'A healthy lifestyle is a journey': exploring health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health through photo-elicitation.

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology & Health Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-07 DOI:10.1080/08870446.2023.2252874

Iga Palacz-Poborczyk, Kerry Chamberlain, Felix Naughton, Alicja Baska, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Eleanor Quested, Martin S Hagger, Sherry Pagoto, Peter Verboon, Suzanne Robinson, Dominika Kwasnicka

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health in general population. An additional aim of the study was to assess if these perceptions were connected with the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Design: We applied photo-elicitation method by gathering original photographs and narratives (captions) via social media and e-mails. Participants (N = 50) were asked to answer the question: 'What does it mean to be healthy?'. Data were collected online in Poland. We generated and interpreted the main themes associated with common perceptions of health and self-defined facilitators to health using polytextual thematic analysis.

Results: The health perception themes were, health as: a 'long journey'; keeping balance; and self-acceptance. The main facilitators to health were: enjoyment of activities that are part of a healthy lifestyle; planning time for rest; contact with nature, and supportive relationships. Participants' perceptions of how Covid-19 impacted on their health differed.

Conclusions: The findings provide evidence for individual health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health and can support the development of future health interventions.

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“健康的生活方式是一段旅程”:通过照片探索健康观念和自我定义的健康促进者。

目的:本研究的目的是探讨一般人群的健康观念和自我定义的健康促进因素。该研究的另一个目的是评估这些看法是否与Covid-19大流行的背景有关。设计:我们采用图片启发法，通过社交媒体和电子邮件收集原始照片和叙述(说明)。50名参与者被要求回答这样一个问题:“健康意味着什么?”数据是在波兰在线收集的。我们使用多文本主题分析生成并解释了与健康的共同看法和自我定义的健康促进因素相关的主题。结果:健康感知主题为:健康是一段“漫长的旅程”;保持平衡;和自我接纳。促进健康的主要因素是:享受作为健康生活方式一部分的活动;规划休息时间;与自然接触，以及相互支持的关系。参与者对Covid-19如何影响他们健康的看法不同。结论:研究结果为个人健康观念和自我定义的健康促进因素提供了证据，并可支持未来健康干预措施的发展。

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Psychology & Health Multiple-

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7.30

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期刊介绍： Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.