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{"title":"Cervical screening attendance in young women and people with a cervix: An application of the COM-B model","authors":"Sonia Shpendi,&nbsp;Paul Norman,&nbsp;Jilly Gibson-Miller,&nbsp;Rebecca Webster","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70016","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.70016","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cervical cancer (CC), which is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), results in around 3000 new cancer cases yearly in the UK. According to recent figures, rates in the UK have increased by 13% in young women over the last decade; screening attendance has fallen to a 10-year low. As the majority of women now reaching the screening age (24.5 years old) will be HPV vaccinated, research is needed to assess the possible impact of this successful immunisation programme on screening behaviours as well as to further our understanding of the current barriers and facilitators to screening and how these may differ between attendees and non-attendees.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cross-sectional survey.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participants comprised 200 young women (attendees <i>n</i> = 100, non-attendees <i>n</i> = 100) aged 25–30 years old living in the UK. Participants completed an online questionnaire assessing COM-B model components and HPV vaccination status.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that reflective motivation was the only COM-B component that was a significant independent predictor of screening attendance, such that higher reflective motivation scores increased the odds of having attended cervical screening. In addition, HPV-vaccinated individuals had significantly greater odds of having attended screening when compared to non-vaccinated individuals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Reflective motivational factors are crucial in encouraging young women to attend CC screening. Future work should focus on developing interventions that enhance reflective motivation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144869396","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":"Measuring processes of change in behavioural interventions: Insights gained from linking mechanisms of action to associated measures","authors":"Paulina M. Schenk,&nbsp;Susan Michie,&nbsp;Marie Johnston,&nbsp;Talea Cornelius","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70015","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.70015","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Testing mechanisms of action (MoAs) hypothesized to drive behaviour change improves intervention efficacy and allows theoretical propositions to be evaluated, enabling evidence accumulation. However, clear correspondence between behavioural MoAs and associated measures is lacking, creating challenges for intervention evaluation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To link well-defined behavioural MoAs to multidimensional measures.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Two researchers independently judged whether 44 measures (comprising 131 (sub)scales) in the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) Measures Repository are suitable for measuring 270 MoAs from the Human Behaviour-Change Project's MoA Ontology (2022). Links were categorized as ‘confirmed’ (aligned with a prior expert opinion study linking measures to 26 MoAs), ‘removed’ or ‘new’. Judgements were compared, discussed, reconciled iteratively and jointly reviewed for consistency.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Six hundred and eighty-six links between SOBC measures and MoAs were identified (397 ‘confirmed’, 289 ‘new’). Measures were found to tap into multiple MoAs, with 5.24 MoAs linked to each measure on average. These links demonstrated greater granularity than those identified in a previous expert opinion study because MoAs from the MoA Ontology were more specific than MoAs from this previous study. Commonly co-occurring MoAs were identified (e.g., ‘self-regulation process’ and ‘self-regulation capability’) and MoAs potentially missing from the ontology were noted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The refined measure-MoA links provide more precise guidance for researchers when designing and/or selecting measures to assess the role of MoAs in theory-based behavioural interventions. Future research should further explore measure-MoA links by, for example, testing the discriminant content validity of ostensibly distinct measures that tap into the same or similar MoAs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144869339","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":"Feasibility, acceptability, and exploratory outcomes of a virtual cognitive behavioural therapy-based group intervention for persistent fatigue in endometriosis: The Managing Fatigue in Endometriosis (MEND) programme","authors":"Alexandra Spyrelis,&nbsp;Maria E. Loades,&nbsp;Rizwana Roomaney","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70014","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study developed and assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and exploratory outcomes of a six-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based intervention for endometriosis-related persistent fatigue, called Managing Fatigue in Endometriosis (MEND).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>MEND was developed based on CBT for persistent fatigue and a prior qualitative study among fatigued patients with endometriosis in South Africa. After expert review, it was delivered online by trained counsellors to small groups. A single-arm within-subjects study with 21 participants (mean age 33.1, range 23–43 years) reporting moderate to severe fatigue pre-intervention was conducted. Feasibility, acceptability and patient-reported outcome measures were assessed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A high eligibility rate (<i>n</i> = 43, 83%) and lower enrolment rate (<i>n</i> = 21, 49%) were observed. Session attendance varied (43%–76%), with a 57% (<i>n</i> = 12) completion and 28% (<i>n</i> = 5) drop-out rate, mainly due to countrywide power outages during implementation. Qualitative data indicated that the intervention was acceptable to both participants and interventionists. Although not sufficiently powered to determine effectiveness, the Reliable Change Index indicated a mixed pattern of change—some outcomes showed improvement (18%–55%), while others reflected no change (18%–64%) or deterioration (9%–36%).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>MEND was found to be feasible and acceptable, although attrition was high. A randomized controlled trial is warranted to assess treatment efficacy more definitively.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.70014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144815018","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":"Is compassion fatigue a self-fulfilling prophecy in health care? A preregistered experimental study of manipulated expectations in doctors and medical trainees","authors":"Rachel Roskvist,&nbsp;Nathan S. Consedine","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.70013","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.70013","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To test the possibility that narratives regarding compassion as tiring (compassion fatigue) in health care represent a form of self-fulfilling prophecy by experimentally testing whether perceptions of compassion can be manipulated and whether such manipulations change ratings of compassion toward hypothetical patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Preregistered experimental study of medical practitioners and trainee doctors conducted anonymously and online using a mixed between-groups and repeated within-person design.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>New Zealand doctors and medical trainees were randomized to watch a video positioning compassion as positive or negative (or a control video). Perceptions of compassion were rated before and after the manipulation, before participants rated standardized vignettes depicting patients who systematically varied in terms of presentation and responsibility for condition. Data were analysed using factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Factorial ANOVA revealed that perceptions of compassion were influenced by the video manipulation but group differences in ratings of care, compassion, and desire to help hypothetical patients were not found. Patient presentation and responsibility manipulations showed large effects and there was evidence for the influence of social desirability.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study provides ‘proof of principle’ that perceptions of compassion are malleable lending support to the possibility that a focus on compassion fatigue may be contributing to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Perceptions of compassion were readily altered following a short video intervention. While group differences in responses to hypothetical patients were not seen, the findings (particularly the large effect of patient factors) support the view that multiple factors contribute to the emergence of compassion in health care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12332519/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144800632","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":"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":"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":"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":2.5,"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":"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":2.5,"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":"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":2.5,"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":"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":2.5,"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":"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":2.5,"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}