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{"title":"Tell me where you live, and I will predict your exercise levels: How self-regulatory action control, objective and perceived physical environment jointly explain physical activity time","authors":"Dominika Wietrzykowska,&nbsp;Paulina Krzywicka,&nbsp;Zofia Szczuka,&nbsp;Ewa Kulis,&nbsp;Maria Siwa,&nbsp;Anna Kornafel,&nbsp;Hanna Zaleskiewicz,&nbsp;Monika Boberska,&nbsp;Anna Banik,&nbsp;Jowita Misiakowska,&nbsp;Nina Knoll,&nbsp;Theda Radtke,&nbsp;Ryan E. Rhodes,&nbsp;Aleksandra Luszczynska","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigated how self-regulatory action control indicators (self-regulatory effort, awareness of standards, self-monitoring) and perceived physical environment (perceived physical environment at home, in the neighbourhood, and availability of health promotion programs) are connected to explain moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) over time. Furthermore, we examined whether these associations were moderated by an ‘objective’ physical environmental indicator, comparing small towns and rural areas with fewer PA facilities with a large city with more physical activity (PA) facilities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods and Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study applied a prospective design, with participants (<i>N</i> = 593) providing data twice, spanning 8 months between the measurements. MVPA time was assessed using ActiGraph GT3X-BT accelerometers. Two-group mediation models were tested with path analyses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The associations representing mediating effects, encompassing perceived home environment <b>→</b> awareness of standards <b>→</b> MVPA were significant and positive in the city (with more PA facilities), but no mediation effects were found for data collected in towns/rural areas (with fewer PA facilities). High perceived availability of health promotion programmes was directly related to lower MVPA, but only in towns/rural areas (with fewer PA facilities).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings suggest distinct patterns of associations in the larger city, compared to smaller towns/rural areas. Different perceived environmental characteristics and different self-regulatory action control facets may directly and indirectly predict MVPA of citizens living in these two types of locations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144740508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sleep, sedentary behaviour, physical activity and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents: A systematic review","authors":"Gabriela Ferreira,&nbsp;Andrés Redondo-Tébar,&nbsp;João Pedro Gonçalves,&nbsp;Eduarda Sousa-Sá,&nbsp;Olena Oliveira,&nbsp;Luís Lopes,&nbsp;Rute Santos","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70004","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This systematic review summarizes the associations between sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity and HRQoL in children and adolescents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and SPORTDiscus were searched from inception until April 2023. Studies conducted in healthy children and adolescents, aged ≤17.9 years at baseline, with validated instruments to assess HRQoL were considered.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Of 6914 reports, 92 (72 cross-sectional, 10 longitudinal, 10 randomized controlled trials) were included, representing 149,760 participants aged 3–20 years. Results provide consistent evidence on (i) the detrimental associations between poor sleep quality and HRQoL; and (ii) beneficial associations between total physical activity and sports participation on HRQoL. There is some support for the detrimental associations between short sleep duration or excessive screen time and HRQoL, and beneficial associations between long sleep and HRQoL. Cross-sectional reports dominated over longitudinal and RCTs, limiting event sequencing and causal inferences, respectively. There were few sleep studies compared to other exposures. The studies' quality varied from very low to moderate.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results support limiting screen time during leisure time to &lt;2 h/day, but do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a limit for total sedentary time/day, as well as promoting moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (&gt; 60 min/day) and sports participation. Nevertheless, high-quality studies are necessary in the future.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Registration</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The protocol of this systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023414970).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Smoking cessation supported by a smartphone app: A qualitative process evaluation of the Quit Sense feasibility RCT","authors":"Aimie Hope,&nbsp;Felix Naughton,&nbsp;Caitlin Notley","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Quit Sense is a Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) smartphone app that provides real-time automated and in-situ support to help people attempting to quit smoking manage cue-induced cravings. This process evaluation study explored views and experiences of feasibility trial participants and assessed: (1) intervention experiences, (2) how these might help explain causal pathways towards behaviour change and (3) experiences of study participation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Qualitative interviews nested within a two-arm feasibility randomized control trial.