Social Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness [Hardcover]

Social Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness is a summary of current research in social-health psychology. The chapters, written by distinguished leaders in the field, provide brief surveys of classic developments in each area of study followed by extended discussion of the authors’ research programs.

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• Includes state-of-the-art descriptions of new findings and theories concerning social aspects of physical health and illness.
  
• Discusses virtually all of the major topics studied in the contemporary field of social-health psychology.
  
• Contains chapters written by leading figures in the field that discuss their own research within the context of classic efforts.

List of contributors.

Preface.

1. Introduction to Social Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness: Jerry Suls (University of Iowa) and Kenneth A. Wallston (Vanderbilt University).

Part I: Models of Health/Risk Behavior and Behavior Change:.

2. Healthy Lifestyle across the Life-Span: The Heck with the Surgeon General: Howard Friedman (University of California, Riverside).

3. Exploring the links between risk perceptions and preventive behavior: Neil Weinstein (Cook College).

4. Communicating about Health: Message Framing, Persuasion and Health Behavior: Peter Salovey (Yale University) and Duane Wegener (Purdue University).

5. The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model: A General Social Psychological Approach to Understanding and Promoting Health Behavior: William A. Fisher (University of Western Ontario), Jeffrey D. Fisher (University of Connecticut), and Jennifer J. Harman (University of Connecticut).

6. A Social Reaction Ml£-