Unrealistic optimism is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 815-820

  Ferrer, Rebecca A ^a   Klein, William M P ^b   Zajac, Laura E ^b   Sutton Tyrrell, Kim ^c   Muldoon, Matthew F ^b   Kamarck, Thomas W ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Risk perceptions; Subclinical atherosclerosis; Unrealistic optimism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84874354796     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027675     Document Type: Article

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