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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Acknowledgement55
Observing physicians acting with different levels of empathy modulates later assessed pain tolerance46
Dyadic reciprocal associations between self‐efficacy and planning predict sedentary behaviour33
Reasons for using indoor tanning devices: A systematic review of qualitative evidence23
Perceiving immunity, predicting somatic symptoms: Validation of the ‘Perceived Immunity’ scale and its association with daily health19
Holding the hope? Therapist and client perspectives on long COVID recovery: A Q‐methodology19
Barriers and enablers to delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study in healthcare professionals18
Linking measures to mechanisms of action: An expert opinion study18
Uptake of planning as a self‐regulation strategy: Adolescents’ reasons for (not) planning physical activity in an intervention trial18
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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 RCT15
Engagement with arts and culture activities in the Danish general population: Longitudinal associations with new onset or persistent depression and mental wellbeing15
Attentional bias in psoriasis: The role of processing time and emotional valence15
Welcoming new life under lockdown: Exploring the experiences of first‐time mothers who gave birth during the COVID‐19 pandemic15
Clinicians' implicit and explicit attitudes about the legitimacy of functional neurological disorders correlate with referral decisions14
Risk of severe obesity development: Examining the role of psychological well‐being related measures and sociodemographic factors in two longitudinal UK cohort studies14
Mindfulness‐based interventions for body image dissatisfaction among clinical population: A systematic review and meta‐analysis14
Testing the content for a targeted age‐relevant intervention to promote cervical screening uptake in women aged 50–64 years13
“I sort of never felt like I should be worried about it or that I could be worried about it’” an interpretative phenomenological analysis of perceived barriers to disclosure by young people with coeli13
Application of the theoretical framework of acceptability in a surgical setting: Theoretical and methodological insights13
‘Like a ticking time bomb’: A qualitative study exploring the illness experiences of adults with kidney stone disease13
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Service users' experiences of, and engagement with, a nationally implemented digital diabetes prevention programme12
Development and testing of a digital health acceptability model to explain the intention to use a digital diabetes prevention programme12
The relationships among illness perceptions, dyadic coping and illness management in breast cancer patients and their spouses: A dyadic longitudinal mediation model12
Interventions to increase personal protective behaviours to limit the spread of respiratory viruses: A rapid evidence review and meta‐analysis11
Care or sabotage? A reflexive thematic analysis of perceived partner support throughout the bariatric surgery journey11
An extension of the theory of planned behaviour to predict exclusive breastfeeding among Australian mother–father dyads using structural equation modelling11
Mindfulness improves psychological health and supports health behaviour cognitions: Evidence from a pragmatic RCT of a digital mindfulness‐based intervention11
Positive and negative aspects of mental health after unspecified living kidney donation: A cohort study11
Development, psychometric assessment, and predictive validity of a breastfeeding subjective norms scale among an Australian prospective cohort of first‐time parents11
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Exploring weight management beliefs during the menopausal transition (MEWEL project): A qualitative comparative study based on Health Belief Model10
Correction to “Daily emotional well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic”Lades, L. K., Laffan, K., Daly, M., & Delaney, L. (2020). Daily emotional well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic.10
Australian women's views concerning non‐medical egg freezing and factors motivating freezing decisions10
Illness representations and psychological outcomes in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia10
Procrastination and health: A longitudinal test of the roles of stress and health behaviours10
Evaluating the Let's Move It intervention programme theory for adolescents' physical activity: Theorized psychosocial mechanisms of behavioural changes10
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Financial incentives for bowel cancer screening: Results from a mixed methods study in the United Kingdom10
A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators to adherence to mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for those with chronic conditions10
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The impact of age‐relevant and generic infographics on knowledge, attitudes and intention to attend cervical screening: A randomized controlled trial9
Pro‐vaccination subjective norms moderate the relationship between conspiracy mentality and vaccination intentions9
Addressing the psychology of weight loss and maintenance: A feasibility study of the Skills for weight loss and Maintenance weight management programme9
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Are commonly used lab‐based measures of food value and choice predictive of self‐reported real‐world snacking? An ecological momentary assessment study9
Understanding the experiences of older adult participants and individuals involved in the delivery of a physical activity programme based on participatory approaches: A qualitative analysis8
Using counterfactual thinking theory to change alcohol protective behavioural strategy use intentions8
‘It's satisfying but destructive’: A qualitative study on the experience of bedtime procrastination in new career starters8
Why do most people on dialysis not accept psychological care to increase perceptions of control in life?8
Parents experiences of having an infant with early onset group B streptococcus infection8
