Health Psychology

Students will get acquainted with theories and research methods common in the field of health psychology. The topics covered revolve around three themes:

• predicting health behaviour;
• coping with stress and illness;
• mental health.
  During the course, students work in small groups on a research assignment including quantitative data collection by means of a questionnaire, statistical analysis with R, and scientific writing.

• Comprehend the field of health psychology, its merits and limitations

• Reproduce and apply basic concepts and theories to understand (and change) Health and illness behaviour

• Collect and analyse quantitative data concerning (determinants of) Health behaviour

• Write a proper scientific research report

• Written test with open and closed questions (50%)
• Assignment oral presentation (0%)
• Assignment report (50%)

MCB10806 Social Psychology, YRM10306 Research Methods in the Social Sciences and MAT15403 Statistics II

• Obligatory literature will be provided via Brightspace.