The social psychology of health

Social Psychology and Health - Shirlynn Spacapan PART ONE: PSYCHOSOCIAL MEDIATORS OF HEALTH STATUS Psychosocial Mediators of Health Status - Shirlynn Spacapan An Introduction Perceived Stress in a Probability Sample of the United States - Sheldon Cohen and Gail M Williamson The Other Side of Perceived Control - Suzanne C Thompson, Paul R Cheek and Melody A Graham Disadvantages and Negative Effects Social Support and the Cancer Patient - Shelley E Taylor and Gayle A Dakof PART TWO: HEALTH PROMOTION Health Promotion Programs - Shirlynn Spacapan and Stuart Oskamp An Introduction The Organization as a Context for Health Promotion - James R Terborg The Community as a Focus for Health Promotion - Nathan Maccoby The Value Dimension in Studies of Health Promotion - Robert M Kaplan

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