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{"title":"Nature connectedness and healthy eating: The possible role of self-control","authors":"Yun Chen,&nbsp;Nina He,&nbsp;Jingyan He,&nbsp;Ranzhi Yang,&nbsp;Jiang Jiang,&nbsp;Xinyi Yang,&nbsp;Jiaqian Xu","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70181","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70181","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nature connectedness has been shown to promote healthier eating behaviors, yet the underlying processes remain underexplored. The present study investigates self-control, informed by stress reduction theory and attention restoration theory, as a critical mediator in this relationship through three studies. Study 1 (<i>n</i> = 200) employed a cross-sectional survey and confirmed the positive association between nature connectedness and healthy eating behaviors, while providing preliminary evidence for the mediating role of self-control. Study 2 (<i>n</i> = 193) employed an online experiment to manipulate nature connectedness and found that increased nature connectedness elevated self-control, which was then linked to healthier food choices in a lunch scenario. Study 3 (<i>n</i> = 256), using a three-wave longitudinal study, further validated that self-control mediated the nature connectedness–healthy eating behaviors link. Together, these studies converge to suggest that self-control may serve as a key psychological pathway linking nature connectedness with healthy eating behaviors. Our research suggests that nature-based interventions targeting self-control enhancement may serve as an effective approach for promoting sustainable healthy eating behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148358958","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":"Motivated by worry, burdened by hopelessness: Emotional correlates of climate action and personal well-being","authors":"Christina Saalwirth","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70183","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70183","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As public awareness of climate change grows, individuals increasingly report experiencing negative emotions such as eco-worry and eco-hopelessness. This study investigated how these two emotions are associated with psychological well-being and pro-environmental behavior (PEB) and whether the focus of these emotions (individual/micro vs. collective/macro) influences these relationships. Two cross-sectional studies were conducted with adult participants from Germany. Study 1 included 339 individuals aged between 18 and 76 years (<i>M</i> = 33.17, <i>SD</i> = 15.76; 53.4% male, 46.0% female, 0.6% diverse), and Study 2 included 313 individuals (<i>M</i> = 34.93, <i>SD</i> = 15.70, 18–84 years; 50.2% male, 49.8% female). Analyses revealed that eco-hopelessness was consistently associated with lower emotional well-being and life satisfaction, whereas eco-worry showed no associations with well-being. In contrast, eco-worry was robustly related to PEB, whereas eco-hopelessness showed no association. Multigroup structural equation modeling further supported the replication of these results across both studies. In addition, the micro–macro perspectives showed distinct relations: Micro eco-hopelessness was more strongly linked to lower well-being, whereas macro eco-worry was more strongly associated with PEB. These findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between specific climate-related emotions and recognizing differential relations for an individual versus a collective focus.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aphw.70183","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148358871","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":"Examining the clustering of lifestyle factors and affect in daily life: An idiographic approach","authors":"Austen R. Anderson,&nbsp;Lindsey Ostermiller,&nbsp;Isabel Rice,&nbsp;Casandra O'Rourke","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70179","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70179","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There has been an increase in interest in the health and well-being benefits of lifestyle factors such as physical activity, diet, sleep, and social interaction. Previous research has highlighted how lifestyle factors, both healthy and unhealthy, tend to covary or cluster together. Very little research has examined the degree to which the clustering among lifestyle factors and emotional health is unique to individuals. As such, this project examined the idiographic associations among lifestyle behaviors and emotional experiences in daily life, which could set the stage for individualized lifestyle interventions. Seventy-nine adults (<i>M</i>_<i>age</i> = 43.37, <i>SD</i>_<i>age</i> = 17.26) in the United States participated in a 70-day daily diary study, where they reported on daily lifestyle engagement and affect each evening. Network models examined the associations among these variables at the between-person level and within-person level. Further, person-specific idiographic network models were analyzed. Results indicate that there were significant associations in the whole sample at multiple levels (between-person and within-person). Further, idiographic analyses revealed person-specific connections among lifestyle factors and affect. In conclusion, lifestyle factors and affect cluster together in daily life, and the clustering differs across individuals. Future research should explore the feasibility of intensive measurement-informed lifestyle interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aphw.70179","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148358904","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":"Time course of perceptual, cognitive, physical and physiological responses to a single non-sleep deep rest session in physically active young adults","authors":"Omar Boukhris,&nbsp;Haresh Suppiah,&nbsp;Manel Kerkeni,&nbsp;Ana Holt,&nbsp;Matthew Driller","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70180","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70180","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR), a brief guided relaxation technique involving slow breathing and sequential body awareness, has recently been proposed as a practical rest strategy. However, evidence on its short-term time course and physiological responses remains limited. This study examined the effects of a brief NSDR session on perceptual, cognitive, physical, and physiological outcomes in physically active young adults. In a parallel-group design, 102 participants (mean age: 22 ± 3 years) were randomly allocated to either a 10-min guided NSDR protocol (n = 51) or a control condition (n = 51). Perceptual outcomes included sleepiness, fatigue, readiness to perform, as well as muscular stress, lack of activation, negative emotional state, overall stress, physical performance capacity, mental performance capacity, emotional balance and overall recovery (short recovery and stress