Official journal of the European Health Psychology Society. Editors-in-Chief: Geert Crombez and Falko Sniehotta.https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3mibbto4kz62r🎀📬 What boosts cancer screening uptake? A new review (91 trials) mapped interventions onto the Intervention Ladder. 📈 Low‑intensity, autonomy‑supportive strategies (like reminders & self‑sampling) work best ⚠️ More intrusive approaches show no added benefit 🔎 doi.org/qs7c30 Mar 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibbto4kz62rhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3mhpu4vpkwv2a🧠⚖️ What if stress isn’t about behaviour at all? A new paper argues stress comes from mismatches between what we perceive and what we want. ⚡ Goal conflict = major source of chronic stress 🔁 Reorganising helps resolve these conflicts 🎯 Points toward truly personalised stress regulation 🔎 doi.org/qs7b23 Mar 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpu4vpkwv2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3mh6cmq5kv426📱 Can text messages help improve diabetes management? A meta-analysis (37 RCTs; 8,971 participants) finds: 📉 SMS interventions significantly reduce HbA1c ⚡ Bigger effects in ≤6‑month programs 🔧 Strongest results when using key BCTs: habit formation, credible source & self‑monitoring 🔎 doi.org/qs6916 Mar 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6cmq5kv426https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3mgmlfmi2ym2o🤰💛 How do partners shape women’s experiences with gestational diabetes? A qualitative synthesis (62 studies) finds: 🤝 Partner support ranges from practical to emotional ✨ Support that matches women’s needs eases GDM burden 🌍 Cultural norms shape how support is given & felt 🔎 https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2026.262388609 Mar 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmlfmi2ym2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3mg2y565fyd25🧠💛 How did parents of children with chronic conditions cope during COVID‑19? A meta-analysis (79 studies) finds: 📊 High rates of anxiety (31%), depression (27%) & stress ⚠️ Parents of children with CCs show higher anxiety/depression 🌍 Some effects vary by region & child age 🔎 doi.org/qs6802 Mar 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2y565fyd25https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3mfu6qg7u5s2x🏋️‍♀️📊 Do step‑by‑step goals boost activity? A new open access meta-analysis (53 studies) finds: ✅ Graded Tasks significantly increase physical activity 🚀 Bigger effects in prevention than treatment 🔎 Read more: doi.org/qs6727 Feb 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu6qg7u5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3mccj47jljh2d🏃😺 Does moving more make you happier? New meta-analysis of 76 studies finds: ✅ Daily physical activity is linked to better wellbeing ❌ More sedentary time = lower wellbeing 📊 Strongest effects for positive affect and life satisfaction. 🔎 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.259048913 Jan 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccj47jljh2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3mbqoijsjh52n❓ Does stress cause cancer? A new meta-analysis of 19 prospective studies says: No consistent link found. ⚠️ Evidence is very limited and low quality: most studies used single-item stress measures. ✅ Future research needs better tools and repeated assessments. 🔎 Read more: doi.org/qjzz06 Jan 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqoijsjh52nhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3madg3xxoje27🪧 New meta-analysis of 57 studies shows: 👭 🌲 Community-based green exercise, such as walking groups or park workouts, boosts mental wellbeing and physical activity. 📈 Best results: 45–90 min sessions over 6–13 weeks. 🔎 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.259731219 Dec 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3madg3xxoje27https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3m736nayvn32i👂Using hearing aids consistently is crucial in 0-3 year-olds with hearing loss - but actual use tends to be low. In mapping barriers and facilitators from 27 studies, the current found that current interventions only target a small subset of relevant factors! Read the full paper here: doi.org/qc4k03 Dec 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m736nayvn32ihttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3m6jlescjus2eEmphasizing herd immunity might be a helpful strategy to improve vaccine uptake 💉 In this meta-analysis, authors found small positive, but heterogenous effects. Interestingly, effects are twice as large for experiential methods, such as VR or simulations! Read the full paper here: doi.org/qc4j26 Nov 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jlescjus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3m5xy4dwbr72q🪧 Open access paper, working towards an integrative framework of illness perceptions and mindsets in health contexts. In critically combining two different perspectives, the authors aim to deepen understanding and ultimately improve interventions. Read the full paper here: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.255224419 Nov 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xy4dwbr72qhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3m5getwp7x42f🩸 New systematic review + meta-regression on plasma donation intentions and behaviour. Authors identified 56 behavioural factors across 11 domains! However, no clear clear predictors of donation behaviour were found: the intention-behaviour gap remains a priority. Read the paper 👉 doi.org/qc4h12 Nov 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5getwp7x42fhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3m32xiygtvb2qPhysical activity identity is key to understand physical activity - but we don't yet understand how to strengthen it. This systematic review identified nine antecedents of physical activity antecedents, and discuss them in depth. Full text here: doi.org/p49m13 Oct 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32xiygtvb2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3m2je7j4om72hLack of engagement is a major issue in digital mental health interventions. This meta-analysis of 117(!) trial shows: personal characteristics (e.g. gender, mental health) and intervention characteristics (e.g. guided vs self-guided) can make a difference! Read the full text here: doi.org/p49k06 Oct 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2je7j4om72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lzxqxclt472cNew open access review of 100 studies (18k+ participants): Stress in daily life is mostly self-reported, rarely physiological. Findings are mixed: stress links to both healthier & unhealthier behaviours. Standardised measures & better study quality are needed. Full text here: doi.org/p49j29 Sep 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzxqxclt472chttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lzgrcbrp3y22New open access review tackles a core challenge in loneliness research: lack of a clear definition. 