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We purposefully sampled 20 participants (15 intervention, 5 usual care) for semi-structured telephone interviews. Data were thematically analysed and was supplemented with a descriptive analysis of relevant experiences to hypothesize causal pathways to behaviour change.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Motivations for engaging in the trial and intervention included wanting greater accountability and to be part of something. Reasons for disengaging included successfully quitting (app no longer needed), lapsing/relapsing and preferring other support types. Mechanisms which reportedly enabled successful quit attempts included the app's prequit preparation phase through insights into smoking cues, the delivery of lapse avoidance strategies and the supportive messages which helped to reinforce the goal of quitting. The trial was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided examples of situations and contexts in which Quit Sense was used and felt to be (un)helpful for cessation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Quit Sense app and trial were well received by participants. Participants reported that the preparation phase used for app training prior to their quit date was of particular value and not currently offered by other apps tried.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144695816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring othering and perceived harmful drinking contexts among risky drinkers: An arts-based focus group study","authors":"Melissa Oldham,&nbsp;Jiexi Yang,&nbsp;Tosan Okpako,&nbsp;Dimitra Kale,&nbsp;James Morris,&nbsp;Claire Garnett,&nbsp;Sara Wallhed Finn,&nbsp;Felix Naughton,&nbsp;Jamie Brown","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70008","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To explore whether people ‘other’ when making judgements about ‘harmful’ drinking and the drinking contexts (e.g., pub with friends) and features of drinking contexts (e.g., location, company) perceived as being indicative of harmful drinking.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Focus group design with arts-based methods.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Risky drinkers (AUDIT-C ≥ 5; <i>n</i> = 20) in four focus groups, drew and discussed contexts and features of contexts they thought indicated harmful drinking. Reflexive thematic analysis was conducted alongside content analysis of drawings informed by themes and prior research.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There are three deductive themes. The first theme semblance of control referred to people's tendency to differentiate their own drinking practices as controlled and safe in relation to the out-of-control behaviours of a harmful drinker. This was seen in the content analysis of drawings where participants tended to draw drinking contexts which were different to those they drank in. The drinking practices perceived as being indicative of harmful drinking were further explored in the second theme harmful drinking contexts. This theme was made up of four subthemes: mental harms, physical harms, social harms and societal harms which were discussed as being differentially associated with different types of drinking contexts. The final theme, features which make drinking ‘harmful’, focused on the features of drinking contexts which participants felt were more indicative of harm. There were seven subthemes: alone, home, amount, drink type, having responsibilities, reason for drinking and timing/pattern.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Drinking contexts fed into the construction of othering narratives among risky drinkers. This has implications for alcohol harm reduction campaigns.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144688137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Am I more stressed because I'm aware of being a woman? The impact of gender identity salience on women's cardiovascular responses to stress","authors":"Lisa Skilton,&nbsp;Grace McMahon,&nbsp;Siobhán Howard,&nbsp;Orla T. Muldoon","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70009","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to investigate how which social identity is salient affects physiological responses to stress in women. Specifically, we examined whether gender identity salience, compared to university student identity salience, would lead to significant differences in cardiovascular responses during a math stress task.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted a between-subjects experiment, where participants were randomly assigned to either a gender identity salience condition or a university student identity salience condition.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ninety-six female participants completed the math stress task. Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) and heart rate were measured to assess physiological responses to stress.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Women in the gender identity condition exhibited significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure responses compared to those in the student identity condition. No significant differences in heart rate were observed between conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings suggest that gender identity salience amplifies physiological stress responses in women, providing insights into how group-related processes impact health outcomes. This study highlights the importance of considering identity salience in understanding women's cardiovascular response to stress.