Social psychology is concerned with ‘how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other human beings’ (Allport, 1954, p.5). Â
Health psychology focuses on how social factors, along with biological and other psychological factors, affect our health and the prevention of illness.Â
Our research covers a range of topics including:Â
- anger and aggression in humansÂ
- cognitive dissonanceÂ
- positive emotional experience and wellbeingÂ
- prosocial behaviourÂ
- body dissatisfaction, weight stigma and eating behaviourÂ
- mind-body interactions and health scaresÂ
- social cognition and behaviourÂ
- lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in psychology.
Our people
Below you’ll find a list of people within our school involved in social and health psychology research. Explore these researcher profiles for further information including full CVs and current projects.Â
