British Journal of Health Psychology

Papers
(The median citation count of British Journal of Health Psychology is 1. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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Why do most people on dialysis not accept psychological care to increase perceptions of control in life?135
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“… because I'm so drunk at the time, the last thing I'm going to think about is calories”: Strengthening the argument for Drunkorexia as a food and alcohol disturbance, evidence from a qualitative stu47
Using counterfactual thinking theory to change alcohol protective behavioural strategy use intentions45
Editorial Acknowledgement43
Issue Information41
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Longitudinal comparisons of self‐affirmation approaches for sun protection23
Are commonly used lab‐based measures of food value and choice predictive of self‐reported real‐world snacking? An ecological momentary assessment study22
Efficacy of an appearance‐based and a health‐based sun protection intervention on summer vacationers' behaviours, PRISME cluster randomized crossover trial, France22
Effects of message framing on recruiting Rh‐D‐negative blood donors in an emergency situation: Two randomized trials21
Dyadic reciprocal associations between self‐efficacy and planning predict sedentary behaviour17
Identifying the active ingredients of cardiac rehabilitation: A behaviour change technique and qualitative analysis16
Evolution of physical activity habits after a context change: The case of COVID‐19 lockdown15
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Psychological functioning and well‐being before and after bariatric surgery; what is the benefit of being self‐compassionate?15
Issue Information15
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Experiences of cognitive training on primary breast cancer survivor's cognitive impairments at work: A longitudinal qualitative study13
‘Your face freezes and so does your life’: A qualitative exploration of adults’ psychosocial experiences of living with acquired facial palsy13
The GLA:D BACK self‐management adherence and competence checklist (SMAC Checklist)—Development, content validity and feasibility11
Addressing the psychology of weight loss and maintenance: A feasibility study of the Skills for weight loss and Maintenance weight management programme11
The impact of age‐relevant and generic infographics on knowledge, attitudes and intention to attend cervical screening: A randomized controlled trial10
Distributive justice criteria and social categorization processes predict healthcare allocation bias10
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Attitudes and perceptions of cancer patients and healthcare providers towards prehabilitation: A thematic synthesis10
“Knowing that I had HPV, I literally just shut down”: A qualitative exploration of the psychosocial impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women living with mental health condit10
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An experimental test of integrating imagery with approach bias modification for alcohol: A cautionary tale10
Parents experiences of having an infant with early onset group B streptococcus infection9
Living with type 1 diabetes mellitus in emerging adulthood: A qualitative study9
Reasons for using indoor tanning devices: A systematic review of qualitative evidence9
Women's experiences and views of routine assessment for anxiety in pregnancy and after birth: A qualitative study9
Randomized controlled trials of self‐monitoring interventions with or without incentives for diet and exercise among individuals with overweight or obesity: Psychological and behavioural effects9
‘It's satisfying but destructive’: A qualitative study on the experience of bedtime procrastination in new career starters9
Effects of a community‐based, multi‐level family planning intervention on theoretically grounded intermediate outcomes for couples in rural Uganda: Results from a mixed methods pilot evaluation8
Investigating the utility of the COM‐B and TM model to explain changes in eating behaviour during pregnancy: A longitudinal cohort study8
Holding the hope? Therapist and client perspectives on long COVID recovery: A Q‐methodology8
Uptake of planning as a self‐regulation strategy: Adolescents’ reasons for (not) planning physical activity in an intervention trial8
Barriers and enablers to delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study in healthcare professionals8
Perceiving immunity, predicting somatic symptoms: Validation of the ‘Perceived Immunity’ scale and its association with daily health7
A randomized feasibility trial evaluating the “My Changed Body” writing activity for people with endometriosis7
Observing physicians acting with different levels of empathy modulates later assessed pain tolerance7
Development, validation, and accuracy of ORCHESTRA emotional exhaustion screening questionnaire among healthcare workers during COVID‐19 Pandemic7
Experiences of completed and withdrawn unspecified kidney donor candidates in the United Kingdom: An inductive thematic analysis from the BOUnD study7
Assessing the influence of warnings with testimonies from former smokers on smoking and quitting behaviour7
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Reducing touching eyes, nose and mouth (‘T‐zone’) to reduce the spread of infectious disease: A prospective study of motivational, volitional and non‐reflective predictors7
Linking measures to mechanisms of action: An expert opinion study7
Reducing information avoidance: The effectiveness of humour, cute animals and coping messages6
Conspiracy beliefs and intention to use conventional, complementary and alternative medicines: Two vignette studies6
Psychosocial determinants of handwashing and physical distancing behaviour during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the Netherlands: A longitudinal analysis6
How do women at increased risk of breast cancer make sense of their risk? An interpretative phenomenological analysis6
How the COVID‐19 crisis affected the well‐being of nurses working in paediatric critical care: A qualitative study6
Vaccine hesitancy as indecision: Creation and evaluation of the Unidimensional Vaccine Hesitancy Scale6
Determinants of child body weight categorization in parents and health care professionals: An experimental study6
How conceptualizing obesity as a disease affects beliefs about weight, and associated weight stigma and clinical decision‐making in health care6