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144680978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Explaining the age-moderation effects in the relation between immediate benefits and physical activity: A mediated moderation analysis","authors":"Kin-Kit Li,&nbsp;Wanying Zhao,&nbsp;Cyrus Lap Kwan Leung","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70006","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Older adults are the least physically active age segment. Understanding age-related determinants of physical activity remains a priority. While distal benefits of physical activity (PA) are well reported, immediate benefits can also enhance PA. Older adults, perceiving future time as more limited, may find immediate benefits more motivating. In addition, older adults are more health-conscious and may find PA benefits consistent with their belief system.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examined whether increased age was associated with a shortened future-time perspective and increased health consciousness, which strengthened the association between immediate benefits and subsequent PA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In a prospective survey, 241 older and 180 younger adults reported their perceived importance of immediate PA benefits, future-time perspective and health consciousness at baseline and reported their past 7-day PA at a one-week follow-up.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The total mediated moderation effect was significant, <i>b</i> = .05 (95% bias-corrected CI: .01, .10). Specifically, the mediated moderation effects of future-time perspective was significant, <i>b</i> = .02 (.002, .06) but that of health consciousness was not, <i>b</i> = .03 (−.01, .06). Surprisingly, the direct age moderation was significant and negative, <i>b</i> = −.16 (−.27, −.05), indicating the relation between immediate benefits and PA was stronger among younger adults.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>As expected, older adults perceived future time as more limited, and hence, immediate benefits were more predictive of PA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings support the time perspective concordance hypothesis and suggest that younger adults may find immediate benefits motivating for very different reasons that require further investigation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144624504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the effect of awareness-raising based on acceptance and commitment therapy on the quality of life of women living with HPV (human papilloma virus)","authors":"Azam Zare Arashlouei,&nbsp;Morvarid Irani,&nbsp;Saiedeh Haji Maghsoudi,&nbsp;Zahra Honarvar,&nbsp;Neda Salmani,&nbsp;Atefeh Ahmadi","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The diagnosis of HPV often brings about emotional distress and reduced quality of life, highlighting the need for effective psychological interventions. This study aimed to investigate the effect of awareness-raising based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the quality of life of women living with HPV.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A randomized clinical trial using a pretest/post-test design with intervention and control groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 160 women with HPV were selected using convenience sampling and divided into the intervention and control groups through block randomization. The intervention group received six 90-minute ACT-based awareness-raising therapy sessions, and a post-test was administered 2 weeks after the last session in both groups. Data were collected by using demographic characteristics and the women affected by HPV quality of life (EQUALI- HPV) questionnaire.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A statistically significant difference was observed in certain background variables and the quality-of-life score before the intervention. These variables included age (<i>p</i> = .040), condom use during sexual intercourse (<i>p</i> = .001), HPV genotype (<i>p</i> = .021), presence of genital warts at baseline (<i>p</i> = .015), normal Pap smear result (<i>p</i> = .003), and ASCUS (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance) (<i>p</i> = .030). The results also indicated that ACT-based awareness-raising had a positive effect on the overall quality-of-life score and its dimensions in women with HPV (<i>p</i> &lt; .001).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>ACT-based awareness-raising may have the potential to enhance the quality of life of women living with HPV. Therefore, it is recommended that health, therapeutic, and behavioural centres use this method to support women with HPV.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144624505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Post-treatment life-trajectories among people who inject drugs who completed hepatitis C treatment with direct acting antivirals: A thematic analysis","authors":"Gabriele Vojt,&nbsp;Lawrie Elliott,&nbsp;Hannah Family,&nbsp;Christian Sharkey,&nbsp;Brian Stephens,&nbsp;Sharon Hutchinson,&nbsp;Matt Hickman,&nbsp;John F. Dillon,&nbsp;Magdalena Harris,&nbsp;Paul Flowers","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70005","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hepatitis C Virus is a global health burden, particularly affecting people who inject drugs. Direct-acting antiviral treatment can cure almost all people infected with hepatitis C. However, the longer-term impacts on within people's life trajectories are unknown, although some suggest it may lead to fundamental behavioural changes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A cross-sectional exploratory retrospective qualitative design.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We interviewed 30 people who inject(ed) drugs and who had previously been treated with direct-acting antivirals on average 18 months before the interview (range: 12–24 months). Most were male, aged 36–55 years, and had been treated in urban community-based needle and syringe programmes in Scotland. All interviews were semi-structured, conducted over the phone by either peer or academic researchers, and analysed thematically.