Psychology & HealthPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2025-05-14DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2502515
Charlotte Petter, Kareem Khan, Camilla Babbage, E Bethan Davies
{"title":"A systematic review exploring perceptions of Tourette syndrome and tic disorders using the common-sense model of illness representations.","authors":"Charlotte Petter, Kareem Khan, Camilla Babbage, E Bethan Davies","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2502515","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2502515","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Tic disorders (TDs) are neurodevelopmental conditions characterised by tics and typically appear during childhood. The Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation (CSM) provides a useful theoretical framework for understanding health beliefs in people with TDs - and parents' beliefs given 'shared' illness experiences between child and parent. Exploring health beliefs in adults can also provide insight as to how TD-related beliefs may evolve over time. This systematic review aimed to use the CSM to synthesise findings from published studies exploring illness perceptions in people with TDs and parents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six databases were searched for studies reporting findings assessing perceptions and beliefs of TDs that aligned with ≥1 CSM illness representation dimension. Forty-four studies were eligible and narratively synthesised.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The evidence particularly highlights the negative <i>consequences</i> of TDs upon employment opportunities, schooling and education, social lives and relationships - with experiences of stigma and discrimination weaving throughout these consequences. Findings from several studies reflecting <i>emotional responses</i> report feelings of self-consciousness, abnormality, and anxiety arising from TDs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings have identified potential implications for research and practice, including identifying TD-related knowledge and beliefs that could be addressed through psychoeducation, and physiological and psychological outcomes which could be addressed through appropriate interventions.</p><p><strong>Protocol registration: </strong>PROSPERO CRD42023446800.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1121-1154"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080458/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013623","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 : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2025-05-25DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2509070
Eline M Roordink, Myrthe M J Joosten, Ingrid H M Steenhuis, Willemieke Kroeze, Trynke Hoekstra, Nele Jacobs, Maartje M van Stralen
{"title":"Affective and cognitive predictors of lapse in exercise and dietary behavior: an ecological momentary assessment study amongst Dutch adults trying to lose weight.","authors":"Eline M Roordink, Myrthe M J Joosten, Ingrid H M Steenhuis, Willemieke Kroeze, Trynke Hoekstra, Nele Jacobs, Maartje M van Stralen","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2509070","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2509070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>When losing weight, many individuals make healthy changes in their exercise and dietary behavior. However, maintaining these changes is often found to be challenging. To prevent individuals from lapsing, insight into predictors of lapse in exercise and dietary behavior is needed.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>An ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study amongst Dutch adults trying to lose weight was performed. Adults (<i>N</i> = 81) participated in two seven-day EMA weeks. Participants received six semi-random prompts a day, at which they indicated whether a lapse had occurred and responded to questions assessing emotional states, stress, hunger, coping self-efficacy and recovery self-efficacy. Generalized estimating equations were used to examine associations with lapse.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For exercise behavior, significant associations were observed between feeling hungry (OR = 1.14, 95% CI = 1.01-1.29) and an increased risk of lapsing, and between feeling relaxed (OR = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.72-0.95), coping self-efficacy (OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.62-0.75) and recovery self-efficacy (OR = 0.78, 95% CI = 0.69-0.89), and a reduced risk of lapsing. For dietary behavior, significant associations were observed between coping self-efficacy (OR = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.76-0.86) and recovery self-efficacy (OR = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.76-0.86), and a reduced risk of lapsing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Practitioners and intervention programs promoting sustainable physical activity and dietary change should focus on enhancing individuals' self-efficacy, for which coping planning and cognitive restructuring could be efficacious techniques.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1103-1120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144142967","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 : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2502866
Lynda Fallon, Annie Lau, Donna Ciccia, Tanya Duckworth, Chantelle Pereira, Emily Kopp, Valentina Perica, Kerry A Sherman
