‘A healthy lifestyle is a journey’: exploring health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health through photo-elicitation

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dc.abstract.enObjective The aim of this study was to explore health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health in general population. An additional aim of the study was to assess if these perceptions were connected with the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Design We applied photo-elicitation method by gathering original photographs and narratives (captions) via social media and e-mails. Participants (N = 50) were asked to answer the question: ‘What does it mean to be healthy?’. Data were collected online in Poland. We generated and interpreted the main themes associated with common perceptions of health and self-defined facilitators to health using polytextual thematic analysis. Results The health perception themes were, health as: a ‘long journey’; keeping balance; and self-acceptance. The main facilitators to health were: enjoyment of activities that are part of a healthy lifestyle; planning time for rest; contact with nature, and supportive relationships. Participants’ perceptions of how Covid-19 impacted on their health differed. Conclusions The findings provide evidence for individual health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health and can support the development of future health interventions.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.contributor.authorPalacz-Poborczyk, Iga
dc.contributor.authorChamberlain, Kerry
dc.contributor.authorNaughton, Felix
dc.contributor.authorBaska, Alicja
dc.contributor.authorŁuszczyńska, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorQuested, Eleanor
dc.contributor.authorHagger, Martin S.
dc.contributor.authorPagoto, Sherry
dc.contributor.authorVerboon, Peter
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorKwaśnicka, Dominika
dc.date.access2025-03-14
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-14T12:24:13Z
dc.date.available2025-03-14T12:24:13Z
dc.date.created2023-08-23
dc.date.issued2025-04-03
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dc.description.grantnumberPOIR.04.04.00-00-5CF3/18-00; HOMING 5/2018
dc.description.granttitleA theory-based online-delivered intervention to promote weight loss maintenance: a within-person randomised controlled trial
dc.description.issue4
dc.description.physical652-680
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume40
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08870446.2023.2252874
dc.identifier.eissn1476-8321
dc.identifier.issn0887-0446
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1355
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08870446.2023.2252874#abstract
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enHealth perception
dc.subject.enphoto elicitation
dc.subject.envisual methodologies
dc.subject.enCovid-19
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dc.title‘A healthy lifestyle is a journey’: exploring health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health through photo-elicitation
dc.title.journalPsychology & Health
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle