The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology represents a landmark work in the field, gathering together in a single volume contributions from an internationally renowned group of scholars. It provides a definitive, one-stop, authoritative guide to the major themes and debates in health psychology, both past and present, and should in time become a classic reference work for a wide, international readership. Its coverage is comprehensive, both traditional and innovative, and reflects the latest in global health psychology research from a wide perspective. This includes the latest work in epidemiology of health and illness, health-related cognitions, chronic illness, interventions in changing health behaviour, research methods in health psychology and biological mechanisms of health and disease. As a result its potential as an authoritative entry point to those new to the discipline as well as those already working inside it is very high. Given its breadth of content and accessibility, the Handbook will be indispensable for advanced students as well as researchers.Expertly organized by editors of international stature, and authored by a similar team of luminaries in the field, this single volume Handbook is an essential purchase for individuals and librarians worldwide.Advisory Editors:Professor Karen Matthews PhDUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicineProf. Dr. Ralf SchwarzerFreie Universitt BerlinProfessor Shelley Taylor PhDUCLAProfessor Jane WardleUniversity College LondonProfessor Robert WestSt. Georges Hospital Medical School
Editors' Preface - Stephen Sutton, Andrew Baum and Marie Johnston Context and Perspectives in Health Psychology - Edward P Sarafino Epidemiology of Health and Illness - Reiner Rugulies, Birgit Aust and S Leonard Syme A Socio-Psycho-Physiological Perspective Biological Mechanisms of Health and Disease - Brent N Henderson and Andrew Baum Determinants of Health-Related Behaviours - Stephen Sutton Theoretical and Methodological Issues Health-Related Cognitions - Keith J Petrie and James W Pennebaker Individual differences, Health and Illness - Richard J Contrada and Tanya M Goyal The Role of Emotional Traits and Generalized Expectancies Stress, Health and Illness - Andrew Steptoe and Susan Ayers Living with Chronic Illness - Howard Leventhal et al A Contextualized, Self-Regulation Approach Lifespan, Gender and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Health Psychology - Simon Murphy and Paul Bennett Communicating about Health Threats and Treatments - Theresa M Marteau and John Weinman Applications in Health Psychology - Stan Maes and Sandra N Boersma How Effective are Interventions? Research Methods in Health Psychology - David P French, Lucy Yardley and Stephen Sutton Assessment and Measurement in Health Psychology - Marie Johnston et al Professional Issues in Health Psychology - Cynthia D Belar and Teresa McIntyre
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