Dispositional and comparative optimism interact to predict avoidance of a looming health threat

Psychology and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 456-474

  Fowler, Stephanie L ^a,b   Geers, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

comparative optimism; construal level theory; coping; dispositional optimism; information processing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921357609     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2014.977282     Document Type: Article

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