Katy Tapper

Health Psychology and Behaviour Change (eBook, PDF)

From Science to Practice

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook offers a fresh approach to health psychology through the theory and practice of behaviour change. Using an array of case studies from around the world, it discusses how we can develop and evaluate behaviour change interventions. The book encourages active engagement with contemporary discussions about health behaviours, covering areas of emerging importance such as weight stigma, vaping, nudges, vaccine hesitancy and paleo-inspired lifestyles. With a focus upon critical thinking, this book will equip students for success in their research projects and beyond.

Ideal for students of Health Behaviour Change and Health Psychology, this textbook is also relevant to those taking courses in related fields such as Nursing and Public Health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 443
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137579492
• Artikelnr.: 62709208

Autorenporträt

Dr Katy Tapper is a Reader at City, University of London. She has a background in psychology but has worked in multidisciplinary teams, developing and evaluating a wide range of health interventions for both adults and children. These applied projects are informed by her more experimental work aimed at identifying and understanding variables that influence health-related behaviours. You can learn more about her research at www.katytapper.com or follow her at @katytapper.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Health psychology and behaviour change
Part 1
2. Evolutionary and Historical Determinants of Health
3. Social Determinants of Health
4. Individual Determinants of Health
Part 2
5. Social Cognition Theories of Behaviour and Motivation
6. Habits and other automatic processes
7. Craving, willpower and self-regulation
Part 3
8. Addiction
9. Developing behaviour change interventions
10. Evidence and evaluation
11. Bias and barriers
12. Changing behaviour.