Applied Psychology-Health and Well Being

Papers
(The median citation count of Applied Psychology-Health and Well Being is 2. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
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Enhancing students' well‐being with a unified approach based on contextual behavioural science: A randomised experimental school‐based intervention63
Understanding and overcoming challenges in times of personal or global crisis—Editorial on the Special Issue on Loneliness and Health51
Effects of physical activity planning interventions on reducing sedentary behavior in parent–child dyads: A randomized controlled trial45
Stability of subjective well‐being during the economic crisis: A four‐wave latent transition analysis in a national sample of Poles42
Exploring occupational well‐being profiles, outcomes, and predictors among Chinese teachers: A mixed‐methods approach using latent profile and decision tree analysis40
Effects and mechanisms of an online short‐term audio‐based mindfulness program on positive affect: A randomized controlled trial including exploratory moderator analyses38
Context effects on healthy food choice under situational modes of consumer thinking: A case study with poke bowls38
Predicting alcohol consumption: Application of an integrated social cognition model of intentions, habits, and cue consistency34
Associations of global and specific components of positive psychological well‐being with mortality risk: Findings from two cohort studies33
Reducing intrusive memories and promoting posttraumatic growth with Traveler: A randomized controlled study29
Why some people do not get vaccinated against COVID‐19: Social‐cognitive determinants of vaccination behavior27
Premenopausal and perimenopausal predictors of postmenopausal health and well‐being: Testing a disposition‐belief‐motivation framework26
Effectiveness of an educational program for reducing mental illness stigma targeting family medicine trainees in Tunisia: A quasi‐experimental study23
Effectiveness of an online positive psychology intervention among Tunisian healthcare students on mental health and study engagement during the Covid‐19 pandemic23
Moving well‐being well: Using machine learning to explore the relationship between physical literacy and well‐being in children23
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Isolating the role of researcher observation on reactivity to the measurement of physical activity21
An integrated dual process model in predicting e‐cigarette use in undergraduate students20
Examining self‐affirmation as a tactic for recruiting inactive women into exercise interventions19
Navigating life's challenges: A randomized 6‐week online intervention study to enhance resilience in working‐age adults19
The value of believing in free will: A prediction on seeking and experiencing meaning in life19
Socio‐demographic factors and mental health trajectories in Australian children and primary carers: Implications for policy and intervention using latent class analysis18
Peer influence on adolescents' physical activity: A dual‐process perspective17
A longitudinal study of societal resilience and its predictors during the Israel‐Gaza war17
Cognitive‐affective responses to online positive‐psychological interventions: The effects of optimistic, grateful, and self‐compassionate writing17
Application of machine learning to discover interactions predictive of dietary lapses16
Shared social identity and perceived social support among stroke groups during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Relationship with psychosocial health16
Mainstreaming global mental health: Is there potential to embed psychosocial well‐being impact in all global challenges research?16
Self‐esteem mediates the link between subjective family socioeconomic status and daily depressed mood during emerging adulthood: A daily diary study16
Positive dementia caregiving in 30 days (PDC30): Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of a self‐guided automated online training program16
Interventions to reduce loneliness among Chinese older adults: A network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experimental studies15
Mapping the factors behind ongoing war stress in Ukraine‐based young civilian adults15
Bidirectional relationship between self‐compassion and psychological richness: A two‐wave longitudinal study15
Daily relationship satisfaction and markers of health: Findings from a smartphone‐based assessment14
Antidote or poison: The relationship between “lying flat” tendency and mental health14
The benefits of physical literacy for human flourishing: A machine learning–based exploration of adolescents14
Efficacy of a theory‐based and setting‐based intervention in promoting strength training among older adults in Hong Kong: A clustered randomized controlled trial14
Positive affect longitudinally buffers the negative effect of health anxiety on gastrointestinal symptoms13
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To drink, or to exercise: That is (not) the question! Daily effects of alcohol consumption and exercise on well‐being12
Personal willingness to receive a Covid‐19 vaccine and its relationship with intergroup psychology: Evidence from the Philippines and Pakistan12
Effects of a self‐affirmation intervention among Chinese adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A large‐scale randomized controlled trial12
Can a web application foster emotional competence in children and adolescents? The case of PandHEMOT®12
