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Effects of optimism, pessimism, and trait anxiety on ambulatory blood pressure and mood during everyday life.

Räikkönen, Katri, Matthews, Karen A., Flory, Janine D., Owens, Jane F., Gump, Brooks B.·1999·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Abstract

This study tested whether dispositional measures of optimism, pessimism, and anxiety affected ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and mood and whether any cardiovascular effects of dispositions were moderated by mood. Pessimistic and anxious adults had higher BP levels and felt more negative and less positive than did optimists or low anxious adults throughout the monitoring. The few times that optimists did feel negative were associated with levels of BP as high as those observed among pessimists or anxious individuals, regardless of their mood. To the extent that trait anxiety measures neuroticism, these findings suggest that neuroticism is directly related to health indicators rather than simply to illness behavior. Furthermore, the results suggest that pessimism has broad physiological and psychological consequences.

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Authors
Räikkönen, K., Matthews, K. A., Flory, J. D., Owens, J. F., & Gump, B. B.
Affiliations
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • State University of New York at Oswego (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
1999
Volume
76
Issue
1
Pages
104-113
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W2150628111
Cited by
288
References
44
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FWCI
21.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (#HL07560, HL38712)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Keywords
optimism, pessimism, trait anxiety, ambulatory blood pressure, mood, neuroticism, cardiovascular health, everyday life
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Anxiety, Arousal, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Sick Role, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory

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