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Journal of Health Psychology Template

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About the Journal of Health Psychology format

Journal of Health Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Behavioral Health and Interventions, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Obesity and Health Practices. Over its lifetime it has published 4,578 papers, which have received 140,001 citations.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Health Psychology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inBehavioral Health and Interventions Eating Disorders and Behaviors Obesity and Health Practices Health disparities and outcomes Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
ISSN1359-1053
Citation impact (2-yr)1.57
h-index143
i10-index2,638
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity College London
Journal websitewww.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of Health Psychology per year

168
2014
268
2015
273
2016
241
2017
169
2018
140
2019
185
2020
130
2021
83
2022
100
2023
277
2024
323
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Health Psychology by publication year

7.4K
2014
7.7K
2015
7.5K
2016
7.4K
2017
3.8K
2018
2.6K
2019
5K
2020
2.6K
2021
818
2022
711
2023
1K
2024
328
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Health Psychology

Racial Differences in Physical and Mental Health

David R. Williams, Yan Yu, James S. Jackson et al. · 1 Jul 1997

This article examines the extent to which racial differences in socio-economic status (SES), social class and acute and chronic indicators of perceived discrimination, as well as general measures of stress can account for black-white differences in self-reported measures of physical and mental health. The observed racial differences in health were markedly reduced when adjusted for…

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Religious Coping Methods as Predictors of Psychological, Physical and Spiritual Outcomes among Medically Ill Elderly Patients: A Two-year Longitudinal Study

Kenneth I. Pargäment, Harold G. Koenig, Nalini Tarakeshwar et al. · 14 Sep 2004

A total of 268 medically ill, elderly, hospitalized patients responded to measures of religious coping and spiritual, psychological and physical functioning at baseline and follow-up two years later. After controlling for relevant variables, religious coping was significantly predictive of spiritual outcome, and changes in mental and physical health. Generally, positive methods of religious coping (e.g.…

Perceived Stress Scale

Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Adriano Akira Ferreira Hino, Ciro Romélio Rodríguez-Añez · 1 Jan 2010

The perceived stress scale (PSS-10) reliability and validity were evaluated in Brazilian adults. A two-stage translation procedure was employed to achieve a Portuguese version. Participants were 793 Brazilian university teachers. The exploratory factor analysis showed two factors with eigenvalues greater than 1.0 (56.8% of variance). The Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.83 (Factor 1), 0.77 (Factor…

An Exploratory Study of a Meditation-based Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder

Jean L. Kristeller, Claudia Hallett · 1 May 1999

The efficacy of a 6-week meditation-based group intervention for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) was evaluated in 18 obese women, using standard and eating-specific mindfulness meditation exercises. A single-group extended baseline design assessed all variables at 3 weeks pre-and post-, and at 1, 3, and 6 weeks; briefer assessment occurred weekly.Binges decreased in frequency, from 4.02/week…

Journal of Health Psychology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Health Psychology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Health Psychology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Health Psychology use?
Journal of Health Psychology uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Health Psychology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Health Psychology?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of Health Psychology document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Journal of Health Psychology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Health Psychology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Journal of Health Psychology?
SAGE journal (sagej). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by SAGE.
Can I export a submission-ready Journal of Health Psychology PDF?
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