Journal of Health Psychology

The Journal of Health Psychology is an interdisciplinary, international journal that deals with psychological approaches to health, illness and health policy.

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The journal is an international forum for research and debate in health psychology. It draws on interdisciplinary contributors from social and cross-cultural psychology, clinical psychology, sociology, anthropology, medicine, public health, epidemiology, health communication, and related fields. The journal also aims to reflect the social significance of health psychology by addressing the social, political, and economic contexts of psychological and health processes.

The journal aims to encourage the development of sound theoretical analysis in health psychology. It also aims to draw from traditional empirical methodology in psychology as well as from new perspectives of a more qualitative or critical orientation.

The journal was founded by and is edited by David Marks, Professor of Psychology at City University, London,

Editorial board

Editor

• David Marks, City University, London, UK

Associate Editors

• Robert M Kaplan, University of California, San Diego, USA;
• Chris McManus, University College London, UK;
• Kenneth A Wallston, Vanderbilt University, USA;
• Helen Winefield, University of Adelaide, Australia;
• Carla Willig, City University, London, UK

Reviews Editor

• Michael Murray, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Editorial Board

• Nancy E Adler, University of California, San Francisco, USA
• Suzanne Bennett Johnson, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
• Peter M. Bentler, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
• John W Berry, Queens University, Ontario, Canada
• Glynis M Breakwell, University of Surrey, UK
• Catherine Campbell, London School of Economics, London, UK
• Kerry Chamberlain, Massey University, New Zealand
• G Davey-Smith, University of Bristol, UK
• Carlo C DiClemente, University of Houston, USA
• Frank J S Donker, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• J Richard Eiser, University of Sheffield, UK
• Uwe Flick, Alice-Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
• Stevan E Hobfoll, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
• Gary L Kreps, George Mason University, USA
• Hope Landrine, Public Health Foundation, USA
• Howard Leventhal, Institute of Health, New Brunswick, USA
• Antonia C. Lyons, Massey University, New Zealand
• Jane Ogden, University of Surrey, UK
• James W Pennebaker, University of Texas, Austin, USA
• James O Prochaska, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA
• Jesus Rodriguez-Marin, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain
• Rudolph Schoberberger, University of Vienna, Austria
• Mark R. Somerfield, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
• Mary-Jane Paris Spink, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil
• Wendy Stainton-Rogers, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
• Penny Standen, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
• Stephen Sutton, University of Cambridge, UK
• Catherine Marie Sykes, City University, London, UK
• Carl E Thoresen, Stanford University, USA
• Ladislav Valach, Psychiatric University, Polytechnic Clinic, Bern, Switzerland
• Jan Vinck, Limburg University Centre, Diepenbeek, Belgium
• Stephen M Weiss, University of Miami, USA
• Richard A Winett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, USA

Editorial Assistant

• Emee Vida Estacio, City University, London, UK