Firearm carriage poses a significant public health challenge, especially for youth (ages 14–24) living in predominantly Black communities that endured racial and economic segregation. Structural racism is a determinant of fatal and nonfatal …

The aim of this study was to identify psychosocial factors associated with, and predictive of, diabetes self-efficacy (DSE) in young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D), a vulnerable, understudied group. In this observational …

Cancer worry and risk perception are relevant psychological factors that influence preventive health behaviors. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the factors that impact their occurrence and manifestation is critical. The objective of this …

Military Veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI), a “medically unexplained” persistent physical syndrome (PPS), have difficult experiences of care, in part, due to non-concordant relationships with their healthcare providers. A critical factor in …

Risk perceptions are instrumental in predicting how people will process and react to threats. While social contexts have long been associated with changes in risk perception, whether and which social contexts alter risk perceptions is not well …

Tobacco is an addictive substance that dramatically increases the risk of cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and fertility issues (Onor et al., 2017 ). Every year, more than eight million people die from smoking (WHO [World Health …

Food-related decisions are one of the most frequently subject to self-control failure and play a significant role in regulating mood and emotions. Failure to exercise self-control itself is associated with negative outcomes, including poor mental …

This study investigates the psychological mechanisms through which a removal of mentholated tobacco products from retail stores affects future smoking intentions among youth. Descriptive norms and injunctive norms were examined as candidate …

Anxiety disorders and/or depressive disorders co-occurring with hematological cancer are an additional burden for patients. Experiential avoidance (EA; efforts to avoid negative emotions, thoughts, or memories) is an empirically evident …

Social support plays a key role in behavioral changes, especially in Appalachian populations. We examined the mediating effect of social support in behavioral changes and corresponding weight loss outcomes among Appalachian adults. Data were from …

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is effective in reducing HIV transmission and mortality, yet daily adherence remains a challenge for many people with HIV (PWH). Suboptimal adherence can lead to virological failure and increased mortality …

Interest in the implicit processing of activity behaviors has been growing, but the psychometric properties of its measurement are often overlooked. This study examined the reliability and validity of two implicit association tests (IATs) designed …

Multimodal digital health assessments overcome the limitations of patient-reported outcomes by allowing for continuous and passive monitoring but remain underutilized in older adult lifestyle interventions for brain health. Therefore, we aim to …

The landscape of nicotine use in the United States (US) has continued to evolve, with electronic cigarette use (hereafter e-cigarette) becoming more evident in recent years. Patterns of dual nicotine use, or using combustible nicotine in …

Executive functioning (EF) has been linked to chronic disease risk in children. Health behaviors are thought to partially explain this association. The current cross-sectional study evaluated specific domains of EF and varied health behaviors in …

Research on psychological resilience, or “the ability to bounce back or recover from stress” (Smith et al., 2008 , p. 194), indicates that resilience is negatively related to depression, anxiety, and negative physical health symptoms, such as …

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are metabolic disorders that require one to manage one’s blood glucose levels on a daily basis through a series of behaviorally complex tasks. Research shows that psychosocial factors, including mood, stress, and social …

Asthma is a chronic airway disease that affects around 8% of older adults (CDC, 2020 ). In comparison to other age groups, older adults are four times more likely to die from asthma, have twice the risk of asthma hospitalizations, and have the …

The dominant public health narrative equates excess weight with poor health, and previous research has demonstrated that people judge adults with higher body weights as being in poor health, even when they engage in healthy lifestyles. The present …