The value of positive psychology for health psychology: Progress and pitfalls in examining the relation of positive phenomena to health

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-15

  Aspinwall, Lisa G ^a   Tedeschi, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Meaning; Optimism; Positive psychology; Posttraumatic growth

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

AFFECT; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 77957283295     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-009-9153-0     Document Type: Article

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