OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Psychology & Health is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Experiences of transition from adolescence to young adulthood in the context of chronic skin conditions: an interpretative phenomenological analysis	81
Breaking the endometriosis silence: a social norm approach to reducing menstrual stigma and policy resistance among young adults	75
Experiences of successful physical activity maintenance among adults with type 2 diabetes: a theory-based qualitative study	39
Positive psychology interventions can improve mental health for chronic pain patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Is bronchial asthma a risk factor for emotional well-being in adolescence? A comparative study	31
The voices of youths in COVID-19 times: exploring young people’s emotional representations	27
The subcomponents of affect scale (SAS): validating a widely used affect scale	23
Sleep quality among solid organ transplant recipients during the COVID-19 reopening period in China: the interplay of SARS-CoV-2 infection, mental distress, and physical activity	17
Broad versus narrow bandwidth measures of experienced automaticity for physical activity	16
Women and shame: narratives of recovery from alcohol dependence	16
Temporal stability of behavior, temporal cue-behavior associations, and physical activity habit strength among mothers with school-aged children	15
Positive psychological traits predict future sleep quality and quantity: exploring emotion regulation as a common mediator	14
Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions: twenty-one questions to guide future research	14
Understanding the disconnect between lifestyle advice and patient engagement: a discourse analysis of how expert knowledge is constructed by patients with CHD	14
How are mental representations of asthma triggers and symptoms related to interpersonal risk perceptions? A psychometric investigation of caregivers of children with asthma	14
Depressive symptoms and shorter survival in lung cancer: the role of leukocyte telomere length	13
Health locus of control and fear of cancer recurrence: the moderating role of emotion regulation in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses	13
Psychological factors influencing life satisfaction in patients with chronic diseases	13
Addressing omission bias in the treatment of osteoporosis: evidence from a cross-sectional study and a randomized experiment	13
Love and lifestyle: how ‘relational healthism’ structures couples’ talk of engagement with lifestyle advice associated with a new diagnosis of coronary heart disease.	12
The interplay between cognitive and affective risks in predicting COVID-19 precautions: a longitudinal representative study of Americans	12
A secondary analysis examining the performance of the State Optimism Measure (SOM) compared to the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) in measuring optimism over time	12
Implementers’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators in the implementation setting is associated with physical activity changes among participants of a planning intervention	12
The role of psychosocial risks in burnout, psychosomatic disorders, and job satisfaction: lineal models vs a QCA approach in non-university teachers	12
Clarifying the importance and moderating roles of temporal self-regulation theory across behaviour types	12

We meat again: a field study on the moderating role of location-specific consumer preferences in nudging vegetarian options	11
Perceptions of social support and relationships while living with a brain tumour: a qualitative study	10
A dyadic analysis of anti-fat attitudes and partners’ diet-related influence among gay married men	10
Investigating the role of goal motives in predicting bedtime procrastination using a daily diary study design: a registered report	10
The impact of action plans on habit and intention strength for physical activity in a web-based intervention: is it the thought that counts?	9
Repetitive thought, cognition, and systemic inflammation in the midlife in the United States study	9
‘… but I live in hope …’ how the term ‘survivor’ impacts identity and feelings of inclusivity in survivorship services following ovarian cancer treatment	9
The differential impact of Type D personality on the prognosis of patients with stable coronary artery disease	9
The fear factor: examining the impact of fear on vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs	9
The causal associations between interoception, self-regulation, non-purposeful eating behaviors, and weight status in college women: a longitudinal cross-lagged model analysis	9
The CENTS program: promoting healthy eating by addressing perceived barriers	9
Trajectories of distress in women with gynaecological cancer treated with curative-intent radiotherapy	8
Barriers and facilitators to colonoscopy for cancer detection: patient and practitioner perspectives	8
Longitudinal associations between emotional well-being and subjective health from middle adulthood to the beginning of late adulthood	8
