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Evidence has accrued over the past half century clearly documenting the importance of psychosocial factors on health, well-being, and disease risk. This evidence has accumulated through the scientific contributions of multiple disciplines using a variety of study designs. The goal of this chapter is to present pertinent information regarding the assessment of psychosocial factors in population-based studies and therefore our focus is on epidemiologic studies and methods. We present a brief historical overview of the primary lines of evidence that have contributed to our understanding of the impact of psychosocial factors on health outcomes, followed by the rationale for choosing psychosocial factors for inclusion in population-based research. We then discuss frequently used methods of assessment, including associated strengths and challenges, and report on widely used interview and self-report questionnaire measures of psychosocial factors to guide readers in selecting appropriate measures for their studies. We conclude by noting important issues for future work.

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    While the term ‘psychosocial factors’ describes many different psychological and social characteristics, we focus our discussion on the constructs that have been most commonly included in population-based studies: emotions, personality, stress, and qualitative and quantitative features of social connections. The importance of the broader social contexts in which people live their lives is well-recognized; however, other chapters within this volume address the critical socio-environmental characteristics of socioeconomic position and neighborhoods as well as significant ethnic and cultural issues and thus those constructs are not explicitly addressed in this chapter.

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Everson-Rose, S.A., Clark, C.J. (2010). Assessment of Psychosocial Factors in Population Studies. In: Steptoe, A. (eds) Handbook of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09488-5_21

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