Health‐related guilt in chronic primary pain: A systematic review of evidence6
Compliance without fear: Individual‐level protective behaviour during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic6
Understanding the experiences of older adult participants and individuals involved in the delivery of a physical activity programme based on participatory approaches: A qualitative analysis6
A longitudinal analysis of Australian women's fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms6
Experiences and predictors of psychological distress in pregnant women living with HIV6
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Understanding the barriers and facilitators to using self‐sampling packs for sexually transmitted infections and blood‐borne viruses: Thematic analyses for intervention optimization5
Finding kindness: A randomized controlled trial of an online self‐compassion intervention for weight management (SC4WM)5
A questionable version of the Post‐Traumatic growth inventory—Short form in women diagnosed with breast cancer5
“I have travelled along on my own”—Experiences of seeking help for serious non‐COVID health problems during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study5
Welcoming new life under lockdown: Exploring the experiences of first‐time mothers who gave birth during the COVID‐19 pandemic5
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Can smartphone‐based response inhibition training elicit sustained changes in appetite, preference, and cravings for energy‐dense foods? A free‐living randomized controlled trial5
‘I'm a failure again, I can't do it’: Attitudes towards, and experiences of, exercise participation in adults with class III obesity5
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A qualitative exploration of the prospective acceptability of the MiDerm app; a complex digital intervention for adults living with skin conditions5
A randomized controlled trial of the impact of support visits on self‐isolation compliance: The Havering winter/spring support trial5
What makes implementation intentions (in)effective for physical activity among older adults?5
Exploring barriers and enablers to the delivery of Making Every Contact Count brief behavioural interventions in Ireland: A cross‐sectional survey study4
Mental imagery‐based self‐regulation: Effects on physical activity behaviour and its cognitive and affective precursors over time4
Prevalence and trajectories of subjective cognitive complaints and implications for patient outcomes: A prospective study of haemodialysis patients4
Daily experiences of hangover severity and food consumption in young adults4
Targeting emotional regulation using an Internet‐delivered psychological intervention for cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial4
The Connected We St@nd programme: A feasibility pilot study of an online self‐management intervention for adults on in‐centre haemodialysis and family caregivers4
Utility of temporal self‐regulation theory in health and social behaviours: A meta‐analysis4
Perceived threat of COVID‐19, attitudes towards vaccination, and vaccine hesitancy: A prospective longitudinal study in the UK4
Habit formation in context: Context‐specific and context‐free measures for tracking fruit consumption habit formation and behaviour4
‘A blessing and a burden’: Exploring posttraumatic growth in doctors with acquired invisible disability—An interpretative phenomenological analysis4
A survey of eating styles in eight countries: Examining restrained, emotional, intuitive eating and their correlates3
Learning to cope with the reality of endometriosis: A mixed‐methods analysis of psychological therapy in women with endometriosis3
The experience of relatives and friends of patients with moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease: Insights from the CKD‐REIN cohort study3
Disruption and adaptation in response to the coronavirus pandemic – Assets as contextual moderators of enactment of health behaviours3
Influence of illness representations on coping strategies and psychosocial outcomes of infertility: Systematic review and meta‐analysis3
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Initial participant perspectives about participating in an online, semi‐supervised, cirrhosis‐specific nutrition and exercise intervention3
Debunking nutrition myths: An experimental test of the ‘truth sandwich’ text format3
Examining drivers of self‐harm guideline implementation by general practitioners: A qualitative analysis using the theoretical domains framework3
The experiences of palliative care professionals and their responses to work‐related stress: A qualitative study3
Trait responsiveness to verbal suggestions predicts nocebo responding: A meta‐analysis3
Patients’ expectations of cancer treatment and their perceived link to subsequent experiences: A qualitative study2
Physiotherapy informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic low back pain: A mixed‐methods treatment fidelity evaluation2
Individual outcomes after tailored versus generic self‐management strategies for persistent fatigue in youth with a fatigue syndrome or rheumatic condition: A multiple single‐case study2
Attentional bias in psoriasis: The role of processing time and emotional valence2
The vaccination divide: Exploring moral reasoning associated with intergroup antipathy between vaccinated and unvaccinated people2
Why we don't eat as intended: Moderators of the short‐term intention–behaviour relation in food intake2
Attributes and influencing factors of hope levels in breast cancer patients: A latent profile analysis2
Mindfulness‐based interventions for body image dissatisfaction among clinical population: A systematic review and meta‐analysis2
Designing family‐based interventions in kidney failure: The perspectives of the triad 'patients on haemodialysis/family caregivers/healthcare professionals2
Engagement with arts and culture activities in the Danish general population: Longitudinal associations with new onset or persistent depression and mental wellbeing2
Change in vaping, smoking and dual‐use identities predicts quit success and cigarette usage: A prospective study of people quitting smoking with electronic cigarette support2
Investigating the impact of ‘dark nudges’ on drinking intentions: A between groups, randomized and online experimental study2
Identifying targets for interventions to support public use of face coverings2
‘I don't know which is the chicken and which is the egg’: A qualitative study of weight loss‐related beliefs and behaviours among adults with psoriasis and comorbid obesity2
