The heart's content: The association between positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular health

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 655-691

  Boehm, Julia K ^a   Kubzansky, Laura D ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological function; Cardiovascular disease; Eudaimonic well being; Health behaviors; Hedonic well being

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SLEEP; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK FACTORS; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84867315923     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027448     Document Type: Article

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