Psychology & HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2025-04-24DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2496239
Karolina Lobczowska, Ewa Kulis, Anna Banik, Maria Siwa, Monika Boberska, Zofia Szczuka, Hanna Zaleskiewicz, Dominika Wietrzykowska, Paulina Krzywicka, Jowita Misiakowska, Anna Kornafel, Julia Kuzminska, Natalia Paduszynska, Karolina Zalewska-Lunkiewicz, Aleksandra Luszczynska
{"title":"Implementers' perceptions of barriers and facilitators in the implementation setting is associated with physical activity changes among participants of a planning intervention.","authors":"Karolina Lobczowska, Ewa Kulis, Anna Banik, Maria Siwa, Monika Boberska, Zofia Szczuka, Hanna Zaleskiewicz, Dominika Wietrzykowska, Paulina Krzywicka, Jowita Misiakowska, Anna Kornafel, Julia Kuzminska, Natalia Paduszynska, Karolina Zalewska-Lunkiewicz, Aleksandra Luszczynska","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2496239","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2496239","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study applies the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to investigate the associations between: (1) implementation process indicators, namely implementers' perceptions of barriers/facilitators in the outer and inner implementation setting, (2) implementer self-efficacy and (3) changes in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among participants of two intervention studies (physical activity planning interventions versus control [education] conditions).</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>Data collected among 372 participants (66.9% women; 9-86 years old) were matched with implementers' data (<i>n</i> = 21, 100% women, 25-46 years old). MVPA was assessed with accelerometers at the baseline and 14-month follow-up. Implementation process indicators were self-reported by implementers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found significant interaction effects of Time x Implementation Process indicators on MVPA. Participants who were supported by implementers who perceived barriers/facilitators in the inner and outer implementation setting as adequately addressed, maintained their MVPA at 14-month follow-up. A decline in MVPA was found among participants supported by implementers perceiving lower adequacy of addressing respective barriers/facilitators. Implementer self-efficacy was unrelated to MVPA of participants of intervention studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Implementers' positive evaluation of the ways barriers/facilitators were addressed in the implementation setting may protect participants (regardless of their intervention or control group assignment) from a decline in MVPA time.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"919-937"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144012476","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: 2025-05-04DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2497417
Martin S Hagger, Lauren E McKinley-Rodriguez, Kyra Hamilton
{"title":"Illness and treatment beliefs and health outcomes in chronic pain: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Martin S Hagger, Lauren E McKinley-Rodriguez, Kyra Hamilton","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2497417","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2497417","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Guided by the common-sense model of illness self-regulation, we examined zero-order and unique associations between illness and treatment beliefs and functioning and illness outcomes in a synthesis of research on chronic pain patients, and tested moderator and covariate effects on these associations.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>Studies reporting associations between illness and treatment beliefs and outcomes in chronic pain patients (k = 93, N = 18,262) were identified in a systematic database search. Data were analyzed using multi-level meta-analysis and meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found averaged zero-order intercorrelations among the illness and treatment beliefs and chronic pain outcomes (physical and psychological impairment, disease status, social/role functioning). Moderator analyses indicated that relations between perceived consequences and social/role functioning were larger, and between emotional representations and illness status smaller, in patients diagnosed with a pain condition relative to those without a diagnosis. MASEM indicated unique effects of perceived control and consequences beliefs on physical impairment, causal beliefs on psychological impairment, identity beliefs on disease status, and treatment beliefs on social/role functioning.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings identify belief-based correlates of pain-related outcomes and provide formative evidence to guide pain management intervention strategies. Future longitudinal and experimental studies should permit causal inferences in model effects and test coping strategies as a candidate mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"998-1035"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144041434","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: 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2498577
Fien De Block, Delfien Van Dyck, Benedicte Deforche, Geert Crombez, Louise Poppe
