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Health benefits: Meta-analytically determining the impact of well-being on objective health outcomes

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Howell, Ryan T., Kern, Margaret L., Lyubomirsky, Sonja·2007·Health Psychology Review

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This research synthesis integrates findings from 150 experimental, ambulatory and longitudinal studies that tested the impact of well-being on objective health outcomes. Results demonstrated that well-being positively impacts health outcomes (r=0.14). Well-being was found to be positively related to short-term health outcomes (r=0.15), long-term health outcomes (r=0.11), and disease or symptom control (r=0.13). Results from the experimental studies demonstrated that inductions of well-being lead to healthy functioning, and inductions of ill-being lead to compromised health at similar magnitudes. Thus, the effect of subjective well-being on health is not solely due to ill-being having a detrimental impact on health, but also to well-being having a salutary impact on health. Additionally, the impact of well-being on improving health was stronger for immune system response and pain tolerance, whereas well-being was not significantly related to increases in cardiovascular and physiological reactivity. These findings point to potential biological pathways, such that well-being can directly bolster immune functioning and buffer the impact of stress.

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Authors: Howell, R. T., Kern, M. L., & Lyubomirsky, S.
Venue: Health Psychology Review
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2007-03
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 83-136
ISSN: 1743-7199 (ISSN-L)
1743-7202
DOI: 10.1080/17437190701492486
OpenAlex: W2115813773
Cited by: 627
References: 42
FWCI: 9.14
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green

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