Coping with a global crisis—Changes in worries about the Russo–Ukrainian War12
Psychological well‐being and salivary markers of inflammation: The moderating effect of age12
Starting school with purpose: Self‐regulatory strategies of first‐semester university students11
A psychologically interpretable artificial intelligence framework for the screening of loneliness, depression, and anxiety11
Effect of healthy dietary intention‐behavior (in)consistency on depression and anxiety in the process of behavior change11
Dramatic effects but fast adaptation: Changes in life satisfaction and different facets of affective well‐being around the death of a partner and death of a child11
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From anticipation to action: A RCT on mental imagery exercises in daily life as a motivational amplifier for individuals with depressive symptoms11
Beyond prevention: Regulating responses to self‐regulation failure to avoid a set‐back effect11
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Using machine learning to explore the predictors of life satisfaction trajectories in older adults11
Reciprocal associations between peer victimization and depressive symptoms among Chinese children and adolescents: Between‐ and within‐person effects10
Supportive care needs and anxious–depressive symptoms in cancer patients: An interaction effect between emotional competence and the COVID‐19 pandemic?10
Loneliness predicts physical and mental health‐related quality of life over 9 months among patients with coronary heart disease10
Positively Pregnant: Development and piloting of a mobile app for social and emotional well‐being in pregnancy9
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The positive effects of online group singing on psycho‐physiological variables during the COVID‐19 pandemic—A pilot randomized controlled trial9
Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well‐being during the Russian–Ukrainian war9
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Rooted in routine: Fostering higher order vegetable‐shopping habits using a randomised simple planning intervention8
Reciprocal association between social support and psychological distress in chronic physical health conditions: A random intercept cross‐lagged panel model8
The ‘healthy = sustainable’ heuristic: Effects of health and sustainability labels on perceived sustainability and healthiness of foods8
Social connectedness, emotional regulation, and health behaviors as correlates of distress during lockdown for COVID‐19: A diary study8
Are my wife's recovery activities related to my subsequent recovery activities at work?8
The role of temporal distancing on the sense of meaning in life among individuals experiencing daily stressors8
The intersectional effects of motivational and affective factors on managers' performance8
Didactic and narrative persuasion: An experiment to promote colorectal cancer screening8
Comparing positive reappraisal and mindfulness in relation to daily emotions during COVID‐19: An experience sampling study8
Daily stigma and daily emotional well‐being among people living with HIV: Testing a buffering hypothesis of social support during the COVID‐19 pandemic8
Threatened by others or by everything? The effects of momentary and trait loneliness on daily appraisals of social company and being alone in young adults8
Intention to maintain and willingness to stop: Applying a dual‐process model to understanding the maintenance of COVID‐19 preventive behaviors8
Sound mind, sound body, or vice versa? Mind–body beliefs shape health behaviors7
Does the medium matter? Comparing the effectiveness of videos, podcasts and online articles in nutrition communication7
Identifying as someone who avoids virus transmission strengthens physical distancing habit‐behaviour relationships: A longitudinal multi‐national study during the COVID‐19 pandemic7
Increasing student well‐being through a positive psychology intervention: changes in salivary cortisol, depression, psychological well‐being, and hope7
Momentary solitude and affective experiences: The moderating role of trait mindfulness7
Who still suffers? Effects of COVID‐19 stressful experiences on somatic symptoms and anxious mood moderated by diurnal cortisol: A daily diary study7
Loneliness and mortality: The moderating effect of positive affect7
Intrinsic motivation as a double‐edged sword: Investigating effects on well‐being and the role of flex place practices as moderator to buffer adverse effects7
Habit substitution toward more active commuting7
Evaluating the impact of a nationwide educational policy on adolescent mental health in China: A longitudinal network analysis7
The acute effects of nonsleep deep rest on perceptual responses, physical, and cognitive performance in physically active participants7
Can the add‐on placebo effect augment the physical and mental health outcomes of exercise? A meta‐analysis7
Mindful bridge: Brief mindfulness practices alter negative emotion transmission and cooperative performance in parent–adolescent dynamics7
Empowering moms: Supervised HIIT vs. self‐performed moderate intensity physical activity during pregnancy and the battle against depression and poor mental health in the postpartum period ‐ The follow7
Taking advantage of multiple identities to reduce defensiveness to personally threatening health messages6
Effects of experimental, network‐based social circle norm feedback on studying behavior and alcohol consumption6
