Applied psychology. Health and well-being最新文献

{"title":"Effects of an intervention targeting social media app use on well-being outcomes: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Lina Christin Brockmeier,&nbsp;Lea Mertens,&nbsp;Christina Roitzheim,&nbsp;Theda Radtke,&nbsp;Tilman Dingler,&nbsp;Jan Keller","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12646","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.12646","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Interventions targeting social media use show mixed results in improving well-being outcomes, particularly for persons with problematic forms of smartphone use. This study assesses the effectiveness of an intervention app in enhancing well-being outcomes and the moderating role of persons' perceptions about problematic smartphone use (PSU).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In a randomized controlled trial, <i>N</i> = 70 participants, allocated to the intervention (<i>n</i> = 35) or control condition (<i>n</i> = 35), completed weekly online surveys at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. Participants from the intervention condition received personalized full-screen nudges to reduce their social media app use. This secondary analysis focuses on the repeatedly assessed outcomes well-being, positive affect, negative affect, and perceived stress. Linear mixed models were computed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>No significant time x group effects were found, but intervention condition participants reported higher well-being and lower negative affect and stress levels at follow-up. Only one significant moderation was found, indicating that participants reporting higher PSU levels benefited more from the intervention in reducing stress.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The intervention was partly effective and particularly beneficial in reducing stress among smartphone users with higher PSU, highlighting the need to tailor interventions. Present findings need to be replicated by future research using a larger sample size.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11758673/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031667","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":"Consistency of interest mediates the positive relationship between growth mindset and presence of meaning in life among Hong Kong adolescents: A cross-lagged panel study","authors":"Hiu-Sze Chan,&nbsp;Yuk-Yue Tong,&nbsp;Sau-Lai Lee,&nbsp;Chi-Yue Chiu","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70001","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Meaning in life protects individuals from mental distress during social upheaval. We posit that a growth mindset and consistency of interest positively predict meaning in life during social upheaval. The present research tested the hypothesis that among adolescence living in a period of social upheaval, the presence of a growth mindset (the belief in malleability of valued personal attributes) positively predicts persistent engagement in purpose-congruent interests (consistency of interest), which in turn positively predicts the feeling that life is meaningful (presence of meaning in life). To test this hypothesis and to clarify the temporal causal connections among growth mindset, consistency of interest, and presence of meaning in life, we conducted a 3-wave longitudinal cross-lagged panel study with 275 Hong Kong adolescents between late 2017 and early 2020, which covered a period of social upheaval. As hypothesized, having a growth mindset predicted meaning in life two years later through the mediating effect of consistency of interest. These findings extended past findings by identifying a new causal pathway for the temporal causal effects of a growth mindset on the presence of meaning in life over two years in a population and context with high vulnerability to mental distress. (193 words).</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11752416/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142999004","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":"The effectiveness of real-life cognitive and physical interventions on cognitive functioning in healthy older adults: A systematic review of the effects of education and training duration","authors":"Samira Vafa,&nbsp;Arjun Thanaraju,&nbsp;Jee Kei Chan,&nbsp;Hanis Atasha Harris,&nbsp;Xiou Wen Chan,&nbsp;Khushi Todi,&nbsp;Annette Shamala Arokiaraj,&nbsp;Yook Chin Chia,&nbsp;Michael Jenkins,&nbsp;Aleya A. Marzuki","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12651","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.12651","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Physical and cognitive interventions are deemed the primary methods of improving cognitive functioning in healthy older adults. However, the effectiveness of these interventions is still debated. This systematic review, synthesised findings from the literature on four different types of interventions: physical activities, cognitive training, cognitive stimulation and a combined intervention. We searched six databases for each intervention category. Findings demonstrated that 65% of the studies across all intervention groups reported improvement in the experimental group following the intervention. Furthermore, memory, executive and global cognitive functions were the most reported improvements post-intervention. Additionally, participants with higher education benefited more from cognitive training (an intervention that targets a specific cognitive domain), while those with lower education gained more following cognitive stimulation (an intervention that targets general domains). Lastly, in sub-types of physical activity, cognitive stimulation and combined category, longer durations (more than 20 sessions) were associated with significant cognitive improvements. Conversely, in cognitive training, having less than 20 sessions led to significant results. Findings indicated an interaction of education and intervention duration with significant outcomes post-intervention. In conclusion, this review demonstrated the importance of intervention type, duration and education in understanding cognitive improvement post-intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142999021","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":"On fostering employee participation in voluntary corporate-sponsored wellness programs","authors":"M. Gabriela Sava,&nbsp;Bogdan C. Bichescu,&nbsp;Kristin Scott,&nbsp;Sara Krivacek","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12647","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.12647","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As organizations are increasingly turning to voluntary wellness programs to improve employee well-being, the majority of studies in literature have focused on corporate-level benefits of wellness programs, such as productivity. However, there is a scarcity of studies that examine the intrinsic motivators that influence employee participation in such programs. In this study, we use a unique