Lillian E Starling, Helena Roennfeldt, Cole Johnson, Brett Scholz
{"title":"\"You wouldn't want to talk to someone who doesn't understand\": Mental health service user attitudes towards practitioners with lived experience of mental ill-health.","authors":"Lillian E Starling, Helena Roennfeldt, Cole Johnson, Brett Scholz","doi":"10.1177/13591053261490898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053261490898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The working relationship between mental health practitioners and service users is one of the greatest determinants of therapeutic success. However, drivers of a productive service user-practitioner relationship are still insufficiently understood, with particularly limited exploration of service users' perspectives. The present study aims to address a gap in the working alliance literature through a qualitative exploration of service user attitudes towards seeking treatment from a practitioner with personal experience of mental ill-health. Semi-structured interviews and an online survey were completed by adults (<i>N</i> = 35) who self-identified as mental health service users. Participant attitudes were varied, although generally positive, and reflexive thematic analysis developed understandings of how a practitioner's lived experience of mental ill-health may be considered a therapeutic resource to strengthen working alliance. The social identity model of the working alliance provided valuable insights, where practitioner lived experience of mental ill-health poses an additional avenue for facilitating the therapeutic relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053261490898"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149129046","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}
Chizobam Nweke, Caroline Salafia, Keith M Bellizzi, Crystal L Park, Candidus Nwakasi
{"title":"Illness perceptions as predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in cancer: A longitudinal study.","authors":"Chizobam Nweke, Caroline Salafia, Keith M Bellizzi, Crystal L Park, Candidus Nwakasi","doi":"10.1177/13591053261490873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053261490873","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This longitudinal study was a secondary analysis of data from 569 cancer survivors (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 59.2, SD = 11.48), diagnosed with breast, colorectal and prostate cancer. The associations between three dimensions of illness perceptions-perceived consequences, perceived control and perceived timeline, measured at baseline (T1), and symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTSS) assessed at 6 months (T2) and 12 months (T3), were examined using multiple linear regressions. Higher perceived consequences at T1 were significantly associated with increases in PTSS at T2 and T3. Higher perceived control at T1 was also significantly associated with reductions in PTSS at T3 but not at T2. Perceived timeline at T1 was not associated with changes in PTSS at T2 or T3. The findings suggest that beliefs about consequences and control may play significant roles in both short- and long-term psychological adjustment among adult cancer survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053261490873"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149129125","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}
Martina Luchetti, Tiia Kekäläinen, Yannick Stephan, Selin Karakose, Antonio Terracciano, Angelina R Sutin
{"title":"Loneliness and physical activity: Findings from an ecological momentary assessment and accelerometry study.","authors":"Martina Luchetti, Tiia Kekäläinen, Yannick Stephan, Selin Karakose, Antonio Terracciano, Angelina R Sutin","doi":"10.1177/13591053261490849","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053261490849","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined how loneliness relates to physical activity at between-person and within-person (daily and momentary) levels. Adults in committed relationships (<i>n</i> = 291; ages 40-70) completed a dispositional loneliness measure and participated in an 8-day ecological momentary assessment paired with accelerometry. Loneliness was assessed three times daily via self-report, with partners providing end-of-day ratings of participants' loneliness. Physical activity indices (e.g. active time) were derived for the full 8-day period, for each day, and for 20-60-minute windows before and after each momentary prompt. Dispositional loneliness was unrelated to mean-level physical activity. At the day-level, no accelerometer-based measures were associated with partner-rated evening loneliness. At the momentary-level, physical activity before each prompt was unrelated to self-reported loneliness, and momentary loneliness did not predict later activity. Overall, loneliness was unrelated to physical activity across between-person, daily, and momentary analyses. Results may reflect a true null effect or sample characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053261490849"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13651589/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149129232","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}
Sarah Gerges, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit
