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Mission: Health Psychology ® is the official scientific journal of the Society for Health Psychology (Division 38 of the American Psychological Association) and the premier scientific journal …

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How stress affects your health

This can put you at increased risk for a variety of physical and mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, digestive issues, headaches, muscle tension and …

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Health behavior and health education: Theory, research, …

The fourth edition of the landmark book, Health Behavior and Health Education, offers an accessible, comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the health behavior theories and practices …

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Health behavior: Theory, research, and practice, 5th ed.

Advancing the science of health behavior through the informed application of health behavior theories, the new Fifth Edition of Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice serves as …

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Student mental health is in crisis. Campuses are …

By nearly every metric, student mental health is worsening. During the 2020–2021 school year, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health …

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Clinical Health Psychology

Clinical health psychology is a professionally recognized specialty that investigates and implements clinical services across diverse populations and settings to promote health and …

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The preparatory set: A novel approach to understanding …

Basic to all motile life is a differential approach/avoid response to perceived features of environment. The stages of response are initial reflexive noticing and orienting to …

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Health Psychologists Study the Intersection of Health and …

Health psychologists study the factors that allow people to be healthy, recover from an illness or cope with a chronic condition. They are experts in the intersection of health and behavior and …

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The health-wealth gap

The Shorter Lives, Poorer Health report found that just about all Americans — from birth to age 75, with low incomes and high, with or without health insurance, with or without college …

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Measurement and assessment in education.

When we meet someone for the first or first few times, we engage inescapably in some form of evaluation. This happens in classrooms as well. As university professors, just as other …

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What is psychological safety at work

Report lists eight recommendations for scientists, policymakers, and others to meet the ongoing risk to health, well-being, and civic life

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Increased need for mental health care strains capacity

The survey also found increasing demand for mental health services from young people and health care workers in particular. Across age groups, the largest increase in …

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Kids’ mental health is in crisis. Here’s what psychologists are doing

The Covid-19 pandemic era ushered in a new set of challenges for youth in the United States, leading to a mental health crisis as declared by the United States surgeon …

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The facts about abortion and mental health

The Turnaway Study, a landmark analysis of abortion from Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at the University of California, San Francisco, …

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When doing good boosts health, well-being

WASHINGTON — Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people’s health and well-being, according to research published by the American …

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Work, Stress and Health & Socioeconomic Status

SES Affects our Society. SES affects overall human functioning, including our physical and mental health. Low SES and its correlates, such as lower educational achievement, poverty, and poor …

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Mindfulness meditation: A research-proven way to reduce stress

Much of the research on mindfulness has focused on two types of interventions: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a therapeutic intervention that involves weekly …

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APA Handbook of Health Psychology

The field of health psychology is now over 4 decades old, no longer finding its identity but in the prime of its life. In a nutshell, health psychology is a specialty area that focuses on how …

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How homelessness impacts health

Individuals without homes often lack access to health care treatment (Kushel et al., 2001). Chronic health problems and inaccessibility to medical and dental care can increase school …

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The risks of social isolation

Hawkley points to evidence linking perceived social isolation with adverse health consequences including depression, poor sleep quality, impaired executive function, accelerated cognitive …

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Black men’s mental health matters

Poverty, racism, and related factors also mean that when Black men or boys seek or receive mental health services, they are often met with overt and covert barriers. These …

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