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Health Psychology Review

Health Psychology Review is a scholarly journal that focuses on the interdisciplinary field of health psychology. It publishes comprehensive reviews, meta-analyses, and theoretical articles that explore the psychological factors influencing health and well-being. The journal aims to advance understanding of the psychological processes involved in health-related behaviors, interventions, and outcomes, making it a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of health psychology.
Details
Abbr. Health Psychol Rev
Start 2007
End Continuing
Frequency One no. a year
p-ISSN 1743-7199
e-ISSN 1743-7202
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Specialties Psychology
Social Sciences
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 4950 72
SJR / Ranks: 458 3509
CiteScore / Ranks: 382 19.20
Recent Articles
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Components of multiple health behaviour change interventions for patients with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-regression of randomized trials
Silva C, Presseau J, van Allen Z, Dinsmore J, Schenk P, Moreto M, et al.
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Oct; 19(1):200-255. PMID: 39465572
Interventions addressing more than one health behaviour at a time could be an efficient way of intervening to manage chronic conditions. Within a systematic review of multiple health behaviour change...
12.
Identifying the psychosocial barriers and facilitators associated with the uptake of genetic services for hereditary cancer syndromes: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Tasnim S, Lim P, Griva K, Ngeow J
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Oct; 19(1):172-199. PMID: 39435867
Despite evidence supporting genetic testing's utility in hereditary cancer risk management, uptake remains low among at-risk relatives of a hereditary cancer patient. The qualitative systematic review aims to identify the...
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Protection motivation theory and health behaviour: conceptual review, discussion of limitations, and recommendations for best practice and future research
Balla J, Hagger M
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Oct; 19(1):145-171. PMID: 39420632
Protection motivation theory is a pre-eminent health behaviour theory purposed to predict participation in health protection and risk behaviours. It has been widely applied across multiple behaviours, populations and contexts....
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Inhibitory control training to reduce appetitive behaviour: a meta-analytic investigation of effectiveness, potential moderators, and underlying mechanisms of change
Iannazzo L, Hayden M, Lawrence N, Kakoschke N, Hughes L, Van Egmond K, et al.
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Oct; 19(1):66-96. PMID: 39397386
Background/aims: Inhibitory control training (ICT) is a cognitive intervention that has been suggested to reduce problematic appetitive behaviours, such as unhealthy eating and excessive alcohol consumption. We conducted a meta-analytic...
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Psychosocial determinants of alternative protein choices: a meta-review
Zaleskiewicz H, Siwa M, Banik A, Szczuka Z, Kulis E, Grossi F, et al.
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Oct; 19(1):97-122. PMID: 39382012
This meta-review synthesises evidence concerning individual-level psychosocial characteristics associated with alternative protein food (APF) choices. We investigated the associations between: (i) individual-level determinants based on the COM-B model (capabilities, perceived...
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How to develop causal directed acyclic graphs for observational health research: a scoping review
Poppe L, Steen J, Loh W, Crombez G, De Block F, Jacobs N, et al.
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Sep; 19(1):45-65. PMID: 39327907
Causal directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) serve as intuitive tools to visually represent causal relationships between variables. While they find widespread use in guiding study design, data collection and statistical analysis,...
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Good mental health in people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review
Komenda-Schned S, Landskron S, Moritz P, Brunevskaya N, Santambrogio J, Salvador-Carulla L, et al.
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Sep; 18(4):954-976. PMID: 39260434
While mental disorders have been broadly researched in people with intellectual disabilities (ID), comparatively less attention has been given to the conceptualisation of good mental health for this population. To...
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The iterative development and refinement of health psychology theories through formal, dynamical systems modelling: a scoping review and initial expert-derived 'best practice' recommendations
Perski O, Copeland A, Allen J, Pavel M, Rivera D, Hekler E, et al.
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Sep; 19(1):1-44. PMID: 39260381
This scoping review aimed to synthesise methodological steps taken by researchers in the development of formal, dynamical systems models of health psychology theories. We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, the ACM Digital...
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The effect of social learning on the nocebo effect: a systematic review and meta-analysis with recommendations for the future
Saunders C, Tan W, Faasse K, Colagiuri B, Sharpe L, Barnes K
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Aug; 18(4):934-953. PMID: 39205378
Individuals frequently update their beliefs and behaviours based on observation of others' experience. While often adaptive, social learning can contribute to the development of negative health expectations, leading to worsened...
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Physical activity interventions for the promotion of mental health outcomes in at-risk children and adolescents: a systematic review
Simpson A, Teague S, Kramer B, Lin A, Thornton A, Budden T, et al.
Health Psychol Rev . 2024 Aug; 18(4):899-933. PMID: 39162060
Many young people are exposed to risk factors that increase their risk of mental illness. Physical activity provision is an increasingly popular approach to protect against mental illness in the...