This study presents data from a content analysis of original research articles published in Journal of Health Communication (JOHC) andHealth Communication (HC) from 2010 to 2019. The authors coded 2,050 articles using categories that identified health topics, theory, population characteristics, and methods used in each study. Distinctions between the published research in JOHCand HCare highlighted. Across both journals, articles are primarily conducted within the United States, most frequently use college student samples, often lack explicit theoretical frameworks, heavily rely on online survey methods, and most commonly use quantitative methodologies. The most frequently utilized theory across both journals wasSocial Cognitive Theory and the most studied health topic were behaviors related to smoking, tobacco, and e-cigarette use. The journals were significantly different in several areas, with HC containing more articles explicitly guided by theory and publishing more qualitative research, while JOHC had more racial diversity in its study samples. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for future research. Increased diversity in methodology and samples, as well as increased use of theory and continued use of interdisciplinary collaborations among researchers will allow for expanding and enhancing health communication knowledge going forward.

本研究提供了对2010 年至 2019 年发表在《健康传播杂志》 ( JOHC ) 和《健康传播》 ( HC ) 上的原始研究文章的内容分析数据。作者使用确定健康主题、理论、人口特征和每项研究中使用的方法。JOHC和HC发表的研究之间的区别被突出显示。在这两种期刊中，文章主要在美国进行，最常使用大学生样本，通常缺乏明确的理论框架，严重依赖在线调查方法，最常使用定量方法。两种期刊中最常用的理论是社会认知理论，研究最多的健康主题是与吸烟、烟草和电子烟使用相关的行为。这些期刊在几个领域存在显着差异，HC包含更多明确以理论为指导的文章并发表更多的定性研究，而JOHC在其研究样本中具有更多的种族多样性。结果将根据其对未来研究的影响进行讨论。方法和样本的多样性增加，以及理论的更多使用和研究人员之间跨学科合作的持续使用，将有助于扩展和增强健康传播知识。