The Routledge International Handbook of Health Psychology

This state-of-the-art handbook provides authoritative, up to date coverage of health psychology topics, offering an excellent, in-depth view of the field. Leading experts provide essential insights into the discipline of health psychology, its roots, future directions, and the networks and organisations involved. Structured into eight parts, the book starts with defining health psychology including an important historical overview. Subsequent sections examine theories and methodology, health behaviour, interpersonal relations and health, chronic disease and interventions. The concluding sections tackle the important areas of global health psychology and the future of Health Psychology. The editors and auditors include leading experts in the field as well as early career researchers from over 20 countries across the world. Global representation was a key goal in selecting authors. While familiar areas receive ample attention this book strives to put the field of health psychology in context. As well as examining history it book spotlights global issues and explicitly mentions future developments and opportunities. The role of health psychology in the COVID-19 pandemic is considered and there is discussion more broadly on how health psychology can contribute to addressing societal challenges, including how to move forward sharing knowledge more firmly with policymakers. This is an essential resource for scholars, PhD students and research master students specialising in the field of health psychology.

Robbert Sanderman is Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology at the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. His research is focused on psychological and social adaptive processes in patients diagnosed with a chronic somatic disease (e.g., cancer, diabetes, heart failure, and COPD) and eHealth interventions. He has supervised 70 PhD projects, co-edited several handbooks on chronic disease, and co-authored over 450 publications (articles, book chapters, and books). He has been on the boards of numerous societies in the field and is a Past President and Fellow of the European Health Psychology Society. Karen Morgan is a Professor of Health Psychology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and is currently the President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College Dublin, Malaysia Campus. She has co(authored) over 100 international publications and book chapters, as well as 13 National Reports and policy briefs and is Co-editor in Chief of EHPS journal Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine. She is a Past President and Fellow of the European Health Psychology Society. Her research focuses on ageing, quality of life and population health, in particular the health of vulnerable populations.

Section 1: Defining Health Psychology. 1. History of Health Psychology Angel Marie Chater, Francis Quinn, and Val Morrison. 2. Health Psychology Theories and Models of Behaviour Phoebe Brook-Rowland, Felix Naughton, Vivi Antonopoulou,Marta Marques, and Angel Marie Chater. 3. Health Psychology's Role within the Biopsychosocial Sciences Karen Rodham, Lesley Lewis, Daniel Masterson, Rachel Povey,Angel Marie Chater, Jenny Scott, and Hannah Family. 4. Professionalisation of Health Psychology Karen Matvienko-Sikar,Julia Allan, Lisa Hynes, Jenny McSharry, Marta Marques, Vivien Swanson, and Angel Marie Chater. 5. Future Directions for the Discipline of Health Psychology Angel Marie Chater, Lucie Byrne-Davis, Elizabeth Jenkinson, and Jo Hart. Section 2: Theories and Methodology. 6. How to Work with Theories of Health Behaviour Change Lisa Marie Warner and Ines Pfeffer. 7. Illness Perceptions and Culture: A Common Sense Model Approach Smita C. Banerjee, Shweta Chawak, Matsungshila Pongener, and Mahati Chittem. 8. Research Design: Overview and Recommendations Nicola O'Brien. 9. Measurement in Health Psychology Alexandra Lelia Dima. 10. Personality and Health: The Role of Individual Differences in Theory, Methods, and Intervention Christina M. Juchem and Eva Asselmann. Section 3: Health Behavior. 11. Defining and Specifying Health Behaviour - Conceptual Overview Stephan U. Dombrowski and Gerard J. Molloy. 12. A Behavioural Perspective on Health Julia Allan. 13. Understanding Multiple Health Behaviours Lena Fleig, Theda Radtke, and Stephan U. Dombrowski. 14. The Role of Health Behaviour in Obesity Elizabeth H. Evans, Amy L. Ahern, Stephan U. Dombrowski,and Milica Vasiljevic. 15. Moving from Description to Explanation: How Well Can We Explain Medication-Taking Behaviour? Louise Foley and Gerard J. Molloy. Section 4: Interpersonal Relations and Health. 16. Interpersonal Relationships and Health Mariët Hagedoorn and Noa Vilchinsky. 17. Attachment Insecurity Shapes Physiological andBehavioural Responses to Stress: Implications for Couples Coping with Illness Paula R. Pietromonaco and Nickola C. Overall. 18. An Overview of the Impact of Chronic Medical Illness on Sexuality Chiara Acquati. 19. Caregiving and Relationships Val Morrison. 20. Patient-Provider Relationships: A Linchpin in Medical Care Arnstein Finset. Section 5: Chronic Diseases. 21. Introduction to Chronic Diseases Konstadina Griva and Stanton P. Newman. 22. Coping with Symptoms and Treatments Frederick H. F. Chan, Stanton P. Newman, and Konstadina Griva. 23. The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Disease Evangelos C. Karademas and Yael Benyamini. 24. Self-Management and Adherence in the Context of Chronic Diseases Rui She and Konstadina Griva. 25. The Role of Technology in Chronic Illness Elizabeth Broadbent and Kate Loveys. Section 6: Interventions. 26. Introduction: Theoretical Foundations of Health Psychology Jemma Todd, Amelia J. Scott, and Rachel E. Menzies. 27. Interventions in Chronic Disease Amelia Williams and Amelia J. Lake. 28. Community-Based Interventions Hamsini Sivaramakrishnan, Matthew McDonald, and Eleanor Quested. 29. Health Behaviour Change Interventions Barbara A. Mullan, Caitlin Liddelow, Hayley Breare,and Chloe Maxwell-Smith. 30. Implementation Strategies: From Lab to Field Matthew McDonald, Matthew McLaughlin,and Joanna C. Moullin. Section 7:Global Health Psychology. 31. An Introduction to 'Global Health Psychology' Bronwynè Coetzee, Rizwana Roomaney, and Lucie Byrne-Davis. 32. What is the State of Health Psychology in the Global South? Enoch Teye-Kwadjo,Darlina Hani Fadil Azim,Asma Bibi, and Jo Hart. 33. Challenges Currently Felt in the Global South Vica Tomberge, Asma Bibi, Enoch Teye-Kwadjo, and Benjamin Ambuehl. 34. Community-Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR): A Research Methodology for Impactful, Culturally Sensitive, and Contextually Appropriate Health Psychology Benjamin Ambuehl, Richard Appiah, Asma Bibi, and Irene A. Kretchy. 35. Collaboration and Research Ethics in Health Psychology Katherine Sorsdahl, Ifeanyichukwu Anthony Ogueji, and Ashraf Kagee. Section 8: Current Challenges and Opportunities: The Future of Health Psychology. 36. The Future of Health Psychology: Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Decades Dominika Kwasnicka and Olga Perski. 37. Well-Being across the Lifespan: Healthy and Happy Ageing Anne Tiedemann and Catherine Sherrington. 38. Health Psychology in the Age of Digital Health Bradford W. Hesse, Jessica M. Lipschitz, David K. Ahern, and Dominika Kwasnicka. 39. Six Ways Health Psychology Can Contribute to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Guillaume Chevance and Paquito Bernard. 40. Policy Implications - Health Psychology and the Case of COVID-19 Gill A. ten Hoor and Robert A. C. Ruiter.