Network of depressive symptoms before and after a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.
Conclusions: Fatigue (i.e., feeling unable to get going, feeling effortful to do everything), less happiness, and depressed mood were central symptoms during the transition to a diagnosis of CKD. These findings highlight the benefits of identifying and managing these central symptoms to reduce the risk of activating other depressive symptoms. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - June 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The differential predictive utility of two caregiver-targeted self-efficacy measures to promote oral health of underserved children.
Conclusions: Both caregiver oral health self-efficacy measures were psychometrically comparable and differentially predicted oral health behaviors across varying childhood ages. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - June 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Risk and protective factors in predicting pediatric acute postsurgical pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Conclusion: Given the small degree of association between identified factors and postsurgical pain, there is value in pursuing other factors that may better explain the variability in pain. Recognizing patients at risk for moderate to severe APSP enables early implementation of interventions to minimize pain burden. Interventions to enhance coping, an adaptive characteristic, may also help to reduce APSP. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - June 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A randomized controlled trial of an information intervention to bolster COVID-19 vaccination intention among people with purity concerns.
Conclusion: Purity concerns can be leveraged as a way to bolster vaccination rates, especially among conservatives. However, the impurity perception only mediated the causal relationship between the treatment and the attitude toward vaccines (but not the actual intention), suggesting that changes in the actual vaccination behavior are subject to factors other than purity concerns. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - June 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Omega-3 fatty acids reduce depressive symptoms only among the socially stressed: A corollary of the social signal transduction theory of depression.
Conclusions: Omega-3 fatty acids’ antidepressant effect may be most evident among those who experience frequent social stress, perhaps because omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammatory reactivity to social stressors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - June 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Responses to a COVID-19 vaccination intervention: Qualitative analysis of 17K unsolicited SMS replies.
Conclusions: Insights from unsolicited replies can enhance our ability to identify appropriate intervention techniques to influence COVID-19 vaccination behaviors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - May 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Sociocultural influences on alcohol expectancies in early adolescence: Findings from the ABCD study.
Conclusion: The present findings reveal the potential constellation of sociocultural factors that may serve as targets for modifying AE during the middle school years. Study results also underscore the need for future research that integrates cultural factors into our understanding of alcohol use risk and resilience during early adolescence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Implementing barbershop-based health-promotion interventions for Black men: A systematic scoping review.
Conclusions: More intervention efforts are needed that target young Black adults, rural Black men, mental health outcomes, and which implement peer-to-peer models. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Physical Activity Regulation Scale: Development and validity testing.
Conclusion: While continued testing is needed, the initial evidence is supportive that the PARS may be a useful PA behavioral regulation measure to include for use within various theoretical models applied to understand PA. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Psychological resources and incident hypertension in the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study.
We examined the individual and combined associations of psychological resources (optimism and mastery) on incident hypertension over 15 years. Method: We used data from four exams of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study over 15 years (CARDIA exam years 15–30). Optimism and mastery were standardized to a z-score separately and summed to generate a psychological resources score. We examined the incidence of hypertension (stages 1 and 2; systolic blood pressure [SBP] ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] ≥ 80 mmHg) and stage 2 hypertension (SBP ≥ 140 mmHg or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg) among...
Source: Health Psychology - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A mixed-methods investigation into the us versus them mentality in Facebook groups for chronic pain.
Conclusions: Facebook groups for chronic pain enhance perceptions of support among peers. Although generally beneficial, group cohesion may facilitate an us versus them mentality, resulting in isolation and potentially poorer outcomes. Future research should explore ways to maintain benefits of the us versus them mentality, while reducing its costs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - May 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Effects of diagnosis threat on cognitive complaints after COVID-19.
Conclusions: Diagnosis threat may contribute to the persistence of complaints regarding cognitive impairment among recovered COVID-19 patients. Suggestibility may be an underlying mechanism that increases the impact of diagnosis threat. Other factors, such as vaccination status, may be at play though we are only at the initial stages of research concerning their impact. These may be the focus of future research, aiding in identifying risk factors for experiencing COVID-19 symptoms past the resolution of its acute phase. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - May 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Combined effects of cumulative stress and daily stressors on daily health.
Conclusions: The negative implications of daily stressor exposure for daily health may be most pronounced in those who report higher levels of cumulative stress across multiple life domains and across time. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - May 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Life events and stress among young adults in weight gain prevention trial.
Health Psychology, Vol 42(5), May 2023, 314-324; doi:10.1037/hea0001282Objective: Young adults (YAs) are at high risk for weight gain and show high variability in treatment response. Life events and high perceived stress are common in YAs and could drive less favorable outcomes. The goal was to examine whether life events and stress were related to program engagement and weight outcomes in a weight gain prevention trial for YAs. Method: Secondary analysis from the Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention (SNAP), a randomized clinical trial (N = 599, 18–35 years, BMI 21–30 kg/m²). Both intervention arms rece...
Source: Health Psychology - May 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Structural equation model of intersectional microaggressions, discrimination, resilience, and mental health among black women with hiv.
Conclusion: Intersectional microaggressions and resilience factors may play key roles in BWLWH’s mental health. Research is needed to examine these pathways overtime and provide opportunities to improve mental health and HIV outcomes among BWLWH. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Health Psychology)
Source: Health Psychology - May 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
