Seminario "The Importance of Trait Self-Control in Resisting Temptations and Pursuing Health Goals - Theory and Evidence from two Meta-Analyses" - Proff Hagger e Hamilton
martedì 26 maggio 2026, alle ore 17:00, nell'Aula 3, Dipartimento di Psicologia, Via dei Marsi, 78.
Hagger: Martin Hagger is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at University of California, Merced. He is also Visiting Professor of Behavior Change at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. He is currently serving as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome. He has also previously been visiting Professor at the Universities of Bordeaux, Genoble, and Hong Kong Baptist University. At UC Merced, he is Director of the Social and Health Psychology Applied Behavioural Research for Prevention and Promotion (SHARPP) Lab and former Faculty Chair of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts and Provost’s Faculty Fellow. His research focuses on the determinants of health behavior, the mechanisms and processes of behavior change, and behavior change interventions. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Stress and Health, and Health Psychology Review, and Senior Editor (Health Psychology) of Social Science and Medicine, and is editorial board member of eleven other journals. He has received numerous awards including a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher Award five years running (2020-2025), and the Distinguished Health Psychology Contribution Award from the International Association of Applied Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 38, Society of Health Psychology), American Psychological Association (Division 8, Social Psychology), the European Health Psychology Society, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Hamilton: Professor Kyra Hamilton is an internationally recognised researcher in Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine at Griffith University, Australia. With qualifications in psychology and nursing and more than 30 years of experience in the health sector, her research focuses on understanding and changing health behaviours through theoretically informed, evidence-based approaches. Her work centres on health behaviour motivation, self-regulation, and behaviour change, with particular emphasis on the motivational, volitional, and automatic processes that shape health-related decision-making. Her research addresses major public health priorities including physical activity, nutrition, obesity, alcohol and drug use, and injury prevention across diverse population groups. Professor Hamilton has established a strong international reputation through interdisciplinary collaborations, leadership roles, invited keynote presentations, and a substantial body of highly cited research. She is the founder and director of the Health and Psychology Innovations (HaPI) Research Laboratory and has published more than 300 scholarly works. She also serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Psychology & Health, one of the field’s leading journals, and has co-edited major international handbooks in behaviour change and health psychology. Her research aims to advance theoretical understanding of health behaviour while ensuring the effective translation of behavioural science into policy and practice to improve health outcomes nationally and globally.
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