This paper will discuss the importance of concepts such as belief and affect to the theory and
practice of health psychology, and the potential contribution of the revised conceptualisation …

The article by John Cromby raises pertinent issues concerning the exclusively cognitive
approach of 'belief'as well as regarding the very variable and vague definition of this notion …

One hundred and ninety-five men with an average age of 38 years and employed in
sedentary work [and thus statistically at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)] …

A way of measuring patients' beliefs about the origin of their symptoms would allow the
investigation of important questions concerning the consultation process and its outcome …

In the 1950s US public health researchers began developing psychological models
designed to enhance the effectiveness of health education programmes (Hochbaum 1958; …

Understanding the determinants of health behaviours has been an important focus of health
psychology, as it forms the basis for successful behaviour-change interventions. The …

The present paper examines the role of affective influences on health behaviors in the
context of models such as the Theory of Planned Behavior that include other established …

Abstract [discuss the health belief model (HBM) which focuses] on 2 aspects of individuals'
representations of health and health behaviour: threat perception and behavioural …

This chapter discusses the relations among emotions, beliefs, and psychopathology. It
describes ways in which emotions and beliefs may influence each other, and the roles they …

People are constantly bombarded with information they could use to adjust their beliefs.
Here, we are interested in exploring the impact of social norms on health‐related belief …