OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Indicators in a Young Adult, College Student Sample: Differences by Gender	46
Sociodemographic and Psychological Risk Factors for Anxiety and Depression: Findings from the Covid-19 Health and Adherence Research in Scotland on Mental Health (CHARIS-MH) Cross-sectional Survey	40
Correlates of Parental Support of Child and Youth Physical Activity: a Systematic Review	37
Stay Present with Your Phone: A Systematic Review and Standardized Rating of Mindfulness Apps in European App Stores	37
Cancer-Relevant Self-Efficacy Is Related to Better Health-Related Quality of Life and Lower Cancer-Specific Distress and Symptom Burden Among Latina Breast Cancer Survivors	21
A Habit-Based Randomised Controlled Trial to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption: the Impact of the Substituted Beverage on Behaviour and Habit Strength	20
The Patient’s Voice: Adherence, Symptoms, and Distress Related to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy After Breast Cancer	19
Childhood Adversity and Sleep Disturbances: Longitudinal Results in Puerto Rican Children	18
Emotion Regulation Strategies Predict PTSS During the COVID-19 Pandemic in an American Indian Population	17
The Fidelity of Training in Behaviour Change Techniques to Intervention Design in a National Diabetes Prevention Programme	16
Preexisting Executive Function Deficits and Change in Health Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic	16
Minority Stress and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Sexual Minorities: Mediating Effects of Sense of Mastery	15
Resilience and the Role of Depressed and Anxious Mood in the Relationship Between Perceived Social Isolation and Perceived Sleep Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic	15
Trust in the Israeli Healthcare System Among Arabs, Jewish Immigrants, and Non-immigrants	15
Prenatal Tobacco and Cannabis Exposure: Associations with Cortisol Reactivity in Early School Age Children	15
Vaccination Hesitancy and Conspiracy Beliefs in the UK During the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic	15
The Association Between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Coronavirus Protective Behaviours	15
COVID-19 Stressors and Poor Sleep Quality: The Mediating Role of Rumination and the Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies	14
The Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Intervention on Inflammation and Stress Biomarkers: a Randomized Controlled Trial	14
The Influence of Personality Type D on Cardiovascular Prognosis in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Data from a 5-Year-Follow-up Study	14
Using the Behavior Change Wheel to Understand University Students’ Prolonged Sitting Time and Identify Potential Intervention Strategies	13
Motivational Interviewing for Weight Management Among Women: a Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of RCTs	13
Emotion Regulation Difficulties Strengthen Relationships Between Perceived Parental Feeding Practices and Emotional Eating: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study	13
Test Anxiety and Poor Sleep: A Vicious Cycle	12
Exploring the Role of Self-Kindness in Making Healthier Eating Choices: A Preliminary Study	12

The Role of Risk Perceptions and Affective Consequences in COVID-19 Protective Behaviors	12
Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Subjective–Objective Sleep Discrepancy in Patients with Primary Insomnia: a Small-Scale Cohort Pilot Study	12
Predictors of Psychological Distress and Resilience in the Post-COVID-19 Era	11
Definition and Characteristics of Behavioral Medicine, and Main Tasks and Goals of the International Society of Behavioral Medicine—an International Delphi Study	11
Current and Long-Term Physical Activity Among Adults with Multiple Sclerosis in the United States: COM-B Variables as Explanatory Factors	11
Open-Label Placebo Treatment: Outcome Expectations and General Acceptance in the Lay Population	10
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship Between Traumatic Childhood Experiences and Suboptimal Sleep Dimensions Among Adult Women: Findings from the Sister Study	10
Risk Perception, Self-efficacy, Lay Theories of Health, and Engagement in Health-Protective Behaviors Among Hospital Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic	10
Measuring Engagement with Mental Health and Behavior Change Interventions: an Integrative Review of Methods and Instruments	10
Weight Stigma, Chronic Stress, Unhealthy Diet, and Obesity in Chilean Adults	10
What Competences Are Required to Deliver Person-Person Behaviour Change Interventions: Development of a Health Behaviour Change Competency Framework	10
The Effects of a Pain Management-Focused Mobile Health Behavior Intervention on Older Adults’ Self-efficacy, Satisfaction with Functioning, and Quality of Life: a Randomized Pilot Trial	10