secondary dataset from a voluntary corporate wellness program and propose a novel theoretical framework based on motivational and behavioral theories to examine and understand the participants' behavior. Our findings show that frequent participants are overall healthier and have a stronger intrinsic motivation to commit to a wellness program, as they are better in allocating their limited time resources between various wellness activities. In contrast, one-time participants prove to be less health-conscious and interested in investing time and energy in a wellness program. This study makes several contributions to theory and practice by identifying the individual characteristics and intrinsic motivational factors that compel participants to engage in frequent participation in wellness programs. We also offer recommendations to program administrators on how to personalize ongoing wellness programs to bolster employees' participation and promote more health-conscious behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142963653","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":"Longitudinal relations among online social activities, peer relationship problems, and well-being in children: The moderating effect of extraversion","authors":"Yuanyuan Wang,&nbsp;E. Scott Huebner,&nbsp;Wang Liu,&nbsp;Lili Tian","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12648","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.12648","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Prior research has predominantly examined the relations between online social activities (OSA) and mental health among adolescents and adults, with comparatively less emphasis placed on children, particularly concerning positive indicators of subjective health, such as well-being. The relations between OSA and well-being are likely intricate and necessitate meticulously designed methodologies to investigate the associations and their underlying mechanisms. This longitudinal study employed the random intercept cross-lagged panel models to explore the dynamic relations between OSA and well-being, considering peer relationship problems as a potential mediator and extraversion as a moderator of the associations, while distinguishing between- and within-person effects. A total of 2,300 Chinese children (56.1% boys, <i>M</i>_age = 9.49, <i>SD</i> = 0.56) completed four measurements over a two-year period. The results indicated that: (a) OSA negatively predicted well-being, but not vice versa; (b) peer relationship problems mediated the relations from OSA to well-being; and (c) extraversion served as a moderator of the associations, with notable differences between extraverted and introverted children. These findings provide valuable insights for developing targeted guidance for children's Internet use to enhance their general well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142943330","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":"Does habit strength moderate affective responses to movement-related behaviors among older adults?","authors":"Brynn L. Hudgins,&nbsp;Jaclyn P. Maher","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12643","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.12643","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) are associated with affective feeling states in older adults, though the strength and direction of associations vary. This study used the Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to determine how habit strength affects affective responses to movement behaviors. Older adults completed a 4-day EMA protocol with 10 randomly delivered, smartphone assessments per day while simultaneously wearing two activity monitors recording PA and SB. Multilevel models assessed whether habit strength moderated positive and negative activated and deactivated affective responses following movement behaviors. Older adults with stronger PA habits had a more positive within-person association between steps in the 30 minutes before the prompt and positive deactivated affect at the prompt compared to older adults with weaker PA habits (B = 0.001, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). Older adults with stronger SB habits had a more positive within-person association between time spent sitting in the 30 and 60 minutes before the prompt and negative activated affect at the prompt compared to older adults with weaker SB habits (30 min: B = 0.001, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05; 60 min: B = 0.001, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). PA habits may enhance positive affective responses to PA further encouraging engagement in PA, while SB habits exacerbate negative affective responses to SB in older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142943329","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":"Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being—A farewell editorial","authors":"Ralf Schwarzer","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12604","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.12604","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;For the past 16 years, I have had the pleasure and privilege of serving our community as co-editor-in-chief of &lt;i&gt;Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being&lt;/i&gt;. As my term comes to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect briefly on the journal's development over these years and to thank all those who have contributed to its success.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2006, I was approached by Michael Frese and Raymond Fowler, then leading officers of the &lt;i&gt;International Association of Applied Psychology&lt;/i&gt; (IAAP), to become editor of a new publication intended to complement their long-standing flagship journal, &lt;i&gt;Applied Psychology: An International Journal&lt;/i&gt;, which was in its 54th year. The goal was to broaden the scope with a particular emphasis on health and well-being, inspired by the positive psychology movement at that time. Together, we designed the aims and scope of this innovative publication, and shortly thereafter, we adopted Christopher Peterson (USA) as a co-editor-in-chief. The journal was officially launched in July 2008 at the 29th International Congress of Psychology (ICP) in Berlin, Germany. For marketing purposes, this inaugural issue was published as a supplement to the well-established sister journal, &lt;i&gt;Applied Psychology: An International Journal&lt;/i&gt;. Beginning in 2009, &lt;i&gt;Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being&lt;/i&gt; began publishing three regular issues per year, later expanded to four issues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Following the untimely death of Chris Peterson in 2012, Aleksandra Luszczynska (Poland), an international leader in health psychology, succeeded him as co-editor-in-chief in 2016 and made significant contributions to the journal's growth and reputation. In 2020, she passed the gavel to co-editor-in-chief Yiqun Gan (China), whose outstanding leadership ensures the journal's continued success.