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Learning to cope with the reality of endometriosis: A mixed‐methods analysis of psychological therapy in women with endometriosis7
Understanding the barriers and facilitators to using self‐sampling packs for sexually transmitted infections and blood‐borne viruses: Thematic analyses for intervention optimization7
Living with type 1 diabetes mellitus in emerging adulthood: A qualitative study7
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‘I'm a failure again, I can't do it’: Attitudes towards, and experiences of, exercise participation in adults with class III obesity7
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School‐based yoga and mindfulness interventions for young adolescents: A qualitative study in a disadvantaged area7
How the COVID‐19 crisis affected the well‐being of nurses working in paediatric critical care: A qualitative study7
Trait responsiveness to verbal suggestions predicts nocebo responding: A meta‐analysis7
Issue Information6
Treatment choice in the presence of conflicting information: The role of physician likeability in the choice of non‐proven therapies against conventional treatment6
Acceptability of acceptance and commitment therapy for medication‐decision‐making and quality of life in women with breast cancer: A qualitative process evaluation6
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 trial6
Physiotherapy informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic low back pain: A mixed‐methods treatment fidelity evaluation6
Resilience and distress among young adults with chronic health conditions: A longitudinal study6
Attributes and influencing factors of hope levels in breast cancer patients: A latent profile analysis6
Editorial Acknowledgement6
Investigating the impact of ‘dark nudges’ on drinking intentions: A between groups, randomized and online experimental study6
Illness risk representations underlying women's breast cancer risk appraisals: A theory‐informed qualitative analysis6
Message framing's limited efficacy in counteracting parental hesitancy towards human papillomavirus vaccination for female adolescents: Insights from a randomized trial6
Influence of stress‐specific interventions on biomarker levels and cognitive function in cancer patients: Systematic review and meta‐analysis5
Blood transfusion in haematology: A qualitative exploration of patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perceptions5
Implementation of a national programme to train and support healthcare professionals in brief behavioural interventions: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework5
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of lived experiences and psychological processes in internalized weight stigma5
Mutual communication intervention for colorectal cancer patient–spousal caregiver dyads: A randomized controlled trial5
Unconscious associations between stressor type and ability to cope: An experimental approach using ancient and modern sources of stress5
Greater negative affect reduction expectancies moderate the interactive relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and distress tolerance in predicting loss‐of‐control eating5
Pre‐disability resilience and well‐being following the onset of functional impairments5
Do metacognitive beliefs predict rumination and psychological distress independently of illness representations in adults with diabetes mellitus? A prospective mediation study5
Factors associated with wearing a facemask in shops in England following removal of a legal requirement to do so during the COVID‐19 pandemic4
Issue Information4
To drink or not to drink: When drinking intentions predict alcohol consumption and consequences4
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Expecting the best or fearing the worst: Discrepancies between self‐rated health and frailty in an ageing Irish population4
Accessing specialist support to stop smoking in pregnancy: A qualitative study exploring engagement with UK‐based stop smoking services4
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The effects of social interactions on momentary stress and mood during COVID‐19 lockdowns4
How to debunk misinformation? An experimental online study investigating text structures and headline formats4
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Birth expectations, birth experiences and childbirth‐related post‐traumatic stress symptoms in mothers and birth companions: Dyadic investigation using response surface analysis4
Adapted motivational interviewing for brief healthcare consultations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of treatment fidelity in real‐world evaluations of behaviour change counselling4
Investigating the utility of the COM‐B and TM model to explain changes in eating behaviour during pregnancy: A longitudinal cohort study4
Personalized interventions for behaviour change: A scoping review of just‐in‐time adaptive interventions3
Treatment‐related decisional conflict in pre‐dialysis chronic kidney disease patients in Singapore: Prevalence and determinants3
Efficacy of an appearance‐based and a health‐based sun protection intervention on summer vacationers' behaviours, PRISME cluster randomized crossover trial, France3
Reducing information avoidance: The effectiveness of humour, cute animals and coping messages3
Do I care for you more when you really need help? An experimental test of the effect of clinical urgency on compassion in health care3
A qualitative exploration of the prospective acceptability of the MiDerm app; a complex digital intervention for adults living with skin conditions3
Editorial acknowledgement3
Reducing touching eyes, nose and mouth (‘T‐zone’) to reduce the spread of infectious disease: A prospective study of motivational, volitional and non‐reflective predictors3
Attitudes and perceptions of cancer patients and healthcare providers towards prehabilitation: A thematic synthesis3
Influence of illness representations on coping strategies and psychosocial outcomes of infertility: Systematic review and meta‐analysis3
Can smartphone‐based response inhibition training elicit sustained changes in appetite, preference, and cravings for energy‐dense foods? A free‐living randomized controlled trial3
Mental imagery‐based self‐regulation: Effects on physical activity behaviour and its cognitive and affective precursors over time3
