Philosophy of the Journal
The Am J Health Behav seeks to improve the quality of life through multidisciplinary health efforts in fostering a better understanding of the multidimensional nature of both individuals and social systems as they relate to health behaviors.
Journal Objectives
To provide a comprehensive understanding of the impact of personal attributes, personality characteristics, behavior patterns, social structure, and processes on health maintenance, health restoration, and health improvement to disseminate knowledge of holistic, multidisciplinary approaches to designing and implementing effective health programs, and to showcase health behavior analysis skills that have been proven to affect health improvement and recovery.
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Am J Health Behav is in its 44th year of publication.
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Following are a list of articles on the latest edition of the Journal
Volume 44, Number 4, July 2020
- Health-related Fitness Components – Links Between Parents and Their Child
- Do Emotional Intelligence and Self-compassion Affect Disordered Eating Perceptions?
- Adolescents’ Health Literacy and Decision-making: A Qualitative Study
- The Relationships between Depression and Anxiety Disorder and Online Social Media for Healthcare
- Exercise Intervention Outcomes with Cannabis Users and Nonusers Aged 60 and Older (Open Access)
- Diet Quality, Carotenoid Status, and Body Composition in NCAA Division I Athletes
- Factors Associated with Male Health Professions Students’ Smoking in Inner Mongolia
- Barriers and Facilitators to Timely Colonoscopy Completion for Safety Net Clinic Patients
- Cessation Conversations and Quit Attempts: Differences by Ethnicity and Language Preference
- Using Social Media to Recruit Youth Who Use Electronic Cigarettes
- The WMS Healthy Lifestyle Scale for Adolescents: Development and Validation Based on a Second-order General Factor Model
- Pork Consumption in Relation to Body Weight and Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- An Examination of Adolescents’ Values in a Motivational Interviewing-based Obesity Intervention
- Association of Trust and Locus of Control with Postpartum Contraception Choice
Most recent editions of the Journal
Volume 44
- Number 4, July 2020 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 3, May 2020 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 2, March 2020 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 1, January 2020
Volume 43
- Number 6, November 2019
- Number 5, September 2019 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 4, July 2019 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 3, May 2019 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 2, March 2019 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 1, January 2019 (Partial Open Access)
Volume 42
- Number 6, November 2018 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 5, September 2018 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 4, July 2018
- Number 3, May 2018 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 2, March 2018
- Number 1, January 2018 (Partial Open Access)
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Impact Factor
1.84
Frequency
6 Issues Annually
Executive Editor
Penny N. Glover, MEd, CCRC
Editor-in-Chief
Elbert D. Glover, PhD, FAAHB
Open Access Articles
List of the most recent Open Access articles available on American Journal of Health Behavior below. For a full list please click here.
All Open Access articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license applies to persons downloading Open Access articles.
2020
- Exercise Intervention Outcomes with Cannabis Users and Nonusers Aged 60 and Older
- Duchenne Smile is Associated with Quality of Life and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients
- A Modified Nominal Group Technique (mNGT) – Finding Priorities in Research
- Latent Growth Model of Predictors of Health Status in Korean Older Adults
- Socioeconomic Status and Later-life Mental Health in South Korea
2019
- Parental Rejection, Resilience, and Health-risk Behavior in Emerging Adults
- Fresh and Fresh Lean Beef Intake in Relation to Functional Limitations among US Older Adults, 2005-2016
- The Impact of Heartfulness-based Elective on Middle School Students
- Increasing Participation in Daily Activities among US Adults with Arthritis
- Extended Theory of Planned Behavior on Eating and Physical Activity
- Difference of Opinion: Spousal Influence on Cancer Risk-reducing Behavior
- Prevalence of Awareness and Use of JUUL E-cigarettes in a National Probability Sample of Adolescents in the United States
- Smoking Cessation Treatment Needs of Low SES Cervical Cancer Survivors
- Classification Tree Analysis of Factors Associated with Oral Cancer Exam
- Young Adults’ Opioid Prescription History and Opioid Misuse Perceptions
- Home Environment Factors and Health Behaviors of Low-income, Overweight, and Obese Youth
- Chronic Health Condition Influences on Client Perceptions of Limited or Non-choice Food Pantries in Low-income, Rural Communities
- Grit is Associated with Food Security among US Parents and Adolescents
2018
- Factors Influencing Trust towards Physicians among Patients from 12 Hospitals in China
- Act-Belong-Commit Indicators Promote Mental Health and Wellbeing among Irish Older Adults
- Satisfaction with Financial Incentives for Chronic Disease Prevention
- E-cigarettes and Tobacco Exposure Biomarkers among American Indian Smokers
- Using an e-Cigarette is Like Eating Tofu When You Really Want Meat
- Factors Related to Weight Gain/Loss among Emerging Adults with Obesity
- Health Behaviors among Low-income Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women
- Nicotine Lozenges in the Relief of Behaviorally Provoked Craving
- Knowledge Gaps of the Health Benefits of Beans among Low-Income Women
- Dental Visits Mediate the Impact of Smoking on Oral Health
2017
- Maintenance of Lifestyle Changes at 12-month Follow-up in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Trial for Cancer Survivors
- Determinants of Willingness to Accept Secondhand Smoke Exposure
- Body Image Satisfaction as a Physical Activity Indicator in University Students
- Food Insecurity and Pre-diabetes in Adults: Race/Ethnic and Sex Differences
- Family Menu-planning Workshop: A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of Adult- and Peer-led Instruction
- Predictors of Smoking among Saudi Dental Students in Jeddah
- E-cigarette Nicotine Delivery: Data and Learnings from Pharmacokinetic Studies
- Spice and Herb Use with Vegetables: Liking, Frequency, and Self-efficacy among US Adults
2016
- Influences of Sex and BMI on the Weight Level Perception of Others
- Situational Pressures that Influence Firefighters’ Decision Making about Personal Protective Equipment: A Qualitative Analysis
- Waterpipe and Cigarette Smoking among University Students in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Association between Weight and Smoking Not Mediated by Weight Loss Attempts or Bullying
- mHealth Pilot Study: Text Messaging Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination
2015
- Measuring Willingness to Accept Second-Hand Smoke Exposure
- Teachers’ Emotion Regulation Skills Facilitate Implementation of Health-related Intentions
- Effects of a Sexual Risk Reduction Program for African-American Adolescents on Social Cognitive Antecedents of Behavior Change
- Tobacco Use among Minnesota Adults, 2014
- Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) in Tobacco Control in China
- mHealth Text Messaging for Physical Activity Promotion in College Students: A Formative Participatory Approach
- Engagement Indicators Predict Health Changes in a Lifestyle Intervention
- Men’s Help-seeking Behavior with Regards to Lower Bowel Symptoms
- Barriers to Help-seeking in Men Diagnosed with Benign Colorectal Diseases
- Receptivity to E-cigarette Marketing, Harm Perceptions, and E-cigarette Use
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