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HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 422-429Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.4.422
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positive emotion; hope; curiosity; disease outcomes
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This study examined the relationships between positive emotions and health. Two positive emotions were considered, hope and curiosity, in conjunction with 3 physician-diagnosed disease outcomes: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and respiratory tract infections. Medical data were abstracted over a 2-year period from 1,041 patient records from a multispecialty medical practice, and emotions were assessed through a mailed questionnaire. Across 3 disease outcomes, higher levels of hope were associated with a decreased likelihood of having or developing a disease. Higher levels of curiosity were also associated with decreased likelihood of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Results suggest that positive emotion may play a protective role in the development of disease.
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