Variability of Sleep and Relations to Body Weight Among First-Year College Students	10
“They Think It’s Helpful, but It’s Not”: a Qualitative Analysis of the Experience of Social Support Provided by Peers in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes	10
The Nocebo Effect: A Review of Contemporary Experimental Research	10
Demographic, Pregnancy-Related, and Health-Related Factors in Association with Changes in Sleep Among Pregnant Women with Overweight or Obesity	9
Doctor-Patient Relationship in Synchronous/Real-time Video-Consultations and In-Person Visits: An Investigation of the Perceptions of Young People with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents During the COV	9
Effect of In-Person Delivered Behavioural Interventions in People with Multimorbidity: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	9
Sleep Disturbance Mediates the Association Between Loneliness and Health in Older Americans	9
Sleep-Related Cognitive/Behavioral Predictors of Sleep Quality and Relapse in Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder	9
Examining Factors Associated with Gender Identity Among Individuals Disengaged from HIV Care in Argentina	8
Physiometrics in Salivary Bioscience	8
The Associations Between Daily Activities and Affect: a Compositional Isotemporal Substitution Analysis	8
Clustering of Modifiable Behavioral Risk Factors and Their Association with All-Cause Mortality in Taiwan’s Adult Population: a Latent Class Analysis	8
Characterizing the COVID-19 Illness Experience to Inform the Study of Post-acute Sequelae and Recovery	8
Superwomen and Sleep: an Assessment of Black College Women Across the African Diaspora	8
Examining the Priorities, Needs and Preferences of Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer in Designing a Personalised eHealth Exercise Intervention	7
Coping with Weight Stigma Among Adults in a Commercial Weight Management Sample	7
Sleep Disturbance in Early Pregnancy, but Not Inflammatory Cytokines, May Increase Risk for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes	7
Intersecting Barriers to PrEP Awareness and Uptake in Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Atlanta, GA: a Syndemic Perspective	7
Structural Issues Associated with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use in Men Who Have Sex with Men	7
Do Worry and Brooding Predict Health Behaviors? A Daily Diary Investigation	7
Stigma in Multiple Sclerosis: The Important Role of Sense of Coherence and Its Relation to Quality of Life	7
Impact and Determinants of Structural Barriers on Physical Activity in People with Cancer	7
Nightmares and Insomnia in the US National Guard: Mental and Physical Health Correlates	7
Snacktivity™ to Promote Physical Activity: a Qualitative Study	7
Associations Between Gender, Resiliency Factors, and Anxiety in Neuro-ICU Caregivers: a Prospective Study	6
Relationships Between IKIGAI Well-Being and Motivation for Autonomous Regulation of Eating and Exercise for Health — Included the Relevance Between Sense of Coherence and Social Support	6
The Effect of Trait Anxiety on Bedtime Procrastination: the Mediating Role of Self-Control	6
Quality of Life Among Family of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis	6
Perceived Social Support and Sustained Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Perception and Risk Indicators: a 5-Year Follow-up	6
The Relationship Between Meaning in Life and Health Behaviors in Adults Aged 55 Years and Over During the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Mediating Role of Risk Perception and the Moderating Role of Powerful O	6
A Pilot Study on Approach Bias Modification in Smoking Cessation: Activating Personalized Alternative Activities for Smoking in the Context of Increased Craving	6
Predictors of Changes in Sleep Duration in Dutch Primary Schoolchildren: the ChecKid Study	6
The Influence of Health Mindset on Perceptions of Illness and Behaviors Among Adolescents	6
Making of Mobile SunSmart: Co-designing a Just-in-Time Sun Protection Intervention for Children and Parents	6
Autogenic Training for Reducing Chronic Pain: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	6
Evidence That Habit Moderates the Implicit Belief-Behavior Relationship in Health Behaviors	6
The Role of Anxiety Sensitivity in the Relation Between Pain Intensity with Substance Use and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among Smokers with Chronic Pain	6

Effects of Health Behavior Interventions on Psychosocial Outcomes and Cortisol Regulation Among Chronically Stressed Midlife and Older Adults	6
Longitudinal Changes in Sleep: Associations with Shifts in Circulating Cytokines and Emotional Distress in a Cancer Survivor Population	5
Associations Between Outcome Resilience and Sociodemographic Factors, Childhood Trauma, Personality Dimensions and Self-Rated Health in Middle-Aged Adults	5
