Psychology Health & Medicine

Article	Citations
Problematic alcohol use in young adults during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy	51
The relationship between self-esteem and happiness of college students in China:A moderated mediation model	36
Web-based interventions on the resilience of informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Optimism and fear of COVID-19 in higher education students: the mediating role of general anxiety	35
Turkish adaptation of the fear of cancer scale: validity, measurement invariance and reliability study	31
Assessment of quality of life, pain, depression, and body-image in breast cancer patients in neoadjuvant therapy	30
Do metacognitions mediate the path from reading deficits to internalization and externalization behaviours in Pakistani adolescents?	28
Revolutionizing public health through digital health technology	28
Sustainable employability of Dutch medical doctors: a test of the role of psychosocial safety climate in the Job Demands-Resources model	28
Social participation, loneliness and well-being among older adults in Hong Kong: a longitudinal examination	28
The nurses’ perceptions of spiritual care competency in intensive care units	28
The top 100 cited papers on mental health and virtual reality: a bibliometric analysis	25
Evaluating the relationships between forgiveness, compassion and care behaviors of nurses: a structural equation modeling	23
WeChat-assisted health education and preoperative care improve the mental state of parents of children with ventricular septal defect	22
Mindfulness and psychological distress among hemodialysis patients	21
Smartphone addiction, musculoskeletal pain and functionality in university students – a observational study	21
Understanding healthcare worker’s intention to donate blood: an application of the theory of planned behaviour	21
Relationship between suicide risk, and violence tendency and eating attitude in working and non-working adolescents: a comparative study	21
Psycho-organizational and medical factors in burnout in French medical and surgery residents	19
Sleep quality and mental health during COVID-19: the role of distress tolerance	19
Fear of childbirth and influencing factors of expectant fathers in China: a cross-sectional study	18
Examining nurses’ death anxiety and attitudes toward caring for dying patients: a cross-sectional study in Turkey	17
Changes in lifestyle and physical and mental health related to long-confinement due COVID-19: a study during the first and second pandemic waves in Mexico and Chile	17
The effect of a counseling and training program on the treatment of women with overactive bladder	16
Validation of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) in a mental health setting	16

Stigma, coping strategies, distress and wellbeing in individuals with cervical dystonia: a cross-sectional study	16
Permanent unfitness for work and mental disorders: a multicentric cross-sectional study of 2,788 unfit employees	16
Does older mean flexible? Psychological flexibility and illness cognitions in chronic medical conditions - the moderating effect of age	15
Urate-lowering therapy adherence and the association with medication beliefs, self-efficacy, depression, anxiety, and COVID-19 pandemic-related concern in Chinese gout patients: a cross-sectional stud	15
Turkish validity and reliability of the postpartum stressors scale	15
Differences in life attitudes between general population and hospitalized psychosomatic patients: a comparative cross-sectional study	15
Determining the relationship between sleep disturbances in children and parental stress during COVID-19 pandemic	14
Participating as a research team during the COVID-19 pandemic benefits mental health of undergraduate medical students in Brazil	14
The trial support program for empowerment of parents of children with ADHD	14
Perception of COVID-19 threat, low self-efficacy, and external locus of control lead to psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
Effect of national cultural dimensions and HIV prevalence rates on stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDS	13
Characteristics of residency programs and residents’ learning experience in Brazil: a multispecialty, nation-wide study	12
The role of self-regulation strategies in physical activity behavior change: results from an exercise prescription program at a Federally Qualified Health Center	12
Associations between workplace violence and suicidal ideation among Chinese medical staff: a propensity score matching analysis	12
Sense of purpose among transgender adults in the United States: comparisons of levels and health correlates	12
Self-blame predicts anxiety and depression in infertile couples who opt for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment	12
Psychological flexibility and global health in young adults with and without a self-reported functional somatic syndrome: a preliminary investigation	12
Tackling nomophobia: the influence of support systems and organizational practices	11
Mediating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between mindfulness and mental well-being among formal caregivers of psychiatric patients	11
Optimism mitigated impacts of pre-operative depression and anxiety on post-operative distress in cardiac patients	11