Visual reconstructions of endometriosis pain: An interdisciplinary visual methodology for illness representation2
Editorial acknowledgement2
A network analysis to explore illness perceptions in Black adults with type 2 diabetes2
Psychological interventions decrease unintended pregnancies: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials2
Editorial acknowledgement2
Do I care for you more when you really need help? An experimental test of the effect of clinical urgency on compassion in health care2
Mind the gap: Habit and self‐determined motivation predict health behaviours in middle‐aged and older adults2
Resilience and distress among young adults with chronic health conditions: A longitudinal study2
‘The world was going through what we go through everyday’: The experiences of women with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) living with their partners during the COVID‐19 lock2
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Targeting persistent fatigue with tailored versus generic self‐management strategies in adolescents and young adults with a fatigue syndrome or rheumatic condition: A randomized crossover trial2
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Treatment choice in the presence of conflicting information: The role of physician likeability in the choice of non‐proven therapies against conventional treatment2
Personalized interventions for behaviour change: A scoping review of just‐in‐time adaptive interventions2
Treatment‐related decisional conflict in pre‐dialysis chronic kidney disease patients in Singapore: Prevalence and determinants2
‘It's not my greengrocer, it's someone from the medical profession’: A qualitative study regarding acceptability of deceptive and open‐label placebo prescribing in France1
Exploring patient experiences of participating in digital cardiac rehabilitation: A qualitative study1
The presence of attentional and interpretation biases in patients with severe MS‐related fatigue1
Social‐cognitive predictors of parental supervised toothbrushing: An application of the health action process approach1
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Associations between lifestyle and well‐being in early and late pregnancy in women with overweight or obesity: Secondary analyses of the PEARS RCT1
Greater negative affect reduction expectancies moderate the interactive relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and distress tolerance in predicting loss‐of‐control eating1
The relationship between illness identity and the self‐management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease1
Using behavioural theory to understand adherence to behaviours that reduce transmission of COVID‐19; evidence from the CHARIS representative national study1
A multiple behaviour temporal network analysis for health behaviours during COVID‐191
Calling time on responsible drinking: A qualitative study of perceptions of information on alcohol product labels1
Efficacy information influences intention to take COVID‐19 vaccine1
Parenting an adolescent with complex regional pain syndrome: A dyadic qualitative investigation of resilience1
Development and testing of a digital health acceptability model to explain the intention to use a digital diabetes prevention programme1
Editorial: Updates from the new editors‐in‐chief1
Influence of stress‐specific interventions on biomarker levels and cognitive function in cancer patients: Systematic review and meta‐analysis1
Testing the content for a targeted age‐relevant intervention to promote cervical screening uptake in women aged 50–64 years1
The relationships among illness perceptions, dyadic coping and illness management in breast cancer patients and their spouses: A dyadic longitudinal mediation model1
Characteristics of refractory disease and persistent symptoms in inflammatory arthritis: Qualitative framework analysis of interviews with patients and health care professionals1
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Determinants of protective behaviours during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic1
Impact of childhood psoriasis on children and parents during transition to adolescence: An interpretative phenomenological analysis1
Acceptability and influence of a complex personalized intervention on changes in photoprotection behaviours among people with xeroderma pigmentosum1
Measuring online health‐seeking behaviour: Construction and initial validation of a new scale1
Online support groups for family caregivers: A qualitative exploration of social support and engagement1
Editorial Acknowledgement1
‘Like a ticking time bomb’: A qualitative study exploring the illness experiences of adults with kidney stone disease1
Health care professionals' knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotic prescribing for the treatment of urinary tract infections: A systematic review1
Understanding self‐affirmation effects: The moderating role of self‐esteem1
Attitudes of mothers and health care providers towards behavioural interventions promoting breastfeeding uptake: A systematic review of qualitative and mixed‐method studies1
Message framing's limited efficacy in counteracting parental hesitancy towards human papillomavirus vaccination for female adolescents: Insights from a randomized trial1
Plan pursuit in the context of daily fruit and vegetable consumption: The importance of cue detection and the execution of the planned behaviour for overall behaviour change1
Clinicians' implicit and explicit attitudes about the legitimacy of functional neurological disorders correlate with referral decisions1
Using the COM‐B model to characterize the barriers and facilitators of pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake in men who have sex with men1
Exploring the developmental changes in and the relationship between resilience and anxiety and depression in older gastric cancer survivors: A latent growth mixture model and random intercept cross‐la1
Do age stereotype‐based interventions affect health‐related outcomes in older adults? A systematic review and future directions1
An interview study to explore applied psychologists' experiences of implementing health psychology in global health partnerships: The Change Exchange1
A qualitative study assessing the barriers and facilitators to physical activity in adults with hearing loss1
Investigating the role of self‐control beliefs in predicting exercise behaviour: A longitudinal study1
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