The roles of stress mindset and personality in the impact of life stress on emotional well‐being in the context of Covid‐19 confinement: A diary study6
Promoting influenza prevention for older adults using the Health Action Process Approach: A randomized controlled trial6
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Longitudinal associations between well‐being, hair cortisol, and self‐reported health6
Meaning in life following service among post‐9/11 military veterans: A latent growth mixture model analysis6
The robotic companion's choice encourages sustainable food choices: The moderating role of anthropomorphism6
Interdependence, bonding and support are associated with improved mental wellbeing following an outdoor team challenge6
The effectiveness of a positive psychological intervention for promoting preschool teachers' well‐being and professional competence: EASP intervention program6
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Do nutrition knowledge, food preferences, and habit strength moderate the association between preference for intuition and deliberation in eating decision‐making and dietary intake?6
Short‐term effects of a social media‐based intervention on the physical and mental health of remotely working young software professionals: A randomised controlled trial6
The association between sensory processing and stress in the adult population: A systematic review6
Experiences of parent–adolescent dyads regarding a Facebook‐based intervention to improve overweight/obesity treatment in adolescents: A qualitative study6
Effects of an intervention targeting social media app use on well‐being outcomes: A randomized controlled trial6
Returning home: The role of expectations in re‐entry adaptation6
School principals' mental health and well‐being under threat: A longitudinal analysis of workplace demands, resources, burnout, and well‐being6
Can psychological distress account for the associations between COVID‐19 vaccination acceptance and socio‐economic vulnerability?6
A study on acute expectation effects on affective state and intention after a brief full‐body workout in a student sample5
Social axioms and psychological toll: A study of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive responses across 35 cultures during the COVID‐19 pandemic5
Exploring the relationship between coping styles and well‐being among Chinese university students: A longitudinal study based on the transactional stress model5
Communicating diagnostic uncertainty reduces expectations of receiving antibiotics: Two online experiments with hypothetical patients5
Social support and family resilience among Chinese people receiving maintenance hemodialysis: A polynomial regression and response surface analysis explaining psychological resilience5
The potential of Future Event Specificity Training (FEST) to decrease anhedonia and dampening of positive emotions: A randomised controlled trial5
Social distancing‐induced deceleration can enhance subjective well‐being5
Unfounded beliefs, distress and powerlessness: A three‐wave longitudinal study5
A virtuous cycle between meaning in daily life and state mindfulness as well as the unique role of depression among young adults: A diary study5
A full‐factorial test of motivational and volitional intervention strategies for promoting exercise habit formation and exercise maintenance among new users of an online exercise class platform5
Associations between affective temperament, perceived stress, and helping among Ukrainians and Poles in the context of the war in Ukraine4
University students' adherence and vaccination attitudes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Focusing on costs and benefits4
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Context matters: Self‐regulation of healthy eating at different eating occasions4
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Elucidating the effects of organisational practices on innovative work behavior in UAE public sector organisations: The mediating role of employees’ wellbeing4
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Effects of social norms and message framing on reducing the stigma of gynecological diseases: A cognitive‐affective‐behavioral model4
Do beliefs in the malleability of well‐being affect the efficacy of positive psychology interventions? Results of a randomized placebo‐controlled trial4
Applying machine learning to understand the role of social–emotional skills on subjective well‐being and physical health4
Nondietary psychological app program leads to sustained weight loss due to trained physiological satiety perception4
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The impact of a gratitude intervention on mental well‐being during COVID‐19: A quasi‐experimental study of university students4
The impact and mechanisms of parent–child relationship quality and its changes on adolescent depression: A four‐wave longitudinal study4
Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing mindfulness‐based programmes into schools: A mixed methods study4
App‐based mindfulness training supported eudaimonic wellbeing during the COVID19 pandemic4
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The co‐benefits of biodiversity citizen science for well‐being and nature relatedness4
Psychosocial determinants of handwashing compliance intention among physicians and nurses in Taiwan: A theory‐driven comparison using the Health Belief Model4
Development and testing of the nightscape affect index4