An Integrated Model of Compliance with COVID-19 Prescriptions: Instrumental, Normative, and Affective Factors Associated with Health-Protective Behaviors	5
Mobile Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as a Complementary Intervention After Myocardial Infarction: a Randomized Controlled Study	5
Post-treatment Psychological Distress Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors: Relation to Emotion Regulation Patterns and Personal Resources	5
Psychological Resources and Biomarkers of Health in the Context of Chronic Parenting Stress	5
“Moving Forward”: Older Adult Motivations for Group-Based Physical Activity After Cancer Treatment	5
Modelling Longitudinal Directional Associations Between Self-regulation, Physical Activity, and Habit: Results from a Cross-lagged Panel Model	5
Life Instability Associated with Lower ART Adherence and Other Poor HIV-Related Care Outcomes in Older Adults with HIV	5
Internalized Weight Stigma, Psychological Well-Being, and Sleep in Women	5
The Role of Change in Self-efficacy in Maintaining Exercise-Associated Improvements in Mood Beyond the Initial 6 Months of Expected Weight Loss in Women with Obesity	5
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Web-Based Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Intervention for Survivors of Physical Inactivity-Related	5
Aggression and Somatic Symptoms: the Role of Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance	5
Effects of Psychotherapy on Hope/Hopelessness in Adults with Cancer: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	4
Self-disgust in Patients with Dermatological Diseases	4
Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Indicators and Telomere Length in Low-Income African-American Adolescents	4
Participating in Bariatric Support Groups: the Effects on Self-management Changes	4
Acculturation, Sun Tanning Behavior, and Tanning Attitudes Among Asian College Students in the Northeastern USA	4
Optimizing PMTCT Adherence by Treating Depression in Perinatal Women with HIV in South Africa: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Sociodemographic Predictors of Attitudes to Support Seeking From a Medical Doctor or Other Health Provider Among Rural Australians	4
Anxiety Sensitivity and Physical Inactivity in a National Sample of Adults with a History of Myocardial Infarction	4
Hand Washing and Related Cognitions Following a Brief Behavior Change Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Pre-Post Analysis	4
Experiences of Patients Taking Conditioned Open-Label Placebos for Reduction of Postoperative Pain and Opioid Exposure After Spine Surgery	4
A Resilience Intervention for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Proof-of-Concept in Community Health Centers	4
Body Weight of Cartoon Characters in Children Series Is Associated to Food Consumption, Attractiveness, and Physical Activity Engagement	4
Preliminary Effects of Mindfulness Training on Inflammatory Markers and Blood Pressure in Young Adult Survivors of Cancer: Secondary Analysis of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Supernatural Explanatory Models of Health and Illness and HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Use Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in China	4
A Self-Guided Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Reduce Fear of Falling in Older People: a Randomised Controlled Trial	4
Associations Between Cancer Fatalism, Causal Attributions, and Perceptions of Benefits and Barriers to Screening for Colorectal Cancer	4
“My body…tends to betray me sometimes”: a Qualitative Analysis of Affective and Perceptual Body Image in Individuals Living with Endometriosis	4
Frequency and Correlates of Weight-Based Discrimination among Adolescents in China	4
Who Is Seeking Help for Sleep? A Clinical Profile of Patients in a Sleep Psychology Clinic	4
Tobacco Use and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Individuals with Depression Who Are Receiving Treatment for HIV in Cape Town, South Africa	4
Hyperarousal and Insomnia in Survivors of Cancer	4
Characterizing Patterns of Nurses’ Daily Sleep Health: a Latent Profile Analysis	4
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Survivors of Lung Cancer and Their Partners: A Systematic Review	4
Effects of Environmental Worry on Fruit and Vegetable Intake	4
Distress and Prevention Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among College Students: the Moderating Role of Resilience	4
Does Motivational Interviewing Improve the Weight Management Process in Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	4
Smart Wearable Device Users’ Behavior Is Essential for Physical Activity Improvement	4
Illness Identity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease	4
The Mediating Role of Stigma, Internalized Shame, and Autonomous Motivation in the Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes in Multiple Sclerosis	4