{"title":"Parental history of psychological abuse and adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems: Psychophysiological pathways in intergenerational associations.","authors":"Shiyuan Xiang, Christiane Wesarg-Menzel, Meijing Chen, Yijia Li, Qianqian Gao, Wei Wang, Danhua Lin","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70171","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psychological abuse often has a negative and long-lasting impact across different domains in life, which might also affect the next generation. However, few studies have explored the psychophysiological pathways through which parental history of psychological abuse is associated with their adolescents' internalizing and externalizing problems. Therefore, the current study examines the relationships between parental history of psychological abuse and adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems, as well as the mediating roles of parental psychological abuse and adolescent cortisol response to stress among 143 Chinese adolescents and their parents. Results indicated that parental history of psychological abuse was positively associated with both adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems, with these associations consistently mediated by parental psychological abuse. Additionally, chain mediation involving parental psychological abuse and decreased cortisol response to stress was selective, depending on the cortisol indices and outcome domains. Our study lends support for the intergenerational association between parental history of psychological abuse and adolescent psychopathology. Reducing parental psychological abuse may help inform future efforts to prevent intergenerational risk pathways, either directly or indirectly.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70171"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148142309","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}
Shuolei Chen, Chongxiao Wang, Shi Cheng, Zhuoheng Yang, Yan Wang
{"title":"Developing a mix-method protocol to assess green space quality for multiage health-related activities.","authors":"Shuolei Chen, Chongxiao Wang, Shi Cheng, Zhuoheng Yang, Yan Wang","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70176","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of an urban green space (UGS) quality assessment protocol addressing the health-related activities of older adults and children represents a sustainable approach to promoting health and well-being. Although most protocols have been developed for physical activity, few have considered other categories of health-related activities that encompass multiple age groups. This study develops a mixed-method green space for multiage health-related activities (GMHA) protocol to assess UGS quality for older adults, children, and the general population across different health-related activities, including physical activity and social interaction. Five conventional domains of facility, amenity, aesthetics, maintenance, safety, and incivilities audited by systematic observation are integrated with the geospatial domains of natural environments and spatial configuration, supported by unmanned aerial vehicle and space syntax techniques. Seventy UGS samples were tested for interrater reliability via intraclass correlation coefficients. The relative importance of each UGS domain in the protocol was further examined using a spatial autoregressive (SAR) model. Content validity is substantiated by scholarship. Preliminary tests verified quantitative reliability and concurrent validity. SAR results revealed varying associations between UGS domains and multiage health-related activities, highlighting the significance of the environment-individual-activity interaction. GMHA can facilitate targeting UGS quality enhancement across broader contexts and populations to benefit health and well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70176"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148300653","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}
Samridha S J B Rana, Paul Graham Morris, Caroline E Brett, Emily Pacheco, Kalliopi Demetriou, Hamdullah Tunç
{"title":"A systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship of eco-emotions on the mental health and wellbeing of young adults.","authors":"Samridha S J B Rana, Paul Graham Morris, Caroline E Brett, Emily Pacheco, Kalliopi Demetriou, Hamdullah Tunç","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70157","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper systematically reviews the literature on levels of eco-emotions reported by young adults (aged 18-29) across nations, with meta-analyses of associations between eco-anxiety and mental health outcomes. Fourteen databases were searched for relevant studies. Fifty-nine studies reported levels of eco-emotions, with 37 studies reporting associations between eco-anxiety and each of anxiety, depression, and stress. Eco-anxiety was the most reported eco-emotion. Higher scores of eco-anxiety and eco-fear were reported by populations facing direct environmental impacts. Eco-anger and eco-hope were reported to have a role in adaptive coping. Meta-analyses indicated moderate, significant positive associations between eco-anxiety and depression r = 0.29, anxiety r = 0.34, and stress r = 0.30. Meta-regressions were conducted to explore heterogeneity. Our results highlight the importance of addressing heterogeneity in operationalizing the construct of eco-anxiety and the need to collect data on eco-emotions in low-and-middle-income nations, which is lacking in the current literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70157"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13147318/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147832818","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}
Tammy W Y Teo, Cameron S E Tan, Ismaharif Ismail, Vincent Y S Oh
{"title":"Predicting the future from fear: An RI-CLPM analysis of risk appraisals and long-term psychological well-being.","authors":"Tammy W Y Teo, Cameron S E Tan, Ismaharif Ismail, Vincent Y S Oh","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70173","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70173","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Risk perceptions involving estimates of whether negative events would occur are theorized to be linked to psychological well-being, although there is inconsistent evidence on whether well-being leads to reduced risk perceptions or if risk perceptions lead to reduced well-being. We clarify this using a longitudinal, random-intercepts cross-lagged panel modeling (RI-CLPM) approach. Specifically, we examined the inter-relationship between risk perceptions and psychological well-being across four waves of data (2014-2020) from the Understanding America Study (UAS; N = 7,289). Neuroticism, age, gender, education, income, and race were adjusted for. Results indicated that between-person