OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Applied Psychology-Health and Well Being is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Acculturation to accumulation? Variation in the income‐subjective well‐being relationship by language among Latine respondents in the U.S.	91
Game or exercise: Which drives the emotional benefits in a single exergaming session?	80
Effects and mechanisms of an online short‐term audio‐based mindfulness program on positive affect: A randomized controlled trial including exploratory moderator analyses	52
Why some people do not get vaccinated against COVID‐19: Social‐cognitive determinants of vaccination behavior	48
Context effects on healthy food choice under situational modes of consumer thinking: A case study with poke bowls	46
Stability of subjective well‐being during the economic crisis: A four‐wave latent transition analysis in a national sample of Poles	43
Associations of global and specific components of positive psychological well‐being with mortality risk: Findings from two cohort studies	41
Reducing intrusive memories and promoting posttraumatic growth with Traveler: A randomized controlled study	37
Effectiveness of an educational program for reducing mental illness stigma targeting family medicine trainees in Tunisia: A quasi‐experimental study	33
Understanding and overcoming challenges in times of personal or global crisis—Editorial on the Special Issue on Loneliness and Health	31
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Effectiveness of an online positive psychology intervention among Tunisian healthcare students on mental health and study engagement during the Covid‐19 pandemic	29
Moving well‐being well: Using machine learning to explore the relationship between physical literacy and well‐being in children	26
Enhancing students' well‐being with a unified approach based on contextual behavioural science: A randomised experimental school‐based intervention	24
Premenopausal and perimenopausal predictors of postmenopausal health and well‐being: Testing a disposition‐belief‐motivation framework	23
Exploring occupational well‐being profiles, outcomes, and predictors among Chinese teachers: A mixed‐methods approach using latent profile and decision tree analysis	22
Predicting alcohol consumption: Application of an integrated social cognition model of intentions, habits, and cue consistency	21
Effects of physical activity planning interventions on reducing sedentary behavior in parent–child dyads: A randomized controlled trial	20
Issue Information	19
A longitudinal study of societal resilience and its predictors during the Israel‐Gaza war	19
The value of believing in free will: A prediction on seeking and experiencing meaning in life	18
Isolating the role of researcher observation on reactivity to the measurement of physical activity	18
Peer influence on adolescents' physical activity: A dual‐process perspective	17
Socio‐demographic factors and mental health trajectories in Australian children and primary carers: Implications for policy and intervention using latent class analysis	17
Navigating life's challenges: A randomized 6‐week online intervention study to enhance resilience in working‐age adults	17

An integrated dual process model in predicting e‐cigarette use in undergraduate students	17
Correlations among negative life events, sense of security, and internet addiction with Chinese university freshmen: A random intercept cross‐lagged analysis model	16
Cognitive‐affective responses to online positive‐psychological interventions: The effects of optimistic, grateful, and self‐compassionate writing	16
Shared social identity and perceived social support among stroke groups during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Relationship with psychosocial health	16
Mapping the factors behind ongoing war stress in Ukraine‐based young civilian adults	15
Application of machine learning to discover interactions predictive of dietary lapses	15
Self‐esteem mediates the link between subjective family socioeconomic status and daily depressed mood during emerging adulthood: A daily diary study	15
Mainstreaming global mental health: Is there potential to embed psychosocial well‐being impact in all global challenges research?	15
Positive dementia caregiving in 30 days (PDC30): Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of a self‐guided automated online training program	15
The benefits of physical literacy for human flourishing: A machine learning–based exploration of adolescents	14
Interventions to reduce loneliness among Chinese older adults: A network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experimental studies	14
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Positive affect longitudinally buffers the negative effect of health anxiety on gastrointestinal symptoms	13
Daily relationship satisfaction and markers of health: Findings from a smartphone‐based assessment	12
Antidote or poison: The relationship between “lying flat” tendency and mental health	12
Bidirectional relationship between self‐compassion and psychological richness: A two‐wave longitudinal study	12
Can a web application foster emotional competence in children and adolescents? The case of PandHEMOT®	12
Efficacy of a theory‐based and setting‐based intervention in promoting strength training among older adults in Hong Kong: A clustered randomized controlled trial	12
Coping with a global crisis—Changes in worries about the Russo–Ukrainian War	11
Effects of a self‐affirmation intervention among Chinese adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A large‐scale randomized controlled trial	11
Issue Information	11
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 child	11
Starting school with purpose: Self‐regulatory strategies of first‐semester university students	11
Personal willingness to receive a Covid‐19 vaccine and its relationship with intergroup psychology: Evidence from the Philippines and Pakistan	11
Psychological well‐being and salivary markers of inflammation: The moderating effect of age	11
To drink, or to exercise: That is (not) the question! Daily effects of alcohol consumption and exercise on well‐being	11
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Supportive care needs and anxious–depressive symptoms in cancer patients: An interaction effect between emotional competence and the COVID‐19 pandemic?	10
Dose–response effects of reported meditation practice on mental‐health and wellbeing: A prospective longitudinal study	10
A psychologically interpretable artificial intelligence framework for the screening of loneliness, depression, and anxiety	10
Reciprocal associations between peer victimization and depressive symptoms among Chinese children and adolescents: Between‐ and within‐person effects	10
Effect of healthy dietary intention‐behavior (in)consistency on depression and anxiety in the process of behavior change	10
