OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Psychology Review is 14. 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
Music therapy for stress reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis	93
Physical activity and subjective well-being in healthy individuals: a meta-analytic review	90
Is thematic analysis used well in health psychology? A critical review of published research, with recommendations for quality practice and reporting	85
Stress and eating behaviours in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	68
The common sense model of illness self-regulation: a conceptual review and proposed extended model	61
Impact of health warning labels on selection and consumption of food and alcohol products: systematic review with meta-analysis	42
Factors influencing health behaviour change during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-synthesis	35
Emotional response to testing positive for human papillomavirus at cervical cancer screening: a mixed method systematic review with meta-analysis	34
Meditation interventions efficiently reduce cortisol levels of at-risk samples: a meta-analysis	31
The (over)use of SMART goals for physical activity promotion: A narrative review and critique	21
The gender context of pain	20
The relationship between sleep quality and quality of life in aging: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Fear of progression in chronic illnesses other than cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a transdiagnostic construct	19
Understanding health behaviours in context: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies of five key health behaviours	19
A scoping review of research on the determinants of adherence to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Participants’ enactment of behavior change techniques: a call for increased focus on what people do to manage their motivation and behavior	17
Ramifications of behavioural complexity for habit conceptualisation, promotion, and measurement	17
Enhancing the translation of health behaviour change research into practice: a selective conceptual review of the synergy between implementation science and health psychology	17
Cultural and societal motivations for being informal caregivers: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis	16
Social Safety Theory: Conceptual foundation, underlying mechanisms, and future directions	16
Promoting colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of interventions to increase uptake	15
White Paper: Open Digital Health – accelerating transparent and scalable health promotion and treatment	15
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of reactivity to digital in-the-moment measurement of health behaviour	14
Characteristics of smartphone-based dietary assessment tools: a systematic review	14