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John A. Updegraff is affiliated with Kent State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a notable concentration on applied psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, physiology, and public health, environmental and occupational health. The following subfields represent the scope of their work:

  • Applied Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The scientist's research topics cover a range of themes, reflecting a broad interest in behavioral and health-related subjects. Key topics of their work include:

  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

John A. Updegraff has published in several academic journals, with multiple works appearing in venues such as:

  • Health Psychology
  • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
  • Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Some of their recent research papers include:

  • Associations Between Fear of COVID-19, Mental Health, and Preventive Behaviours Across Pregnant Women and Husbands: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Modelling, 2020, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
  • Randomized Clinical Trial Examining the Impact of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Probiotic Supplementation on Cognitive Functioning in Middle-aged and Older Adults, 2020, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
  • Beliefs and Social Norms as Precursors of Environmental Support: The Joint Influence of Collectivism and Socioeconomic Status, 2021, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Prevalence of COVID-19 Anxiety in Division I Student-Athletes, 2021, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
  • Perceptions of physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines among end-users and stakeholders: a systematic review, 2022, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Frequent collaborators contributing to the research projects with John A. Updegraff include:

  • Abigail G O'Brien
  • Jennifer M. Taber
  • Victoria Sanborn
  • John Gunstad
  • Karigan P Capps

Best Publications

  • Biobehavioral responses to stress in females: tend-and-befriend, not fight-or-flight.

    Shelley E. Taylor;Laura Cousino Klein;Brian P. Lewis;Tara L. Gruenewald

  • Health message framing effects on attitudes, intentions, and behavior: a meta-analytic review.

    Kristel M. Gallagher;John A. Updegraff

  • Mindfulness and its relationship to emotional regulation.

    Christina L. M. Hill;John A. Updegraff

  • Deflecting the trajectory and changing the narrative: how self-affirmation affects academic performance and motivation under identity threat.

    David K. Sherman;Kimberly A. Hartson;Kevin R. Binning;Valerie Purdie-Vaughns

  • From vulnerability to growth: Positive and negative effects of stressful life events.

    John A. Updegraff;Shelley E. Taylor

  • Searching for and finding meaning in collective trauma: results from a national longitudinal study of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

    John A. Updegraff;Roxane Cohen Silver;E. Alison Holman

  • Dispositional motivations and message framing: A test of the congruency hypothesis in college students

    Traci Mann;David Sherman;John Updegraff

  • Approach/Avoidance Motivation, Message Framing, and Health Behavior: Understanding the Congruency Effect.

    David K. Sherman;Traci Mann;John A. Updegraff

  • Positive and Negative Effects of HIV Infection in Women with Low Socioeconomic Resources

    John A. Updegraff;Shelley E. Taylor;Margaret E. Kemeny;Gail E. Wyatt

  • Dispositional Mindfulness Moderates the Effects of Stress Among Adolescents: Rumination as a Mediator

    Jeffrey A Ciesla;Laura C Reilly;Kelsey S Dickson;Amber S Emanuel

  • Fear of Ebola: The Influence of Collectivism on Xenophobic Threat Responses

    Heejung S. Kim;David K. Sherman;John A. Updegraff

  • The effects of message quality and congruency on perceptions of tailored health communications.

    John A. Updegraff;David K. Sherman;Faith S. Luyster;Traci L. Mann

  • From Culture To Priming Conditions Self-Construal Influences on Life Satisfaction Judgments

    Eunkook M. Suh;ED Diener;John A. Updegraff

  • Theory of Planned Behavior explains gender difference in fruit and vegetable consumption

    Amber S. Emanuel;Scout N. McCully;Kristel M. Gallagher;John A. Updegraff

  • Associations Between Fear of COVID-19, Mental Health, and Preventive Behaviours Across Pregnant Women and Husbands: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Modelling.

    Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu;Vida Imani;Chung Ying Lin;Toomas Timpka

  • What makes experiences satisfying? The interaction of approach-avoidance motivations and emotions in well-being.

    John A. Updegraff;Shelly L. Gable;Shelley E. Taylor

  • Health message framing: Moderators, mediators, and mysteries.

    John A. Updegraff;Alexander J. Rothman

  • Perceived susceptibility to breast cancer moderates the effect of gain- and loss-framed messages on use of screening mammography.

    Kristel M. Gallagher;John A. Updegraff;Alexander J. Rothman;Linda Sims

  • Improving Medical Decision Making and Health Promotion through Culture-Sensitive Health Communication : an Agenda for Science and Practice

    Cornelia Betsch;Robert Böhm;Collins O. Airhihenbuwa;Robb Butler

  • The role of mindfulness facets in affective forecasting

    Amber S. Emanuel;John A. Updegraff;David A. Kalmbach;Jeffrey A. Ciesla

Frequent Co-Authors

David K. Sherman
David K. Sherman University of California, Santa Barbara
Amir H. Pakpour
Amir H. Pakpour Jönköping University
John Gunstad
John Gunstad Kent State University
Shelley E. Taylor
Shelley E. Taylor University of California, Los Angeles
Mary Beth Spitznagel
Mary Beth Spitznagel Kent State University
Gerard J. Molloy
Gerard J. Molloy University of Galway
Falko F. Sniehotta
Falko F. Sniehotta Newcastle University
Alexander J. Rothman
Alexander J. Rothman University of Minnesota
Margaret E. Kemeny
Margaret E. Kemeny University of California, San Francisco
Traci Mann
Traci Mann University of Minnesota

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