Open AccessA Prospective Study of the Effects of Optimism on Adolescent Health Risks
Author(s) -
George Patton,
Michelle M. Tollit,
Helena Romaniuk,
Susan H. Spence,
Jeannie K. Sheffield,
Michael Sawyer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2010-0748
Subject(s) - optimism , medicine , context (archaeology) , anxiety , mental health , odds ratio , clinical psychology , odds , longitudinal study , intervention (counseling) , social support , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , logistic regression , paleontology , pathology , biology
The promotion of optimism has been widely advocated for children and adolescents, but epidemiologic data to support this approach are scant.
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