Optimistic expectancies and cell-mediated immunity: The role of positive affect

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 448-455

  Segerstrom, Suzanne C ^a   Sephton, Sandra E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Cell mediated immunity; Expectancy; Optimism

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUMPS VIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC USE;

AFFECT; ANTIGENS; CANDIDA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUMPS VIRUS; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77951281074     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610362061     Document Type: Article

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