Affective Determinants of Health Behavior

In the last 20-30 years research on affective determinants of health behavior has proliferated. A<em>ffective Determinants of Health Behavior</em> brings together this burgeoning area of research into a single volume and features contributions from leading experts in their respective areas. Editors David M. Williams Ryan E. Rhodes and Mark T. Conner and their contributing authors focus on a fascinating range of affective concepts including (but not limited to) hedonic response incidental affect perceived satisfaction anticipated affect affective attitudes and affective associations. <p/>In the first part of the book the role of affective concepts in multiple theories of health behavior is highlighted and expanded including theories of action control dual-processing temporal self-regulation self-determination and planned behavior along with a new theory of hedonic motivation. The second part of the book focuses on the role of affective concepts in specific health behavior domains including physical activity eating smoking substance use sex tanning blood donation the performance of health professionals cancer screenings and cancer control. <p/><em>Affective Determinants of Health Behavior </em>offers readers an important window into existing research and serves as a showcase for important insights on possible new directions and implications for intervention.<br>