School of Health and Social Welfare, The Open University.
J Health Psychol. 1996 Jan;1(1):65-77. doi: 10.1177/135910539600100106.
Health psychology generally prioritizes scientific method as its means of enquiry, and positivism as its theoretical foundation. In the broader domain of social psychology, however, we are now seeing the emergence of a new paradigm, 'critical social psychology', which draws extensively upon postmodern theorizing, and, in particular, discursive methods of analysis and inquiry. In this article, I describe what is meant by critical social psychology, how it differs from the mainstream, and examine some of its implications for health psychology. My aim is to open up debate between mainstream and critical approaches. In adopting an explicit challenge to the way health psychology is currently conceived, it invites dialogue over the methods, theorization and practical applications of our discipline.
健康心理学通常将科学方法作为其探究手段，并将实证主义作为其理论基础。然而，在更广泛的社会心理学领域，我们现在看到了一种新的范式的出现，即“批判社会心理学”，它广泛借鉴了后现代理论，特别是话语分析方法。在本文中，我描述了批判社会心理学的含义、它与主流理论的区别，并探讨了它对健康心理学的一些影响。我的目的是在主流和批判方法之间展开辩论。通过对健康心理学目前的概念提出明确的挑战，它邀请我们就我们学科的方法、理论化和实际应用进行对话。
