Person environment interactions are alive and well in health psychology

Ogden (this issue) argues that over the course of the twentieth century health psychology theories have progressively changed from an environmental focus, then to a focus on person-environment interactions, and finally, away from interaction toward intra-action (i. e., the self dealing with and controlling the self). We assert that, contrary to Ogden's analysis, person-environment interaction models are still the basis for current theoretical approaches in health psychology and that many "intra-active" variables can be viewed as moderators of the individual's interaction with the environment. In addition, interventions that rely on environmental or interactional models continue to prove effective in health promotion and health education activities.