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Relationship between kinesiophobia and fear of falling in patients suffering from stroke leading to physical disability in selected rehabilitation center of Bangladesh. 孟加拉部分康复中心中风患者运动恐惧症与害怕跌倒的关系。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-08-25 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261480929

Arpon Kumar Paul, Polok Halder, Md Abdul Alim

{"title":"Relationship between kinesiophobia and fear of falling in patients suffering from stroke leading to physical disability in selected rehabilitation center of Bangladesh.","authors":"Arpon Kumar Paul, Polok Halder, Md Abdul Alim","doi":"10.1177/20551029261480929","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029261480929","url":null,"abstract":"Psychological barriers, such as fear of falling and kinesiophobia, may hinder post-stroke rehabilitation, especially in low-resource settings. This study examined the relationships between physical disability, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia in 200 stroke survivors attending rehabilitation in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional design was used, and participants completed the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, Falls Efficacy Scale-International, and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia-17. Data were presented as median and interquartile range, with Spearman's rank correlation for analysis. Disability was strongly associated with fear of falling (ρ = 0.652, p < 0.001) and weakly with kinesiophobia (ρ = 0.254, p = 0.001). Fear of falling and kinesiophobia were also weakly related (ρ = 0.350, p = 0.001). Age >70 years was associated with higher kinesiophobia (β = 3.35, 95% CI 0.13 to 6.57, p = 0.042). Fear-related barriers may enhance rehabilitation outcomes.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"13 ","pages":"20551029261480929"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13519236/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148842364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Social support as a buffer in the relationship between perceived stress and PTSD among South African university students. 社会支持在南非大学生感知压力与创伤后应激障碍的关系中起缓冲作用。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-08-21 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261476115

Anita Padmanabhanunni, Tyrone B Pretorius

{"title":"Social support as a buffer in the relationship between perceived stress and PTSD among South African university students.","authors":"Anita Padmanabhanunni, Tyrone B Pretorius","doi":"10.1177/20551029261476115","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029261476115","url":null,"abstract":"Mental health research has increasingly moved beyond linear risk models that view adversity as having uniform effects on psychological outcomes, toward identifying protective factors that shape responses to stress. This study examined social support as one such factor in the relationship between perceived stress and PTSD among South African university students. Participants (n = 491) completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Moderation analysis found no significant direct effect of social support on PTSD. However, overall support, support from significant others, friends, and family, each moderated the relationship between perceived stress and PTSD. Specifically, the association between perceived stress and PTSD was stronger at low levels of social support and weaker at high levels. These findings highlight the buffering role of perceived social support and suggest that interventions strengthening support from multiple sources may reduce the impact of stress on PTSD symptoms.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"13 ","pages":"20551029261476115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13498796/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148802179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Negotiating body self-concept in Iranian women living with obesity: A qualitative phenomenological study. 伊朗肥胖妇女的身体自我概念谈判：一项定性现象学研究。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-08-14 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261477150

Sedigheh Abbasi Ghalehtaki, Yaser Tedadi, Maryam Abolhasani, Mahnaz Ashoorkhani

{"title":"Negotiating body self-concept in Iranian women living with obesity: A qualitative phenomenological study.","authors":"Sedigheh Abbasi Ghalehtaki, Yaser Tedadi, Maryam Abolhasani, Mahnaz Ashoorkhani","doi":"10.1177/20551029261477150","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029261477150","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Body self-concept is vital to psychological well-being, yet little is known about how women living with obesity in non-Western contexts, particularly Iran, negotiate their bodily identities amidst familial and gendered expectations. Methods: This descriptive phenomenological study explored body self-concept among 48 Iranian women with obesity using purposive maximum-variation sampling, including 24 treatment-seeking and 24 non-treatment participants. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed via Colaizzi's method, supported by reflexive and validation procedures. Results: Body self-concept emerged as a continuously negotiated, relational, and multilayered process. It is shaped by inner disruptions of the lived body, social visibility, life-course bodilychanges, psychobehavioural dynamics, and intergenerational influences. Participants experienced identity negotiation, self-surveillance, and stigma management within familial and social contexts, often marked by moral judgment and ambivalence toward change. Conclusions: Body self-concept is co-constructed through culturally embedded relational processes. Findings highlight the need for context-sensitive, stigma-reducing, and family-aware approaches in obesity care.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"13 ","pages":"20551029261477150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13477525/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148763442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An interpretative phenomenological analysis study of perceptions around factors relating to coping amongst young people with Long Covid and mental health difficulties in the UK. 一项解释性现象学分析研究，对英国长期Covid和心理健康困难的年轻人应对相关因素的看法进行研究。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-08-06 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261440419