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We present three discernible post-treatment life-trajectories. Firstly, ‘<i>A cure that was like totally new life’</i> involved identity transformation, often associated with controlled or zero drug use, and improved physical and mental health. Secondly, ‘<i>There isn't much afterwards</i>’ comprised poor quality of life and social isolation, often due to participants' disengagement from former drug use and support networks. Thirdly, ‘<i>I'm getting tested every year now’</i> detailed a few life changes but normalized hepatitis C testing and treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our thematic analysis reinforces the positive impacts on mental well-being, physical health and self-transformation of direct-acting antiviral treatment in the short- and long-term. However, there is an urgent need for psychosocial interventions to maintain health behaviour changes and self-management, and social support for individuals post hepatitis C treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can current post-traumatic growth models capture the lived experience of life with a fluctuating chronic illness? Towards a new model","authors":"Rachel Murphy,&nbsp;Belinda Harris","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70003","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>More than 15 million people in the UK live with a chronic illness, and this figure is only due to increase (<i>Care and support for long term conditions</i>, 2024). Living with these illnesses can involve surviving ongoing trauma. Such trauma can lead to psychologically distressing emotions akin to post-traumatic stress, where the self-concept is threatened and disorganized (<i>Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice</i>, 2004, <b>77</b>, 101). Theories of post-traumatic growth following such stress provide a useful lens for viewing traumatic events (<i>Rehabilitation Psychology</i>, 2014, <b>59</b>, 10). However, an alternative view may be needed when considering the trauma experienced by those living with chronic, fluctuating illnesses. This paper highlights the psychological impact of life with a chronic illness through an examination of women's experiences of living with inflammatory bowel disease. It examines the impact of this condition on their sense of self, including experiences of growth.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 women within the UK, and the resulting co-created data were analysed using the Stevick–Colaizzi–Keen method (<i>Phenomenological research methods</i>, 1994).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Four key interconnecting themes were identified: wearing the straitjacket of illness, which leads to psychologically difficult emotions, which are successfully managed, or not, through flexibility of self, which impacts the path to navigating a way through. A model of traumatic chronic illness survival emerged, which challenges counsellors and clinical psychologists to reconsider their preconceptions of those living with a chronic, retraumatising illness.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Rather than holding an expectation of ‘growth’ due to illness, this model celebrates the multitude of ways people survive in the face of such devastating conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144519694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interoceptive and exteroceptive pregnant bodily experiences and postnatal well-being: A network analysis","authors":"Lydia B. Munns,&nbsp;MaryAnn Noonan,&nbsp;Daniele L. Romano,&nbsp;Catherine E. J. Preston","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pregnancy involves rapid physical and physiological changes that may affect feelings towards the bodily experience. This experience, including body dissatisfaction and interoceptive sensibility, is linked to antenatal attachment and maternal mental health. However, the long-term relationships between pregnant bodily experiences and postnatal outcomes remain unknown. This study aimed to explore the complex relationships between the perinatal bodily experience and postnatal variables.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Longitudinal observational study using online surveys at three time points.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Longitudinal data were collected at three time points, during pregnancy (<i>N</i> = 253), and 3 (<i>N</i> = 137) and 6 (<i>N</i> = 107) months postpartum. Pregnancy-validated measures assessed body dissatisfaction and interoception, alongside measures of postnatal bonding, maternal anxiety and depression, breastfeeding behaviours, and infant birth weight and development. A partial correlation graphical lasso network analysis was used to explore the relationships between the bodily experience and these postnatal variables.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Antenatal bodily experiences linked to postnatal anxiety, body dissatisfaction and interoceptive trust, with poorer postnatal experiences going on to correlate with higher anxiety, depression and breastfeeding rates at 3 months. Antenatal body weight dissatisfaction was linked to increased breastfeeding and depression, less trust in bodily signals and a lower quality mother-infant bond at 6 months postpartum.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings underscore the importance of pregnant bodily experiences for maternal postnatal health and mother-infant bonding, helping to identify mothers at risk of poorer postnatal outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144503262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}