{"title":"Health-related decision-making experiences of people with endometriosis: a qualitative analysis.","authors":"Lynda Fallon, Annie Lau, Donna Ciccia, Tanya Duckworth, Chantelle Pereira, Emily Kopp, Valentina Perica, Kerry A Sherman","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2502866","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2502866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Endometriosis is an incurable inflammatory condition, characterised by chronic pelvic pain, among other symptoms. Optimal symptom management is dependent on an individual's preferences, underscoring the need for person-centred care and shared decision-making. Yet research on decisional support needs of people with endometriosis (PWE) is sparse. This qualitative study aimed to explore decisional processes and decision support needs among PWE regarding endometriosis management. <b>Methods and Measures:</b> Australian adults (<i>N</i> = 41) diagnosed with endometriosis were recruited from support communities to participate in focus groups. Open-ended questions prompted discussion about perceived challenges and facilitators of treatment decision-making. Multiple coders thematically analysed the transcribed qualitative data using the template approach. <b>Results:</b> Four themes were identified: (1) Challenges of accessing pertinent, quality information (sub-themes 1a: Inadequate information from healthcare professionals and 1b: Navigating external information sources); (2) Feeling empowered to self-advocate; (3) Balancing costs and benefits (sub-themes 3a: Financial considerations; and 3b: Balancing family needs); and, (4) Emotional toll of decision-making. Novel findings included emphasis by PWE on family needs when making decisions, and reports that decision-making eroded their resilience. <b>Conclusion:</b> Findings highlight difficulties experienced by PWE regarding endometriosis management, indicating a comprehensive decision support resource, such as a patient decision aid, is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1155-1180"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144079780","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 : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2025-05-28DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2509074
Olga Lainidi, Judith Johnson, Bethany Griffin, Panagiota Koutsimani, Christos Mouratidis, Chris Keyworth, Daryl B O'Connor
{"title":"Associations between burnout, employee silence and voice: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Olga Lainidi, Judith Johnson, Bethany Griffin, Panagiota Koutsimani, Christos Mouratidis, Chris Keyworth, Daryl B O'Connor","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2509074","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2509074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The intention to speak-up or withhold one's voice is linked to employee well-being outcomes and is considered a proxy for the quality of organisational culture in the workplace. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesised evidence on the relationship between burnout and employee silence/voice outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An electronic database search up to May 2024 was conducted on eight databases combined with manual scoping of references and 84 studies met the inclusion criteria (<i>N</i> = 34,975).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The relationship between all employee voice/silence outcomes and burnout was statistically significant with greater silence and lower voice being associated with higher burnout (ρ = .36, 95% <i>CI</i> [.32, .40]). Examined separately, effects were moderate and positive for silence and burnout (ρ = .43, 95% <i>CI</i> [.37, .48]) and small and negative for voice and burnout (ρ = -0.28, 95% <i>CI</i> [-0.35, -0.21]). Subgroup analyses revealed larger effects in non-Western regions and studies using the Maslach-Burnout-Inventory.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The evidence consistently showed a larger overlap between burnout and silence, compared to voice, suggesting that reducing silence is more beneficial for addressing burnout than increasing voice. The evidence is limited primarily to emotional exhaustion, and more research is needed to distinguish the emotional/cognitive components of silence/voice from behavioural outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1245-1265"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144174662","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 : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2509073
Marwa Saab, Zhongling Pi
{"title":"Meanings made in women with breast cancer: a meta-synthesis.","authors":"Marwa Saab, Zhongling Pi","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2509073","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2509073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study's objective is to analyze meaning in life and meaning-making in women with breast cancer.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A meta-synthesis was used to reach the study's objective.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Nineteen articles were chosen from PubMed, EBSCO, and ProQuest platforms after screening and quality appraisal checks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five meaning-making themes emerged: change in life perspective, acceptance, solidarity and support, transformation, and attribution. Experiencing BC led to an increase in the value of life and loved ones. Additionally, acceptance of breast cancer gave women a sense of control and was attributed to religious beliefs. Breast cancer led to the transformation of women into a new person with a positive approach to life or a lower self-worth. Women with breast cancer found that support from their surroundings and their solidarity with others created a meaning of breast cancer. Women attributed breast cancer to their daily habits and routines or fate.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results align with the meaning-making model, which states that experiencing stressful events, such as breast cancer, can lead to meaning-making. The results and limitations concerning the articles and previous research are discussed. Further studies should focus on integrating meaning in life into breast cancer treatment through social institutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1219-1244"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144128416","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}
