Handbook of research methods in health psychology / edited by Deborah Fish Ragin and Julian Paul Keenan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ragin, Deborah Fish, editor.

Keenan, Julian Paul, editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical health psychology--Research--Methodology.

Clinical health psychology.

Clinical health psychology--Research.

Methodology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 441 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Deborah FishRagin is Professor Emeritus, Montclair State University. She also served as an American Psychological Association Representative to the United Nations, focusing on the psychosocial impact of HIV/AIDS, and currently serves as a representative to the United Nations for the NGO, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. She is the author of "Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach" (3rd Ed., Routledge/Taylor & Francis). Julian Paul Keenan is a Professor in the Department of Biology and the Director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory at Montclair State University. He previously served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and is the Founding Editor of Social Neuroscience. He has published in Science, Nature, and Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences.

Summary:

In this comprehensive handbook, Ragin and Keenan present an all-encompassing analysis of the variety of different methods used in health psychology research. Featuring interdisciplinary collaborations from leading academics, this meticulously written volume is a guide to conducting cutting-edge research using tested and vetted best practices. It explains important research techniques, why they are selected and how they are conducted. The book critically examines both cutting-edge methods, such as those used in NextGen genetics, nudge theory, and the brain's vulnerability to addiction, as well as the classic methods, including cortisol measurement, survey, and environmental study. The topics of the book span the gamut of health psychology field, from neuroimaging and statistical analysis to socioeconomic issues such as the policies used to address diseases in Africa, anti-vaxers, and the disproportionate impact of climate change on impoverished people. With each section featuring examples of best research practices, recommendations for study samples, accurate use of instrumentation, analytical techniques, and advanced-level data analysis, this book will be an essential text for both emerging student researchers and experts in the field and an indispensable resource in health psychology programs.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I Theories and Methodologies

1 Applying Theories in Health Psychology

2 Statistical Toolbox of Psychology

3 "The Circling Spirits Call Us Home": Marginal Methods, the Shaman, and Relational Approaches to Healing Research

Part II Genetic Studies and Health

4 Genetics Research Methods

5 Research Methods in Alcoholism

6 Best Practices for Studying Addiction

7 Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing in Health Psychology

8 The Ethics of Genetics Research

Part III Physiological Studies and Health

9 Physiological Research

10 Stress Physiology and Physiometrics

11 Cardiovascular Reactivity and Stress

12 Obesity and Nutrition: Physiological Studies

13 Social Networks, Depression, and Stress

14 Don't Sweat It! Neuroimaging Studies of Stress

Part IV Population Demographics

15 Neighborhood Studies of Adolescent Health

16 Re-evaluating the Social Gradient

17 Chronic Illness: The Case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

18 Gender and Aging Research Methods

19 Socioeconomic Context of Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors: Life Course Developmental Research Methods

Part V Environmental Studies

20 Unique Environmental Determinants of Health: Natural, Physical, and Community Factors

21 Multiple Ways of Understanding Vaccine Hesitance and Refusal

22 Violence and Health Through the Lifespan: The Critical Role of Childhood Exposures and Developmental Context

23 Environmental Exposures: Lead Studies

24 Geographic Determinants

25 Climate Change

Part VI Health Policy and Future Directions in Research

26 Impact of Nutrition Health Policy on Outcomes

27 The Nexus Between Behavioral and Health Economics in the Universal Health Coverage Research Agenda

28 Next-Generation Genetics

29 Research Methodology and Psychoneuroimmunology

30 Nudge Theory

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ragin, Deborah Fish Handbook of Research Methods in Health Psychology

ISBN:

9780429948565

0429948565

0429948557

9780429948541

0429948549

9780429488320

0429488327

9780429948558

OCLC:

1202452521

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.