{"title":"Which cognitive tests are used to examine the acute effect of physical activity on cognition in healthy adults aged 50 and older? - A systematic review.","authors":"Fien De Block, Delfien Van Dyck, Benedicte Deforche, Geert Crombez, Louise Poppe","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2498577","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2498577","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The review aims to create an overview of current evidence on the acute effect of physical activity (PA) on cognition in adults aged 50 and older, focusing on which cognitive (sub)domains, cognitive tests, and outcomes are used, and whether effects were demonstrated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central databases were searched for articles assessing the acute effect of PA on cognition in healthy adults aged 50 and older.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-two articles were included, using a variety of protocols. Executive functioning was the most frequently assessed cognitive domain. Overall, thirty-five different cognitive tests were administered, among which many variations and modifications were found. Furthermore, the reported outcomes varied greatly, even when using the same test. Across tests, 45.3% of the reported outcomes demonstrated an improvement in cognition shortly after PA. Time-based outcomes demonstrated an improvement more often than accuracy-based outcomes. However, because of the large variety among protocols and often insufficiently nuanced reporting, results should be interpreted carefully.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The acute effect of PA on executive functioning in older adults has been examined frequently, but research in other cognitive domains is limited. The variety among study protocols and test outcomes highlights the need for more rigorous research and reporting.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1036-1074"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144020551","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: 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2501065
Janne Vanderhaegen, Sara Campens, Lore Vankerckhoven, Laurence Claes, Robert Hilbrands, Koen Luyckx
{"title":"Identity and bodily experiences in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D): a qualitative exploration.","authors":"Janne Vanderhaegen, Sara Campens, Lore Vankerckhoven, Laurence Claes, Robert Hilbrands, Koen Luyckx","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2501065","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2501065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Much remains unknown about how type 1 diabetes (T1D) affects one's identity and bodily experiences in emerging adults. Two relevant frameworks have been introduced in this respect, namely the illness identity (e.g. Oris et al.) and the experience of embodiment framework (e.g. Piran). Guided by these theoretical perspectives, this qualitative study explores identity and bodily experiences of emerging adults living with T1D.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 149 participants wrote a narrative about what it means to them to have T1D and how it may have affected their sense of self and bodily experiences. Data were analysed using template analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analysis generated two main themes regarding identity: illness identity and feeling different. Five main themes emerged regarding bodily experiences: body connection, body discomfort, restricted agency and functionality, attuned diabetes care, and body objectification. In addition, social support, benefit finding, openness to others, perceived stigma, and visibility of diabetes emerged as significant related themes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights the specific challenges that emerging adults with T1D may face in harmonising their identity and bodily experiences with their diabetes. Clinicians should recognise these challenges in providing holistic care.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1075-1102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144009629","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: 2025-04-26DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2496228
Luigina Canova, Miriam Capasso, Marcella Bianchi, Daniela Caso
{"title":"From motivation to mediterranean diet intention and behavior: a combined self-determination theory and theory of planned behavior approach.","authors":"Luigina Canova, Miriam Capasso, Marcella Bianchi, Daniela Caso","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2496228","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2496228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The Mediterranean diet (MD) is recognized as one of the healthiest and most sustainable dietary patterns worldwide. This study combines the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT) alongside past MD adherence behavior to predict MD adherence among young and adult Italians.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>Using a two-wave prospective design, 706 participants (Women = 60.5%, mean age = 31.82) completed measures of past behavior, SDT and TPB variables at baseline (T1) and reported their adherence behavior to MD two weeks later (T2).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results revealed that both intention and past adherence to MD predicted actual adherence. In turn, affective attitude, descriptive norm, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and autonomous motivation were positively associated with intention. Past adherence further predicted autonomous motivation, affective attitude, and PBC, and indirectly influenced MD adherence at T2 through its effect on these factors and intention. Finally, invariance tests showed no differences between women and men and between student and non-student samples.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, our findings support the integration of TPB and SDT, emphasizing the need for interventions that address both conscious decision-making and established dietary habits, acknowledging the multifaceted nature of dietary behavior change.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"971-997"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144050889","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: 2025-04-28DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2496226