A grounded theory exploration of programme theory within Waves of Wellness surf therapy intervention	8
Eating post-pleasure: a phenomenological exploration of loss, disgust and dislocation in the sensory worlds of individuals with persistent chemosensory dysfunction following COVID-19	8
Risk factors for momentary loss of control and subsequent abandonment of self-devised dietary restraint plans in adults with weight-loss goals: a behaviour sequence analysis approach	8
Examining reactivity to the measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior among women in midlife with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease	8
A novel self-report scale of interoception: the three-domain interoceptive sensations questionnaire (THISQ)	8
Perceived sensitivity to medicines and medication concerns beliefs predict intentional nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among young people living with HIV	7
Assessing sleep problems and daytime functioning: a translation, adaption, and validation of the Athens Insomnia Scale for non-clinical application (AIS-NCA)	7
Can reflection mitigate COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy beliefs and hesitancy?	7
Understanding and optimising gratitude interventions: the right methods for the right people at the right time	7
A mixed-methods approach to understanding barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and exercise from five European countries: highlighting the roles of enjoyment, emotion and social engagement	7
Quantity and specificity of action-plans as predictors of weight loss: analysis of data from the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study (NDPS)	7
Coping with Tourette’s syndrome: a meta-ethnography of individual and family perspectives	7
The bidirectional dynamics of social support, role stress, and anxiety: a longitudinal study of Middle–aged women	7
Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies	7
Psychological network analysis of the relations between beliefs about smoking for smokers with and without a recent quit attempt	6
Changes over time in self-efficacy to cope with cancer and well-being in women with breast cancer: a cross-cultural study	6
Evaluating the sociodemographic, anthropometric and lifestyle parameters, depression, quality of life, cognitive status, physical activity, and Mediterranean diet adherence of older adults in pre- and	6
The bidirectional association between body dysmorphic symptoms, body image inflexibility, and appearance-related safety behaviors in young Chinese women	6
Associations between emotional support and cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-age	6
Asymmetrical genetic attributions for the presence and absence of health problems	6
Sense of coherence and health in adolescents: a longitudinal cohort study	6
Accuracy-sensitisation promotes the sharing of pro- (but not anti-) vaccine information	6
Establishing open science research priorities in health psychology: a research prioritisation Delphi exercise	6
Managing children’s asthma: what role do caregivers’ mental representations of trigger and symptom management behaviors play?	6
Between being affected and being an active emotion ‘manager’: young women’s accounts of social media use and wellbeing	6
Sleep, movement, and dietary behaviours: the mediating role of affect	6
The interplay of acceptance and effectiveness in intervention studies: the example of the empCARE training to reduce burnout and distress symptoms in health care providers	6
The role of emotional eating on the longitudinal dynamics between habit strength and unhealthy snack consumption in Chilean adults	6
Psychosocial predictors of distress in East and West Germans during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
The moderating role of trait and state mindfulness between daily sleep and physical pain symptoms: an ecological momentary assessment and actigraphy study	6
Living with a multimorbidity. A qualitative study on the personal perspectives of individuals with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease	6
Examining the role of voluntary reciprocal altruism and collectivism interventions in enhancing intentions to donate blood among young non-donors: an experimental study	5
Promoting empowerment or intensifying reproductive burden? Accounts of preconception health adjustments among women trying to conceive	5
A web-based physical activity intervention targeting affect regulation: a randomized feasibility trial	5
Generalized self-efficacy and compliance with health behaviours related to COVID-19 in the US	5
‘The coronavirus is a formidable foe’: children’s multimodal articulations of SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 pandemic experiences in China	5

‘I wanted to share with you some of my healthy habits’: YouTubers’ staging of health-related practices	5
Cohabitation with a smoker and efficacy of cessation programmes: the mediating role of the theory of planned behaviour	5
Physical and psychosocial factors are crucial for maintaining physical and mental health in endometriosis: a longitudinal analysis	5
