Amy Wachholtz
Biographic Data
| ID | 1044494 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy Wachholtz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy |
| FAMILY NAME | Wachholtz |
| SIGNATURE | WACHHOLTZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2833-0039 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The relationship between spiritual wellbeing, pain catastrophizing, and pain perception: An exploration of pain perception in individuals with chronic pain
Spiritual wellbeing correlates with improved pain perception. We hypothesize that pain catastrophizing, which correlates with worsened pain, partially explains this relationship. In this cross-sectional, human laboratory-based study, 120 US Americans with chronic pain completed self-report measures of spiritual wellbeing, pain catastrophizing, and their subconstructs. A cold pressor task measured pain perception (i.e. pain sensitivity and pain to…
Supernatural Beliefs-Based Intervention to Improve Type-2 Diabetes Self-Management: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial from China
Implications for a mindfulness-enhanced positive affect induction: A brief commentary toward acute pain management
Over the past decade research has increased on dynamics between mindfulness, positive affect, and pain. While there have been studies examining the direct use of positive psychology for pain management, few have examined the use of a specific mindfulness-enhanced positive affect induction (i.e. a singular brief technique engendering mindfulness and strong positive affect) toward acute pain and pain flare management. This topical commentary discus…
The Relationship of Anxiety and Depression to Subjective Well-Being in a Mainland Chinese Sample
Effect of Different Meditation Types on Migraine Headache Medication Use
Spiritual meditation has been found to reduce the frequency of migraines and physiological reactivity to stress. However, little is known about how introducing a spirituality component into a meditation intervention impacts analgesic medication usage. In this study, 92 meditation-naïve participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: (1) Spiritual Meditation, (n = 25), (2) Internally Focused Secular Meditation (n = 23), (3) Externally F…
Distal and Proximal Religiosity as Protective Factors for Adolescent and Emerging Adult Alcohol Use
Data from emerging adults (ages 18-29, N = 900) in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Study was used to examine the influence of childhood and emerging adult religiosity and religious-based decision-making, and childhood adversity, on alcohol use. Childhood religiosity was protective against early alcohol use and progression to later abuse or dependence, but did not significantly offset the influence of childhood adversity on early patte…
National Trends in Prayer Use as a Coping Mechanism for Depression: Changes from 2002 to 2007
National trends in prayer use as a coping mechanism for health concerns: Changes from 2002 to 2007
The objective of this research was to analyze national trends in the use of prayer to cope with health concerns. Data are from the Alternative Medicine Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2002 (N = 30,080) and 2007 (N = 22,306). We categorized prayer use into 3 groups: never prayed, prayed in the past 12 months, and did not pray in the past 12 months. Chi-square tests and multinomial logistic regressions were performed to an…
Pain, Spirituality, and Meaning Making: What Can We Learn from the Literature
Religion and spirituality are two methods of meaning making that impact a person's ability to cope, tolerate, and accept disease and pain. The biopsychosocial-spiritual model includes the human spirit's drive toward meaning-making along with personality, mental health, age, sex, social relationships, and reactions to stress. In this review, studies focusing on religion's and spirituality's effect upon pain in relationship to physical and mental h…
Religious Coping and Pain Associated With Sickle Cell Disease: Exploration of a Non-linear Model
Is Spirituality a Critical Ingredient of Meditation? Comparing the Effects of Spiritual Meditation, Secular Meditation, and Relaxation on Spiritual, Psychological, Cardiac, and Pain Outcomes
Research: The Sanctification of the Body and Behavioral Health Patterns of College Students
This study applies the construct of sanctification to college students' perceptions of their bodies. Students (N = 289) completed measures on the extent to which they viewed their bodies as being a manifestation of God (e.g., "My body is a temple of God") and as characterized by sacred qualities (e.g., holy, blessed, sacred). Greater levels of both forms of sanctification were related to higher levels of health-protective behaviors, strenuous exe…
Research: The Sanctification of the Body and Behavioral Health Patterns of College Students
This study applies the construct of sanctification to college students' perceptions of their bodies. Students (N = 289) completed measures on the extent to which they viewed their bodies as being a manifestation of God (e.g., "My body is a temple of God") and as characterized by sacred qualities (e.g., holy, blessed, sacred). Greater levels of both forms of sanctification were related to higher levels of health-protective behaviors, strenuous exe…
Distal and Proximal Religiosity as Protective Factors for Adolescent and Emerging Adult Alcohol Use
