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View article: From Unrealistic to Functional Optimism in Illness Perception: A Psychometric Comparison Across 10 Countries
From Unrealistic to Functional Optimism in Illness Perception: A Psychometric Comparison Across 10 Countries Open
People's perceptions of illness and its risks influence health behaviors, including risk management and precautionary measures. Illness perception often involves unrealistic optimism, reducing infection risk perception. However, crises dis…
View article: “Breast is best”… until they say so
“Breast is best”… until they say so Open
In this autoethnographic article, I discuss the consequences of being exposed to two competing breastfeeding discourses during my first mothering experience—the “self-regulated dyad” and the “externally regulated dyad” discourse. The forme…
View article: A 10 year (2011-2021) systematic review of teen dating violence prevention programs.
A 10 year (2011-2021) systematic review of teen dating violence prevention programs. Open
Effective programs met many of the requirements specified by the gender transformative programme literature (time-intensive, multilevel, multicomponent skill development approaches). Nonetheless, we identified some brief, creative and effe…
View article: Prevention and Treatment of Work Addiction
Prevention and Treatment of Work Addiction Open
This chapter provides an overview of the key areas of agreement and debate about workaholism, particularly its conceptualization, prevention, and treatment. The chapter integrates biomedical and health psychology perspectives with a view t…
View article: Reducing compulsive Internet use and anxiety symptoms via two brief interventions: A comparison between mindfulness and gradual muscle relaxation
Reducing compulsive Internet use and anxiety symptoms via two brief interventions: A comparison between mindfulness and gradual muscle relaxation Open
Background Compulsive Internet use (CIU) refers to those individuals who experience a loss of control regarding their online use. Although suffered by a minority, a much larger proportion of adults report to be experiencing early signs of …
View article: Moving from the terminology debate to a transdisciplinary understanding of the problem
Moving from the terminology debate to a transdisciplinary understanding of the problem Open
This commentary considers a recent debate paper which presents and counters 10 work addiction myths. I reflect upon the proposal to move the field forward by distinguishing between, work addiction , which denotes a clinical phenomenon; and…
View article: Self-concept clarity and compulsive Internet use: The role of preference for virtual interactions and employment status in British and North-American samples
Self-concept clarity and compulsive Internet use: The role of preference for virtual interactions and employment status in British and North-American samples Open
Background and Aims Compulsive Internet Use (CIU) describes a maladaptive relationship with the Internet characterised by loss of control and conflict. Although also affecting adults, most studies use teenage samples, and theoretical devel…
View article: Cross-national validation of the resources depletion-recovery model: An empirical study of Spanish and British theme park employees
Cross-national validation of the resources depletion-recovery model: An empirical study of Spanish and British theme park employees Open
Surface acting (SA) refers to the strategy whereby front-line employees hide their own emotions and fake those required of them within their role within customer service transactions. Although researchers have associated SA with burnout, e…
View article: Addiction to Work: A Critical Review of the Workaholism Construct and Recommendations for Assessment
Addiction to Work: A Critical Review of the Workaholism Construct and Recommendations for Assessment Open
Workaholism was first conceptualized in the early 1970s as a behavioral addiction, featuring compulsive use and interpersonal conflict. The current article briefly examines the empirical and theoretical literature over the past four decade…