Sing4Health: Randomised controlled trial of the effects of a singing group program on the subjective and social well‐being of older adults4
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Generative AI for thematic analysis in a maternal health study: coding semistructured interviews using large language models4
Promoting regular parental supervised toothbrushing: An additive intervention design adopting the Health Action Process Approach4
Actor–partner association of work–family conflict and parental depressive symptoms during COVID‐19 in China: Does coparenting matter?4
Regular use of acupressure mats reduces perceived stress at subjective but not psychophysiological levels: Insights from a three‐week relaxation training4
Imager—A mobile health mental imagery‐based ecological momentary intervention targeting reward sensitivity: A randomized controlled trial4
A virtual reality‐based study of color contrast to encourage more sustainable food choices4
Traumatic losses permeate daily emotional experiences: roles of daily uplifts and subjective age3
Can—and should—automaticity be self‐reported using a single item? A secondary analysis of 16 datasets3
The impact of social norms on health‐related belief update3
Self‐control fluctuates from day to day and is linked to subjective well‐being within and between persons3
Democratic Spirit, Emotions, Help, and Hope during the Russian war against Ukraine: Experience from the Czech Republic3
Dynamic structure of posttraumatic growth among victims of the 2021 Henan floods: A 6‐month, three‐wave longitudinal study3
Robot or human musicians? The modulating role of perceived performer on how music influences food choices3
Habitualness, reward and external constraints: Exploring the underlying influences of daily water intake using the Situated Assessment Method23
“War in Europe, again? Adversity, coping, and resilience”3
Physical activity, health, and life satisfaction: Four panel studies demonstrate reciprocal effects3
Having time to oneself in times of extended togetherness: Solitude experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic3
Psycho‐physical well‐being in adolescent users of social networking sites: Empirical evidence for text neck syndrome and related measures3
Receiving feedback after posting status updates on social networking sites predicts lower loneliness: A mediated moderation model3
Lavender aromatherapy: A systematic review from essential oil quality and administration methods to cognitive enhancing effects3
Social network investment of men: Cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations with mental health problems3
Revealing the practical strategies for promoting Chinese migrant workers' health and well‐being: Organizational empowerment perspective3
A 1‐year longitudinal study on experiencing workplace cyberbullying, affective well‐being and work engagement of teachers: The mediating effect of cognitive reappraisal3
Mechanism of risk perception diffusion in public health emergencies: Based on the dual perspectives of cross‐evolution and emotional difference3
Subjective well‐being of children with special educational needs: Longitudinal predictors using machine learning3
Increasing vaccinations through an on‐site school‐based education and vaccination program: A city‐wide cluster randomized controlled trial3
Latent profiles and transition of child maltreatment and peer victimization among Chinese internal migrant children: Associations with their psychological maladjustment3
Longitudinal association of stress with mental health in the context of COVID‐19: The mediating role of psychological flexibility and emotional schemas3
Daily solitude and well‐being associations in older dyads: Evidence from daily life assessments3
Assessing the longevity of attribute framing in attenuating the nocebo effect to brand and generic medication3
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A systematic review and a comprehensive approach to PhD students' wellbeing3
Evaluating comforting messages with the sentiment analysis and social cognition engine3
Assessing the effectiveness of emotion‐focused online intervention in mitigating compassion fatigue and enhancing compassion satisfaction among helping professionals3
A social emotional learning intervention to reduce psychosocial difficulties among rural children in central China3
Cross‐lagged analyses between gastrointestinal symptoms, psychological distress, and disability in emerging adults3
Loneliness and depressive symptoms differ by sexual orientation and gender identity during physical distancing measures in response to COVID‐19 pandemic in Germany3
Feasibility and potential efficacy of a family‐based intervention on promoting physical activity levels and fundamental movement skills in preschoolers: A cluster randomised controlled trial3
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Character strengths intervention for nurturing well‐being among Pakistan's university students: A mixed‐method study3
Predicting COVID‐19 and seasonal influenza vaccine uptake: The impact of fear and vasovagal symptoms3
The rise of artificial intelligence for cognitive behavioral therapy: A bibliometric overview3
Perceptions and expectations of an artificially intelligent physical activity digital assistant — A focus group study3
The association between life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, and common comorbid disorders during the COVID‐19 pandemic3
