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Religiousness/Spirituality, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer: Cultural Integration for Health Research and Intervention by Masters, Kevin S, Hooker, Stephanie A

“…Objective: Recently, behavioral scientists have developed greater interest in understanding the relations between religiousness and spirituality (R/S) and…”
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Perceptions of Divine Grace Among Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by Rush, Christina L., Vagnini, Kaitlyn M., Peckham, Mackenzie M., Masters, Kevin S.

“…Grace, a central construct in Christian and Western culture described as "an act of showing kindness, generosity, or mercy to someone who is undeserving and…”
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Qualitative Study of Long-Term Cardiac Arrest Survivors' Challenges and Recommendations for Improving Survivorship by Presciutti, Alex, Siry-Bove, Bonnie, Newman, Mary M, Elmer, Jonathan, Grigsby, Jim, Masters, Kevin S, Shaffer, Jonathan A, Vranceanu, Ana-Maria, Perman, Sarah M

“…Background Cardiac arrest survivorship refers to the lived experience of long-term survivors of cardiac arrest and the many postdischarge challenges they…”
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Meaning salience as a moderator of the relationship between presence of meaning in life and wellness by Jude, Thomas A., Vagnini, Kaitlyn M., Masters, Kevin S., Hooker, Stephanie A.

“…Meaning salience, or awareness of meaning in the present moment, is an emerging concept with potential implications for health and wellness. The purpose of…”
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A Meaningful Life Is a Healthy Life: A Conceptual Model Linking Meaning and Meaning Salience to Health by Hooker, Stephanie A., Masters, Kevin S., Park, Crystal L.

“…Accumulating evidence suggests that a global sense of meaning in life is related to physical health, including increased longevity and reduced morbidity…”
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Purpose in life is associated with physical activity measured by accelerometer by Hooker, Stephanie A, Masters, Kevin S

“…Previous research has shown that purpose in life, the belief that one’s life is meaningful and goal-directed, is associated with greater engagement in…”
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Potential Unintended Editorial and Scientific Impacts of the 2-Year Journal Impact Factor by Masters, Kevin S

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Introduction to the Special Section on Behavior Change Intervention Development: Theories, Methods, and Mechanisms by Masters, Kevin S

“…Abstract This manuscript introduces a special section of Annals of Behavioral Medicine consisting of six independent articles examining the development of…”
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Multidimensional Religiousness and Spirituality Are Associated With Lower Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive Protein at Midlife: Findings From the Midlife in the United States Study by Vagnini, Kaitlyn M, Morozink Boylan, Jennifer, Adams, Monica, Masters, Kevin S

“…Religiousness and spirituality (R/S) are associated with lower morbidity and mortality, yet the physiological mechanisms underlying these associations are…”
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Daily Meaning Salience and Physical Activity in Previously Inactive Exercise Initiates by Hooker, Stephanie A, Masters, Kevin S

“…Objective: Individuals living with more experienced meaning, or meaning salience, may be more likely to engage in health behaviors including physical activity…”
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Identifying groups at risk for 1-year membership termination from a fitness center at enrollment by Hooker, Stephanie A, Ross, Kaile M, Ranby, Krista W, Masters, Kevin S, Peters, John C, Hill, James O

“…Abstract The vast majority of Americans do not engage in adequate regular physical activity despite its well-known health benefits. Even when individuals…”
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Enhancing Lifestyles in the Metabolic syndrome (ELM) multisite behavioral efficacy trial. Design and baseline cohort by Powell, Lynda H., Daniels, Bryce T., Drees, Betty M., Karavolos, Kelly, Lohse, Barbara, Masters, Kevin S, Nicklas, Jacinda M, Ruder, Elizabeth H., Suzuki, Sumihiro, Trabold, Nicole, Zimmermann, Laura J.

“…Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) increased from one-quarter to one-third of the U.S. adult population over 8 years and is spreading to young adults and…”
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Advancing our understanding of religion and spirituality in the context of behavioral medicine by Park, Crystal L., Masters, Kevin S., Salsman, John M., Wachholtz, Amy, Clements, Andrea D., Salmoirago-Blotcher, Elena, Trevino, Kelly, Wischenka, Danielle M.

“…Recognizing and understanding the potentially powerful roles that religiousness and spirituality (RS) may serve in the prevention and amelioration of disease,…”
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Examination of eating competence in a geo-diverse sample with metabolic syndrome by Lohse, Barbara, Nguyen, Bong, Drees, Betty M., Bailey-Davis, Lisa, Masters, Kevin S., Nicklas, Jacinda M., Daniels, Bryce T., Ruder, Elizabeth H., Trabold, Nicole

“…Eating competence (EatC) is an intra-individual approach to eating attitudes and behaviors associated with greater well-being. EatC research has not included…”
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Meaning Salience and Meaning in Life Prospectively Predict Lower Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Boylan, Jennifer Morozink, Vagnini, Kaitlyn M, Rush, Christina L, Larson, Emily K, Adams, Monica, Wilson, Caitlyn L, Shaffer, Jonathan A, Masters, Kevin S

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a widespread source of stress with adverse mental health impacts. Meaning in life, both as a trait and as…”
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Two Factor Structures Possible for the FACIT-Sp in Patients With Heart Failure by Deng, Lubin R., Masters, Kevin S., Schmiege, Sarah J., Hess, Edward, Bekelman, David B.

“…The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp) is a 12-item measure of spiritual well-being in chronic illness…”
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The Impact of Psychological Functioning on Cardiovascular Disease by Masters, Kevin S., Shaffer, Jonathan A., Vagnini, Kaitlyn M.

“…Purpose of Review We report on recent findings pertaining to the relationship of both negative and positive indicators of psychological functioning with…”
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD): FEMALE SURVIVORSʼ EXPERIENCES OF STRESS AND SUPPORT by Wagers, Tina Pittman, Stevens, Courtney J, Ross, Kaitlin V, Leon, Katherine Kelly, Masters, Kevin S

“…PURPOSE:Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a nonatherosclerotic type of acute myocardial infarction that primarily affects young, healthy women…”
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The Current Status of Measures of Spirituality: A Critical Review of Scale Development by Kapuscinski, Afton N, Masters, Kevin S

“…Despite spirituality's growing popularity within psychology, measurement of the construct remains challenging. The difficulty largely arises from disagreement…”
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Brief report: Meaning in life is mediated by self-efficacy in the prediction of physical activity by Rush, Christina L, Hooker, Stephanie A, Ross, Kaile M, Frers, Amy K, Peters, John C, Masters, Kevin S

“…Meaning and purpose in life are related to a reduced risk of mortality and cardiovascular events, and meaning has been established as a correlate of physical…”
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