Hayley Breare, Chloe Maxwell-Smith, Deborah A Kerr, Barbara A Mullan
{"title":"Supporting Australian dietitians to deliver effective behaviour change interventions: a pre-post training study.","authors":"Hayley Breare, Chloe Maxwell-Smith, Deborah A Kerr, Barbara A Mullan","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2026.2706484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2706484","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Dietitians require robust behaviour change skills to promote dietary modifications to improve client outcomes. However, behaviour change education varies across institutions and placement opportunities. The aim was to develop and evaluate an online intervention to improve Australian dietitians' COM-B factors (capability, opportunity, motivation, and behaviour) for implementing behaviour change techniques.</p><p><strong>Methods/measures: </strong>Australian Accredited Practising Dietitians were recruited <i>via</i> social media, newsletters, and word-of-mouth to complete two online behaviour change workshops. Mixed methods surveys were administered at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seventy-two dietitians completed all study components. Repeated measures ANOVAs showed significant improvements in self-reported capability, opportunity, motivation, and self-reported behaviour (frequency and technique use). Pairwise comparisons revealed sustained improvements at follow-up for all constructs, with approximately two-thirds of dietitians (68%) reporting practice changes. These changes included the integration of specific techniques. Where no changes occurred, dietitians cited opportunity-based barriers or noted they were already using techniques in daily practice.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The intervention was successful at improving dietitians' capability, opportunity, motivation, and self-reported behaviour. However, long-term skill development may require support structures to foster opportunities. Future research should explore professional development models that provide sustained learning and organisational support to embed behaviour change techniques into dietetic practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148580040","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}
{"title":"Ego depletion in cancer: why and how to measure it? The EDIC scale-a measure development research.","authors":"Opher Caspi, Gillie Gabay","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2026.2706476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2706476","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To develop a measure for ego-depletion in oncology, as a foundational step for research and future interventions to reduce ego-depletion in adults coping with cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Helsinki Ethical approval was granted by the ethics board of the medical centre with which the first author is affiliated. A cross-sectional field test was carried out. Based on the conceptualisation and measurement of ego-depletion, health professionals from a multidisciplinary team at a cancer centre developed items according to the content of ego-depletion and its demonstration in cancer. To validate the measure, we used the Piper Fatigue in Cancer scale, the Emotional and Functional well-being scales from the General Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale, and the Busing self-regulation scale. REDCap, a web-based application, was used to capture data, structure the questionnaire, and distribute it. The final sample comprised 364 respondents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Descriptive statistics and item characteristics were carried out. Item reduction was performed using partial inter-item correlations and factor analyses. A three-factor structure underlying 27 items on the Ego-Depletion in Cancer Scale (EDIC) was supported. We label the first factor '<i>Actively Withstanding Ego-depletion</i>,' the second factor '<i>Ego-depletion Ambivalence</i>,' and the third factor '<i>Ego Cognitive Exhaustion</i>.' The EDIC significantly correlated with related measures (e.g. fatigue, self-control, and positive emotions; <i>p</i> < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A full EDIC scale, three subscales of the 27 items, is presented. Correlations demonstrated convergent validity and suggested the EDIC is distinct from existing constructs. Implications and applications are discussed. A path analysis demonstrated that the EDIC scale is valid for measuring ego depletion in adults with cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148579987","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}