scale), alongside cognitive (Simon task) and physical (handgrip strength and countermovement jump) performance assessed at baseline, immediately, 20 min and 40 min post-intervention. Physiological responses (heart rate, heart rate variability and skin temperature) were recorded continuously during the intervention. Linear mixed-effects models showed that NSDR resulted in significant Group × Time improvements across perceptual measures, including reduced sleepiness (<i>p</i> = .009, <i>η_p</i>² = .03), fatigue (<i>p</i> = .001, <i>η_p</i>² = .05), stress (<i>p</i> = .005, <i>η_p</i>² = .04) and lack of activation (<i>p</i> = .011, <i>η_p</i>² = .04), alongside enhanced mental performance capacity (<i>p</i> = .008, <i>η_p</i>² = .04) and overall recovery (<i>p</i> = .014, <i>η_p</i>² = .03) compared to control. Reaction time in the Simon task (Group × Time: <i>p</i> &lt; .001, <i>η_p</i>² = .07) was enhanced in the NSDR group immediately post-intervention (<i>p</i> = .012), while no differences were observed at later assessments. Physiological responses showed a significant Group × Time interaction for heart rate, indicating a greater relative reduction during NSDR compared to control, alongside a smaller rise in skin temperature in the NSDR condition (<i>p</i> &lt; .05). No significant effects were observed for physical performance outcomes (<i>p</i> &gt; .05). These findings suggest that NSDR was associated with consistent improvements in perceptual outcomes, while cognitive findings were transient and physiological findings were modest and should be interpreted cautiously. These results support further evaluation of NSDR as a brief, time-efficient acute rest intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aphw.70180","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148358965","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":"Childhood maltreatment increases psychological distress among adolescents: Longitudinal mediating roles of self-continuity and self-control","authors":"Qingqing Li,&nbsp;Luchao Wei,&nbsp;Yuqi Zhang,&nbsp;Rui Zhou,&nbsp;Wei Hong","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.70182","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite the recognition that childhood maltreatment is a significant risk factor for psychological distress, few have differentiated the distinct effects of childhood abuse and neglect, and the underlying mechanisms remain inadequately understood. To address these gaps, this study employed a three-wave longitudinal design over 12 months to examine the effect of childhood abuse and neglect on psychological distress among 946 Chinese adolescents (47.60% girls; aged 13–17 years, <i>M</i>_age = 15.35, SD = 0.59) and revealed the mediating roles of self-continuity and self-control. Correlation results indicated that both childhood abuse and neglect were positively associated with psychological distress and negatively associated with self-continuity and self-control. Structural equation modeling revealed that childhood abuse and neglect directly and positively predicted psychological distress, and childhood abuse indirectly affected psychological distress through self-control rather than self-continuity. Furthermore, a chain mediation pathway from self-continuity to self-control further explained the relationship between childhood neglect and psychological distress. These findings elucidate the psychological pathways underlying the relationship between childhood maltreatment dimensions and psychological distress and highlight the critical role of self-control in developing intervention strategies to mitigate the adverse mental health effects of childhood maltreatment during adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148343322","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":"Mixed-methods process evaluation of “Take a Walk With Your Brain,” a cognitively enriched walking program for community-dwelling older adults","authors":"Pauline Hotterbeex,&nbsp;Greet Cardon,&nbsp;Julie Latomme,&nbsp;Melanie Beeckman,&nbsp;Sebastien Chastin,&nbsp;Jannique van Uffelen","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70162","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70162","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cognitively enriched physical activity (PA) interventions have shown promise for enhancing cognitive functioning in healthy older adults, yet their real-world implementation remains underexplored. A real-life cognitively enriched walking program, “Take a Walk With Your Brain,” was co-designed with older adults and walking coaches and evaluated in a 6-month, three-arm randomized controlled trial. The mixed-method process evaluation described in this paper was embedded to examine how the program was implemented. Guided by the framework of a previous study, fidelity, dose delivered and received, recruitment, reach, and context were examined. Participants age 65 + (<i>n</i> = 85) and walking coaches who guided the program sessions (<i>n</i> = 8) contributed data through questionnaires, logbooks, and focus groups. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively; qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The program was perceived as enjoyable and feasible, with strong adherence to group sessions and the social aspect as a key motivator. However, there were challenges in delivering the intervention at a moderate PA intensity and personalizing the cognitive tasks, and the coaches expressed a need for more intensive training and peer support. Adherence to unsupervised cognitively enriched walking sessions was low, and the sample was highly educated and physically active at baseline. This process evaluation provides insights that can inform future cognitively enriched PA interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148154879","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":"The impact of social participation on healthy ageing among Chinese middle-aged and older adults: The mediating role of life satisfaction.","authors":"Ben Li, Long Cheng","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70163","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Healthy ageing is a major public health challenge in rapidly ageing societies, where longer life expectancy does not always translate into sustained well-being. This study examines health trajectories among Chinese middle-aged and older adults, focusing on social participation and the mediating role of life satisfaction. Using four waves (2011-2018) of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, we applied latent growth curve modelling to assess overall change and individual heterogeneity and latent growth mixture modelling to identify five trajectory categories across six dimensions: environment, vitality, cognitive function, sensory and physical abilities, daily activities and psychological well-being. The five classes were high initial stable, high initial declining, moderate initial increasing, moderate initial declining and low initial increasing. Multinomial logistic regression showed that greater social participation