PhD in Health and Social Psychology

University of Leeds

The Health and Social Psychology research group conducts research focusing on a number of interrelated areas including: Understanding and changing health behaviours, Effects of stress on health and behaviour, Use of medical technologies, Qualitative understanding of health, Mindfulness, coping and resilience, Biological influences on health, Patient safety, Understanding the development of wellbeing and resilience and Stereotyping and performance outcomes. Working closely with the Bradford Institute for Health Research, the group also conducts research on implicit attitudes, prejudicial attitudes, causal reasoning, social category combination (multiple categorisation), and controlled processing in a range of behaviours.