Positive Affect Uniquely Predicts Lower Risk of Mortality in People With Diabetes

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Moskowitz, Judith Tedlie ^a   Epel, Elissa S ^b   Acree, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; emotion; mortality; physical health; positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; ATTITUDE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMOTIONS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41949116245     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.1.S73     Document Type: Article

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