{"title":"Psychometric validation of the Arabic self-compassion scale short form (SCS-SF) among Lebanese adults.","authors":"Sarah Gerges, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit","doi":"10.1177/13591053261417897","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053261417897","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Self-compassion is defined as an orientation toward treating oneself with kindness, understanding, and acceptance, particularly in times of personal failure, inadequacy, or external life challenges. It constitutes a significant strategy for fostering positive health behaviors and mitigating psychopathology. Given the limited prior research on this construct in the Lebanese context, the purpose of our study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Arabic-translated Self Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in a Lebanese adult sample (<i>N</i> = 1269). The method for determining the psychometric properties involved conducting factorial analysis, which confirmed the six-factor structure of the scale with good fit indices. Internal reliability was adequate for the total score (Cronbach's α = 0.92) and all six factors (α = 0.71-0.84). Furthermore, convergent and divergent validity were established as the self-compassion score was positively associated with self-esteem and perceived social support, but negatively associated with neuroticism, depression, and anxiety. The availability of the validated Arabic SCS-SF can advance research on this construct, leading to a better understanding of the role of self-compassion in mental health, well-being, and resilience in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"4657-4666"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146221981","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}
Sevil Çiçek Özdemir, Aliye Doğan Gangal, Ayten Şentürk Erenel
{"title":"Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Turkish version of Breast Cancer Stigma Assessment Scale.","authors":"Sevil Çiçek Özdemir, Aliye Doğan Gangal, Ayten Şentürk Erenel","doi":"10.1177/13591053261467028","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053261467028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stigma is a major psychosocial problem for women with breast cancer during both treatment and survivorship. Assessing stigma is critical for developing supportive care strategies. This study aims to adapt the \"Breast Cancer Stigma Assessment Scale (BCSAS)\" into Turkish and to evaluate its psychometric properties. This methodological study included 352 women with breast cancer and its survivors. Translation and adaptation, content, construct, validity, and reliability of the \"BCSAS\" were examined. In the Exploratory Factor Analysis, the factor structure of the original scale, which consists of 7 factors and 28 items, was composed of 6 factors and 23 items in the Turkish version of BCSAS. The variance explained by these six factors was 64.371%. CFA confirmed the six-factor model determined in EFA with acceptable fit indices and factor loadings. The adapted Turkish version of the BCSAS was found to be a valid and reliable measurement tool for the Turkish population.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"4684-4699"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148610078","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}
Cyrano Patton, Liya Levanda, Jordan Brooks, Amy Perez, Travis Salle, Jeraca Gayle, Huda Ajaz
{"title":"One skill to rule them all? Coping strategies as mediators of depression and anxiety during early COVID-19.","authors":"Cyrano Patton, Liya Levanda, Jordan Brooks, Amy Perez, Travis Salle, Jeraca Gayle, Huda Ajaz","doi":"10.1177/13591053261415744","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053261415744","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A wealth of coping skills for psychological resilience in the face of everyday stressors becomes pivotal during a global pandemic with physical, social, and societal impacts. The present analyses examined the relationship between coping strategies, pandemic-related distress during early phase COVID-19, and clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety. Data were collected via online survey from a sample of adults diverse in age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, population density, education, disability status, and economic status, all living within the United States (<i>N</i> = 594). Cognitive distortions, mindful nonjudgment, perceived availability of social support, and locus of control significantly mediated the relationship between pandemic distress and clinical symptoms of both anxiety and depression. Multiple regressions explained substantial variance in symptoms of depression (47%) and anxiety (52%) among participants, predominately via mindfulness skills, followed by locus of control. Overall, mindful awareness and mindful nonjudgment emerge as most associated with resilience to pandemic-related distress.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"4884-4898"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13612870/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146183304","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}
