Anne-Sophie Baudry, Emilie Charton, Benedicte Hivert, Aurelien Carnot, Tatiana Ceban, Sophie Dominguez, Antoine Lemaire, Capucine Aelbrecht-Meurisse, Veronique Christophe
{"title":"Supportive care needs and anxious-depressive symptoms in cancer patients: An interaction effect between emotional competence and the COVID-19 pandemic?","authors":"Anne-Sophie Baudry, Emilie Charton, Benedicte Hivert, Aurelien Carnot, Tatiana Ceban, Sophie Dominguez, Antoine Lemaire, Capucine Aelbrecht-Meurisse, Veronique Christophe","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12552","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The main objective was to assess the link between emotional competence (EC) and adjustment outcomes such as supportive care needs (SCN) and anxious-depressive symptoms in cancer patients starting chemotherapy. The second objective was to assess the interaction effect between EC and the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e. patients included before or during the pandemic) on these outcomes. At the beginning of care, 255 patients with digestive or hematological cancer, recruited before the pandemic began (n = 156, 61.2%) or during the pandemic (n = 99, 38.8%), completed the Short Profile of Emotional Competence, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Supportive Care Needs Survey Short Form. Partial correlations and multiple regressions were used. Intrapersonal EC showed negative significant correlations with psychological unmet SCN (r = -.32, p < .001), anxiety (r = -.37, p < .001), and depression (r = -.46, p < .001). Interpersonal EC showed only significant interaction effects (p < .05): it was only associated with fewer unmet physical and daily SCN (p < .002) and fewer depressive symptoms (p < .004) during pandemic. Results show significant associations between intrapersonal EC and better adjustment of cancer patients from the early stage of care. Interpersonal EC seems to be a significant resource to deal with illness only in difficult contexts such as the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140921250","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":"Meta-analysis of the association between gratitude and loneliness.","authors":"James B Hittner, Calvin D Widholm","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12549","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gratitude is a positive social emotion that involves recognizing that others have brought benefits into one's life. Loneliness, on the other hand, is an unpleasant emotion resulting from a perceived lack of social connectedness. Although previous studies have reported an inverse association between gratitude and loneliness, these studies have not been systematically examined in a single review. To address this gap in the literature, we conducted a random-effects meta-analysis to examine the association between gratitude and loneliness. Analysis of 26 studies revealed a moderate sized effect (mean Fisher's z transformed correlation, z<sub>r</sub> = -.406, 95% confidence interval [CI] = -.463, -.349; mean back-transformed correlation, r = -.385, 95% CI = -.433, -.335). To complement these effect sizes, we calculated a probability-based common language effect size for correlations. Random-effects homogeneity testing suggested the presence of effect size heterogeneity. Analyses of both continuous and categorical moderators were non-significant, indicating that these variables did not influence effect size magnitude. Furthermore, publication bias tests suggested that our results were not influenced by unpublished studies. Finally, we proposed several statistical and clinical recommendations for future research. Regarding the latter, we offered suggestions for modifying gratitude enhancement programs with the aim of reducing loneliness.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140915759","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}
Olayinka Akinrolie, Shaelyn Strachan, Sandra C Webber, Hong Chan, Karla Messner, Ruth Barclay
{"title":"Counsellors' verbal behaviours and skills that elicit participants' change or sustain talk in virtual motivational interviewing for physical activity among older adults.","authors":"Olayinka Akinrolie, Shaelyn Strachan, Sandra C Webber, Hong Chan, Karla Messner, Ruth Barclay","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12551","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exploring the influence of counsellors' verbal behaviours on participants' utterances in virtual motivational interviewing (MI) could broaden our understanding of how MI works. This study aims to determine counsellors' behaviours that are more or less likely than chance to elicit participants' change talk and sustain talk during a virtual MI intervention to promote physical activity among older adults. A sequential analysis was used to examine the transitional probability between the counsellors' and participants' behaviours. Thirty-five MI sessions were analysed from the virtual motivational interviewing (VIMINT) trial. MI-consistent behaviours (MICO) were significantly more likely than chance to be followed by change talk, sustain talk and follow/neutral talk. MI-inconsistent behaviours (MIIN) were more likely than chance to be followed by change talk, and 'other' counsellors' behaviours were more likely than chance to be followed by change talk and follow/neutral talk. In conclusion, all three types of counsellors' behaviours elicited change talk. This study re-emphasizes the link between MICO, change and sustain talk. The influence of MIIN and 'other' behaviours on change talk needs to be explored further. This study has implications for MI training and the need for counsellors to continuously develop skills or behaviours consistent with MI principles.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140915755","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}
Frank Tian-Fang Ye, Bryant P H Hui, Jacky C K Ng, Ben C P Lam, Algae K Y Au, Wesley C H Wu, Hilary K Y Ng, Sylvia Xiaohua Chen
