Aleksandra Łuszczyńska is a Professor at SWPS University’s Faculty of Psychology in Wrocław. She is the Head of the CARE-BEH Research Center specializing in applied research on health psychology and health. Professor Łuszczyńska leads a team of ten doctoral students who focus mainly on three areas of health psychology research, pursuing an overarching goal of improving the quality of life of individuals and whole populations. The first area of research focuses on developing health interventions, which help people increase the level of physical activity and adopt and maintain healthy diets. The second line of research centers around psychosocial resources, which enable individuals to improve their wellbeing or achieve a better quality of life. For example, the researchers discovered that patients who underwent lung cancer surgery achieve better postoperative health outcomes if they receive social support provided by medical professionals in the first few days after the operation. The third area of research at the CARE-BEH Center focuses on the implementation of health-related policies and various barriers and facilitators that may enable or hinder health behavior change.
The team collaborates with researchers around the world. Some of the partner universities include University of Zurich, University of Berlin, Deakin University in Australia, and Peking University in China. Scientific evidence on correlation between anxiety and sedentary behavior, provided by the CARE-BEH Center, was used by the World Health Organization to develop guidelines promoting healthy behaviors.
Certainly, it would not be possible to achieve so much and of such high quality without the fabulous dream team that works together with me. A team of very skillful, very engaged, and very determined young people, who are devoted to the cause of making the world a better place.
Aleksandra Łuszczyńska
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The impact of health psychology on the quality of life
Professor Łuszczyńska talks about health psychology research that impacts the lives of individuals and whole populations. Find out how researchers investigate factors that trigger positive behavior changes and make people adopt healthier lifestyles. Learn how health psychology provides evidence and data for policy makers, who develop health recommendations and policies, which improve the quality of life of whole populations.
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- Collaborative, dyadic, and individual planning and physical activity: a dyadic randomized controlled Trial
Kulis, E., Szczuka, Z., Keller, J., Banik, A., Boberska, M., Kruk, M., Knoll, N., Radtke, T., Scholz, U., Rhodes, R. E., & Luszczynska, A. (2022)., Published in: Health Psychology
- Frameworks for implementation of policies promoting healthy nutrition and physically active lifestyle: systematic review.
Lobczowska, K., Banik, A., Romaniuk, P., Forberger, S., Kubiat, T., Meshkowska, B., Neumann-Podczaska, A., Kaczmarek, K., Scheidmeir, M., Wendt, J., Scheller, D.A., Wieczorowska-Tobis, K., Steinecker, J.A., Zeeb, H., & Luszczynska, A. (2022), Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- The interplay between strictness of policies and individuals’ self-regulatory efforts: associations with handwashing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Luszczynska, A., Szczuka, Z., Abraham, C., Baban, A., Brooks, S., Cipolletta, S., Danso, E., Dombrowski, S. U., Gan, Y., Gaspar, T., Gaspar de Matos, M., Griva, K., Jongenelis, M., Keller, J., Knoll, N., Ma, J., Miah, M. A. A., Morgan, K., Peraud ,W., Quintard, B., Shah, V., Schenkel, K., Scholz, U., Schwarzer, R., Siwa, M., Taut, D., Tomaino,, S. C. M., Vilchinsky, N., & Wolf, H. (2022), Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- Meta-review of implementation determinants for policies promoting healthy diet and physically active lifestyle: application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.
Lobczowska, K., Banik, A., Brukalo, K., Forberger, S., Kubiak, T., Romaniuk, P., Scheidmeir, M., Scheller., D. A., Steinacker, J. M., Wendt, J., Wieczorkowska-Tobis, K., Bekker, M. P. M., & Luszczynska A. (2022), Published by: Implementation Science
- CO-CREATE: Confronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with adolescents
Research project
- Health Behavior Change During COVID-19 Pandemic
Research project