Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
Overview
Health Psychology is the official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. It publishes cutting-edge research on the psychological aspects of health and illness, exploring the impact of psychological factors on physical well-being, health behaviors, and healthcare delivery. The journal provides a platform for scholars and practitioners to advance knowledge in this field and promote evidence-based interventions for improving health outcomes.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Health Psychol
Start
1982
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly, 2013-
p-ISSN
0278-6133
e-ISSN
1930-7810
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Public Health
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 835
188
SJR / Ranks: 3018
1150
CiteScore / Ranks: 3723
6.10
JIF / Ranks: 2095
4.2
Recent Articles
1.
Beach L, Flentje A, Freeman J
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):332-334.
PMID: 39992779
The collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data across surveillance, health care, and research contexts generates data that can inform evidence-based improvements in governmental public health services, clinical...
2.
Effectiveness of the smart program: Stepped-care HIV prevention for gay and bisexual adolescent boys
Mustanski B, Macapagal K, Li D, Rodriguez-Diaz C, Saber R, Matson M, et al.
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):321-331.
PMID: 39992778
Objective: Adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) have high HIV incidence and low rates of HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use. There are few evidence-based HIV prevention...
3.
Davis Ewart L, Larson M, Ghanooni D, Verhagen R, Manuel J, McCollister K, et al.
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):310-320.
PMID: 39992777
Objective: This pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial estimated the feasibility, acceptability, and scalability of telehealth motivational enhancement interventions for optimizing HIV prevention efforts in sexual minority men (SMM) who...
4.
Newcomb M, Swann G, Addington E, Macapagal K, Moskowitz J, Sarno E, et al.
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):297-309.
PMID: 39992776
Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy of the 2GETHER relationship education and HIV prevention program for young male couples in reducing the risk for HIV. Method: We conducted a randomized...
5.
Flentje A, Sunder G, Carrico A, Asam K, Neilands T, Lisha N, et al.
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):291-296.
PMID: 39992775
Objective: Past correlational research has shown that minority stress has direct and indirect effects on the biology of sexual minority people. This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined the potential...
6.
Gamarel K, Correll-King W, Jadwin-Cakmak L, Abad J, Kaplan J, Needham B, et al.
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):285-290.
PMID: 39992774
Objective: Intersectional and structural intervention approaches are critical to addressing health inequities experienced by transgender and gender diverse (trans) populations. In this commentary, we reflect on the implementation of a...
7.
Rivera L, Qureshi R, Mbadugha N, Lelutiu-Weinberger C
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):275-284.
PMID: 39992773
Objective: Sexual minority men (SMM) are disproportionately affected by health inequities. One reason may be that health care providers hold implicit sexual health stereotypes that associate SMM with sexually transmitted...
8.
Abreu R, Barrita A, Sostre J, Parmenter J, Watson R
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):266-274.
PMID: 39992772
Objectives: Internalized social stigma and cyberbullying often lead to negative outcomes and decreased well-being among Latinx sexual and gender diverse (SGD) youth. Fear of being judged by family members deters...
9.
Koreitem A, Mocello A, Gomez J, Saggese G, Neilands T, de Sousa Mascena Veras M, et al.
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):256-265.
PMID: 39992771
Objectives: Intersectional discrimination leads to negative health outcomes among transgender (trans) women. To address the need for validated tools to measure experiences of intersectional discrimination, we evaluated the performance of...
10.
A multisector study assessing readiness for providing gender-affirming services to transgender women
Tobin K, Candelario J, Winiker A, Crayton J, Volpi C, Pollock S, et al.
Health Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
44(3):247-255.
PMID: 39992770
Objective: Transgender women experience significant health disparities and are at disproportionately high risk of violence, stigmatization, and discrimination. Stigma and discrimination are enacted by staff and leaders in multiple public...