How do Americans perceive the stigma of leprosy?	11
Examining the relationship between social well-being levels of health personnel and their perception of gender roles: a university hospital example	11
Smartphone addiction and perceived pain among nursing students: a cross-sectional study	10
Accelerating achievement for Africa’s adolescents - an innovative initiative	10
The role of psychological factors in predicting self-rated health: implications from machine learning models	10
Purpose in life and concurrent and incident fatigue	10
How does smartphone addiction affect the lives of adolescents socially and academically?: a systematic review study	10
Association of personal, behavioral and positive psychological variables with somatization and number of diseases in Mexican general population: the influence of gender	10
Vaccine hesitancy: a structured review from a behavioral perspective (2015–2022)	9
Condom use self-efficacy mediates chemsex and condom use: a moderated mediation analysis	9
A cross-cultural examination of physical activity and healthy food consumption among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel and the general population in regard to type 2 diabetes	9
Characteristics of mental health interventions in a cohort of Italian PLWH over the last five years: impact of HIV disease and outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic	9
Men and Muscles : Self-esteem and body dissatisfaction in the drive for muscularity among Jamaican weight lifters	9
The relationship between insight and coping attitudes in bipolar disorder patients	9
Effect of family income and physical activity on children’s quality of life	9
‘Young men should work hard’: adult men’s views of young people in Mwanza, Tanzania	9
Resilience moderates the relationship between the psychological impact of COVID-19 and anxiety	9
Factors associated with return-to-work outcomes in inpatient rehabilitation – a systematic scoping review	9
LeadinCare: A Qualitative Informed Digital Training Platform Development to Increase Physicians’ Soft Communication Skills After COVID-19	9
Exploring the impact of stigma on health-related quality of life among individuals with sickle cell disease: a moderated mediation analysis of distress and social support	9
The effect of health anxiety levels experienced by nurses in the COVID-19 period on conscience perceptions: A cross-sectional study	9
Depression among schoolchildren and adolescents aged 9–17 years during the outbreak of COVID‑19 in Beijing: a cross-sectional online survey	9
Stigma in tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional study in the southeast region of Turkey	9
Sleep quantity and variability during the first semester at university: implications for well-being and academic performance	9
Short report: nasal obstruction recovery after septoplasty in patients with nasal septal deviation affected by anxiety and depression	8
Association between psychosocial working conditions and well-being before retirement: a community-based study	8
Mental Distress and Professional Commitment among Chinese Medical Postgraduate Students: A Moderated Mediation of Psychological Capital and the Supervisor-Postgraduate Relationship	8
Dimensions of relationship adjustment as correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among individuals with chronic pain	8
ECD - Pregnancy outcomes of a birth cohort. Are adolescent mothers really at more risk?	8
Subjective social status and health-related quality of life after critical illness: results from a three-year prospective cohort study	8

The efficacy of internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder according to the mean age of patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Does gender moderate resiliency variables and posttraumatic stress symptoms in informal caregivers of neurocritical care patients? An exploratory study	8
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for treating hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Investigating resilience and its association with stress, anthropometrics, and metabolic health in adolescents with obesity: a pilot study	8
Translation and validation in Brazilian Portuguese of the reactions to homosexuality scale	8
Learning to quit: can reinforcement theories predict the success of smoking cessation attempts using nicotine replacement therapy patches in a general population sample of smokers at 8-weeks and 6-mon	8
Stigmatization of food insecurity helps explain the association between food insecurity and medication nonadherence among people living with HIV	8
Human papillomavirus vaccination: a quantitative cross-sectional study of perceived barriers, influential advisors, and acculturation among Chinese college students aged 18–26 in the USA	8
Accelerating ontological security for South African adolescents living in high HIV-prevalence areas: a longitudinal study	8
Investigation of the quality of life of patients with coronary heart disease during COVID-19 and analysis of influencing factors	7
Optimism and pessimism mediate the association between parental coronavirus anxiety and depression among healthcare professionals in the era of COVID-19	7
