Social Psychology and Health
- ISBN-10
- 0335098584
- ISBN-13
- 9780335098583
- Category
- Psychology / Mental Health
- Pages
- 290
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Authors
- Wolfgang Stroebe, Margaret S. Stroebe
Description
This text discusses major topics of health psychology from a social psychological perspective. It addresses two major factors detrimental to health and well-being, namely health-impairing behaviours and stressful life events, and argues for an integrative approach to reduce risk factors.
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