Realizing the Promise of Social Psychology in Improving Public Health

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-92

  Klein, William M P ^a   Shepperd, James A ^b   Suls, Jerry ^a   Rothman, Alexander J ^c   Croyle, Robert T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

health behavior; health psychology; public health; social psychology

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84920645381     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: 15327957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088868314539852     Document Type: Article

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