{"title":"Midwives' perceptions of perinatal loss and bereavement care: A metaphor analysis.","authors":"Neslihan Keser Ozcan, Ayse Irem Gokcek","doi":"10.1177/13591053251401287","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053251401287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores midwives' perceptions of bereavement care for women experiencing perinatal loss through metaphor analysis. Perinatal loss is a traumatic event that also affects midwives emotionally and professionally, yet their experiences remain underexplored. Data were collected via an online semi-structured form from Turkish midwives who had previously cared for bereaved women. Using metaphorical expressions, participants conveyed emotional, cognitive, and professional reflections on bereavement care. Metaphors were identified, coded, and grouped into overarching themes. Three themes emerged: Supportive and Positive Role, Emotional Approach, and Challenges and Negatives. Midwives often saw themselves as emotional guides and caregivers, while also reporting burnout, helplessness, and fatigue. These findings highlight the emotional demands placed on midwives and the need for institutional support, training, and standardized guidelines. The study contributes to the limited literature on bereavement midwifery in Turkey and calls for cross-cultural research to advance global understanding of perinatal grief care.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"4741-4754"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145858989","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 perceived stress to social anxiety: Roles of sleep quality and affective empathy in medical students.","authors":"Chenhao Zhou, Wenjing Fei, Xiangfei Zhong, Pianpian Xie, Tianyang Zhang","doi":"10.1177/13591053261417955","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053261417955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medical students often face heavy pressure, which can contribute to mental health problems. This study examined the association between perceived stress and social anxiety, with sleep quality and affective empathy as mediators. A total of 1065 medical students completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Chinese version of the Social Anxiety Questionnaire-Adults (CSAQ-A), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). The results revealed that perceived stress was positively associated with social anxiety, and this association was jointly mediated by sleep quality and affective empathy. These findings provide empirical evidence for the development of interventions to reduce social anxiety among medical students.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"5123-5137"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147312470","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":"The paradox of compassion: The mediating role of psychological well-being in the association between compassion for others and resilience among emerging adults.","authors":"Çiğdem Gülden, Mehmet Kandemir","doi":"10.1177/13591053261479822","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053261479822","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study investigated psychological well-being as a mediator between compassion for others and resilience with gender moderating the compassion-psychological well-being path in a sample of 324 young adults in Türkiye (mean age = 22.98 years). The findings indicated that there was no significant bivariate association between compassion for others and resilience. However, the analyses demonstrated a suppression effect when psychological well-being was included in the model. Specifically, the direct association between compassion and resilience became negative, while compassion simultaneously showed a positive indirect association with resilience through psychological well-being. Furthermore, gender did not play a moderating role in the association between compassion and psychological well-being and the index of moderated mediation was nonsignificant. In group comparisons, women exhibited higher compassion and psychological well-being, while men demonstrated greater resilience. These findings suggest that interventions promoting compassion for others may benefit from considering integrating psychological well-being support to sustain resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"4667-4683"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148801393","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}
Isabel M Cunha, Samantha Nett, Arabella Jarvie, Rachel F Rodgers
{"title":"Positive body image and chronic illness: A systematic review.","authors":"Isabel M Cunha, Samantha Nett, Arabella Jarvie, Rachel F Rodgers","doi":"10.1177/13591053261418744","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053261418744","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Living with a chronic illness or condition that impacts physical functioning, appearance, or both, may have unique implications for positive body image (PBI), which research suggests is associated with higher quality of life, and thus an outcome of interest in this population. Therefore, the present study systematically reviewed and synthesized the current data on PBI among people with chronic conditions or illnesses (PwCC/I). A total of 36 articles were included. Facets of PBI in this population include illness-related factors, positive social support, caring for the body and symptom management, rejection of sociocultural appearance ideals, illness acceptance, meaning making, broader conceptualization of beauty and functionality, having a multidimensional view of body image, self-compassion, positive mood and outlook, and assimilation. Additional work is needed to develop models that capture sociocultural influences of PBI among PwCC/I, as well as specifically tailored assessments and interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"4614-4628"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13612866/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147318883","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}