Health Psychology Review

Papers
(The H4-Index of Health Psychology Review is 19. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Why do people sit? A framework for targeted behavior change439
Coping style and mental health amid the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a culture-moderated meta-analysis of 44 nations109
Is thematic analysis used well in health psychology? A critical review of published research, with recommendations for quality practice and reporting79
On social health: history, conceptualization, and population patterning55
The concept of treatment beliefs in children and adolescents with chronic health conditions: a scoping review52
Experiences of women who self-report Breast Implant Illness (BII): a qualitative evidence synthesis46
Affective touch and regulation of stress responses39
Acceptance and commitment therapy processes and their association with distress in cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis39
Insights into the complexities of symptom management for hemodialysis patients: a systematic review of qualitative studies37
Post-traumatic stress symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder, and post-traumatic growth among cancer survivors: a systematic scoping review of interventions36
Barriers and enablers to maintaining self-management behaviours after attending a self-management support intervention for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis33
Identifying the active ingredients of training interventions for healthcare professionals to promote and support increased levels of physical activity in adults with heart failure: a systematic review32
The effects of retirement on cognitive functioning based on a systematic review of longitudinal studies28
Diagnostic uncertainty in patients, parents, and physicians: a compensatory control theory perspective28
Promoting physical activity during retirement age with psychological components: multilevel meta-analysis27
Investigating stress and health behaviour relationships in daily life: towards a framework for advancing future research26
Psychosocial determinants of alternative protein choices: a meta-review26
Meditation and workplace health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mental and cardiometabolic outcomes among employees22
Habit and habitual behaviour21
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