{"title":"Social axioms and psychological toll: A study of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive responses across 35 cultures during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Frank Tian-Fang Ye, Bryant P H Hui, Jacky C K Ng, Ben C P Lam, Algae K Y Au, Wesley C H Wu, Hilary K Y Ng, Sylvia Xiaohua Chen","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12545","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the psychological well-being of individuals worldwide. Previous research has indicated that values and beliefs, particularly social axioms, are associated with psychological responses during crises. However, most of the studies have focused on specific regions; the impact of social axioms on a global scale remains unclear. We conducted a multinational study comprising stratified samples of 18,171 participants from 35 cultures. Using multilevel modeling, we examined the associations between social axioms, personal worry, normative concerns, trust, and individuals' psychological responses to the pandemic. The results showed that greater personal worry and normative concerns predicted more negative psychological responses. Furthermore, the study also identified significant buffering effects at the societal level, as cultures with higher overall levels of fate control, religiosity, or reward for application exhibited weaker associations between personal worry and negative responses. Our findings reveal the influence of social axioms on psychological responses during the pandemic, with varying effects across cultures. The buffering effects of fate control, religiosity, and reward for application underscore the importance of considering cultural differences and individual variability when examining the impact of social axioms on psychological outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140896042","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}
Kathrin Sieder, Phillip Thiedmann, Martin Voracek, Ulrich S Tran
{"title":"Baseline trait mindfulness moderates the efficacy of mindfulness interventions and active controls: A meta-analysis of 177 randomised controlled trials.","authors":"Kathrin Sieder, Phillip Thiedmann, Martin Voracek, Ulrich S Tran","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12550","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous evidence suggests that benefits of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may depend on individuals' baseline trait mindfulness (BTM) levels. This meta-analysis investigated moderating effects of BTM on changes in mental health outcomes and trait mindfulness in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of MBIs. A total of 177 primary studies (total N = 13,486), comparing the treatment effects of MBIs against active, treatment-as-usual (TAU) and waitlist control groups, were synthesised via three-level meta-analysis. Lower BTM was associated with larger changes in mental health outcomes (B = -0.14, 95% CI [-0.21, -0.06], p < .001) and trait mindfulness (B = -0.09 [-0.16, -0.02], p = .009) in MBIs and active controls combined. These associations were significantly larger than from those in TAU and waitlist controls. Moderating effects were less tangible for changes in trait mindfulness in MBIs and active controls individually and less tangible in various sensitivity analyses which, however, were confounded by client type across the RCTs. Individuals low in BTM may, by a small effect size, benefit more from MBIs and active control interventions. BTM may thus affect the evaluation of treatment efficacy. MBIs and active interventions could be offered specifically to persons low in BTM.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140896020","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}
Laura Buchner, Stephanie R. Moore, Thomas Finkenzeller, Günter Amesberger, Harald Rieser, Sabine Würth
{"title":"Influence of running on incidental and integral vitality and fatigue: An intensive longitudinal intervention in young Women's daily life","authors":"Laura Buchner, Stephanie R. Moore, Thomas Finkenzeller, Günter Amesberger, Harald Rieser, Sabine Würth","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12547","url":null,"abstract":"Exercise intensity and perceived autonomy are important factors for the affective response toward exercise and adherence. Dual‐mode theory suggests an inverted‐J response curve of affect with increased exercise intensity, but little is known about how different running programs affect the affective response and subsequent incidental affect in daily life. This ambulatory assessment study examines the short‐ to long‐term effects of two 8‐week running interventions (affect‐based vs. polarized‐prescribed) on subjective vitality and perceived fatigue in young female novices. Participants engaged in 3 × 30 minute running sessions weekly in their natural environments and completed electronic diaries three times daily. Autoregressive multilevel models indicate small effects of training intensity on immediate affective subjective vitality (ß = ‐2.37; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = .03; <jats:italic>f</jats:italic><jats:sup>2</jats:sup> = 0.02) but negligible non‐significant effects on fatigue (ß = 0.26; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.12; <jats:italic>f</jats:italic><jats:sup>2</jats:sup> = 0.002). Novices experienced increased vitality throughout the day when their running was evaluated positively (ß = 0.23; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = .03; <jats:italic>f</jats:italic><jats:sup>2</jats:sup> = 0.04), with effects lasting over two days before returning to baseline (ß = ‐0.26; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < .001; <jats:italic>f</jats:italic><jats:sup>2</jats:sup> = 0.004). However, no significant long‐term effects were observed over 8 weeks in vitality or fatigue. Results indicate between‐ and within‐person variations, but limited sample power does not allow differentiating between programs. This study supports the dual‐mode theory and highlights the importance of distinguishing affective response from incidental affect.","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140829487","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}
A. Lee, Wing-kai Fung, Derwin K. C. Chan, Kevin Kien Hoa Chung
