Psychology & HealthPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-07-05DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2231489
Gareth McCray, Holly F Hope, Claire Glasscoe, Jonathan Hill, Alexandra Quittner, Kevin W Southern, Gillian A Lancaster
{"title":"Development and validation of a short form psychometric tool assessing the caregiving Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF-SF) in a child.","authors":"Gareth McCray, Holly F Hope, Claire Glasscoe, Jonathan Hill, Alexandra Quittner, Kevin W Southern, Gillian A Lancaster","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2231489","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2231489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Caring for a child with cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rigorous daily commitment for caregivers and treatment burden is a major concern. We aimed to develop and validate a short form version of a 46-item tool assessing the Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF) for clinical or research use.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A novel genetic algorithm based on 'evolving' a subset of items from a pre-specified set of criteria, was applied to optimise the tool, using data from 135 families.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Internal reliability and validity were assessed; the latter compared scores to validated tests of parental well-being, markers of treatment burden, and disease severity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 15-item CLCF-SF demonstrated very good internal consistency [Cronbach's alpha 0.82 (95%CI 0.78-0.87)]. Scores for convergent validity correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory (Rho = 0.48), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-State, Rho = 0.41; STAI-Trait, Rho = 0.43), Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised, lung function (Rho = -0.37), caregiver treatment management (<i>r</i> = 0.48) and child treatment management (<i>r</i> = 0.45), and discriminated between unwell and well children with CF (Mean Difference 5.5, 95%CI 2.5-8.5, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and recent or no hospital admission (MD 3.6, 95%CI 0.25-6.95, <i>p</i> = 0.039).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The CLCF-SF provides a robust 15-item tool for assessing the challenge of living with a child with CF.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"410-432"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11809770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9746389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychology & HealthPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-07-31DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2239278
Alese M Nelson, James N Roemmich
{"title":"Effect of source on trust of pulse nutrition information and perceived likelihood of following dietary guidance.","authors":"Alese M Nelson, James N Roemmich","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2239278","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2239278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of the present study was to examine how information source (control-no source, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), fictitious hospital, or fictitious social media) impacts perceptions of diet information.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>Participants (<i>N</i> = 537) completed an online survey in which they viewed one flyer containing dietary information and guidance on consuming pulses. The purported source of the flyer information was manipulated to create the 4 conditions. Participants rated the flyer in terms of perceived accuracy, trustworthiness, reliability, desirability for learning more from the source, and likelihood of following the advice. Attitudes, perceived control and norms, and past behavior were used to measure components of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ANOVA results indicated that the USDA and hospital sources were perceived as more accurate, trustworthy, reliable, and more desirable to learn more from relative to control and social media. There were no differences in likelihood of following guidance depending on source. Multiple regression showed that measures of the TPB were predictors of likelihood of following advice.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, these findings suggest that trust in the source of information does not influence perceived likelihood of following dietary recommendations for pulses.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"345-357"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10256127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Llanos Merín, Marta Nieto, Laura Ros, José Miguel Latorre
{"title":"Autobiographical memory specificity and objective sleep quality: the role of preschool stress.","authors":"Llanos Merín, Marta Nieto, Laura Ros, José Miguel Latorre","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2471598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2025.2471598","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autobiographical memory specificity and sleep undergo significant changes across the preschool years. This study sought to examine the association between actigraphy-measured sleep quality and autobiographical memory specificity in preschoolers. Additionally, we analyzed the mediating role of sleep in the relationship between stress and autobiographical memory. The sample comprised 67 participants (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 60.39 months, <i>SD</i> = 9.25). To measure the study variables, we used the Autobiographical Memory Test-Preschoolers, wGT3X-BT actigraphs, an <i>ad hoc</i> healthy sleep questionnaire, and the Children's Daily Stress Inventory. Total sleep duration and sleep efficiency were found to be positively related to autobiographical specificity. Furthermore, the participants adhering to recommendations on sleep showed higher levels of specificity compared to those whose sleep patterns were inappropriate. The negative impact of stress on specific memory increased when the indirect effects of poorer sleep duration and efficiency were included, suggesting a moderated mediation effect, where sleep moderates the relationship between stress and specific memory. These findings could have significant implications for preschoolers' cognitive development and mental health, highlighting the role of sleep and stress in influencing memory and emotional well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143516496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sally-Anne Boding, Amanda Hutchinson, Tamara Butler, Stephanie Webb, Hayley Russell
