Journal of Health Psychology
May 11, 2026
Canan Bozkurt-Duman, Hülya Bulut, Yasemin Yildirim
This study examined the relationship between self-transcendence and hopelessness in hospitalized lung cancer patients. Conducted between February and September 2023 in a hospital in western Türkiye, the cross-sectional study included 400 patients. Data were collected using a Patient Identification Form, the Self-Transcendence Scale (STS), and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). The mean age was...
Journal of Health Psychology
May 2, 2026
Arnab Basu, Nadindla Srividya
This systematic literature review (2020-2025) of 64 studies examines the associations between spiritual practices and the holistic well-being of working women. Interventions such as meditation, mindfulness, and workplace yoga are consistently linked to favorable shifts in the Mind-Body axis, characterized by lower cortisol levels and improved autonomic balance. These physiological changes track...
Journal of Health Psychology
April 20, 2026
A. Chandak, Nate Ewigman, Girija Mahale
Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) are widely used in primary care for pain and mental health, but gender-specific outcomes are under-researched. A systematic review was conducted using PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Studies from Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed (1987-2023) with gender-disaggregated data were included. Elicit AI assisted in screening, data extraction, and thematic clustering....
Journal of Health Psychology
March 31, 2026
C. Bonetto, Simone Cheli, Luca Bodini et al.
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the Mindful Compassion Care Program (MCCP) in reducing burnout and work-related distress among frontline nurses who worked with COVID-19 patients. A non-randomized controlled design with repeated measures was adopted in a large hospital in northern Italy. Thirty-three nurses participated. The intervention group attended...
Journal of Health Psychology
December 31, 2025
Laura C. Carvalho, Jorge Encantado, Arlen C. Moller et al.
Health-related behaviors are essential determinants of health and well-being, yet unhealthy patterns persist globally. Psychedelics may represent an innovative tool for facilitating positive behavior change. This study investigated retrospective health-related behavior changes attributed to past psychedelic experiences. An online survey was completed by 271 adults who reported on the...
Journal of Health Psychology
December 21, 2024
Nima Javadzade, Victoria Omranifard, Fatemeh Zargar et al.
4 citations
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on depression and physical problems in depressed elderly individuals. This randomized controlled trial was conducted on two groups of 30 depressed elderly individuals over 60 years old using purposive sampling. The GDS and the PE-PSI questionnaires were administered to both groups...
Journal of Health Psychology
September 30, 2024
Carly Hunt, Janelle E. Letzen, Dana Direnzio et al.
The health benefits of meditation are well-documented, yet people struggle to practice regularly. Domain-specific self-efficacy is an important modifiable driver of health behavior change that is poorly understood in the meditation context. As such, the present study developed the Self-Efficacy for Regular Meditation Practice Scale (SERMS) assessing confidence in one’s capacity to meditate...
Journal of Health Psychology
April 28, 2024
David Horton, David K. Woods, Eric L Garland et al.
This article reports qualitative outcomes from a randomized controlled trial comparing eight weeks of cognitive-behavioral group therapy for chronic pain (CBT-CP) and mindfulness-based group therapy (MBT) in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Approximately 10 months post-treatment, 108 participants completed structured qualitative interviews to express how the study treatment...
Journal of Health Psychology
September 1, 2021
Jianbin Xu
This article explores how older Buddhists in Singapore use Buddhist beliefs and practices to cope with stress. Semi-structured interviews with six older Buddhists were conducted. Interview transcripts were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Data analysis identified three ways of Buddhist-oriented religious coping: meaning-making coping, meditative coping, and...
Journal of Health Psychology
July 1, 2009
K. Griffiths, P.M. Camic, J.M. Hutton
Recently there has been a growth of interest in mindfulness-based psychotherapeutic approaches across a range of medical problems. Cardiac rehabilitation patients often suffer from stress, worry, anxiety and depression, all of which can lead to poor prognosis and worsening of cardiac symptoms. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) of participant experiences, this study reports on...
Journal of Health Psychology
May 1, 1999
Jean L. Kristeller, C. Brendan Hallett
681 citations
The efficacy of a 6-week meditation-based group intervention for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) was evaluated in 18 obese women, using standard and eating-specific mindfulness meditation exercises. A single-group extended baseline design assessed all variables at 3 weeks pre-and post-, and at 1, 3, and 6 weeks; briefer assessment occurred weekly.Binges decreased in frequency, from 4.02/week to...