From anticipation to action: A RCT on mental imagery exercises in daily life as a motivational amplifier for individuals with depressive symptoms	9
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Using machine learning to explore the predictors of life satisfaction trajectories in older adults	9
Issue Information	9
A systematic literature review and meta‐analysis of virtual reality nature effects on higher education students' mental health and wellbeing	9
Loneliness predicts physical and mental health‐related quality of life over 9 months among patients with coronary heart disease	9
Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well‐being during the Russian–Ukrainian war	9
Positively Pregnant: Development and piloting of a mobile app for social and emotional well‐being in pregnancy	9
Enhancing student well‐being and focus: The role of playful study design and strengths use	8
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Does the medium matter? Comparing the effectiveness of videos, podcasts and online articles in nutrition communication	8
Who still suffers? Effects of COVID‐19 stressful experiences on somatic symptoms and anxious mood moderated by diurnal cortisol: A daily diary study	8
The acute effects of nonsleep deep rest on perceptual responses, physical, and cognitive performance in physically active participants	8
Comparing positive reappraisal and mindfulness in relation to daily emotions during COVID‐19: An experience sampling study	8
Daily stigma and daily emotional well‐being among people living with HIV: Testing a buffering hypothesis of social support during the COVID‐19 pandemic	8
The ‘healthy = sustainable’ heuristic: Effects of health and sustainability labels on perceived sustainability and healthiness of foods	8
The positive effects of online group singing on psycho‐physiological variables during the COVID‐19 pandemic—A pilot randomized controlled trial	8
Reciprocal association between social support and psychological distress in chronic physical health conditions: A random intercept cross‐lagged panel model	8

Social connectedness, emotional regulation, and health behaviors as correlates of distress during lockdown for COVID‐19: A diary study	8
Increasing student well‐being through a positive psychology intervention: changes in salivary cortisol, depression, psychological well‐being, and hope	8
Didactic and narrative persuasion: An experiment to promote colorectal cancer screening	8
The role of temporal distancing on the sense of meaning in life among individuals experiencing daily stressors	8
Threatened by others or by everything? The effects of momentary and trait loneliness on daily appraisals of social company and being alone in young adults	8
Are my wife's recovery activities related to my subsequent recovery activities at work?	8
The intersectional effects of motivational and affective factors on managers' performance	8
Issue Information	8
Sound mind, sound body, or vice versa? Mind–body beliefs shape health behaviors	8
Habit substitution toward more active commuting	8
Intention to maintain and willingness to stop: Applying a dual‐process model to understanding the maintenance of COVID‐19 preventive behaviors	8
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Rooted in routine: Fostering higher order vegetable‐shopping habits using a randomised simple planning intervention	8
Social, emotional, and personality factors shape four psychological well‐being profiles: A clustering approach in young adults with affinity propagation algorithm	7
Identifying as someone who avoids virus transmission strengthens physical distancing habit‐behaviour relationships: A longitudinal multi‐national study during the COVID‐19 pandemic	7
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 follow	7
Intrinsic motivation as a double‐edged sword: Investigating effects on well‐being and the role of flex place practices as moderator to buffer adverse effects	7
Can the add‐on placebo effect augment the physical and mental health outcomes of exercise? A meta‐analysis	7
The association between sensory processing and stress in the adult population: A systematic review	7
Loneliness and mortality: The moderating effect of positive affect	7
Mindful bridge: Brief mindfulness practices alter negative emotion transmission and cooperative performance in parent–adolescent dynamics	7
Evaluating the impact of a nationwide educational policy on adolescent mental health in China: A longitudinal network analysis	7
The potential of Future Event Specificity Training (FEST) to decrease anhedonia and dampening of positive emotions: A randomised controlled trial	6
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
Longitudinal associations between well‐being, hair cortisol, and self‐reported health	6
Momentary solitude and affective experiences: The moderating role of trait mindfulness	6
Taking advantage of multiple identities to reduce defensiveness to personally threatening health messages	6
Interdependence, bonding and support are associated with improved mental wellbeing following an outdoor team challenge	6
Awe reduces Chinese adolescents' NSSI urges: The chain‐mediating role of meaning in life and ego‐depletion, and the moderating role of family function	6
School principals' mental health and well‐being under threat: A longitudinal analysis of workplace demands, resources, burnout, and well‐being	6
Promoting influenza prevention for older adults using the Health Action Process Approach: A randomized controlled trial	6
Meaning in life following service among post‐9/11 military veterans: A latent growth mixture model analysis	6
A synthesis of RCTs on psychological interventions fostering strengths and virtues: Evidence from 21 systematic reviews	6
Psychological risk factors and resources for low back pain intensity and back health in daily life: An ecological momentary assessment study	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 trial	6
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 study	6
The effectiveness of a positive psychological intervention for promoting preschool teachers' well‐being and professional competence: EASP intervention program	6
A virtuous cycle between meaning in daily life and state mindfulness as well as the unique role of depression among young adults: A diary study	6
Effects of experimental, network‐based social circle norm feedback on studying behavior and alcohol consumption	6
The robotic companion's choice encourages sustainable food choices: The moderating role of anthropomorphism	6
Can psychological distress account for the associations between COVID‐19 vaccination acceptance and socio‐economic vulnerability?	6
Associations between affective temperament, perceived stress, and helping among Ukrainians and Poles in the context of the war in Ukraine	6
Returning home: The role of expectations in re‐entry adaptation	6
Effects of an intervention targeting social media app use on well‐being outcomes: A randomized controlled trial	6