differences in risk perception covaried with lower psychological well-being (r = -0.49, p < .001). Importantly, within-person increases in risk perception were associated with lower psychological well-being at the subsequent wave (βs = -0.07 to -.06, ps < .007), whereas psychological well-being was not linked to future risk perceptions. These findings support a unidirectional association of risk appraisals with lower subsequent psychological well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70173"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148238486","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":"Machine learning-based risk warning for adolescents' prosocial behavior.","authors":"Xuan Li","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70156","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prosocial behavior plays a positive role in promoting adolescents' mental health and behavioral performance. Guided in ecological systems theory and social cognitive theory, this study used machine learning to identify the risk factors of adolescents' prosocial behavior, and a total of six machine learning algorithms (Logistic Regression, Naive Bayes, Decision Tree, Random Forest, KNN, and LightGBM) were tested and compared to detect the 55 potentially risk factors (e.g., individual, community, family, school, and social) of prosocial behavior. The sample includes 8,364 adolescents (age varied from 13 to 15; 47.9% girls) from middle and high schools in Zhejiang province, China, collected by a multi-stage cluster random sampling. The logistic regression algorithm and LightGBM algorithm are better than the other four algorithms. By comparing the relative importance of each factor, the results of the study suggest that individual perceived relative deprivation and negative attachment type have a higher value in predicting prosocial behavior, which can help adolescents in developing positive social behavior and provide stronger support for social adjustment. This study contributes to understanding and revealing the influencing factors and mechanisms of adolescents' prosocial behavior among adolescents. Its applied value lies in helping schools and counselors identify adolescents whose low prosocial behavior may reflect difficulties in attachment or internet addiction, thereby informing early support for adolescent social well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70156"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147873062","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 effect of nudging strategies on reducing diners' salt intake: Evidence from a randomized field experiment.","authors":"Jiajie Li, Tongtong Yu, Yingying Lin","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70160","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using a field experiment conducted in a real table-service restaurant, this study investigated how nudging strategies can be used to guide diners to choose healthier food with lower sodium in an urban area of China. By randomly employing a changing default nudging strategy and a verbal prompting nudging strategy in the same setting and with 313 tables of diners, this study compared both changes in salt-reducing ordering behavior and salt intake reduction in two nudging groups and a control group. The results showed that both nudging strategies have significantly promoted diners to make salt-reducing ordering behavioral changes. The verbal prompting nudging strategy was significantly more effective than the changing default nudging strategy in altering diners' ordering behavior; however, its efficacy was significantly moderated by table size and diners' taste primacy. The changing default nudging strategy proved robust against diner heterogeneity and achieved a significant reduction in per-person sodium intake, thus representing a more promising strategy for broader application. The findings of the present study provide empirical evidence for implementing precision nudging policies to reduce salt intake in restaurant settings. We suggest that health authorities prioritize the changing default nudging strategy for initial implementation in restaurants as a practical approach for improving public health.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70160"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147832921","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":"Pandemic emergency: A multi-level AI framework for analyzing psychological impact through public discourse.","authors":"Luisa Orrù, Stefania Mannarini","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70165","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emergency management has become a widely discussed topic in recent years, particularly in relation to different types of emergencies such as climate change, natural disasters, public health, and armed conflicts. The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented uncertainty, sparking a global emergency that raised concerns not only about health but also social, economic, and environmental stability. At a time when psychology is re-evaluating its role in supporting processes of change during emergencies, a qualitative approach can offer a concrete response to the needs that the population highlights. This study explores, over a period of more than a year (from April 2020 to May 2021), the discursive productions shared by the Italian population on social media in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic emergency, in order to observe the impact on public health and identify clinical implications. A text analysis was performed using an annotation system based on 24 discursive modalities (learned with specific training by two humans and one machine learning model). IRaMuTeQ was also used for content detection and descending hierarchical classification. The analysis highlighted the need for support both at a clinical level and through sociopolitical intervention, based on how individuals expressed their experiences and concerns. Specifically, people's discourse tends to rigidly adhere to the status quo, where a focus on the \"here and now\" precludes the development of future-oriented health goals. Also, by prioritizing institutional critique over personal accountability, individuals adopt the role of passive observers rather than proactive participants in managing their own and the community's well-being. These results highlight how machine learning models can assist clinicians in better understanding the health needs of the population during emergencies, offering greater precision and speed in operational decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70165"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148013080","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}
Christopher W Wiese, Victoria S Scotney, Daphne X Hou, Louis Tay