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The editorial workload has increased steadily. In 2023, we received a record 942 original manuscripts and 230 revised manuscripts. For accepted papers, the average time from submission to final decision was 133 days. Due to space limitations, many high-quality papers could not be included, with an acceptance rate of around 10%. We sincerely thank the growing number of authors who submitted their best work. I am pleased to see the journal consolidating and expanding its position among psychology journals. The 2023 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate) has been 3.8, the CiteScore (Scopus) has been 12.1, and there had been 355,188 full text views of online journal articles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This evolving landscape promises to shape the future direction of the journal, ensuring it remains at the forefront of innovative research in positive health psychology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is now time to pass the torch. I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Inauen (Switzerland), an internationally renowned health psychologist, will be the next co-editor-in-chief beginning in 2025. She is committed to serving the journal well into the future. I wish her every success in leadi","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aphw.12604","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142913533","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":"Self-management training with online intervention process for young adults with chronic conditions: Effects on self-management, emotion regulation, and occupational balance: A randomized controlled study","authors":"Onur Altuntaş,&nbsp;Esma Özkan","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12644","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aim of the study was to examine the effects of online self-management training on self-management, emotion regulation, and occupational balance in young adults with chronic diseases. Young people participated in this cluster randomized controlled trial (<i>n</i> = 72; mean age, 20.80 ± 2.65 years). Eight sessions of self-management training were applied in the study group (SG; <i>n</i> = 37), and one session was applied in the control group (CG; <i>n</i> = 35). To evaluate the training, all participants completed the Self Management-Self Control Scale, Cognitive Emotion Regulation (CERQ), and Occupational Balance Questionnaire at the beginning and end of the training. We performed an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). In cases where ANCOVA assumptions could not be met, the efficacy of the intervention was determined using the mixed design/split-plot analysis of variance. Compared to the CG, SG showed a significant increase in self-management skills. For the CERQ variable, it was observed that there was no significant difference between the study and control group mean differences after the intervention. Occupational balance remained similar between the groups. The self-management training can have a positive impact on the development of their self-management, particularly in chronic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143120833","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":"Habit substitution toward more active commuting","authors":"Sally Di Maio,&nbsp;Lea O. Wilhelm,&nbsp;Lena Fleig,&nbsp;Nina Knoll,&nbsp;Jan Keller","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12623","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Commuting to work is often a highly habitual behavior that people perform automatically over a long period of time. Substituting an inactive with a more active commuting habit might thus support long-term behavior change. This study investigated habit substitution processes in commuting behavior and related psychological determinants. We report primary analyses of an online planning intervention study conducted in Germany with a one-arm pre-post design over 14 weeks including multiple-a-day workday assessments across a baseline week followed by five post-intervention measurement weeks. Forty-two participants (60% female, <i>M</i>_age = 32.3 years) reported daily automaticity, experienced reward and regret, and weekly plan enactment for new and old commuting behaviors. Multilevel models were fit. In this one-arm study, automaticity of the old commuting behavior declined linearly, whereas the increase in automaticity of the new commuting behavior was more pronounced in earlier than later study weeks. Within-person plan enactment and experienced reward were positively linked with automaticity of the new commuting behavior. Between-person plan enactment was negatively linked with automaticity of the old commuting behavior. Weekly plan enactment and outcome experiences were associated with increases of new habits and decay of old habits in this study. Results warrant replication using an experimental design.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aphw.12623","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143120832","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":"Positive dementia caregiving in 30 days (PDC30): Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of a self-guided automated online training program","authors":"Sheung-Tak Cheng,&nbsp;Peter H. F. Ng","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12645","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.12645","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Benefit-Finding Intervention, a face-to-face psychoeducation program with a focus on the positive meanings of caregiving, has been found to reduce depressive symptoms and burden in dementia caregivers. The program was revamped into a computer-delivered web-based program to enable 24/7 access without location restriction. This study evaluates the efficacy of this new online program called Positive Dementia Caregiving in 30 Days (PDC30). A 2-arm (PDC30 vs. waitlist control) parallel-group randomized controlled trial will be conducted. Target sample is 200 mildly depressed dementia family caregivers with internet access and fluency in English, who will be recruited globally through a YouTube video promoted on social media and through service agencies. The primary outcome is depressive symptoms whereas secondary outcomes are anxiety symptoms, burden, and positive gains, all collected at baseline and 1, 2, and 3 months. The treatment x time (both linear and quadratic) interaction effects will be examined using mixed-effect regression. Additionally, possible therapeutic mechanisms via strengthened self-efficacy in controlling upsetting thoughts and positive reappraisal coping will be examined in a mediation path model. If positive treatment effects are found, the potential public health benefits, given the ease of access, universal availability, and flexible approach, of this online intervention are considerable.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142891568","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}