{"title":"<i>'… but I live in hope …'</i> how the term 'survivor' impacts identity and feelings of inclusivity in survivorship services following ovarian cancer treatment.","authors":"Sally-Anne Boding, Amanda Hutchinson, Tamara Butler, Stephanie Webb, Hayley Russell","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2464582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2025.2464582","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To understand how individuals with ovarian cancer interpret and identify with the term 'survivor' and if this impacts survivorship service uptake and whether individuals feel included or identify with these services following treatment within the Australian context.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 individuals aged 40-72 (<i>M</i> = 57). Using a social identity theory lens, data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two themes were generated, <i>'But I live in hope': How social constructs of the term 'survivor' impact on its meaning and inclusion into self-identity'</i> and '<i>Forgotten or excluded: The realities of care after treatment'</i> with the subtheme <i>'Advocacy and growth: Subversion from exclusion'</i>. Participants rejected the 'survivor' identity due to connotations of unachievable finality. This was reinforced by the absence of support services routinely offered or available following treatment. Through exclusion, participants created their own support groups and joined advocacy groups, thereby redefine/reinterpret their identities separate to the 'survivor' narrative and providing connection and purpose.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Support services and strategies (such as social prescribing) should be routinely offered following treatment within Australia. Terminology should be informed by individuals with ovarian cancer, thereby supporting moving forward with life in ways that are tailored to specific needs and wants.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143410065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychology & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-06-20DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2220008
Byron D Brooks, Sarah A Job, Andréa R Kaniuka, Rachel Kolb, Paloma Unda Charvel, Fabiana Araújo
{"title":"Healthcare discrimination and treatment adherence among sexual and gender minority individuals living with chronic illness: the mediating effects of anticipated discrimination and depressive symptoms.","authors":"Byron D Brooks, Sarah A Job, Andréa R Kaniuka, Rachel Kolb, Paloma Unda Charvel, Fabiana Araújo","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2220008","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2220008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals are at increased risk for an array of chronic illness due to minority stress. Up to 70% of SGM individuals report healthcare discrimination, which may cause additional challenges for SGM people living with chronic illness including avoiding necessary healthcare. The extant literature highlights how healthcare discrimination is associated with depressive symptoms and treatment nonadherence. However, there is limited evidence on the underlying mechanisms between healthcare discrimination and treatment adherence among SGM people living with chronic illness.<b>Methods:</b> Among a sample of SGM individuals living with chronic illness (<i>n</i> = 149) recruited from social media, the current study examined the mediating roles of anticipated discrimination and depressive symptoms on the relation between healthcare discrimination and treatment adherence in a serial mediation model.Results: We found that healthcare discrimination was associated with greater anticipated discrimination, increased depressive symptoms, and, in turn, poorer treatment adherence. Conclusion: These findings highlight the association between minority stress and both depressive symptoms and treatment adherence among SGM individuals living with chronic illness. Addressing institutional discrimination and the consequences of minority stress may improve treatment adherence among SGM individuals living with chronic illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"304-320"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9668691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychology & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-06-04DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2220714
Camille Tordet, Séverine Erhel, Virginie Dodeler, Corentin Gonthier, Eric Jamet, Nicolas Nardi, Géraldine Rouxel, Eric Wodey
