Conference Tracks

Health Psychology in Context

1. Health inequalities and inclusiveness

Social, political and cultural dimensions Research on how inequalities impact on health and how to tackle such effects, including inclusiveness approaches.

2. Culture, social change and health and illness

Cultural aspects of health and illness, health effects of social change; critical health psychology.

3. Health Care Communication, including Risk Perception

Communication with health professionals (e.g., doctor-patient), including perception and communication of health risk (e.g., genetic risk and procession of health-risk information).

4. Climate change and sustainability

Psychosocial and health impact of climate change; behavior change for preserving the environment, mitigating negative consequences of climate change and ensuring sustainable development.

Health Psychology and Health Systems

5. Public Health, Health Promotion and health policy

Public health, health promotion and healthy policy interventions delivered to a group or population, including environmental interventions and interventions at the worksite (for work and health, see “Occupational Health” track).

6. Implementation & Health Services Research

Theory, methods, and evidence to promote the uptake of research findings into routine clinical work with patients and family members, and in organisational or policy contexts. Quality of health care, medical performance and medical mistakes in clinical practice.

7. eHealth and mHealth

The use of information technology, social media, or mobile and wireless devices in health psychology research and interventions

8. Occupational Health

Research on the influence of work and organisational factors and environments on health and disease

Health Psychology Across the Lifespan/Family

9. Health, Families, and Children

Issues in health and illness associated with development of children and adolescents and with family relations

10. Well-being and Quality of Life Across the Lifespan

Health, illness and positive aspects such as positive emotions, life satisfaction, and functioning

11. Health Psychology and Ageing

Issues in health and illness with a focus on older age and/or ageing (e.g., disability), including research on healthy ageing

12. Social Support, Caregiving, and Health

The influence of social support and caregiving on health outcomes (of recipients and/or providers).

Health Behaviour and Theory

13. Health Behaviour Models

The application of theoretical models (e.g., social cognition models, dual process models) to the to the prediction of health behaviour and and health behaviour change; research on health behaviours

14. Health Behaviour Change Interventions

Theory-based interventions aimed at health behaviour change

15. Self-Regulation in Health and Illness

Contributions related to goal or self-regulation theory, including self-determination theory, the common sense model and illness perceptions

16. Individual Differences/Personality and Health

Individual difference variables such as personality characteristics and their relationship to health and illness

Health Psychology and Illness/Biological Psychology

17. Coping with Disease

Coping with disease and its consequences (except interventions, see “Interventions in Disease” track

18. Interventions in Disease

Interventions delivered to people diagnosed with disease or high risk groups (e.g., hypertension, obesity), focused on quality of life and/or health behavior.

19. Stress, Physiology & Health

The influence of psychosocial demands and resources on biological systems (including psychoneuroimmunology, endocrinology, cardio- vascular psychophysiology and neurophysiology), emotional distress, coping and health outcomes (except coping with chronic illness, see “Coping with Chronic Disease” track).

20. Coping with Pain and Psychosomatic Issues

Health and illness related issues associated with pain or psychosomatic issues (except interventions, see “Interventions in Chronic Disease” track).

Methodology

21. Methodology

Methodological issues in health psychology – techniques, analyses, and critiques, including research on recruitment, informed consent and retention.

UN Sustainable Goals

GOAL 1: No Poverty

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

GOAL 4: Quality Education

GOAL 5: Gender Equality

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

GOAL 13: Climate Action

GOAL 14: Life Below Water

GOAL 15: Life on Land

GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

GOAL 1: No Poverty

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

GOAL 4: Quality Education

GOAL 5: Gender Equality

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

GOAL 13: Climate Action

GOAL 14: Life Below Water

GOAL 15: Life on Land

GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal