Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-04-27eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102920913239
Ida Galli, Roberto Fasanelli
{"title":"Public understanding of science and common sense: Social representations of the human microbiome among the expert and non-expert public.","authors":"Ida Galli, Roberto Fasanelli","doi":"10.1177/2055102920913239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920913239","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this investigation is to examine the structure and the content of different social groups' representations of the human microbiome. We employed a non-probabilistic sample comprising two groups of participants. The first group (<i>n</i> = 244) included university students. The second group included lay people (<i>n</i> = 355). We chose a mixed-method approach. The data obtained were processed using IRaMuTeQ software. The results allow us to identify the anchoring and objectification processes activated by the two different groups of interviewees. The results could be useful to those in charge of implementing campaigns aimed at promoting health literacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102920913239"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102920913239","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38040200","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-04-04eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102920913235
Sarah C Griffin, Allison B Williams, Scott G Ravyts, Samantha N Mladen, Bruce D Rybarczyk
{"title":"Loneliness and sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Sarah C Griffin, Allison B Williams, Scott G Ravyts, Samantha N Mladen, Bruce D Rybarczyk","doi":"10.1177/2055102920913235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920913235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the mounting evidence linking loneliness with health, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain obscure. This systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between loneliness and one potential mechanism-sleep-identified 27 relevant articles. Loneliness correlated with self-reported sleep disturbance (<i>r</i> = .28, 95% confidence interval (.24, .33)) but not duration, across a diverse set of samples and measures. There was no evidence supporting age or gender as moderators or suggesting publication bias. The longitudinal relationship between loneliness and sleep remains unclear. Loneliness is related to sleep disturbance, but research is necessary to determine directionality, examine the influence of other factors, and speak to causality.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102920913235"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102920913235","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37830140","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-03-30eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102920913477
Anne Geard, Marit Kirkevold, Marianne Løvstad, Anne-Kristine Schanke
{"title":"How do family members of individuals with spinal cord and acquired brain injuries make sense of their experiences: A qualitative study of meaning making processes.","authors":"Anne Geard, Marit Kirkevold, Marianne Løvstad, Anne-Kristine Schanke","doi":"10.1177/2055102920913477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920913477","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the processes that promote coping with abruptive life changes, often experienced as life before and after injury. The consept of meaning making, was used as theoretical framework for analysisthr. Family members of individuals with spinal cord and acquired brain injury participated in two focus groups three to twenty years post-injury. Data was analysed using thematic analyses. Two main themes were identified: drawing upon different coping strategies and balancing family needs against personal autonomy. Making sense of an altered situation was by keeping a positive outlook, making comparisons to worst cases, engagement in activities and making room for own needs. Thus, the study illistrates that life can continue in a good manner after adversities, but requires flexibility and adjustments.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102920913477"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102920913477","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37830141","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-03-18eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102920914076
Mai Thi Hue, Nguyen Hang Nguyet Van, Phung Phuong Nha, Ngo Tuan Vu, Pham Minh Duc, Nguyen Thi Van Trang, Phan Thi Ngoc Thinh, Le Ngoc Anh, Le Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Huu Tu
{"title":"Factors associated with antenatal depression among pregnant women in Vietnam: A multisite cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Mai Thi Hue, Nguyen Hang Nguyet Van, Phung Phuong Nha, Ngo Tuan Vu, Pham Minh Duc, Nguyen Thi Van Trang, Phan Thi Ngoc Thinh, Le Ngoc Anh, Le Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Huu Tu","doi":"10.1177/2055102920914076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920914076","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to describe the status of antenatal depression and its associated factors among pregnant women in Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was conducted in four obstetric hospitals in Vietnam from January to September 2019. A total of 1260 pregnant women were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. A Tobit regression model was used to determine factors associated with antenatal depression. Results showed that pregnant women were at high risk of antenatal depression (24.5%). Women with fetus abnormalities and higher education were at higher risk of antenatal depression. We highlighted the need for implementing formal screening programs to early detect antenatal depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102920914076"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102920914076","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37773876","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-02-17eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102920904724
Rachel Chung, Gillian A Lowe, Garth E Lipps, Roger C Gibson
{"title":"The association of perceived neighbourhood factors and social class with depressive symptoms among Grade 6 elementary school children in Jamaica.","authors":"Rachel Chung, Gillian A Lowe, Garth E Lipps, Roger C Gibson","doi":"10.1177/2055102920904724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920904724","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This project investigated the association between Jamaican school-age children's perception of their communities and their levels of depressive symptoms. A cross-sectional survey of sixth-grade students from schools in Kingston, Jamaica was conducted. Results of correlational analyses indicated that there were significant associations between neighbourhood factors and depressive symptoms while multiple regression analyses suggested that neigbourhood factors and social class were predictive of children's depressive symptoms. It appears that the perception of neighbourhood factors, particularly neighbourhood quality and network are associated with depressive symptom while neighbourhood factors may mediate the relationship between low social class and depressive symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102920904724"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102920904724","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37686380","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}
{"title":"Influence of high versus low readability level of written health information on self-efficacy: A randomized controlled study of the processing fluency effect.","authors":"Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Hirono Ishikawa, Haruka Ueno, Hiroko Okada, Mio Kato, Takahiro Kiuchi","doi":"10.1177/2055102920905627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920905627","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated the relationship of processing fluency of written information about exercise to participants' perceived interest, safety, self-efficacy, outcome expectation, and behavioral intention regarding the exercise. We randomly assigned 400 men and women aged 40-69 years to control or intervention conditions. Perceived self-efficacy of performing the exercise in the intervention group (i.e. easy to read) was significantly higher than that in the control group (i.e. difficult to read) (<i>p</i> = 0.04). Easy-to-read written health information may be important not only for making written health information comprehensible but also for increasing readers' self-efficacy for adopting health-related behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102920905627"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102920905627","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37686381","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-02-07eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102920905628
Douglas Jr Kerr, Frank P Deane, Trevor P Crowe
{"title":"Pilot study of a serious board game intervention to facilitate narrative identity reconstruction in mental health recovery.","authors":"Douglas Jr Kerr, Frank P Deane, Trevor P Crowe","doi":"10.1177/2055102920905628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920905628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This quasi-experimental study explores the effects of a narrative coaching board game intervention aimed at enhancing participants' sense of self-mastery as part of facilitating narrative identity reconstruction. Three mixed analyses of variance compared differences between clinical (<i>n</i> = 31) and non-clinical (<i>n</i> = 31) groups over time on a measure of mastery. There were no significant group-by-time interaction effects, but both groups demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in mastery over time. From a complex adaptive system perspective, changes may indicate adaptive growth in recovery. A serious board game may be a useful way of facilitating narrative identity reconstruction in recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102920905628"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102920905628","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37673359","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-02-07eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102919898611
Tiffany De Sousa Machado, Anna Chur-Hansen, Clemence Due
{"title":"First-time mothers' perceptions of social support: Recommendations for best practice.","authors":"Tiffany De Sousa Machado, Anna Chur-Hansen, Clemence Due","doi":"10.1177/2055102919898611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102919898611","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research indicates social support is imperative for postpartum well-being. The types of social support and access to preferred supports are less understood. This article considers first-time mothers' perceptions of the effectiveness of social supports and perceived barriers to accessing support and provides recommendations for best practice. A search of the literature for terms related to postpartum social support was conducted. Major themes were identified and synthesised. A critique and analysis of the literature is presented with recommendations for best practice. Much of the research around postnatal support fails to distinguish the specific type of support, meaning creating support solutions for the postpartum period may not be effectively targeted. Recommendations for individualised support are made.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102919898611"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102919898611","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37673360","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-02-07eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102920904726
Yuki Ueno, Mari Hirano, Atsushi Oshio
{"title":"The development of resilience in Japanese adults: A two-wave latent change model.","authors":"Yuki Ueno, Mari Hirano, Atsushi Oshio","doi":"10.1177/2055102920904726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920904726","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the development of resilience in Japanese adults using a two-wave latent change model with 1284 Japanese adults (865 men, aged 20-69 years). The Bidimensional Resilience Scale was administered at both waves over a 2-year interval: January 2017 (Time 1) and January 2019 (Time 2). The results showed no significant mean-level change between Time 1 and Time 2, and relatively high stability. The latent change model indicated that changes in resilience varied significantly among individuals; however, sociodemographic variables were not significantly associated with variations in resilience. Resilience appears relatively stable in Japanese adults, despite individual variation.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102920904726"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102920904726","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37673358","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2020-02-06eCollection Date: 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2055102919897382
Simone Eliane Schwank, Ewa Andersson, Birgitta Wickberg, Shih-Chien Fu, Yan Ding, Helena Lindgren
{"title":"Care-seeking behavior and disclosure on self-reported mental health among young women in urban Shanghai, China.","authors":"Simone Eliane Schwank, Ewa Andersson, Birgitta Wickberg, Shih-Chien Fu, Yan Ding, Helena Lindgren","doi":"10.1177/2055102919897382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102919897382","url":null,"abstract":"Mental health is a major public health concern in China. Help-seeking behavior typically does not involve professionals. Aim of the study was to assess Shanghai women’s care-seeking behavior for common mental health disorders. Using an online survey, fielding questions regarding perinatal mental health status and help-seeking behavior. A total of 487 women participated. One fifth of participants reporting badwell-being did not seek help for mental distress. A total of 82.2 percent seek online support. A majority entrusted in family and avoided professional contact. Mother-in-laws were the least trusted source of support. Shanghai women avoid seeking professional help for mental health issues. Friends, spouses, and online resources are preferred venues.","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"2055102919897382"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2055102919897382","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37665237","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}