{"title":"The benefits of experiencing flow through distracting activities: flow reduces preoperative anxiety in children before surgery, but not postoperative difficulties.","authors":"Camille Tordet, Séverine Erhel, Virginie Dodeler, Corentin Gonthier, Eric Jamet, Nicolas Nardi, Géraldine Rouxel, Eric Wodey","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2220714","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2220714","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Distraction is a classic anxiety management strategy in preoperative setting with children: distracting activities take children's attention away from threatening clues. What is less clear is the differential effectiveness of this technique depending on the task, and the degree of children engagement with the distracting task. The present work examined the role of flow (state of intense concentration and absorption in the distracting task) on children's preoperative anxiety.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Anxiety and flow in a distracting activity were measured in a sample of 100 children (3 to 10 years-old), at two critical moments of the preoperative period prior to ambulatory surgery under general anesthesia (phase 1: up to separation from the parents; phase 2: up to general anesthesia). Common negative postoperative outcomes were also measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>As expected, the analysis showed a negative association between the mean level of flow in the distracting activity during waiting periods and the preoperative anxiety of children at critical moments in the two phases (although there was no effect on postoperative recovery).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings demonstrate the importance of considering the degree of engagement in the distracting activity to understand the effectiveness of this strategy. The results may help provide guidance for better clinical application of this method.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"321-340"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9572333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychology & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-05-31DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2215263
Lisa M S Sætre, Isabella P Raasthøj, Dorte E Jarbøl, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Sonja Wehberg, Tina B W Carstensen, Christina M Andersen
{"title":"Coping in the Danish general population: psychometric properties of the Danish version of the Brief Approach/Avoidance Coping Questionnaire.","authors":"Lisa M S Sætre, Isabella P Raasthøj, Dorte E Jarbøl, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Sonja Wehberg, Tina B W Carstensen, Christina M Andersen","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2215263","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2215263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To enable measurement of coping in the general Danish population the aims of this study are to 1) describe the translation and cultural adaption of the Danish Brief Approach/Avoidance Coping Questionnaire (BACQ) and 2) investigate the psychometric properties of the Danish BACQ.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The BACQ was translated and adapted into Danish, and the psychometric properties tested in two samples of adult Danish citizens: Sample <i>A</i> = 167, used for exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and Sample <i>B</i> = 330 persons, used for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency was evaluated by Cronbach's Alpha, item-to-rest correlation, and scale-to-scale Pearson correlation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The EFA suggested reasonable fits for both a three-factor and four-factor model, confirmed by the CFA with acceptable goodness-of-fit indices for both models. Using the four-factor-model would require a re-evaluation of the scale. The three-factor model had admissible internal consistency with an overall Cronbach's alpha of 0.66. Individuals with low self-rated health, extreme concern about current health and poor physical fitness, respectively, had lower <i>Approach</i> and higher <i>Diversion</i> and <i>Resignation</i> scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The psychometric properties showed that the Danish BACQ could be used as a three-factor model. With some limitations, the Danish version had acceptable construct validity, internal consistency, and content validity.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"254-271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9551899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychology & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-05-21DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2214590
Jamie Marshall, Brendon Ferrier, Russell Martindale, Philip B Ward
{"title":"A grounded theory exploration of programme theory within Waves of Wellness surf therapy intervention.","authors":"Jamie Marshall, Brendon Ferrier, Russell Martindale, Philip B Ward","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2214590","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2023.2214590","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Poor mental health represents a large proportion of disease burden faced by young Australians, which has been further exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the reluctance of this population to seek support. Surf therapy is a novel form of intervention targeting mental health. The objective of this study was to interrogate programme theory within surf therapy, as delivered by the Waves of Wellness Foundation (WOW) in Australia.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>The study utilised grounded theory to understand or develop theoretical mediators for WOW surf therapy based on interviews exploring the experiences of previous intervention participants (<i>n</i> = 16; mean age = 18.4 years, <i>SD</i> = 2.8, range 14-24). Data were analysed through constant comparative analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five categories emerged from participant data as foundational to WOW programme theory: (a) Safe Space, (b) Social Support, (c) Sensory Grounding, (d) Mastery and (e) Respite. These categories have novel theoretical and practical implications for both surf therapy and wider clinical practice, especially around concepts such as delivering 'mental health by stealth' and fostering longer term 'mental health maintenance' for participants.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study developed an initial WOW programme theory, highlighting the importance of foundational therapeutic structures beyond simply going surfing.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"231-253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9568408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}