Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) assesses patients’ perspectives of their illnesses. Original psychometric testing occurred in limited populations. The purpose of this reliability genera…
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. African Americans have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines were initially met with hesitancy from the African American community. This study identified predictors of COVID-19 …
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. Conscientiousness and sense of purpose consistently predict health, wellbeing, and health behavior. However, it remains an open question whether they are unique or overlapping predictors of health and wellb…
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. We explored the potential benefits and costs of believing one can change their weight (i.e. growth mindset) in the context of a digital weight management program. We investigated mechanisms by which growth …
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. Excessive sugar intake poses a significant risk factor for non-communicable diseases. A positive healthy eating (PHE) intervention was developed to promote low-sugar dietary practices in families. The PHE i…
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. This paper examines the phenomenon of xenophobia in Africa. The manifestation of xenophobia was explored within the tenets of the terror management theory which links existential concerns to the development…
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. The current observational study aimed to examine the relationship between mindfulness and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among patients with breast cancer. Additionally, it explores the mediating role of illnes…
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. This study proposed and tested the cross-sectional effects of patient-centered communication (PCC) on cancer screening behaviors via an affective-cognitive sequential chain of mediation through cancer worry…
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. Little is known about the perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic’s dynamic and its effect on self-protective behaviour. Using survey data from 1343 university students we explored how the perceived temporal d…
Journal of Health Psychology, Ahead of Print. Affect is known to be predictive of and enhanced by higher physical activity (PA) levels in the general population. This secondary analysis aimed to increase the understanding of the bi-directional relation…