Putting the positive in health psychology: A content analysis of three journals

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 607-620

  Schmidt, Christa K ^a   Raque Bogdan, Trisha L ^b   Piontkowski, Sarah ^b   Schaefer, Kathryn L ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

health psychology; methodology; positive psychology; systematic review; well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79954611839     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310384296     Document Type: Article

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