Comparing fears about paediatric HIV disclosure to the lived experiences of parents and guardians: a prospective cohort study	5
When the night is too short. Bedtime procrastination, self-compassion, and sleep in a daily diary study	5
Patient-driven decisions and perceptions of the ‘safest possible choice’: insights from patient-provider conversations about how some breast cancer patients choose contralateral prophylactic mastectom	5
Fluctuations in core depressive symptoms in colorectal cancer patients. A prospective, population-based PROFILES-registry study	5
Effect of source on trust of pulse nutrition information and perceived likelihood of following dietary guidance	5
Perceived risk, illness perception and dispositional optimism related to COVID-19 among oncologic outpatients undergoing in-hospital treatments and healthy controls	5
Protecting mass-gathering events in a pandemic with testing tracks and transparent information: an experimental study with festival guests	5
Exploring health professionals’ perceptions of how their own diet influences their self-efficacy in providing nutrition care	5
Development process, clinical utility, and preliminary psychometric evidence of a new tool for screening psychological distress in renal care settings: the Hemodialysis Distress Thermometer (HD-DT)	5
Sociodemographic precursors of explicit and implicit attitudes towards physical activity	5
Interpretative repertoires of long-term weight management: negotiating accountability and explaining success	5
Motives to play drinking games and their unique associations with drinking game behaviors and consequences in a national sample of university students in the United States	5
Drinker’s own drinking, experience of alcohol-related harms, and concern for drinking predict drinker’s attitudes towards non-drinkers	5
Reasons people avoid colorectal cancer information: a mixed-methods study	5
Affective judgments, environmental determinants, and physical activity in emerging and young adults	5
Congruence and goal sharing of health-related goals among newly dating individuals explaining goal importance and commitment	4
Lifestyle change for daily life with immersive virtual reality: a systematic scoping review of interventions for people with chronic- or life-threatening somatic conditions	4
‘It has been the hardest decision of my life’: a mixed-methods study of pregnant women’s COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy	4
The mutual determination of self-efficacy to cope with cancer and cancer-related coping over time: a prospective study in women with breast cancer	4
Effective health communication depends on the interaction of message source and content: two experiments on adherence to COVID-19 measures in Türkiye	4
A video-based intervention to overcome pregnancy smoking stigma among healthcare students: a randomised controlled trial	4
Perceived mattering in the face of COVID-19: links with emotion regulation and psychological well-being	4
Using behavioural science to explore impact and implementation of obstetric anaesthesia training in Tanzania, Nepal and Bangladesh: a qualitative evaluation study with obstetric anaesthesia providers	4
‘ You’re alive, but are you living? ’ Exploring long COVID (LC)’s impact on social and leisure well-being for individuals and caregivers	4
Three years on, COVID-19 is still relevant	4
Individuals’ top values and health behavior engagement: results of a National US Survey	4
Effects of 12-week aerobic exercise with different frequencies on executive function in preschool children: a cluster randomized controlled trial	4
Pragmatic evaluation of methods for retrieving unpublished information on comparator interventions in a systematic review of smoking cessation trials	4
The effects of the Dark Triad personality traits on health protective behaviours: dyadic approach on self-reports and partner-reports	4
Effectiveness of client-centred counselling on weight management among Black African women with overweight and obesity in high-income countries: a systematic review	4
The theory of planned behavior and alcohol protective behavioral strategies: a prospective study examining the role of habit and gender invariance	4
The impact of early maladaptive schemas on anxiety and depression among early-stage breast cancer patients: direct and mediated pathways through illness representations	4
What drives preventative health behaviors one year into a pandemic? A replication and extension	4
Targeted communication and race: explicating perceived message relevance	4
Acceptability and feasibility of a cognitive-behavioural intervention for pain management before total knee arthroplasty: a pilot trial	4
How are relying on religion and on science to make sense of the world associated with health-related resources and behaviors and well-being?	4
Associations of childhood poly-adversity with alcohol problems among undergraduates: adolescent alcohol use trajectories and drinker self-schema	4
Going under Dr. Robot’s knife: the effects of robot anthropomorphism and mortality salience on attitudes toward autonomous robot surgeons	4
Stability in health behavior patterns in middle adulthood: a 19-year follow-up study	4