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Optimism and Health-Relevant Cognitions after a Myocardial Infarction

Published:1990-12 Issue:3_suppl Volume:67 Page:1131-1135
ISSN:0033-2941
Container-title:Psychological Reports
language:en
Short-container-title:Psychol Rep

Author:

Desharnais Raymond¹,Godin Gaston²,Jobin Jean²,Valois Pierre²,Ross Alain³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physical Education, Laval University

2. School of Nursing, Laval University

3. Cooke Rehabilitation Center, Trois-Rivières, Québec

Abstract

The relationship between dispositional optimism (LOT) and health-relevant cognitions after a myocardial infarction was examined with 158 patients (mean age = 52.7 ± 8.1 yr.). Patients above the median on optimism (i.e., optimists) scored significantly lower on perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and experienced fear than did pessimists. However, no difference on perceived self-efficacy was reported between optimists and pessimists. It is concluded that these results provide further evidence for the LOT's construct validity.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2466/pr0.1990.67.3f.1131

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