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May 14, 2010Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental HealthOpen Access

Optimism and Its Impact on Mental and Physical Well-Being

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CCCiro ConversanoARAlessandro RotondoELE. Lensi

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Overview

Overview explores optimism's effects on well-being, coping strategies, and quality of life.

Key Points

  • This overview aims to explore the concept of optimism and its relation to both mental and physical health.
  • Review various theoretical formulations of optimism and its impacts.
  • Examine the relationship between optimism and coping strategies as well as quality of life.
  • Analyze how optimism influences risk perception and adaptive behaviors.
  • Optimistic individuals show a higher quality of life than pessimists.
  • There is a significant positive relationship between optimism and effective coping strategies.
  • Optimism promotes a healthy lifestyle and enhances mental and physical well-being.

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Conversano et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d93afa9402b8412aa3c950https://doi.org/10.2174/1745017901006010025
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