Paige J Trojanowski, Jennifer Warnick, Katherine E Darling, Bailey Tanner, Lauren B Shomaker, Holly K O'Donnell
{"title":"Weight stigma in pediatric type 1 diabetes: An associated risk for disordered eating?","authors":"Paige J Trojanowski, Jennifer Warnick, Katherine E Darling, Bailey Tanner, Lauren B Shomaker, Holly K O'Donnell","doi":"10.1177/13591053241311755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241311755","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have elevated eating disorder risk. No studies have examined weight stigma as a potential factor associated with disordered eating. This study investigated cross-sectional associations among weight-based victimization, weight bias internalization, and disordered eating in adolescents with T1D. Adolescents (12-17 years; <i>N</i> = 166) self-reported experiences of weight-based victimization from peers, family members, and healthcare professionals. The Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS) and Diabetes Eating Problems Survey (DEPS-R) assessed internalized weight bias and disordered eating, respectively. In a series of multiple hierarchical linear regression analyses (controlling for zBMI, diabetes duration, HbA1c, sex), weight bias internalization, weight-based victimization, and frequency of weight-based victimization by peers, family, and healthcare professionals were all positively associated with disordered eating. Weight stigma is an understudied but potentially important factor to address in adolescents with T1D. Reducing weight stigma may be a promising, novel target for eating disorder prevention in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241311755"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016091","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}
Ashmita Karki, Corneel Vandelanotte, Stephanie Alley, Lal B Rawal
{"title":"Health-related quality of life and associated factors in people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Nepal: Baseline findings from a cluster-randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Ashmita Karki, Corneel Vandelanotte, Stephanie Alley, Lal B Rawal","doi":"10.1177/13591053241302877","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241302877","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to assess the status of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its associated factors in people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Nepal. HRQOL of 481 participants with T2DM in Kavrepalanchok and Nuwakot was measured using European Quality of life Visual Analogue Scale (EQVAS) and European Quality of life 5 dimensions (EQ5D) index from the EQ5D-3L tool. Associated correlates of T2DM were examined using linear regression analyses. The study participants generally reported higher HRQOL. Being 60 years or older was associated with a significantly lower EQVAS whereas, urban residence, higher education, testing glycated haemoglobin regularly were significantly associated with a higher EQVAS. Not having depressive symptoms was significantly associated with higher EQVAS and EQ5D-3L index. Encouraging screening of depressive symptoms, improving awareness on the importance of regular blood glucose monitoring and T2DM self-management education should be incorporated within primary diabetes care to improve HRQOL in Nepal.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241302877"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016086","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}
Caitlin E Martinez, Brooke T Nezami, Amy A Gorin, Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, Erik A Willis, Christopher N Sciamanna, Deborah F Tate
{"title":"Motivation, accountability, and outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of internet weight-loss programs in primary care.","authors":"Caitlin E Martinez, Brooke T Nezami, Amy A Gorin, Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, Erik A Willis, Christopher N Sciamanna, Deborah F Tate","doi":"10.1177/13591053241309178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241309178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored whether baseline autonomous motivation (AM), controlled motivation (CM), and relative autonomy index (RAI) scores predicted 12-month weight in a three-arm randomized controlled trial of internet weight loss programs in primary care. It also evaluated perceived accountability to a primary care provider for weight loss as a moderator and study engagement (operationalized as weeks logged into the study website) as a mediator of these relationships. Participants with complete data for all model variables (<i>n</i> = 428) were included. Multiple linear regression models controlling for baseline weight and covariates showed that one-unit increases in baseline CM and RAI scores predicted a 0.57 kg increase (<i>p</i> = 0.015; Cohen's <i>f</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.02) and 0.52 kg decrease (<i>p</i> = 0.019; Cohen's <i>f</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.02) in weight, respectively. AM was not associated with 12-month weight. No moderating or mediating effects were found. Findings suggest the need for greater attention to baseline CM in weight loss programs in primary care.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241309178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016089","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}
Hacer Yildirim-Kurtulus, Mehmet Engin Deniz, Seydi Ahmet Satici
