title: Putting the positive in health psychology: a content analysis of three journals.
abstract: This content analysis investigated the inclusion of positive psychological constructs in research published in three leading health psychology journals. A list of positive constructs relevant to health psychology was compiled and their inclusion in these journals was examined. It was found that although there has been a sharp increase in recent years, only 3 percent of all articles published (114 of 3789) included the study of overtly positive constructs. The constructs that have been most and least studied in health psychology were identified and are discussed. This analysis provides insight into the foundations of positive health psychology and identifies future directions.
authors.affiliation: Towson University, Towson, MD 21252, USA. ckschmidt@towson.edu
authors.forename: Christa K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Trisha L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Raque-Bogdan
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piontkowski
authors.forename: Kathryn L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Schaefer
mesh_terms: D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035841:Behavioral Research; D003625:Data Collection; D004644:Emotions; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data