Controlling for Confounding Factors in Studies of Age-Effects on Self-Reported Sleep ParametersAbstract: Self-report data on sleep in elderly persons are influenced by age-dependent, age-associated, and age-independent factors. This study seeks to test ...
Is Caring for the Elderly a Health Risk? A Qualitative Study on Work Experience, Coping, and Health Behaviors of NursesCaring for elderly and disabled people poses a challenge not only for society but for each person working in this domain. This study ...
Effects of a group health promotion program were tested in widely differing preventive settings. The objectives of the SySeRe program are systematic self-monitoring and reflection on everyday life health behavior as well as the promotion of health- and ...
How Healthy Are and Behave Men? Differences in Health Status and Health Behaviour Between the two Sexes in the Canton of ZurichAbstract. Men have not been the focus of health monitoring and reporting in German-speaking Switzerland so far and are a ...
In this article we explore the impact of resistance resources and the sense of meaningfulness – the central component of the sense of coherence (SOC) – on retaining a health maintenance orientation. In this cross-sectional study, 170 rather healthy ...
Abstract:Background: Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often face problems in the engagement and adherence of health-promoting behaviors, such as physical activity and sports. Stimulant treatment is effective for managing ...
Health behavior of primary school students: Gender differences and the meaning of defensive emotion regulationAbstract. The present study examined whether gender differences in health behavior can be explained by gender differences in avoidant emotion ...
Zusammenfassung. Prä- und postnatale genetische Diagnostik zur Ermittlung eines individuellen Erkrankungsrisikos gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Dementsprechend sind genetische Untersuchungen des menschlichen Erbgutes sowie damit verbundene ...
Health behavior in everyday life: In search of a paradigmAbstract. This article pleads for broadening the psychological perspective of Health Psychology by linking it to that of Public Health. It seems to be necessary to focus on everyday life, and which ...
Does smoking have a meaning for the self concept of smokers?Abstract. It is assumed, that health behaviors such as smoking are related to a persons self concept, but there is no empirical evidence. The individual meaning of smoking and its relation to ...
Impact of social support during pregnancyA growing body of literature documents the effects of maternal psychosocial stress (e. g., maternal depression) and health-related behaviors (e. g., nicotine and alcohol consumption) on birth outcomes. However, ...
Risk behavior among adolescents with different leisure time engagements. A comparison between art, music, and sport activitiesAbstract. This contribution compares adolescents who spend their leisure time engaged in ...
Zusammenfassung. Gegenstand des Beitrags ist vor dem Hintergrund eines stresstheoretischen Sozialisationsmodells einmal der Vergleich von sportengagierten zu sportabstinenten Jugendlichen und zum zweiten der Vergleich zwischen Individual- und ...
Psychosocial and behavioral aspects of heart failure: An overviewAbstract. There are several medical treatments (heart transplantation being the last option) for the rising number of patients with heart failure (HI). Additional psychosocial and ...
Zusammenfassung. In einer Fragebogenstudie an examinierten Pflegekräften (N = 195) aus Österreich, Osteuropa und Asien werden Arbeitsbelastungen, Gesundheitsverhalten und der Umgang mit Belastungen im Kontext stationärer Altenpflege aufgezeigt. Ergebnisse ...
Perceptions of aging and health behavior: theory and empirical findings about the influence of individual perceptions of aging on health behaviorAbstract. Classical health behavior models mainly account for central variables of psychological impact: ...
Health promotion with persons with intellectual disabilities: The research status and current problemsNumerous research studies report that health status and the health behavior of people with intellectual disability (ID) is worse than in persons without ...
Body Image, Body Experience, and UV Exposure: An Empirical Overview and Implications for PreventionTanning is common despite the health risks associated with ultraviolet (UV) rays. This systematic review provides an overview of current research exploring ...
Self-Reported Health Behavior in Children: What Are Their Parents’ and Classmates’ Ratings?Abstract. The aim of the study was to validate the “German Health Behavior in Children Questionnaire” (GEKI; Meier, Eschenbeck, & Kohlmann, 2013) by examining ...
Zusammenfassung. Fast alle derzeit diskutierten Modelle zur Erklärung von Gesundheitsverhalten gründen auf einem rational choice-Ansatz und betonen die Bedeutung kognitiver Determinanten im Prozess der Veränderung oder Aufrechterhaltung von Verhalten. In ...