Health Psychology

New Canadian co-author. Dr. Judith Andersen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Dr. Andersen's research is focused on understanding the biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors that influence the relationship between stress and health and creating interventions to reduce the detrimental effects of stress.

Updated Canadian content and research. The Sixth Canadian edition includes more Canadian research, examples, and coverage of current events. Examples of diversity that are relevant to a Canadian context have also been included, such as an expanded discussion of social health inequalities that need to be addressed in Canada (Chapter 15).

Current statistics and data. To ensure the content is current and relevant for Canadian students, the Sixth Canadian edition features the latest statistics and data.

Expanded Indigenous content. The Sixth Canadian edition of Taylor provides more content and research about the health of Indigenous people in Canada. Readers will find Indigenous health research weaved throughout, including an acknowledgement of the impact of colonialism on the health of Indigenous people as a contextual factor of health in Chapter 1.

Connect for Taylor. Health Psychology is available in Connect. Connect provides the entire text in a digital format for students to access online or offline. A Looseleaf print text is available for students to purchase via Connect.

SmartBook. Available in Connect, SmartBook personalizes learning to individual student needs, continually adapting to pinpoint knowledge gaps and focus learning on concepts requiring additional study. For instructors, SmartBook tracks student progress and provides insights that guide teaching strategies and advanced instruction, for a more dynamic class experience.

New Connect Experience. Significant improvements to the instructor workflows in Connect have been made, including the addition of new features designed to make managing your course even easier. New features include the ability to add co-instructors to a section, a new Assignments tab, a redesigned section dashboard, optimizations for mobile use, and improved accessibility.

Canadian perspectives. Taylor provides a Canadian perspective on health psychology by highlighting essential information that matter to Canadians. This includes coverage of the biopsychosocial model of health, Indigenous content weaved throughout, and a strong emphasis on diversity and community.

Spotlight on Canadian Research: In addition to Canadian contributions to the field embedded throughout the core content, Taylor also includes Spotlight on Canadian Research feature boxes. These feature boxes draw the reader's attention to specific areas where Canadian researchers are considered as being on the cutting edge of particular lines of inquiry.

Focus on Social Issues. Taylor continues to feature content that reflects the idea that health and health-related behaviours from the Canadian perspective are inextricably intertwined with the social context in which they occur.