Epidemiological Method in Psychology

Authors

  • Ольга Николаевна Боголюбова Saint Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

This paper presents a brief description of the history and modern state of the epidemiological approach to the study of human behavior. The strengths and weaknesses of the epidemiological method are explored, criteria for the assessment of quality of epidemiological research of behavior are presented and the perspectives of mutual enrichment of psychology and epidemiology are discussed.

Keywords:

methods of research, epidemiology, behavior, health psychology

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Published

2019-08-15

How to Cite

Боголюбова, О. Н. (2019). Epidemiological Method in Psychology. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology, (2), 68–74. Retrieved from https://psyjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/5601

Issue

No. 2 (2012): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 16. Psychology. Pedagogy

Section

Methods of psychological research

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Articles of "Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology" are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.

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