ARPH

ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCHERS

IN PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH

The Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH) aims to stimulate and coordinate the academic study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness within Belgium and The Netherlands. The Association’s mission is to stimulate and coordinate the academic study of psychological approaches to health and illness by providing a platform for researchers to exchange knowledge and research initiatives on the study of health promotion, prevention of illness, and rehabilitation, to direct the development of new theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of psychology and health, and to initiate regular meetings between institutes and persons involved in the scientific study of psychology and health.

Get to know ARPH

The ARPH board members have a passion for psychology and health. Find out who is in the board.

Conferences

The ARPH unites the different research groups in the field psychology and health. Curious which groups are united?

Sharing knowledge through activities (symposia)

Visit the websites of other (international) associations active in the field or psychology and health or adjecent fields.

ARPH Conference 2027 – CORPUS in Leiden

Dear colleagues
 
We are excited to invite you to the 16h annual ARPH Conference, taking place on March 11-12, 2027, at CORPUS in Leiden, the City of Keys. The conference will be hosted by Leiden University. 
 
This year’s theme is Health Psychology for a Healthy Society. Building a healthy society requires us to connect scientific knowledge with the expertise, experiences, and needs of communities and organizations in society. During the conference, we will explore how health psychology can contribute to addressing complex health challenges by bringing together different perspectives. In this way, health psychology is a science about society, for society, and with society.
 
Join us for two days of inspiring insights, fresh perspectives, and new connections as we explore the latest research in psychology and health, perhaps unlocking a few new ideas along the way.
 
We look forward to your contributions and can’t wait to see you in Leiden!
 
Organizing Committee ARPH 2027
 

Foto credit: CORPUS in Leiden

Annual Conferences

The Association of Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH) organizes an annual conference. Each year, the conference is hosted by a different research group that is represented in the ARPH.

Past conferences were held in Heerlen (2025), Maastricht (2024), Twente (2023), Egmond aan Zee (2022, 2020 & 2019, online (2021), Tilburg (2018), Leiden (2017), Maastricht (2016), Gent (2015), Groningen (2014), Enschede (2013) and Lunteren (2012).

Newsletter

The ARPH sends out a newsletter twice a year. Members will receive the newsletter in their inbox. Click on the button below to see the previous newsletter.