A, Klaghofer R Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Trait anxiety as an independent predictor of poor health-related quality of life and post-traumatic stress symptoms in rectal cancer.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Trait anxiety had a significant influence on HRQoL and PTSS several years following diagnosis and treatment of rectal cancer. PMID: 19171084 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - January 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ristvedt SL, Trinkaus KM Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals

Metaphors of organ donation, social representations of the body and the opt-out system.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, the social representations of organ donation were investigated through five focus groups with 57 participants living in Malta. Analysis of the transcriptions of these focus groups yielded pertinent issues related to organ donation. Moreover, metaphors of organ donations and how these were related to social representations of the body and attitudes towards the opt-out system are discussed. It is being suggested that these findings could be of relevance to the present discussion on the opt-out system in the UK and in other countries. PMID: 19159505 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journ...
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - January 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lauri MA Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: journals