Why the study?
Do aroused versus calm positive affects predict changes in blood lipid levels in apparently healthy employees?
Population
1,585 apparently healthy employees (990 male, 595 female) undergoing routine periodic health examination
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
about 24 months
Authors
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Sex-specific affect-lipid associations should not yet change practice; leaves open causal confirmation and broader replication.
Do aroused versus calm positive affects predict changes in blood lipid levels in apparently healthy employees?
Different types of positive affect (aroused vs calm) may have opposite physiological consequences on blood lipid levels in men over a 24-month period.
Shirom et al. (2009) studied this question.
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