Dispositional Optimism and Physical Well‐Being: The Influence of Generalized Outcome Expectancies on Health

Journal of Personality

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 169-210

  Scheier, Michael E ^a   Carver, Charles S ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AROUSAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MMPI; PERSONALITY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SUICIDE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023357493     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1987.tb00434.x     Document Type: Article

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