''Health Psychology'' is a monthly,
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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published by the
American Psychological Association
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.
The journal is "devoted to understanding the scientific relations among psychological factors, behavior and physical health and illness."
[ The ]editor-in-chief
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is Kenneth E. Freedland (Washington University in St. Louis
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).
Abstracting and indexing
This journal is abstracted and indexed in:impact factor
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of 5.556".
See also
* ''Journal of Health Psychology
The ''Journal of Health Psychology'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of health psychology. The Founder Editor is David F Marks who also served as editor-in-chief from 1996-2021. The current Co-Editor Team comprises Abigail ...
''
*Occupational health psychology
Occupational health psychology (OHP) is an interdisciplinary area of psychology that is concerned with the health and safety of workers.Schonfeld, I.S., & Chang, C.-H. (2017). ''Occupational health psychology: Work, stress, and health''. New York, ...
References
External links
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APA Division 38, Health Psychology
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Health psychology journals
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Bimonthly journals
Publications established in 1982
English-language journals
1982 establishments in the United States