{"title":"Body satisfaction, problematic smartphone use, sleep deprivation, and psychological well-being in adolescents: A half-longitudinal serial mediation study.","authors":"Hacer Yildirim-Kurtulus, Mehmet Engin Deniz, Seydi Ahmet Satici","doi":"10.1177/13591053241311013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241311013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The relationships between body satisfaction, problematic smartphone use, sleep deprivation and psychological well-being have been examined with cross-sectional methods. However, the lack of any longitudinal study in which these variables were examined together made it necessary to conduct this study. In this study, we tested whether problematic smartphone use and sleep deprivation serially mediate the relationship between body satisfaction and psychological well-being. After matching the data obtained from the first (T1) and second waves (T2) of the study, the final sample consisted of 222 Turkish adolescents (<i>M</i> = 14.08 years, SD = 0.70). For this purpose, a study was conducted in two separate time waves and structural equation modeling was used to test longitudinal serial mediation between variables. According to the results, problematic smartphone use and sleep deprivation play a serial mediating role in the longitudinal relationship between body satisfaction and psychological well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241311013"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016084","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":"Unveiling the impact of perceived stigma on psychological well-being in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: The mediating role of patient engagement.","authors":"Dilara Usta, Mariarosaria Savarese, Marta Acampora, Enrica Previtali, Salvo Leone, Vito Annese, Guendalina Graffigna","doi":"10.1177/13591053241311526","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241311526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study elucidated the impact of perceived stigma on the well-being of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and explored the mediating role of patient engagement. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey, recruiting participants through the Italian IBD patient organization. The survey assessed perceived stigma, psychological well-being, and patient engagement using validated instruments. Data were analyzed using multiple regressions and bias-corrected bootstrapping analysis. Perceived stigma significantly predicted psychological well-being, and patient engagement significantly predicted well-being. Patient engagement partially mediated the relationship between perceived stigma and well-being, suggesting that lower levels of patient engagement were associated with higher perceived stigma, negatively affecting well-being. Perceived stigma significantly impairs the psychological well-being of IBD patients. However, patient engagement is important for mitigating adverse effects of stigma and enhancing overall well-being. Interventions to reduce stigma and promote patient engagement are essential for improving health outcomes in IBD management.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241311526"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016090","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}
Kai Liu, Heli Gong, Xiaoying Liu, Tianyue Zhang, Songli Mei
{"title":"Internet addiction affects college students' intuitive eating over physical activity: Evidence from multiple studies.","authors":"Kai Liu, Heli Gong, Xiaoying Liu, Tianyue Zhang, Songli Mei","doi":"10.1177/13591053241310321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241310321","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intuitive eating is a key focus in health psychology and has been closely linked to negative emotions, particularly among college students. A study examining the protective and risk factors influencing students' intuitive eating could be valuable in helping them manage their weight and improve their emotional well-being. We therefore examined the effects of physical activity and internet addiction. A total of two studies were conducted: a questionnaire survey and an ecological transient assessment. Ultimately, we found that physical activity did not influence students' intuitive eating. However, we found that internet addiction negatively influenced college students' intuitive eating, both in terms of immediate and short-term delayed effects. Using multiple studies, we found that physical activity was not a predictor of intuitive eating and that internet addiction had both immediate and short-term delayed effects on intuitive eating. Furthermore, there was no interaction effect between the two.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241310321"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142973351","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}
Paula Mc Mommersteeg, Nina Kupper, Ineke Klinge, Irene van Valkengoed