was associated with a lower likelihood of less favourable trajectories; relative to high initial stable, the low initial increasing group exhibited a significantly reduced risk. Cultural and recreational activities showed the strongest protective association, whereas volunteer service had no significant impact. Life satisfaction partially mediated the association between social participation and trajectory membership. These results suggest that expanding meaningful social participation and improving life satisfaction are important pathways for promoting healthy ageing among Chinese middle-aged and older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70163"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147969544","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":"The greenhouse gas emissions of psychological conferences and what we can do about it.","authors":"Lisa M Warner, James A Green, Claudia Teran-Escobar","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70167","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The UN Sustainable Development Goals highlight the relevance of climate change for global health. At the same time, the academic community-including health-related disciplines such as psychology and behavioural medicine-contributes substantially to greenhouse gas emissions, particularly through work-related travel. To inform discussions on the environmental impact of academic conferences, this study estimates the CO₂-equivalent (CO₂eq) emissions resulting from attendance at major international psychology conferences. The number of in-person and online attendees at major international psychological conferences was identified by web search and email inquiries. Conference inclusion criteria: International, psychology/behavioural medicine, 1,000 + attendees, years 2023-2025. Total and per capita CO₂eq were estimated separately for in-person and online attendance using emission factors derived from 22 studies on in-person conferences and 10 on online conferences. Attendance at an international in-person conference resulted in an estimated 1.26 t CO₂eq per participant, with approximately 94% attributable to travel, compared to 0.02 t CO₂eq for online attendance-corresponding to a reduction rate of about 98%. Across the 21 included major international psychology conferences, total emissions were estimated at approximately 63,481 t of CO₂eq. These estimates illustrate the scale of greenhouse gas emissions associated with conference-related travel in academia. By quantifying emissions from major international psychology conferences-while excluding numerous smaller and regional meetings-this study provides empirical reference points to inform ongoing discussions about conference formats and travel practices among individual scientists, institutional departments and scientific organisations.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70167"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147980126","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":"Emotions, emotion regulation, and eating behavior in women with a healthy weight and women with obesity: A daily life study.","authors":"Mégane Ackermans, Vera Heininga, Peter de Jong, Nienke Jonker","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70175","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70175","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is a worldwide public health issue, and it is crucial to identify individual risk factors for excessive food intake, as these may help inform obesity prevention/treatment efforts. One potential reason for which some individuals, but not others, overeat and become obese is food consumption in response to emotions, particularly in the absence of effective emotion regulation (ER) strategies. The current study used Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to assess the effect of emotions and ER on eating in daily life in women with obesity (n = 46) and women with a healthy weight (n = 54). After completing a baseline questionnaire, participants responded to an EMA survey regarding momentary emotions, ER, and eating behavior five times per day for seven days. Women with obesity used less adaptive ER than women with a healthy weight in daily life. Positive emotions were prospectively associated with more unhealthy food choices in daily life. Negative emotions and ER were not prospectively associated with any eating behavior in daily life. Our findings do not support the notion that improving ER in response to negative emotions could be an effective intervention to reduce food consumption. Yet, in light of our findings regarding positive emotions, future studies could test whether improving ER in response to positive emotions could help individuals manage unhealthy food choices.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70175"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13291830/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148306707","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":"Do time management interventions support wellbeing in the workplace? A systematic review.","authors":"Anna Navin Young, Zelda di Di Blasi, Sarah Foley, Aoife Bourke, Sophie Cronin, Aoife Dwyer, Jay Fitzgibbon","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70149","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although empirical evidence demonstrates the association between time management and wellbeing, it is unclear whether time management interventions (TMIs) effectively support wellbeing in the workplace. Given rising concerns over employee wellbeing and the prevalence of time challenges in the workplace, TMIs may play a critical role in wellbeing promotion. This systematic review aimed to assess the effects of TMIs on workplace wellbeing, investigate the characteristics of these TMIs and evaluate the quality of these studies. Systematic searches of randomised controlled trials and quasi-experiments published on or before 10 August 2025 were conducted in seven databases. The search was conducted for TMIs delivered in a workplace context, measuring at least one wellbeing variable. Seven studies met the inclusion criteria (n = 442). A narrative synthesis reported on intervention content, delivery and effectiveness, revealing a limited and inconsistent evidence base to support TMI efficacy. Cochrane risk-of-bias tools were used, finding low quality across the studies. Findings call for more experimental evidence, with evaluation of a broader range of wellbeing variables needed. Drawing from the synthesised interventions, the process model of integrated time interventions is presented, providing theoretical advancements in the recognition of time interventions as wellbeing promoters. Finally, the review encourages higher quality intervention reporting practices to enhance the transparency and replicability of TMIs.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70149"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13112514/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147760352","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}