The Sage Handbook of Health Psychology

Contexts, Theory and Methods in Health Psychology

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Katherine Brown is Professor of Behaviour Change in Health in the Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography, School of Life and Medical Sciences at the University of Hertfordshire. Katherine is Chief Investigator of the NIHR funded and UH led Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST). She also leads the Public Health and Behaviour Change research unit (PHAB lab) within the Centre for Research in Psychology and Sports Science (CRiPPS) at UH.Katherine has a strong track record of leading research in the development and evaluation of behaviour change interventions targeted at preventive health behaviours and... More About Author

Cecilia Cheng is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean at the University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on enhancing mental and physical wellness through the lens of personality and social psychology, cyberpsychology and digital health. Her research team investigates an array of pressing societal issues, including information technology disorders and cyberbullying, analyzing how digital interactions shape psychological well-being and influence broader societal dynamics. Her findings have been translated into public education strategies aimed at fostering resilience and coping mechanisms, as well as promoting healthy internet use... More About Author

Martin S. Hagger is Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Merced, Professor (Behaviour Change) in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and Adjunct Professor and Research Consultant in the School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University. His research applies social cognition and motivational theory to predict, understand, and change health behaviours. He has published over 400 articles, chapters, and books, and served as editor of major scholarly peer-reviewed journals. More About Author

Kyra Hamilton, Ph. D., is Professor in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University, Australia, and director of the Health and Psychology Innovations research laboratory (HaPI; 2. She is also Docent, Behaviour Change at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland and affiliate member in the Health Sciences Research Institute at the University of California, Merced, USA. Her areas of expertise and innovation are health behaviour motivation, self-regulation, and change. She is particularly interested in understanding the multiple effects of motivational, volitional, and automatic processes on health behaviour and the translation of... More About Author

Stephen Sutton is Professor of Behavioural Science in the Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, and Director of Research and Head of the Behavioural Science Group in the General Practice & Primary Care Research Unit. He is also Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway, and Visiting Professor of Social/Health Psychology at University College London.... More About Author