Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Health Psychology

Health psychology is the field of psychology concerned with how psychological, behavioral, social, and biological factors influence physical health, illness, and health care. Often framed within a biopsychosocial model, it examines the reciprocal connections between mind and body, studying how thoughts, emotions, be…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 5 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 94× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-612X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Health psychology is the field of psychology concerned with how psychological, behavioral, social, and biological factors influence physical health, illness, and health care. Often framed within a biopsychosocial model, it examines the reciprocal connections between mind and body, studying how thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and social context shape the onset, course, and management of disease, and how illness in turn affects psychological well-being. Core concerns include health-related behaviors such as sleep, activity, and adherence; the impact of stress and emotional processes on physiological functioning and on outcomes from cardiovascular to immune health; and the influence of social conditions, relationships, and inequalities on health. Research in the area investigates phenomena such as loneliness and habits like bedtime procrastination among young adults, the consequences of emotional repression for physical and mental health, and the mental-health effects of social and environmental adversity, including displacement and deprivation. Health psychologists apply this knowledge to promote healthier behavior, support coping with acute and chronic conditions, improve patient-provider communication and adherence, and inform prevention and self-management. The discipline also addresses cultural and belief-related dimensions of how people understand and respond to illness. By integrating psychological science with medicine and public health, health psychology advances both the understanding of how mind and behavior affect the body and the design of effective strategies to protect and improve health.

Research published in this journal

5 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Dream theory from the perspective of Islam

Asadzandi MinooCorresponding author
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research Cited by 19 doi:10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2243

How this research is being cited

The 5 articles above have been cited 94 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health Psychology, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research (ISSN 2574-612X).

Journal editorial board
Karim Sedky · United States Tullio Scrimali · Italy DAMIANA SCUTERI · Italy

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