Elizabeth Zambrano Garza, Theresa Pauly, Rachel A Murphy, Maureen C Ashe, Kenneth M Madden, Wolfgang Linden, Denis Gerstorf, Christiane A Hoppmann
{"title":"Everyday moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in stroke survivors: the role of individual and joint intentions and self-efficacy.","authors":"Elizabeth Zambrano Garza, Theresa Pauly, Rachel A Murphy, Maureen C Ashe, Kenneth M Madden, Wolfgang Linden, Denis Gerstorf, Christiane A Hoppmann","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2496226","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2496226","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Corroborate and extend previous evidence on individual intentions and self-efficacy for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a sample of stroke survivors. Examine associations between joint (with their romantic partner) intentions and self-efficacy for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For up to 14 consecutive days, 88 stroke survivors (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 67.84, <i>SD</i> = 10.79; 73% male; 35% with college degree; 82% White) reported their individual and joint intentions and self-efficacy in the morning, minutes engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the evening and wore physical activity monitors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Individual self-efficacy was not related to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, but individual intentions were associated with higher self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity minutes. Joint variables (intentions and self-efficacy) were found to predict self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity minutes, but not accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings shed light on when and how individual intentions and intentions involving one's spouse are beneficial for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among individuals living with the effects of a stroke.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"938-955"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143990536","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}
Christine Emmer, Frauke Mann, Ksenija Edelinski, Jutta Mata
{"title":"Well-being and cultural identity in migrant acculturative stress: a daily diary study.","authors":"Christine Emmer, Frauke Mann, Ksenija Edelinski, Jutta Mata","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2026.2677233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2677233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Migration involves adapting to new cultural settings while retaining one's culture, which can lead to acculturative stress, a risk factor for migrant health and identity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We investigated the interplay between acculturative stress, well-being, cultural identity, and the protective role of physical activity using a 7-day-diary-methodology with 266 participants with migration history (1,473 observations).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Daily acculturative stress was associated with lower well-being (positive affect: <i>β</i> = -0.05, <i>p</i> = 0.011; negative affect: <i>β</i> = 0.05, <i>p</i> = 0.014) and lower national (<i>β</i> = -0.07, <i>p</i> < 0.001) but not ethnic (<i>p</i> = 0.343) identity. Physical activity was linked to higher well-being (positive affect: <i>β</i> = 0.15, <i>p</i> < 0.001, negative affect: <i>β</i> = -0.12, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and showed a tendency to buffer negative affect associated with acculturative stress (<i>β</i> = -0.04, <i>p</i> = 0.066). Being physically active was not associated with ethnic identity (<i>p</i> = 0.196) but in tendency with national identity (<i>β</i> = 0.02, <i>p</i> = 0.072). Supporting social identity theory, exploratory analyses indicated that stronger cultural identity correlated with higher well-being. Cultural identity did not buffer effects of acculturative stress on well-being but exacerbated them. Analyses controlled for general stress.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings identify acculturative stress as an additional burden for migrant populations, highlighting the buffering potential of physical activity. Interventions might consider cultural identity and target physical activity to promote migrant health.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-27"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148150885","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":"From emotions to action: unraveling the influence of achievement emotions in physical education on university students' physical activity through cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis.","authors":"Jianing Tian, Qingtao Kong, Tingfei Zhu, Hongyan Yu","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2026.2677078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2677078","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Physical education (PE) plays a vital role in promoting students' physical activity (PA), yet the impact of achievement emotions in PE remains underexplored, particularly regarding their dynamic influence and mediating mechanisms. This study examines the effects of achievement emotions in PE on university students' PA and the mediating role of self-efficacy through cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted in Shanghai, China, and involved two rounds of surveys: the first round was a cross-sectional survey involving 740 students from three universities, and the second round was a seven-week, two-phase longitudinal survey focusing on 439 students from a single university.