Finding kindness: A randomized controlled trial of an online self‐compassion intervention for weight management (SC4WM)3
An experimental test of integrating imagery with approach bias modification for alcohol: A cautionary tale3
Distributive justice criteria and social categorization processes predict healthcare allocation bias3
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Explaining the self‐regulatory role of affect in identity theory: The role of self‐compassion3
A qualitative process evaluation using the behaviour change wheel approach: Did a whole genome sequence report form (SRF) used to reduce nosocomial SARS‐CoV‐2 within UK2
Identifying behaviour change techniques within randomized trials of interventions promoting deceased organ donation registration2
Development of fidelity of delivery and enactment measures for interventions in communication disorders2
A longitudinal analysis of Australian women's fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms2
Dual decision‐making routes for COVID‐19 and influenza vaccines uptake in parents: A mixed‐methods study2
Influencing medication taking behaviors using automated two‐way digital communication: A narrative synthesis systematic review informed by the Behavior Change Wheel2
Editorial: Updates from the new editors‐in‐chief2
Efficacy information influences intention to take COVID‐19 vaccine2
A network analysis to explore illness perceptions in Black adults with type 2 diabetes2
Identifying targets for interventions to support public use of face coverings2
Mechanisms and outcomes of a very low intensity intervention to improve parental acknowledgement and understanding of childhood overweight/obesity, embedded in the National Child Measurement Programme2
Closing the intention‐behaviour gap in physical activity: The moderating effect of individual differences in the valuation of physical effort2
Women's experiences and views of routine assessment for anxiety in pregnancy and after birth: A qualitative study2
Evidence that implementation intentions reduce self‐harm in the community2
‘Just keep taking them, keep hoping they’ll work’: A qualitative study of adhering to medications for multimorbidity2
Life beyond life: Perceptions of post‐mortem organ donation and consent to donate—A focus group study in Italy2
Parenting an adolescent with complex regional pain syndrome: A dyadic qualitative investigation of resilience2
Patients’ expectations of cancer treatment and their perceived link to subsequent experiences: A qualitative study2
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Intervention fidelity assessment: A sub‐study of the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study (NDPS)2
A randomized feasibility trial evaluating the “My Changed Body” writing activity for people with endometriosis2
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What's different about digital? A qualitative interview study exploring experiences of adapting in‐person behaviour change interventions for digital delivery2
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 change2
Impact of childhood psoriasis on children and parents during transition to adolescence: An interpretative phenomenological analysis2
The vaccination divide: Exploring moral reasoning associated with intergroup antipathy between vaccinated and unvaccinated people1
How conceptualizing obesity as a disease affects beliefs about weight, and associated weight stigma and clinical decision‐making in health care1
Climate anxiety and its association with health behaviours and generalized anxiety: An intensive longitudinal study1
“I have travelled along on my own”—Experiences of seeking help for serious non‐COVID health problems during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study1
Explaining seasonality increases perceived effectiveness of influenza vaccination: An experimental study1
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Minimal couple intervention to improve psychobiological stress resilience1
‘We just need to find space for them to practice so that we can help to make a stronger society’: Perceived barriers and facilitators to employing health psychologists in UK public health and clinical1
Development of a group‐based behaviour change intervention for people with severe obesity informed by the social identity approach to health1
Is cognitive behaviour therapy an effective option for women who have troublesome menopausal symptoms?1
Editorial acknowledgement1
Debunking nutrition myths: An experimental test of the ‘truth sandwich’ text format1
Disruption and adaptation in response to the coronavirus pandemic – Assets as contextual moderators of enactment of health behaviours1
The dynamic relationship between subjective social status and health: Evidence from a Chinese cohort study1
Profiles of well‐being and their associations with self‐forgiveness, forgiveness of others, and gratitude among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases1
Using the behaviour change wheel approach to optimize self‐sampling packs for sexually transmitted infection and blood borne viruses1
Outlining an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approach to treatment non‐adherence1
Self‐compassion and psychological distress in chronic illness: A meta‐analysis1
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 study1
Psychological interventions decrease unintended pregnancies: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials1
‘A blessing and a burden’: Exploring posttraumatic growth in doctors with acquired invisible disability—An interpretative phenomenological analysis1
What makes implementation intentions (in)effective for physical activity among older adults?1
The presence of attentional and interpretation biases in patients with severe MS‐related fatigue1
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A systematic review evaluating metacognitive beliefs in health anxiety and somatic distress1
A multi‐centre prospective cohort study investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self‐compassion in appearance concerns after burn injuries1
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the development and maintenance of gluten‐related distress and unhelpful eating and lifestyle patterns in coeliac disease1
‘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
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