Full Description
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
Applying Theories in Health Psychology
Deborah Fish Ragin, Yasmin Hussein, Alessia Fichera & Jelani Awai
Statistical Toolbox of Psychology
Michael R. Hulsizer & Linda Woolf
"The Circling Spirits Call us Home;" The Shaman, Marginal Methods, and
Relational Approaches to Healing Research
Joseph E. Trimble
Part I- Genetic Studies and Health
Genetics Research Methods
Amel Youssef, Matthew J, Criscione & Julian Paul Keenan
Research Methods in Alcoholism
Maya Crawford, Janet Brenan, Liliia Savilska, Kathleen Chavarria & Julian Keenan
Best Practices for Studying Addiction
Heather Soder, Jessica Hoffman, Constanza de Dios, Troy Webber
Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing in Health Psychology
Matthew Aardema
The Ethics of Genetics Research
Curtis Coughlin, II
Part II- Physiological Studies and Health
Physiological Research
Matthew J. Criscione, Jordanne Nelson & Julian Keenan
Stress Physiology & Physiometrics
Elana Gloger, Gregory T. Smith & Suzanne C. Segerstrom
Cardiovascular Reactivity & Stress
Chun-Jung Huang, Andy Khamoui, Aaron Slusher, & Brandon G. Fico
Obesity & Nutrition Part II: Physiological Studies
Diana M. Thomas & J. Kenneth Wickiser
Social Networks, Depression & Stress
Rachel Kramer
"Don't Sweat It!" Neuroimaging Studies of Stress
Ayesha Khan & Sukhvinder Obhi
Part III- Population Demographics
Neighborhood Studies of Adolescent Health
Deborah Fish Ragin, Yasmin Hussein, Kheyyon Parker & Veronica Julien
Re-evaluating the Social Gradient
Alan Marshall & Valeria Skafida
Chronic Illness- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Leonard A. Jason, Joseph Cotler, Shaun Bhatia & Madison Sunnquist
Gender & Aging
Sabihah Moola & Christo P. Cilliers
Socioeconomic Context of Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors:
Life Course Developmental Research Methods
Tae Kyoung Lee, Catherine Walker O'Neal & Kandauda A. S. Wickrama
Part IV- Environmental Studies
Unique Environmental Determinants of Health:
Natural, Physical and Community Factors
Yasmin Hussein, Stephanie Spero, Alexander Dean Bracken & Deborah Fish Ragin
Multiple Ways of Understanding Vaccine Hesitance and Refusal
Jennifer Reich
Violence and Health Through the Lifespan:
The Critical Role of Childhood Exposures & Developmental Context
Kathy Sanders-Phillips
Environmental Exposure: Lead Studies
Bryce Hruska & Brooks B. Gump
Geographic Determinants
Joy Obayemi & Roy Hamilton
Climate Change & Public Health
Melinda Weathers & Marceleen Mosher
Part V- Health Policy and Future Directions in Research
Impact of Health Policy on Outcomes
Jessica Devine, Krystal Lynch, Dennis Savaiano & Heather Eicher-Miller
The Nexus between Behavioral and Health Economics in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Research Agenda
Chris Atim, Ama Pokuaa Fenny, Daniel Malik Achala & John Ele-Ojo Ataguba
Next Generation Genetics
Saeed Yasin & Julian Keenan
Research Methodology and Psychoneuroimmunology
S. Chandrashekara
Nudge Theory
Ivo Vlaev & Kelly Schmidtke