{"title":"Dutch translation and validation of the Stanford Gender-Related Variables for Health Research questionnaire: Associations with lifestyle and mental health.","authors":"Paula Mc Mommersteeg, Nina Kupper, Ineke Klinge, Irene van Valkengoed","doi":"10.1177/13591053241306874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241306874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to validate the Dutch version of the Stanford Gender-Related Variables for Health Research (GVHR) questionnaire and explore sex differences in lifestyle factors, mental health, and health status. In 2021, 569 Dutch participants (54% women, 45% men, aged 20-80) completed the survey. Sex-stratified analyses examined associations with lifestyle (obesity, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity), mental health (depression, anxiety, stress), and overall health status. A seven-factor model best fit the data, revealing significant gendered differences. Women reported higher caregiver strain, discrimination, and emotional intelligence, while men reported more social support and risk-taking. In women findings were more pronounced, and caregiving strain was linked to psychological distress, whereas emotional intelligence and social support were protective. For men, gender discrimination was associated with smoking, depression, anxiety, stress, and poorer health status. The GVHR effectively assesses gender-related behaviors in Dutch samples, though further validation is needed in more diverse populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241306874"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958517","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":"Developing and testing the effectiveness of a videoconferencing, Meaning-Centered Coping Program among Turkish women with breast cancer: A pilot randomized trial.","authors":"Selva Ülbe, Gülay Dirik","doi":"10.1177/13591053241307875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241307875","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated the preliminary effects of an 8-week videoconferencing Meaning-Centered Coping Program (MCCP) on women diagnosed with breast cancer. Forty-one participants with stage I, II, or III breast cancer were randomly assigned to either the MCCP or the waitlist control (WLC) group. Data were collected at baseline and after the intervention. MCCP recipients were also assessed at a 2-month follow-up. The results showed that the MCCP group had significantly greater improvements in the presence of meaning, posttraumatic growth, appraisal of breast cancer as a challenge, and anxiety, with a large effect size, compared with the WLC. In addition, improvement in the presence of meaning was observed from baseline to post-intervention and maintained at the 2-month follow-up in the MCCP group. These findings suggest that videoconferencing MCCP is a promising intervention for supporting patients' meaning-making processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241307875"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142916230","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}
Desmond Uchechukwu Onu, Tochukwu Charles Orjiakor, Anwanabasi Obot Prince
{"title":"Does social support buffer the impact of stress on health among people living with sickle cell disease? A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Desmond Uchechukwu Onu, Tochukwu Charles Orjiakor, Anwanabasi Obot Prince","doi":"10.1177/13591053241309498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241309498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this cross-sectional study, we examined the contributions of social support in mitigating the burden that sickle cell disease (SCD) has on the well-being of patients living with the condition. SCD patients (<i>n</i> = 139) in Nigeria completed measures of sickle cell distress, social support, and quality of life. Although we found that SCD distress was strongly associated with poorer quality of life, across domains; social support did not mitigate the impact that SCD distress had on the quality of life of patients. Unlike many health conditions where social support helps patient, SCD distress bears down hard on patients regardless of social support structures.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241309498"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142916233","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":"US state death rates: Structural equation modeling of Big Five personality, socioeconomic status, and health risk factors.","authors":"Stewart Jh McCann","doi":"10.1177/13591053241306564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241306564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Structural equation modeling (SEM) tested the <i>plausibility</i> of a <i>causal</i> model with neuroticism, openness to experience, socioeconomic status (SES), and race as predictors of a composite of six health risks and age-adjusted all-cause mortality in 2020 using the 48 contiguous American states as analytic units. In the final model, neuroticism, openness, and SES accounted for 80% of the health risk composite variance. These three variables and composite health risk accounted for 85% of the death rate variance. Neuroticism, openness, and SES had direct impacts on the health risk composite and indirect impacts on death rates through the health risk composite. SES and composite health risk also had direct impacts on death rates. Spatial autocorrelation and multicollinearity were not problematic. These SEM results underline the importance of state resident personality and SES in this context and support the <i>plausibility</i> of the <i>speculation</i> that the demonstrated relations may be <i>causal</i> in nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053241306564"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142916235","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}