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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

DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.74.6.1646

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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
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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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