Madeleine Riley, Georgia Treneman-Evans, Olivia Taylor, Katharine Pike, Nicholas Troop

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Explaining the attitude-behaviour gap in adolescent sexual and reproductive health service utilization: A cognitive dissonance perspective from rural Uganda. 解释青少年性健康和生殖健康服务利用中的态度-行为差距：来自乌干达农村的认知失调视角。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-07-31 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261476116

Noah Robert Nyende

{"title":"Explaining the attitude-behaviour gap in adolescent sexual and reproductive health service utilization: A cognitive dissonance perspective from rural Uganda.","authors":"Noah Robert Nyende","doi":"10.1177/20551029261476116","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029261476116","url":null,"abstract":"Adolescents in low-resource settings hold positive attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, yet fail to use them. This study presents a theoretical reinterpretation of mixed-methods data (N = 408 adolescents, aged 13-19) from Uganda's Busoga region, through Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory. Quantitative findings showed health-seeking attitudes predicted SRH service utilization (β = 0.910, p < .001) and future intentions (β = 1.976, p < .001), but 52% of adolescents had no SRH service contact in past year, and mean uptake scores remained below 2.0 on a 5-point scale. Qualitative analysis of focus group discussions identified three dissonance-reduction strategies: avoidance of health facilities, rationalization through misinformation, and selective information-seeking from peers. The reinterpretation proposes four intervention strategies: barrier reduction, community norm campaigns, cues to action with immediate access, and targeted messaging for working and rural adolescents. Addressing psychological discomfort and structural barriers may help close the attitude-behaviour gap.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"13 ","pages":"20551029261476116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13428111/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148655055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Weight stigma and the development of body image resilience during preconception, pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative interview study. 体重耻辱感与孕前、妊娠和产后身体形象弹性的发展：一项质性访谈研究。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-07-29 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261473941

Michelle Dever, Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez, Ashley Winning, Helen Skouteris, Briony Hill

{"title":"Weight stigma and the development of body image resilience during preconception, pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative interview study.","authors":"Michelle Dever, Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez, Ashley Winning, Helen Skouteris, Briony Hill","doi":"10.1177/20551029261473941","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029261473941","url":null,"abstract":"Weight stigma during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum undermines women's wellbeing and health behaviours, yet little is known about how women protect body image within weight-stigmatising environments. This qualitative study explored how women develop body image resilience in response to weight stigma across reproductive stages. Semi-structured Zoom interviews were conducted with 20 Australian women aged 25-42 years. Deductive content analysis identified sources of weight stigma, while reflexive thematic analysis explored resilience strategies. Women experienced stigma from their own mothers, older adults (including healthcare professionals), social and digital media, and self-stigma. Three resilience themes were generated: strategising self-protection through boundary-setting, asserting autonomy, and cultivating supportive relationships; breaking intergenerational cycles by recognising inherited body criticism and modelling body positivity for children; and embodying self-acceptance through age-related perspective, health prioritisation, and reproductive body appreciation. These findings position the reproductive period as integral to strengthening body image resilience and shaping healthier body attitudes across generations.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"13 ","pages":"20551029261473941"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13424927/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148655021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The prevalence of pain and receipt of pain management in inpatient psychiatric settings in Ontario. 疼痛的流行和接受疼痛管理的住院精神病设置在安大略省。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-07-05 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261458472

Megan Bryson, Lynn Martin, Michel Bedard

{"title":"The prevalence of pain and receipt of pain management in inpatient psychiatric settings in Ontario.","authors":"Megan Bryson, Lynn Martin, Michel Bedard","doi":"10.1177/20551029261458472","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029261458472","url":null,"abstract":"Pain is often underreported and undertreated among individuals with mental illness receiving health care services. Few studies have reported on prevalence of pain and pain management within psychiatric settings; this study aims to fill that gap. Secondary analysis of cross-sectional anonymized population-level data from the Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (N = 315,934 unique individuals) was conducted to identify associations between psychiatric diagnoses and recognition of pain management needs while controlling for factors previously linked to pain. Approximately 22% reported pain, yet only 49% had recognized pain management needs. Age under 65, financial trade-offs, heavy drinking, opiate use, self-reported trauma, PTSD, substance use disorder, and cognitive impairment were associated with increased odds of recognition of pain management needs, while admission from an institution or homelessness, repeated psychiatric admissions, substance use, health instability, and several psychiatric diagnoses were associated with decreased odds. These findings highlight the need for systematic recognition of identified pain within psychiatric care.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"13 ","pages":"20551029261458472"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13338550/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148406912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Psychological distress and posttraumatic growth among physicians working in paediatric and adult oncology settings: A cross-sectional study. 心理困扰和创伤后成长的医生在儿科和成人肿瘤设置工作：横断面研究。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-06-15 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261458473