{"title":"Can you drink to that? Replication and revision of the motives for abstaining from alcohol questionnaire (MAAQ-R) among generation Z students and the general population.","authors":"Zachary W Petzel, Maddie Pennock","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2026.2697154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2697154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Growing rates of abstention within higher-income countries and among younger populations (i.e. Generation Z) signals a need to expand our understanding of why drinkers reduce or abstain from alcohol consumption. This paper revisits the Motives for Abstaining from Alcohol Questionnaire (MAAQ) developed by Stritzke and Butt (2001) to validate its use within new populations.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>MAAQ items, drinking habits, and demographics were collected across two studies. Study 1 recruited Generation Z university students from the UK (<i>N</i> = 207), while Study 2 recruited from the general population (<i>N</i> = 178) and adapted items to reflect social responsibilities outside of education.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>While the initial factor structure demonstrated good model fit, separating items capturing alcohol-related consequences into distinct subscales improved fit compared to the original 5-factor structure. These new factors capture fear of negative consequences (i.e. \"Being intoxicated or drunk may make me vulnerable and put me at risk for harm.\") versus social responsibility concerns (i.e. \"Drinking may interfere with my school [job] performance.\") which uniquely predicted fewer drinking occasions and alcohol units consumed per occasion, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Consistent with alternative measures of abstinence and self-determination theory, findings suggest externally and internally motivated consequences predict unique drinking outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148412712","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}
Lewis Pares, Fiona Eccles, Maria Dale, Jane Simpson
{"title":"The experiences of partners of individuals with pre-symptomatic Huntington's disease: a reflexive thematic analysis.","authors":"Lewis Pares, Fiona Eccles, Maria Dale, Jane Simpson","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2026.2697157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2697157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Individuals with the Huntington disease gene can often remain symptom free until their mid-40s. While the experiences of partners of individuals at the symptomatic stage of Huntington's disease have been explored, the experiences of the partner in this pre-symptomatic stage have been largely ignored. This qualitative study explores the experiences of partners of individuals with pre-symptomatic Huntington's disease to provide new insights into the perspectives of and challenges to partners during this stage.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>Eight partners (five women and three men) of individuals (four women, four men) with pre-symptomatic Huntington's disease from three different countries (UK, US and Canada) took part in individual, semi-structured interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to create themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis resulted in three themes: <i>(1) Partners' navigation of time and uncertainty during the pre-symptomatic stage</i><b><i>;</i></b><i>(2) Immersion in the research: a road to hope; (3) Us versus the world: how the shared experience of HD strengthened relationships.</i></p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Partners were affected by Huntington's disease even before symptoms appeared and developed proactive strategies to manage uncertainty and future planning. Couples often navigated these challenges together, strengthening their relationship through communication and shared decision-making. The study highlights implications for supporting partners' psychological well-being in both research and clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148405497","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 : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2025-04-24DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2496227
Caoimhín Duffy, Gerard J Molloy
{"title":"Examining the role of voluntary reciprocal altruism and collectivism interventions in enhancing intentions to donate blood among young non-donors: an experimental study.","authors":"Caoimhín Duffy, Gerard J Molloy","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2496227","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2496227","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate (i) if an enhanced Voluntary Reciprocal Altruism (VRA) intervention increases intentions to donate blood and registration seeking, (ii) if a Collectivism intervention enhances intentions to donate blood and registration seeking, and (iii) to ascertain if there is an interaction effect between VRA and Collectivism interventions on registration seeking and donation intentions.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>A two-way-between-subjects randomised control design was implemented. The dependent variables were intentions to donate and registration seeking, while the independent variables were VRA (VRA and Control) and Collectivism (Collectivism and Individualism). A total of 211 young adult participants were included in the analysis. The participants were randomised into four conditions. A two-way ANOVA was conducted to evaluate differences in intentions to donate, while Chi-Square analysis was used to investigate registration seeking across each condition.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant difference in once-off intentions to donate blood among participants receiving the VRA intervention compared to the control group (Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.54). However, the Collectivism intervention had no significant effect on donation intentions or registration seeking. No interaction effect was detected between VRA and Collectivism.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The VRA intervention significantly influenced once-off intentions to donate and may be a cost-effective strategy to recruit new blood donors.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"956-970"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144041704","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}