Self-regulation - Practical Health Psychology

2026-07-062026-07-06Behavioural theory, Interventions, Mental Health, Self-regulation, Stress and Coping

The Integrative Model of Adjustment to Continuous Challenges (IMACC): understanding and supporting biopsychosocial adjustment

By Lis Dreijer Hammond, Aalborg University (DK), Christian Karlsen Hansen & Martin Lehmkuhl Kristensen, Rehabilitation Centre for Refugees, North Jutland Regional Health Services (DK) and Chalotte Glintborg, Aalborg University (DK) When illness or major negative life events occur, life often […]

2026-02-262026-04-22Goal setting, Habit, Interventions, Physical activity, Public Health, Self-regulation

Sitting less: Small changes that make a big difference

By Zofia Szczuka, SWPS University, Poland and Deakin University, Australia Sedentary behaviors: more than just “not being active” The health benefits of increasing physical activity are widely known. But do we give the same attention to so-called ‘sedentary behaviors’? Sedentary […]

2025-08-052026-04-09Interventions, Self-regulation

MyLifeTool: A person-centred, holistic approach to the self-management of long-term conditions

By Dr Stephanie Kılınç, Teesside University, UK and Jo Cole, the Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance, UK Long-term conditions are a major concern for global health care systems given their high prevalence and disease burden, including their significant […]

2022-08-042025-11-04Self-regulation, Stress and Coping

Make or break: the importance of breaks in healthcare

By Julia Allan, Aberdeen University, Scotland Modern life is hectic. We live in an increasingly ‘switched on’ digital world where periods of true respite from work are rare. Many people regularly work for lengthy periods and this is particularly the […]

2021-01-222025-11-04Habit, Self-regulation

To eat or not to eat, that is the question: How can health psychology practitioners help people manage food safety?

By Barbara Mullan, Curtin University, Australia Extent of the problem Every year, one in 10 people worldwide (approximately 600 million people) become ill after eating contaminated food, and as many as 420,000 people die. There are vast geographical differences in […]