Selected Publications on the Social Psychology of Healthcare
(read more about the research here)
Sweeny, K., Christianson, D., & McNeill, J. (in press). The psychological experience of awaiting breast diagnosis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Sweeny, K., & Andrews, S. E. (2017). Should patients be optimistic about surgery? Resolving a conflicted literature. Health Psychology Review, 11, 374-386. (PDF)
Huynh, H. P., Sweeny, K., & Miller, T. (2016). Transformational leadership in primary care: Clinicians’ patterned approaches to care predict patient satisfaction and health expectations. Journal of Health Psychology.
Dooley, M. D., Burreal, S., & Sweeny, K. (2017). “We’ll call you when the results are in”: Preferences for how medical test results are delivered. Patient Education & Counseling, 100, 364-366. (PDF)
Falkenstein, A., Tran, B., Ludi, D., Molkara, A., Nguyen, H., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2016). Characteristics and consequences of word use in physician-patient communication. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50, 664-677. (PDF)
Legg, A. M., & Sweeny, K. (2015). Blended news delivery: A framework for incorporating good news into bad news conversations. Health Psychology Review, 9, 452-468. (PDF)
Huynh, H. P., Legg, A. M., Ghane, A., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2015). Who is satisfied with general surgery clinic visits? Journal of Surgical Research, 192, 339-347. (PDF)
Morse, P., Sweeny, K., & Legg, A. M. (2015). A situational construal approach to healthcare experiences. Social Science & Medicine. (PDF)
Ghane, A., Sweeny, K., & Dunlop, W. L. (2015). A multi-method approach to women’s experiences of reproductive health screening. Women’s Reproductive Health, 2, 37-55. (PDF)
Andrews, S. E., Ghane, A., Legg, A. M., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Expectations in the context of gallbladder and hernia surgery: A descriptive report. Health Expectations (online ahead of print). (PDF)
Ghane, A., Huynh, H. P., Andrews, S. E., Legg, A. M., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Decisional control in clinic-based surgical consultations. Psychology & Health, 29, 1105-1118. (PDF)
Huynh, H. P., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Clinician styles of care: Transforming patient care at the intersection of leadership and medicine. Journal of Health Psychology. (PDF)
Legg, A. M., Andrews, S. E., Huynh, H. P., Ghane, A., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Patients’ anxiety and hope: Predictors and adherence intentions in an acute care context. Health Expectations (online ahead of print). (PDF)
Legg, A., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Discrepancies in news order preferences. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 40,279-288. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., Ghane, A., Legg, A. M., Huynh, H. P., & Andrews, S. E. (2014). Predictors of genetic testing decisions: A systematic review and critique of the literature. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 23, 263-288. (PDF)
Ghane, A., & Sweeny, K. (2013). Embodied health: A guiding perspective for research in health psychology. Health Psychology Review, 7, S159-S184. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., & Legg, A. M. (2011). Predictors of interest in direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Psychology & Health, 26, 1259-1272. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., Shepperd, J. A., & Han, P. K. J. (2011). The goals of bad news communication: Do physicians and patients agree? Health Expectations. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2009). Responding to negative health events: A test of the Bad News Response Model. Psychology & Health, 24, 895-907. (PDF)
Sweeny, K. (2008). Crisis decision theory: Decisions in the face of negative events.Psychological Bulletin, 134, 61-76. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2007). Being the best bearer of bad tidings. Review of General Psychology, 11, 235-257. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., & Andrews, S. E. (2017). Should patients be optimistic about surgery? Resolving a conflicted literature. Health Psychology Review, 11, 374-386. (PDF)
Huynh, H. P., Sweeny, K., & Miller, T. (2016). Transformational leadership in primary care: Clinicians’ patterned approaches to care predict patient satisfaction and health expectations. Journal of Health Psychology.
Dooley, M. D., Burreal, S., & Sweeny, K. (2017). “We’ll call you when the results are in”: Preferences for how medical test results are delivered. Patient Education & Counseling, 100, 364-366. (PDF)
Falkenstein, A., Tran, B., Ludi, D., Molkara, A., Nguyen, H., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2016). Characteristics and consequences of word use in physician-patient communication. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50, 664-677. (PDF)
Legg, A. M., & Sweeny, K. (2015). Blended news delivery: A framework for incorporating good news into bad news conversations. Health Psychology Review, 9, 452-468. (PDF)
Huynh, H. P., Legg, A. M., Ghane, A., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2015). Who is satisfied with general surgery clinic visits? Journal of Surgical Research, 192, 339-347. (PDF)
Morse, P., Sweeny, K., & Legg, A. M. (2015). A situational construal approach to healthcare experiences. Social Science & Medicine. (PDF)
Ghane, A., Sweeny, K., & Dunlop, W. L. (2015). A multi-method approach to women’s experiences of reproductive health screening. Women’s Reproductive Health, 2, 37-55. (PDF)
Andrews, S. E., Ghane, A., Legg, A. M., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Expectations in the context of gallbladder and hernia surgery: A descriptive report. Health Expectations (online ahead of print). (PDF)
Ghane, A., Huynh, H. P., Andrews, S. E., Legg, A. M., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Decisional control in clinic-based surgical consultations. Psychology & Health, 29, 1105-1118. (PDF)
Huynh, H. P., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Clinician styles of care: Transforming patient care at the intersection of leadership and medicine. Journal of Health Psychology. (PDF)
Legg, A. M., Andrews, S. E., Huynh, H. P., Ghane, A., Tabuenca, A., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Patients’ anxiety and hope: Predictors and adherence intentions in an acute care context. Health Expectations (online ahead of print). (PDF)
Legg, A., & Sweeny, K. (2014). Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Discrepancies in news order preferences. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 40,279-288. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., Ghane, A., Legg, A. M., Huynh, H. P., & Andrews, S. E. (2014). Predictors of genetic testing decisions: A systematic review and critique of the literature. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 23, 263-288. (PDF)
Ghane, A., & Sweeny, K. (2013). Embodied health: A guiding perspective for research in health psychology. Health Psychology Review, 7, S159-S184. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., & Legg, A. M. (2011). Predictors of interest in direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Psychology & Health, 26, 1259-1272. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., Shepperd, J. A., & Han, P. K. J. (2011). The goals of bad news communication: Do physicians and patients agree? Health Expectations. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2009). Responding to negative health events: A test of the Bad News Response Model. Psychology & Health, 24, 895-907. (PDF)
Sweeny, K. (2008). Crisis decision theory: Decisions in the face of negative events.Psychological Bulletin, 134, 61-76. (PDF)
Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2007). Being the best bearer of bad tidings. Review of General Psychology, 11, 235-257. (PDF)