Seda Sahin, Asli Turgutoglu Yilmaz, Meric Kaymak, Selma Cakmakci, Hayriye Dilek Hamurcu, Neriman Sari, Turan Bayhan, Inci Ergurhan Ilhan

{"title":"Psychological distress and posttraumatic growth among physicians working in paediatric and adult oncology settings: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Seda Sahin, Asli Turgutoglu Yilmaz, Meric Kaymak, Selma Cakmakci, Hayriye Dilek Hamurcu, Neriman Sari, Turan Bayhan, Inci Ergurhan Ilhan","doi":"10.1177/20551029261458473","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029261458473","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Physicians in oncology face emotionally demanding conditions that increase psychological distress, but whether this exposure promotes posttraumatic growth (PTG) remains unclear. Objective: To compare distress and PTG among physicians in paediatric and adult oncology and examine their relationship. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 265 physicians from four groups were assessed using HADS, DASS-21, and PTGI. Group differences were analysed with ANOVA/ANCOVA adjusting for age, experience, and hospital type; correlations were examined with Pearson analysis. Results: Paediatric physicians showed higher DASS-21 stress, anxiety, depression (p ≤ 0.033). Department was associated with HADS-D (p = 0.047) but not HADS-A. PTGI scores did not differ across groups (p > 0.05). Distress measures were strongly correlated (r = 0.67-0.83), whereas associations with PTG were weak and negative (r = -0.10 to -0.15). Conclusion: Paediatric oncology physicians experience greater psychological distress, but this does not translate into higher PTG, suggesting that growth depends on contextual and organisational factors rather than distress severity alone.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"13 ","pages":"20551029261458473"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13269738/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148272954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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We-disease Model: A conceptualization of couples' dyadic coping when dealing with chronic physical or mental illness. 我们-疾病模型：夫妻在处理慢性身体或精神疾病时的二元应对的概念。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-05-09 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261444871

Katharina Weitkamp, Guy Bodenmann

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The most influential factors in the psychological impact of an abnormal cervical screening result: A cross-sectional study. 影响子宫颈筛查结果异常心理影响的主要因素：一项横断面研究。

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Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-03-13 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/20551029261432387

David Del Valle, Ane Murillo, Nuria Torres, Idoia Saenz, Gloria Agesta, Edurne Arenaza, Antonia Dávila, Cristina Sarasqueta, Irene Diez-Itza

{"title":"The most influential factors in the psychological impact of an abnormal cervical screening result: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"David Del Valle, Ane Murillo, Nuria Torres, Idoia Saenz, Gloria Agesta, Edurne Arenaza, Antonia Dávila, Cristina Sarasqueta, Irene Diez-Itza","doi":"10.1177/20551029261432387","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029261432387","url":null,"abstract":"To identify factors associated with higher levels of anxiety and poorer quality of life in women with abnormal results in a cervical screening programme. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 women aged 25-65 years with abnormal cervical screening results referred to the Cervical Pathology Clinic at Donostia University Hospital between May and November 2022. Anxiety and quality of life were assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Human Papillomavirus-related Quality of Life (HPV-QoL) questionnaire, respectively. Multivariable linear regression models were used to identify factors independently associated with emotional outcomes. Higher state anxiety (STAI-S) was independently associated with greater baseline trait anxiety (STAI-T) (p < 0.001), a first positive HPV result (p = 0.05), and low-to-medium educational level (p = 0.03). Among HPV-positive women, poorer HPV-related quality of life was independently associated with higher baseline trait anxiety (p = 0.008) and lower educational level (p = 0.032). Baseline anxiety is the strongest determinant of emotional impact after an abnormal cervical screening result, followed by first-time HPV positivity and lower educational level, highlighting the multifactorial nature of emotional responses in cervical screening.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"13 ","pages":"20551029261432387"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12988306/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147464032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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