Data from emerging adults (ages 18-29, N = 900) in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Study was used to examine the influence of childhood and emerging adult religiosity and religious-based decision-making, and childhood adversity, on alcohol use. Childhood religiosity was protective against early alcohol use and progression to later abuse or dependence, but did not significantly offset the influence of childhood adversity on early patte…
Religious Coping and Pain Associated With Sickle Cell Disease: Exploration of a Non-linear Model
Pain, Spirituality, and Meaning Making: What Can We Learn from the Literature
Religion and spirituality are two methods of meaning making that impact a person's ability to cope, tolerate, and accept disease and pain. The biopsychosocial-spiritual model includes the human spirit's drive toward meaning-making along with personality, mental health, age, sex, social relationships, and reactions to stress. In this review, studies focusing on religion's and spirituality's effect upon pain in relationship to physical and mental h…
Is Spirituality a Critical Ingredient of Meditation? Comparing the Effects of Spiritual Meditation, Secular Meditation, and Relaxation on Spiritual, Psychological, Cardiac, and Pain Outcomes
Research: The Sanctification of the Body and Behavioral Health Patterns of College Students
This study applies the construct of sanctification to college students' perceptions of their bodies. Students (N = 289) completed measures on the extent to which they viewed their bodies as being a manifestation of God (e.g., "My body is a temple of God") and as characterized by sacred qualities (e.g., holy, blessed, sacred). Greater levels of both forms of sanctification were related to higher levels of health-protective behaviors, strenuous exe…
Religious Coping and Pain Associated With Sickle Cell Disease: Exploration of a Non-linear Model
Pain, Spirituality, and Meaning Making: What Can We Learn from the Literature
Religion and spirituality are two methods of meaning making that impact a person's ability to cope, tolerate, and accept disease and pain. The biopsychosocial-spiritual model includes the human spirit's drive toward meaning-making along with personality, mental health, age, sex, social relationships, and reactions to stress. In this review, studies focusing on religion's and spirituality's effect upon pain in relationship to physical and mental h…
National trends in prayer use as a coping mechanism for health concerns: Changes from 2002 to 2007
The objective of this research was to analyze national trends in the use of prayer to cope with health concerns. Data are from the Alternative Medicine Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2002 (N = 30,080) and 2007 (N = 22,306). We categorized prayer use into 3 groups: never prayed, prayed in the past 12 months, and did not pray in the past 12 months. Chi-square tests and multinomial logistic regressions were performed to an…
National Trends in Prayer Use as a Coping Mechanism for Depression: Changes from 2002 to 2007
Effect of Different Meditation Types on Migraine Headache Medication Use
Spiritual meditation has been found to reduce the frequency of migraines and physiological reactivity to stress. However, little is known about how introducing a spirituality component into a meditation intervention impacts analgesic medication usage. In this study, 92 meditation-naïve participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: (1) Spiritual Meditation, (n = 25), (2) Internally Focused Secular Meditation (n = 23), (3) Externally F…
Distal and Proximal Religiosity as Protective Factors for Adolescent and Emerging Adult Alcohol Use
Data from emerging adults (ages 18-29, N = 900) in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Study was used to examine the influence of childhood and emerging adult religiosity and religious-based decision-making, and childhood adversity, on alcohol use. Childhood religiosity was protective against early alcohol use and progression to later abuse or dependence, but did not significantly offset the influence of childhood adversity on early patte…
The Relationship of Anxiety and Depression to Subjective Well-Being in a Mainland Chinese Sample
Implications for a mindfulness-enhanced positive affect induction: A brief commentary toward acute pain management
Over the past decade research has increased on dynamics between mindfulness, positive affect, and pain. While there have been studies examining the direct use of positive psychology for pain management, few have examined the use of a specific mindfulness-enhanced positive affect induction (i.e. a singular brief technique engendering mindfulness and strong positive affect) toward acute pain and pain flare management. This topical commentary discus…
Supernatural Beliefs-Based Intervention to Improve Type-2 Diabetes Self-Management: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial from China
The relationship between spiritual wellbeing, pain catastrophizing, and pain perception: An exploration of pain perception in individuals with chronic pain
Spiritual wellbeing correlates with improved pain perception. We hypothesize that pain catastrophizing, which correlates with worsened pain, partially explains this relationship. In this cross-sectional, human laboratory-based study, 120 US Americans with chronic pain completed self-report measures of spiritual wellbeing, pain catastrophizing, and their subconstructs. A cold pressor task measured pain perception (i.e. pain sensitivity and pain to…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (6 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Physical therapy (4 works)