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Does positive affect influence health?

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Pressman, Sarah D., Cohen, Sheldon·2005·Psychological Bulletin

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This review highlights consistent patterns in the literature associating positive affect (PA) and physical health. However, it also raises serious conceptual and methodological reservations. Evidence suggests an association of trait PA and lower morbidity and of state and trait PA and decreased symptoms and pain. Trait PA is also associated with increased longevity among older community-dwelling individuals. The literature on PA and surviving serious illness is inconsistent. Experimentally inducing intense bouts of activated state PA triggers short-term rises in physiological arousal and associated (potentially harmful) effects on immune, cardiovascular, and pulmonary function. However, arousing effects of state PA are not generally found in naturalistic ambulatory studies in which bouts of PA are typically less intense and often associated with health protective responses. A theoretical framework to guide further study is proposed.

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Authors: Pressman, S. D., & Cohen, S.
Affiliations: Carnegie Mellon University (US)
ORCID: Pressman, Sarah D.
Cohen, Sheldon
Venue: Psychological Bulletin
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2005-11
Volume: 131
Issue: 6
Pages: 925-971
ISSN: 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
1939-1455
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.131.6.925
OpenAlex: W2134176302
Cited by: 2,087
References: 362
Citations by year: 2026: 36 · 2025: 85 · 2024: 75 · 2023: 76 · 2022: 114 · 2021: 108 · 2020: 155 · 2019: 123 · 2018: 143 · 2017: 134 · 2016: 128 · 2015: 122 · 2014: 124 · 2013: 121 · 2012: 128
FWCI: 6.57
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Licence: cc-by
Locations: Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
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Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL65111, HL65112, P50HL065112, P50HL065111)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords: positive affect, trait positive affect, physical health, morbidity, pain, longevity, physiological arousal, immune function, cardiovascular function, lung function
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Arousal, Child, Disease, Female, Happiness, Health, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Negativism, Survival Analysis

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