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cross-sectional analysis showed that positive achievement emotions in PE significantly predicted PA, whereas negative emotions had an adverse effect. Self-efficacy mediated the effects of both positive (33.09%) and negative (33.46%) achievement emotions on PA. The longitudinal study confirmed that achievement emotions and self-efficacy significantly influenced PA after seven weeks, with self-efficacy serving as a longitudinal mediator.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings contribute to the theoretical understanding of emotion and behaviour change in PE and provide empirical support for designing interventions to enhance PA among university students by addressing achievement emotions and self-efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148150951","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 : 2026-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-12DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2491586
Banan Ramarushton, Linda Thompson, Danica C Slavish, Ashley A Knapp, Heidemarie Blumenthal
{"title":"Short-term prospective and reciprocal relations between social anxiety symptoms and sleep quality among community-recruited adolescents.","authors":"Banan Ramarushton, Linda Thompson, Danica C Slavish, Ashley A Knapp, Heidemarie Blumenthal","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2491586","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08870446.2025.2491586","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Research conducted with socially anxious youth suggests that there is an increased risk for poor sleep quality; however, this link is not consistent across the few studies and there is evidence to suggest that poor sleep quality may increase the risk for elevated social anxiety symptoms. The present study investigates both prospective and reciprocal associations between levels of self-reported social anxiety and global sleep quality while also distinguishing between within-person and between-person variations in these associations.</p><p><strong>Method and measures: </strong>Community-recruited adolescents from the United States (<i>N</i> = 71; <i>M<sub>age</sub></i>=16.04, <i>SD</i> = 1.08; 64.8% girls; 80.3% White) completed a battery of questionnaires across three time-points within a six-month period; each wave occurred three months apart. A random-intercepts cross-lagged panel model was used for the analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings indicated a positive relation between social anxiety and poor sleep quality at both within- and between-person levels. Higher levels of social anxiety were associated with poorer sleep quality three months later, but the reverse relation was not observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings provide evidence supporting the link between elevated social anxiety symptoms and future sleep problems among adolescents and lay groundwork for investigation of mechanisms driving this link. Findings suggests a need to screen for and treat sleep problems in socially anxious youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"846-863"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12353090/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144014238","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}
Francisca Bessa, Samantha Morais, Luísa Lopes-Conceição, Ana Rute Costa
{"title":"Impact of a cancer diagnosis on quality of life among cancer survivors and their partners.","authors":"Francisca Bessa, Samantha Morais, Luísa Lopes-Conceição, Ana Rute Costa","doi":"10.1080/08870446.2026.2670733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2670733","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study aims to estimate the association between a cancer diagnosis and a poor quality of life (QoL) among patients with cancer and their partners.</p><p><strong>Methods and measures: </strong>This study was based on data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE, 6th Wave-2015). All cancer survivors (CS, <i>n</i> = 2,040) who lived with a partner in the same household, as well as their partners (PCS, <i>n</i> = 2,040), were selected. They were country-, sex-, age- and education-matched (1:1) to non-cancer individuals (NC) and their partners (PNC), respectively. QoL was assessed using the Control, Autonomy, Self-realisation and Pleasure scale (CASP-12).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In nearly one-fifth of couples, both members reported a poor QoL (17.0%); this outcome was more frequently observed among CS than in NC [Odds Ratio (OR)=1.31, 95% Confidence Interval (CI):1.10-1.56]. A poor QoL was observed among couples with cancer, particularly those who lived in urban areas (OR = 1.91, 95%CI:1.30-2.80), with no multimorbidity (OR = 2.07, 95%CI:1.14-3.76), those diagnosed <5 years (OR = 1.65, 95%CI:1.21-2.24) and with cancers with a usually poor prognosis (OR = 1.82, 95%CI:1.04-3.18).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A poor QoL among both couples' members was more frequent among couples dealing with cancer than those without cancer, highlighting the importance of closely monitoring CS and their partners.</p>","PeriodicalId":20718,"journal":{"name":"Psychology & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148138574","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}