Upward social comparison on social networking sites (SNSs) and individual well-being: a moderated mediation model	7
Association between perceived stress, loneliness and sleep disorders among breast cancer patients: the moderating roles of resilience	7
Accelerating progress towards improved mental health and healthy behaviours in adolescents living in adversity: findings from a longitudinal study in South Africa	7
Effects of medication adherence on disease activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Social norms and prevention behaviors in the United States early in the COVID-19 pandemic	7
A cross-lagged model of habits, implicit attitudes, autonomous motivation, and physical activity during COVID-19	7
Consolidate, conceptualize, contextualise: key learnings for future intervention acceptability research with young people in Africa	7
Using heterogeneity in disease to understand the relationship between health and personality	7
Managing chronic disease in the COVID-19 pandemic: an e-learning application to promote a healthy lifestyle for persons with multiple sclerosis	7
A longitudinal examination of the association between fear of COVID-19, resilience, and mental health during COVID-19 outbreak	7
The relationship between depression and subjective cognitive decline in older adults of China: the mediating role of general self-efficacy	7
Meeting physical activity guidelines and its association with health-related quality of life throughout pregnancy: the PregnActive project	7
The relationship between dissociation symptoms, sleep disturbances, problematic internet use and online gaming in adolescents	6
A longitudinal study of depression, anxiety, and stress among Indians during COVID-19 pandemic	6
Suicidal behavior, depression and loneliness among college students: the role of school belonging	6
The effect of an information, motivation, and behavioral skills model intervention on young women’s intention to get an HPV vaccine	6
HIV-related stigma, symptoms of depression and their association with suicidal ideation among people living with HIV in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	6
Connecting chronic stress and anxiety: a multi-dimensional perspective	6
Guilt, shame and their associations with chronic diseases in Czech adults	6
Pain interference and distress in chronic migraine: observing the influence of traumatic experiences through the lenses of the theory of mentalizing	6
Surgical Anxiety Questionnaire: Turkish validity and reliability	6
Understanding the effect of fear of COVID-19 on COVID-19 burnout and job satisfaction: a mediation model of psychological capital	6
Assessing the predictors of adaptive and maladaptive Covid-19 preventive behaviours: an application of protection motivation theory	6
Decisional control preference among Chinese patients with advanced kidney disease: the role of mastery, perceived social support and self-efficacy	6
Mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between psychological flexibility and psychological well-being in women with breast cancer	6
Work stress and motivation in psychologists in the hospital setting: the role of primary cognitive appraisal	6
Selfie behavior and cosmetic surgery consideration in adolescents: the mediating roles of physical appearance comparisons and facial appearance concern	6
Health-related quality of life in osteoarthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
An exploration of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in South Africa	6
Comparing the COVID-19-related PTSD symptoms between psychiatric patients and healthy subjects: an observational retrospective study from Northern Italy	5
What do adolescents value most and is this affected by HIV status? Aspirations and self-perceptions from a large cohort study in South Africa	5
Underserved older adults’ treatment preferences for a mind-body activity program for chronic pain delivered via shared medical visits in a community clinic	5
The relationship between illness perceptions and fluid-control adherence among Chinese hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study	5
Social problem solving as a mediator of stress and chronic prostatitis symptomology	5
Does subjective social status affect pain thresholds? – an experimental examination	5
Psychosocial Factors Predict the Level of Aggression of People with Drug Addiction: A Machine Learning Approach	5
Spontaneous and induced labor: association with maternal well-being three months after childbirth	5
Associations between vaccination and protective behaviors against COVID-19: transfer and redundancy effects as potential psychological mechanisms	5
Factors associated with stress about returning to pre-pandemic routines among Canadians	5
Borderline personality features are associated with worse perceptions of (but not compliance with) chronic pain treatment	5
The prevalence of professional burnout among dentists: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Vigor among health-care professionals at the workplace: the role of intra- and inter-personal resources	5
Associations between sleep disturbance, physical activity, and anxiety sensitivity among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Pregnant women: psychology, cognitive and behavioral responses, and solutions towards COVID-19	5