{"title":"The effectiveness of a positive psychological intervention for promoting preschool teachers' well-being and professional competence: EASP intervention program.","authors":"A. Lee, Wing-kai Fung, Derwin K. C. Chan, Kevin Kien Hoa Chung","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12544","url":null,"abstract":"The present study investigated the effectiveness of the Early Advancement in Social-Emotional Health and Positivity (EASP) program, a positive psychological intervention promoting preschool teachers' well-being and the motivational aspect of professional competence. Participants were 273 in-service preschool teachers (Mage = 34.56 years, SD = 9.52, range = 22-58; female = 98.90%) who participated in a 2-month randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 143) receiving 1) four online workshops, 2) a smartphone app, and 3) an online activity, or to the wait-list control group (n = 130), which received the intervention materials after all the data collection. Participants reported their well-being dimensions, teaching self-efficacy, and autonomous motivation for teaching before and after the intervention. Results from a path analytic model exhibited excellent fit with the data, χ2 = 37.62, df = 33, CFI = .99, TLI = .98, RMSEA = .02 [90% CI = 0.00, 0.05], SRMR = .02. The intervention had direct effects on changes in well-being dimensions, including positivity, outcome, strength, engagement, and resilience (β = .14 to .26, ps = .00 to .04), and indirect intervention effects on changes in teaching self-efficacy and autonomous motivation for teaching (β = .14 to .15, ps = .00 to .01). These findings highlighted the potential value of implementing positive psychological interventions in educational settings to promote the well-being and professional competence among preschool teachers.","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140676412","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}
Angel Nga Man Leung, Henry C. Y. Ho, Wai Kai Hou, Kai‐Tak Poon, Joyce L. Y. Kwan, Ying Chuen Chan
{"title":"A 1‐year longitudinal study on experiencing workplace cyberbullying, affective well‐being and work engagement of teachers: The mediating effect of cognitive reappraisal","authors":"Angel Nga Man Leung, Henry C. Y. Ho, Wai Kai Hou, Kai‐Tak Poon, Joyce L. Y. Kwan, Ying Chuen Chan","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12546","url":null,"abstract":"Research on experiencing workplace cyberbullying (WCB) and its underlying mechanisms that impact the well‐being of teachers is scarce. We propose that cognitive reappraisal, which is a useful and adaptive emotion–regulation strategy for reinterpreting emotion‐eliciting situations, is a mediator explaining the inverse relationships between experiencing WCB and well‐being. A three‐wave longitudinal survey (baseline, T1; 3 months, T2; and 1 year, T3) was conducted with a sample of 444 primary and secondary schoolteachers in Hong Kong, China. Exposure to WCB, cognitive reappraisal, affective well‐being and work engagement of participants was assessed. In line with the hypotheses, results showed that cognitive reappraisal mediated the associations between WCB and well‐being. WCB at T1 was negatively associated with cognitive reappraisal at T2, which in turn was positively associated with positive affect and work engagement and negatively associated with negative affect at T3. Findings suggest that the intrusive nature of WCB renders its victims emotionally exhausted and helpless, thus negatively impacting the process to reinterpret the situation in a positive light, resulting in undesirable consequences. This study has illuminated WCB's inhibitory mechanism and its long‐term detrimental impact. Practical implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140625439","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":"Exploring the relationship between coping styles and well-being among Chinese university students: A longitudinal study based on the transactional stress model","authors":"Qianqian Pan, Wangqian Fu, Yaqian Zhang","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12543","url":null,"abstract":"In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, university students were exposed to increased stress, which significantly affected their well-being. This study examines the coping mechanisms employed by Chinese university students during this crisis, with a particular focus on the potential protective role of coping flexibility in maintaining their well-being. Using the transactional stress model and the dual-process theory of coping flexibility, this longitudinal study analyzed the responses of 206 Chinese university students at three measurement points in late 2022. The findings suggest that disruptions in daily life during the pandemic likely led students to engage in problematic internet use as a coping strategy, which subsequently led to reduced well-being. However, the study also shows that coping flexibility plays a crucial protective role in maintaining students' well-being. These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted interventions aimed at enhancing coping flexibility among university students, especially in the evolving post-pandemic landscape.","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140568004","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}
Inmaculada Martínez‐García, Hans De Witte, Jesús García‐Martínez, Francisco Javier Cano‐García
{"title":"A systematic review and a comprehensive approach to PhD students' wellbeing","authors":"Inmaculada Martínez‐García, Hans De Witte, Jesús García‐Martínez, Francisco Javier Cano‐García","doi":"10.1111/aphw.12541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12541","url":null,"abstract":"The pursuit of a doctoral degree is a challenging process that can have a negative impact on the wellbeing of PhD students. Therefore, the aim here is to offer a systematic review of the current state of the literature on wellbeing among PhD students and the variables it involves in order to build an integrative model that will enrich future research. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) methodology for systematic reviews has been used to lay out the process in a flow diagram. We systematically review studies up to 2021 (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 38) published on the Web of Science and SCOPUS databases. The results show the current state of the literature on wellbeing in PhD students, the characteristics of the studies (location, study design, and sample), how the literature defines the concept, the variables involved, the study limitations, and future perspectives to improve the quality of life of doctoral students. Finally, a comprehensive approach to the topic is presented in an integrative model that encompasses all variables identified in the literature and offers a guide for future research.","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140567827","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}