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Optimism is associated with mood, coping, and immune change in response to stress.

Segerstrom, Suzanne C., Taylor, Shelley E., Kemeny, Margaret E., Fahey, John L.·1998·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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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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Authors: Segerstrom, S. C., Taylor, S. E., Kemeny, M. E., & Fahey, J. L.
Affiliations: University of Kentucky (US)
ORCID: Segerstrom, Suzanne C.
Venue: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1998
Volume: 74
Issue: 6
Pages: 1646-1655
ISSN: 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
1939-1315
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.6.1646
OpenAlex: W1979180489
Cited by: 527
References: 62
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 29
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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