HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Health Psychology is a scholarly journal devoted to furthering an understanding of scientific relationships between behavioral principles on the one hand and physical health and illness on the other. The readership has a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and specializations, often interdisciplinary in nature. The major type of paper being solicited for Health Psychology is the report of empirical research. Such papers should have significant theoretical or practical import for an understanding of relationships between behavior and physical health. Integrative papers that address themselves to a broad constituency are particularly welcome. Suitable topics for submission include, but are not restricted to, the role of environmental, psychosocial, or sociocultural factors that may contribute to disease or its prevention; behavioral methods used in the diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of individuals having physical disorders; and techniques that could reduce disease risk by modifying health beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors including decisions about using professional services. Interventions used may be at the individual, group, multicenter, or community level.

《健康心理学》是一本学术期刊，致力于加深对行为原则与身体健康和疾病之间科学关系的理解。读者具有广泛的背景、兴趣和专业，通常是跨学科的性质。《健康心理学》的主要论文类型是实证研究报告。这些论文对于理解行为和身体健康之间的关系应该具有重要的理论或实践意义。特别欢迎面向广大选民发表综合性论文。适宜提交的主题包括但不限于可能有助于疾病或疾病预防的环境、社会心理或社会文化因素的作用；用于诊断、治疗或康复身体障碍患者的行为方法;以及通过改变健康信念、态度或行为(包括使用专业服务的决定)来降低疾病风险的技术。干预措施可在个人、团体、多中心或社区一级使用。