British journal of health psychology
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Br J Health Psychol · May 2011
A daily diary study on the independent and interactive effects of headache and self-regulatory factors on daily affect among adolescents.
The relationship between recurrent headache and reduced psychological well-being among adolescents has been well documented. Evidence also suggests that headache is associated with greater impediment to successful goal pursuits, which in turn is related to reduced well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate both the independent and interactive effects of headache and self-regulatory processes on daily positive and negative affect. ⋯ Daily goal frustration and cognitive coping strategies may provide important targets for interventions aimed at adolescent with reduced well-being due to headache.
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Br J Health Psychol · May 2011
Understanding needle-related distress in children with cystic fibrosis.
To explore the nature and management of needle-related distress in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF). ⋯ Needle-related distress in children with CF has a substantial impact on children and their parents, and may lead to management problems and treatment refusal. Psychological and pharmacological interventions could reduce distress and aid management.
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Br J Health Psychol · Sep 2010
Sense of coherence and psychological outcomes in people with spinal cord injury: appraisals and behavioural responses.
Longitudinal, multi-wave design. ⋯ This study provides further evidence in support of previous findings which suggest SOC to have a primary role in long-term psychological well-being. The relationship described here - from SOC to the appraisal of injury and subsequent behavioural responses - suggests SOC to be an influential factor in the long-term adjustment of people with SCI.
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Br J Health Psychol · Feb 2010
Ease of imagination, message framing, and physical activity messages.
The purpose of this research was to replicate a study that examined how message framing and ease of imagination interact to influence attitudes towards the prevention of heart disease through physical activity and a healthy diet. Changes were made such that only physical activity behaviour was profiled and assessed as a moderating variable. It was hypothesized that gain-framed messages would positively influence attitudes with hard to imagine symptoms, that loss-framed messages would positively influence attitudes with easy to imagine symptoms and exercise frequency would moderate the findings. ⋯ This study failed to replicate the original research findings but showed that participants who exercised the least and were in the hard to imagine condition had the worst attitudes towards physical activity.
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Br J Health Psychol · Feb 2010
Cognitive behavioural therapy and psycho-education for chronic fatigue syndrome in young people: reflections from the families' perspective.
Recent trials have produced optimistic results for family-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in young people. This study sought to examine the under-researched question of the views and experiences of patients and families who take part. ⋯ The detailed insights regarding families' therapy experiences suggest areas of improvement for service delivery and topics for further investigation.