Leveraging technology for pre‐service teachers' well‐being: The effectiveness of a multicomponent positive psychology intervention in pre‐service preschool teachers in Hong Kong3
One SMS a day keeps the stress away? A just‐in‐time planning intervention to reduce occupational stress among apprentices3
Adaptive self‐objectification in the context of breast cancer: A theoretical integration of the terror management health model and research on objectification2
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Media intervention program for reducing unrealistic optimism bias: The link between unrealistic optimism, well‐being, and health2
Understanding how family demands impair health behaviors in working sole mothers: The role of perceived control over leisure time2
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Sense of danger, sense of country's mastery, and sense of personal mastery as concomitants of psychological distress and subjective well‐being in a sample of Poles following Russia's invasion of Ukrai2
Personalizing a positive psychology intervention improves well‐being2
Connectedness and well‐being in simulated nature2
Time‐based conflict and trade‐offs: Work‐family‐school conflict and health behaviors2
Can acute exercise be more pleasant? Using audiovisual stimuli: A meta‐analysis2
The effectiveness of taught, self‐help mindfulness‐based interventions on Chinese adolescents' well‐being, mental health, prosocial and difficult behavior, and coping strategy2
The perks of being grateful to partners: Expressing gratitude in relationships predicts relational self‐efficacy and life satisfaction during the COVID‐19 pandemic2
Identity change and the transition to university: Implications for cortisol awakening response, psychological well‐being and academic performance2
Modeling perceived parental attitudes and mental well‐being in Chinese young LGBTQ+ individuals: Investigation of weekly diary data using dynamic network analysis2
Low access and inadequate treatment in mental health care for asylum seekers and refugees in Germany—A prospective follow‐up study over 12 months and a nationwide cross‐sectional study2
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Application of machine learning in predicting health perception through military personnel's sense of empowerment2
Regulation of craving training to support healthy food choices under stress: A randomized control trial employing the hierarchical drift‐diffusion model2
Dual processing approach to sedentary behavior and physical activity in the workplace2
Mastering the canvas of life: Identifying the antecedents of sense of control using a lagged exposure‐wide approach2
Predicting COVID‐19 booster vaccine intentions2
The dynamic relationships between well‐being, behavioral restrictions, and health behaviors during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A large‐scale intensive longitudinal network study2
Understanding parental support for children's 24‐hour movement behaviors based on an adapted HAPA framework: A three‐wave prospective study2
Social media exposure during COVID‐19 lockdowns could lead to emotional overeating via anxiety: The moderating role of neuroticism2
Coping with the long‐term impact of civil strife: A grief‐centered analysis of Tamil Sri Lankan communities affected by ethnopolitical conflict2
Evaluation of a meaning in life intervention applied to work: A randomized clinical trial2
Psychological need fulfillment as a source of resilience: Its protective role in concerns and symptoms of anxiety and depression during the COVID‐19 pandemic2
Interaction between posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth among adolescents who experience an earthquake: A repeated longitudinal study2
Efficacy of Internet‐based rumination‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness‐based intervention with guided support in reducing risks of depression and anxiety: A randomized controlled t2
What is the effect of alarmist media and radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF‐EMF) exposure on salivary cortisol and non‐specific symptoms?2
On fostering employee participation in voluntary corporate‐sponsored wellness programs2
Caregiver social support and child toilet training in rural Odisha, India: What types of support facilitate training and how?2
The relationship of affective and bodily states with goals and plans to increase physical activity: An 8‐day study in students2
Trait reactance as psychological motivation to reject vaccination: Two longitudinal studies and one experimental study2
Effectiveness and equity evaluation of an insurance‐wide telephone‐counseling program for self‐management of chronic diseases: The Health Coach Study2
Is it a vicious circle and for whom? The reciprocal association between rumination and somatic symptoms and moderation by stress: A daily diary study among Chinese college students2
Looking beyond vaccines: Cultural tightness–looseness moderates the relationship between immunization coverage and disease prevention vigilance2
“A Quagmire Condition”: The (uncertain) experience of musicians affected by dystonia2
Evaluating self‐reported retrospective average daily fruit, vegetable, and egg intake: Trustworthy—Sometimes!2
Examining the relationship between children's health‐related quality of life and their perception of parental support toward physical activity: A longitudinal study2
Nature and well‐being in seven European cities: The moderating effect of connectedness to nature2
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