Acceptability and feasibility of an online version of the Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities program	5
Resilience of adolescents, though weakened during pandemic-related lockdown, serves as a protection against depression and sleep problems	5
A 5-year follow-up assessment of anxiety and depression in postoperative prostate cancer patients: longitudinal progression and prognostic value	5
Association between impulsivity and healthy orthorexia: any moderating role of personality traits?	5
Anxiety, stress, and depression levels among dental students: gender, age, and stage of dental education related	5
Anxiety, depression, and related factors in hemodialysis patients during the lockdown period of COVID- 19 in China: a multicenter study	5
Dispositional greed and life satisfaction: the role of social comparison for well-being	5
Changes in sexual behaviour of male physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Longitudinal study of theory-based predictors of COVID-19 vaccination	5
Anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep patterns & associated factors among Bangladeshi wage earners during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	5
Positive affect as a predictor of non-pharmacological adherence in older Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation	5
Influence of mental health on the well-being status among Malaysian adults before and during COVID-19 pandemic	5
‘It provides practical tips, practical solutions!’: acceptability, usability, and satisfaction of a digital parenting intervention across African countries	5
The role of the COVID-19 pandemic in altered psychological well-being, mental health and sleep: an online cross-sectional study	5
Peer victimization and non-suicidal self-injury among depressed adolescents: a moderated mediation model	5
The relationship between peer victimization and social anxiety among adolescents: a moderated mediation model with cognitive flexibility and affect intensity	5
Emotion regulation strategies on psychological distress and psychological well-being of caregivers of mentally challenged children: moderating role of social support	5
Associations between parenting burnout and maternal adverse childhood experiences among postnatal women	4
Risk perception, adaptation, confidence, and risk response behavior of medical postgraduates during the COVID-19 epidemic in China	4
The role of empathy and emotional regulation self-efficacy in adult attachment type and marital adjustment in breast cancer patients–a moderated mediation model	4
Aspects of cognitive assessments and spectroscopic magnetic resonance imaging in people with chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review	4
The transition to fatherhood – evaluation of an online intervention for new fathers	4
The associations between positive body image, well-being and psychological flexibility in breast cancer survivors	4
Illness attitudes and the flourishing of university students of South Korea in a pandemic: a cross-sectional descriptive study	4
The role of metacognition, negative automatic thoughts and emotions in migraine-related disability among adult migraine patients	4

Psychological consequences of experiencing the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic: early maladaptive schemas and mental health and quality of life	4
Going beyond the surface: a mixed-method exploration of infertility-related quality of life of women with endometriosis	4
Studying the Prevalence of PTSD in Veterans, Combatants and Freed Soldiers of Iran-Iraq War: A Systematic and Meta-analysis Review	4
Oocyte freezing intention for non-medical reasons: the interplay with childbearing intention, age and self efficacy	4
Fear appeal effectiveness in antismoking campaigns: do anger and smoking matter?	4
Enrollment in Alzheimer’s disease-focused research registries: altruistic and egocentric motivations	4
Sleep actigraphy results and HIV health outcomes in an urban HIV clinic sample	4
Smokers’ perceived cancer risks: attributions of the risks and the roles of risks in planning to quit smoking	4
Psychological distress predicts quality of life in the first months of cancer diagnosis in cancer caregivers	4
The missed pandemic: Intimate partner violence in female mental-health-care-users during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Association between health risk behaviors and food consumption in adolescents	4
Workplace violence against medical students during clinical practice and its relevant factors: a mixed methods study	4
Emotional reaction to pain as predictor of depression among selected Nigerians living with sickle cell disease in Ile-Ife	4
Self-care practices of foundation year doctors in Malta	4
Core self-evaluations as resilience and risk factors of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Impact of mental disorders on low adherence to antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV in Spain	4
Effects of personal cancer history and genomic risk information on mothers’ psychological adaptation to inherited breast/ovarian cancer syndrome	4
Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) and delayed care: a qualitative analysis of psychosocial factors	4