• ISBN13: 9781446287606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Education & Psychology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: February 15, 2015
• Pages: 1760
• Original Price: GBP 955.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 3380 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

About the Book Health psychology is one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding areas of psychology as evidenced by the increasing number of research articles and training programmes. With such extensive growth there is a need for a process of regular review and identification of the major developments, opportunities and challenges. This five-volume Major Work contains influential theories and conceptual reviews while featuring empirical articles on a rapidly-expanding knowledge base. The collection showcases state-of-the-art methodological advances and provides a significant resource for scholars in health psychology and related fields, including nursing, public health, and medical sociology. Volume One: The rise and fall of social cognition models Volume Two: The persistence of the psychosocial Volume Three: The increasing focus on interventions Volume Four: Differentiation in the field Volume Five: Diversity - The expansion of contexts

Chamberlain, Kerry: - Kerry Chamberlain is Professor of Social and Health Psychology at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. He is coeditor (with Michael Murray) of Qualitative Health Psychology: Theories and Methods (SAGE), coauthor (with Antonia Lyons) of Health Psychology: A Critical Introduction (Cambridge), and series editor (with Antonia Lyons) for Critical Approaches to Health (Routledge). He serves on the editorial boards of several journals and has published widely on health issues and qualitative research. His current research interests are in poverty, health and illness, medicalisation, food, and the mundane, and innovative methods for qualitative research.

Murray, Michael: - Michael Murray is Emeritus Professor of Social and Health Psychology at Keele University.