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dc.contributor.authorBredal, Inger Schou
dc.contributor.authorBonsaksen, Tore
dc.contributor.authorHeir, Trond
dc.contributor.authorSkogstad, Laila
dc.contributor.authorLerdal, Anners
dc.contributor.authorGrimholt, Tine Kristin
dc.contributor.authorEkeberg, Øivind
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T08:31:53Z
dc.date.available2019-07-03T08:31:53Z
dc.date.created2019-01-08T10:44:00Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationHealth Psychology Report. 2019, 7 (1), 9-18nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn2353-4184
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2603270
dc.description.abstractBackground: Several studies have found that optimism is associated with better health. However, all those studies have investigated the subject in a specific context: gender, age group, diagnosis, situation, or population segment. Given the association found between optimism and physical health, mental health and well-being in previous studies, one would expect optimistic individuals in the general population to report fewer physical and mental health conditions during their lifetimes than pessimists. The aim of the present study was to test this hypothesis. Participants and procedure: A random sample of 1792 people participated in a survey on a broad variety of mental and physical health conditions. In addition they filled out the Life Orientation Test– Revised (LOT-R). Optimism was defined as a score of ≥ 17 on the LOT-R. Results: Optimists reported a lower prevalence of a wide range of mental and physical health conditions compared with pessimists. The associations between optimism and better health conditions persisted for the majority of health conditions investigated, even after adjustment for age, gender and education. Overall, pessimists had a greater estimated risk of disease in general. In addition 11.30% of the pessimists reported having had five or more different diseases during their lifetimes, compared with 3.90% of the optimists. Conclusions: Our results add to growing evidence that optimism plays an important role in health and support the view that fostering optimism is an appropriate strategy for promoting health.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherInstitute of Psychology, University of Gdansknb_NO
dc.subjectsurveynb_NO
dc.subjectdispositional optimismnb_NO
dc.subjectgeneral populationnb_NO
dc.subjecthealth conditionsnb_NO
dc.subjecthelseforholdnb_NO
dc.subjectoptimismenb_NO
dc.subjectgjennomsnittsbefolkningnb_NO
dc.titleOptimists report fewer physical and mental health conditions than pessimists in the general Norwegian populationnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.rights.holderOpen Accessnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber9-18nb_NO
dc.source.volume7nb_NO
dc.source.journalHealth Psychology Reportnb_NO
dc.source.issue1nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.5114/hpr.2019.81003
dc.identifier.cristin1652099
cristin.unitcode251,3,0,0
cristin.unitnameFakultet for helsefag
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