Ralf Schwarzer (born 1943) is a Psychologist. He is a professor emeritus of psychology at the Freie University of Berlin, Germany. He is known for the exploration of diverse psychological dimensions, including stress, coping mechanisms, social support, self-efficacy, well-being, positive psychology, and health behavior change. Notably, he has contributed to the field through the formulation of the

Health Action Process Approach The health action process approach (HAPA) is a psychological theory of health behavior change, developed by Ralf Schwarzer, Professor of Psychology at the Freie University Berlin of Berlin, Germany and SWPS University of Social Sciences and Hu ...

(HAPA), a theoretical framework in the realm of health behavior.

Biography

Schwarzer earned his Ph.D. in 1973 from Kiel University. He was appointed professor of education in 1974 in Schwäbisch-Gmünd, followed by similar appointments in 1976 in Aachen and, ultimately, as a professor of psychology in 1982 at Freie University Berlin. Schwarzer embarked on sabbatical leaves, notably at the

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, in 1985, and later in Los Angeles during 1990–1991. He assumed the role of visiting professor at

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(1994–1995) and at

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, Canada, in 1998, where he merited the position of adjunct professor. From 2011 to 2024, he was affiliated with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USWPS) in Wroclaw, Poland. Simultaneously, his scholarly pursuits extended to Australia, where from 2014 to 2017, he served as a part-time professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia. Schwarzer co-founded three journals "Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal," "Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie," and " Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being," where he currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief.

Honors and awards

*John F. Diefenbaker Research Award by the

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in 1995. *STAR Lifetime Career Award from the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR) in 1999. *Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the

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(IAAP) in 2010.

Selected books

*Schwarzer, R. (Ed.). (1990). ''Gesundheitspsychologie: Ein Lehrbuch'' ealth psychology: A textbook Göttingen: Hogrefe. *Schwarzer, R., & Wicklund, R. (Eds.). (1991). ''Anxiety and self-focused attention.'' Chur/London: Harwood Academic Publishers. *Schwarzer, R. (1992). ''Psychologie des Gesundheitsverhaltens'' sychology of health behaviors Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe.https://www.socialnet.de/rezensionen/2594.php Psychologie des Gesundheitsverhaltens - Book Review *Schwarzer, R. (Ed.). (1992). ''Self-efficacy: Thought control of action''. Washington, DC: Hemisphere. *Schwarzer, R. (1993). ''Streß, Angst und Handlungsregulation'' tress, anxiety and action regulation(3rd rev. ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwarzer, Ralf Living people German psychologists Academic staff of the Free University of Berlin 1943 births