👉 Proposes a novel definition of loneliness as unmet interpersonal needs 👉 Introduces “unloneliness” as its opposite. Full text here: doi.org/p49g22 Sep 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgrcbrp3y22https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lyughatus62t‼️ New meta-analysis published: Psychosocial interventions (e.g., CBT, psychoeducation) reduce distress & improve wellbeing + quality of life in women with gynaecological cancers. Time to move towards holistic approaches, including physical, social, psychological and sexual health care!15 Sep 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyughatus62thttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lyct6rrlhi23New systematic review: Few lifestyle interventions for breast cancer survivors show sustained effects at follow-up. This review found 30 RCTs on diet, physical activity, sleep and body composition - few were effective, especially at follow-up. Full review here: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.253920208 Sep 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyct6rrlhi23https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lxr7wd7bqd24Do we have a view on fidelity in behaviour change interventions? This scoping review by found 20 models and frameworks, all covering delivery, but few agreed on other key constructs. Clearer, more comprehensive use is needed. Full review here: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.253400101 Sep 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxr7wd7bqd24https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lx7mnv4giy2w📖 New systematic review on neuropsychological assessment in non-central nervous system in cancer patients! 178 identified studies used 151(!) different tests to assess cognition - many not following guidelines. Improved tools specifically for cancer patients are needed! More here: doi.org/pzks25 Aug 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7mnv4giy2whttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lwnzfj5cw22wNew meta-analysis of 35 RCTs found: Nudge-based interventions (e.g., reminders, auto-refills) significantly improve self-monitoring & health outcomes in cardiometabolic patients—incl. lower HbA1c & blood pressure - but effects depend on intervention characteristics. Full paper here: doi.org/pzb818 Aug 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwnzfj5cw22whttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lw4g4yyuet2lThis paper proposes the Justice-Identification Model (JIM): Police contact affects mental health via procedural justice and social identity. Fair, inclusive policing can boost wellbeing—unfair treatment does harm. 7 hypotheses, 3 pathways, real-world implications. Full paper here: doi.org/pzb711 Aug 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4g4yyuet2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lvksukqpzk2j🪧 New open(!) systematic review: Trauma-focused therapies (esp. EMDR) show strong effects for PTSD following serious medical events (e.g., heart attack, cancer). Out of the 11 RCTs, most found significant benefits, but sample sizes were small. Full paper here: doi.org/pzb6 https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.252666604 Aug 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvksukqpzk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lvaqyuqoah2j🧠💊 New systematic review of 82 studies shows: Health professionals show signs of decision fatigue and end up making less effortful decisions as shifts go on. 📉 45% of quantitative studies found significant fatigue effects in diagnoses, prescribing, test ordering & more! More here: doi.org/pzb331 Jul 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvaqyuqoah2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lqovy2gemi27📢 New systematic review 📢 How do hemodialysis patients manage their symptoms? This systematic review integrated findings from 30 qualitative studies in one framework, highlighting complex experiences of patients in managing their symptoms. 🔗 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.2496230 https://buff.ly/dk68LTd03 Jun 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqovy2gemi27https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lq7t6hnmsk2x📢 New multilevel meta-analysis 📢 How can we support people to be active after retirement? This meta-analysis looked at psychological components in 67 studies, and found small but significant effects. Some strategies were associated with better effectiveness. 🔗 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.2492042 https://buff.ly/dk68LTd28 May 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq7t6hnmsk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lpo7vtqzrl2f📢 New meta-analysis 📢 How can we best support people struggling with anxiety, depression and stress during the pandemic? This review and meta-analysis looked at digital interventions, and compared results of 20 available studies. 🔗 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.2493903 https://buff.ly/dk68LTd21 May 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpo7vtqzrl2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lpbnl5y6yt25Interested in behaviour change frameworks? This review and theoretical synthesis looked at barriers and enablers to having blood pressure checked, identifying knowledge, identity, emotions, social contacts and environemntal factors as key influences. 🔗 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.2485094 https://buff.ly/dk68LTd16 May 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbnl5y6yt25https://bsky.app/profile/healthpsychrev.bsky.social/post/3lp4yvoma5n25📢 New systematic review and meta-analysis 📢 Which psychological, social and behavioural factors are associated with disease activity and adjustment to Lupus? 🔗 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.247887714 May 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:i7pdi5hn5k7temothifcoegh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp4yvoma5n25