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Optimism is associated with mood, coping, and immune change in response to stress.
Abstract
This study explored prospectively the effects of dispositional and situational optimism on mood (N = 90) and immune changes (N = 50) among law students in their first semester of study. Optimism was associated with better mood, higher numbers of helper T cells, and higher natural killer cell cytotoxicity. Avoidance coping partially accounted for the relationship between optimism and mood. Among the immune parameters, mood partially accounted for the optimism-helper T cell relationship, and perceived stress partially accounted for the optimism-cytotoxicity relationship. Individual differences in expectancies, appraisal, and mood may be important in understanding psychological and immune responses to stress.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Segerstrom, S. C., Taylor, S. E., Kemeny, M. E., & Fahey, J. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1998
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1646-1655
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W1979180489
- Cited by
- 527
- References
- 62
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 25.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH15750, MH 00820, F31MH010841, MH10841, T32MH015750)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Keywords
- optimism, dispositional optimism, mood, coping, avoidance coping, T helper cells, natural killer cells, cytotoxicity, perceived stress, law students, first-semester students, expectancy, appraisal
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Affect, Antibody Formation, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Stress, Psychological, Temperament, Los Angeles, Lymphocyte Count
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