The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis
requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on …

Background: The dominant perspective in society is that stress has negative consequences,
and not surprisingly, the vast majority of interventions for coping with stress focus on …

This article describes 3 studies that explore the role of mindsets in the context of stress. In
Study 1, we present data supporting the reliability and validity of an 8-item instrument, the …

The clinical utility of the placebo effect has long hinged on physicians deceptively
administering an objective placebo treatment to their patients. However, the power of the …

In a study testing whether the relationship between exercise and health is moderated by
one's mindset, 84 female room attendants working in seven different hotels were measured …

Background: Placebo and nocebo effects occur in clinical or laboratory medical contexts
after administration of an inert treatment or as part of active treatments and are due to …

Background and objectives: Prior research suggests that altering situation-specific
evaluations of stress as challenging versus threatening can improve responses to stress …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 30 (4) of Health
Psychology (see record 2011-13978-002). In the second paragraph on the first page, the …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported online in Health
Psychology on Aug 04 2022 (see record 2022-86720-001). In the original article, changes …

The dominant cultural valuation of stress is that it is “bad for me.” This valuation leads to
regulatory goals of reducing or avoiding stress. In this article, we propose an alternative …