{"title":"Helping hands, flourishing hearts: A meta-analytic study of organizational citizenship behaviors and subjective well-being.","authors":"Christopher W Wiese, Victoria S Scotney, Daphne X Hou, Louis Tay","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70158","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70158","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Does going the extra mile at work enhance an employee's well-being, or does it come with hidden costs? With these two diverging perspectives on the impact of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs) on employee well-being and inconclusive previous meta-analytic findings, the current study provides a much-needed update. We conducted a meta-analysis (k = 186, n = 29,034) on the relationship between OCBs and Subjective Well-Being (positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction) to provide updated estimates of the cross-sectional effects and the first meta-analytic evidence of longitudinal and within-person effects. We also explore critical moderators (age, gender, affective context (work vs. general), and OCB type (individual vs. organizational)). Cross-sectional findings reveal significant associations between OCBs and positive affect (ρ = .34), negative affect (ρ = -.11), and life satisfaction (ρ = .30). Notably, only negative affect correlates differently with different OCB types. Consistent with research on gender role expectations, females experience lower life satisfaction from OCBs than males. Longitudinal findings show that positive and negative affect predict future OCBs; however, limited studies examine the reverse causal direction. On a daily level, positive affect is associated with higher levels of OCBs, whereas negative affect is not associated with OCBs. When examining specific OCB types, negative affect is associated with greater engagement in OCB-Is. An important implication is the need to foster employee well-being to sustain prosocial behaviors at work. We discuss further implications for both theory and practice, highlighting the need for a more nuanced understanding of helping behaviors at work.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70158"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13179150/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147947844","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}
Dario Baretta, Carole Lynn Rüttimann, Jennifer Inauen
{"title":"Theory-based promotion of diet and transportation behavior change to reduce carbon footprint among students: Randomized parallel trial of the GROW app.","authors":"Dario Baretta, Carole Lynn Rüttimann, Jennifer Inauen","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70161","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70161","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adopting a low-emission diet and choosing low-emission transportation modes are among the most effective strategies for mitigating one's individual impact on climate. However, interventions targeting these behaviors often fall short because they focus primarily on motivation, neglecting volitional processes. Guided by the Health Action Process Approach, this double-blind randomized parallel trial tested whether a digital intervention addressing both motivational and volitional determinants of behavior was more effective in reducing diet- and transportation-related carbon footprints than an intervention addressing motivation only. The intervention was delivered via the GROW app, which included two versions: a motivational version (goal setting and feedback) and a motivational + volitional version (additional techniques such as action planning and problem solving). Participants (N = 226; 97% students) used either version of the app for 5 weeks, reporting daily animal-based food consumption (e.g., red meat and poultry) and transportation behaviors (e.g., bike and car). Psychological determinants (e.g., action planning and action control) were measured weekly. Multilevel models showed an overall reduction in diet-related carbon footprint (B = -0.1, 95% CI [-0.02, -0.01]); however, this decrease did not differ between intervention groups. No changes emerged for transportation-related or total carbon footprints. Action planning and action control emerged as the strongest correlates of lower diet-related carbon footprint. The findings show preliminary indication of the efficacy of digital behavior change interventions for reducing diet-related carbon footprint. Structural measures addressing opportunities and barriers in the physical environment may be needed to reduce transportation-related emissions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70161"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13262045/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148222800","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}
Kieren J Lilly, Natalia M Simionato, Fiona Kate Barlow, Danny Osborne, Caroline Salom, Chris G Sibley
{"title":"Gender Differences in the Longitudinal Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Perceived Social Support.","authors":"Kieren J Lilly, Natalia M Simionato, Fiona Kate Barlow, Danny Osborne, Caroline Salom, Chris G Sibley","doi":"10.1111/aphw.70148","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aphw.70148","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The benefits of social connections for well-being are often assumed, yet few studies test whether social support predicts mental health over extended periods nor whether these effects are experienced equally across women and men. We address this gap by examining gender differences in the longitudinal associations between perceived social support and psychological distress using 14 annual waves of a nationwide panel study (N = 75,404; 62.1% women). Multigroup random intercept cross-lagged panel modelling revealed that within-person increases in perceived social support predicted subsequent declines in psychological distress over time for both women and men. However, this relationship was bidirectional, and the negative within-person effects of psychological distress on perceived social support were stronger than the effects of perceived social support on psychological distress among men (but not women). Analyses exploring gender interactions with age, sexual identity and ethnicity revealed that the effects of psychological distress were strongest among older, New Zealand European and heterosexual men. These results suggest that men's psychological distress leads to decreased perceptions of social support from others in their lives, and this effect is more pronounced than the effect of social support over the same timeframe. The implications for health interventions are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":8127,"journal":{"name":"Applied psychology. Health and well-being","volume":"18 3","pages":"e70148"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13128988/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147760299","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}