Open AccessDispositional Optimism and the Risk of Cardiovascular Death
Author(s) -
Erik J. Giltay,
Marjolein H. Kamphuis,
Sandra Kalmijn,
Frans G. Zitman,
Daan Kromhout
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.4.431
Subject(s) - optimism , psychology , medicine , social psychology
Dispositional optimism, defined in terms of life engagement and generalized positive outcome expectancies for one's future, may be related to lower cardiovascular mortality. We aimed to determine whether dispositional optimism is a stable trait over time and whether it is independently related to lower cardiovascular mortality in elderly men.
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