Society for Health Psychology APA Division 38

04/15/2022

Interested in joining the Society for Health Psychology? Click here to learn more about membership options:

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04/14/2022

04/13/2022

Call for applications for the 2022 Health and Behavior International Collaborative Award!

The purpose of the award is to facilitate a collaboration between an early career researcher/professional and an international laboratory or research group under the guidance of an identified international mentor.

Applications are due on May 2, 2022

For more information about the award, visit the HBIC website:

Winners of the 2021 competition have been announced! View the media release for full details. This grant is jointly sponsored by the International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM), the Society…

03/19/2022

🌟 New research in Health Psychology 🌟

Area-level racial prejudice and health: A systematic review.

Michaels, E. K., Board, C., Mujahid, M. S., Riddell, C. A., Chae, D. H., Johnson, R. C., & Allen, A. M. (2022).

Background: In recent years, there has been growing interest in “moving beyond the individual” to measure area-level racism as a social determinant of health. Much of this work has aggregated racial prejudice data collected at the individual-level to the area-level. Objective: As this is a rapid...

03/18/2022

New research on Health Psychology!

The relationship of presurgical Personality Assessment Inventory scales to BMI following bariatric surgery.

Hoyt, T., & Walter, F. A. (2022)

Objective: Notwithstanding the efficacy of bariatric surgery in reducing the negative sequelae of obesity, psychological factors may play a significant role in long-term weight maintenance following surgery. Previous research on these factors has shown mixed outcomes, indicating the need for further...

03/13/2022

In working to solve the world's biggest problems, psychologists should adopt a population health approach that focuses on the health of entire communities and accounts for such factors as income, education, culture, and environment.

Psychologists should adopt a population health approach to their work, focusing on the health of entire communities and taking into account such factors as income, education, culture and environment.

02/16/2022

Attention, SfHP trainees!

Join us for a networking event on Wednesday, 2/23!

Register here:

The Student Advisory Council of the Society for Health Psychology invites you to participate in our upcoming Trainee Social Networking Event! Come join us for a student-led discussion of health psychology in general and topic-oriented breakout rooms. Topics include: Applying for Internship/Post-Doc....

02/16/2022

A special issue marking the 40th anniversary of our journal, Health Psychology, discusses how basic behavioral and social science research discoveries can translate to clinical and public health interventions.

Read the introduction here:

The impetus for the special issue, “From Ideas to Efficacy” was the perceived need to stimulate and support a more vibrant research base that translates basic behavioral and social science research (bBSSR) discoveries to clinical and public health interventions. This special issue presents novel...

01/21/2022

Psychologists and other health care providers are now required by law to give uninsured and self-pay patients a good faith estimate of costs for services that they offer.

Read APA’s updated guidance and resources on when and how to provide these estimates.

Psychologists and other health care providers are now required by law to give uninsured and self-pay patients a good faith estimate of costs for services that they offer.

01/20/2022

Whether following a change in infection rates or simply a change of mood, Dr. Vaile Wright recommends giving yourself the flexibility to adjust your response to the evolving risks of without judgment.

Some with recent Covid diagnoses are finding that contracting the illness they worked so hard to dodge for so long has brought them a reprieve from anxiety.

01/18/2022

FREE Interactive Virtual Event for SfHP Members!

Welcome Wednesday: A Virtual Opportunity to Meet SfHP Colleagues, Learn about Membership Benefits, and Share a “Day in the Life” of Panelists
January 26 at 5:00 pm ET.

Advanced registration required:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SfHP Welcome Wednesday. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

01/17/2022

More than fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called on psychologists to help change a society “poisoned to its soul by racism.”

Following is a statement by Dr. Frank C. Worrell, president of American Psychological Association, marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day:

A statement by Frank C. Worrell, PhD, president of the American Psychological Association, marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day.