ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2021
Is Optimism a Protective Factor for Cardiovascular Disease?
Review in Current cardiology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function-FEEL Trial Results.Global heart · 2025Trial
- Serial Mediation: How Optimism Reduces and Pessimism Intensifies Chronic Low Back Pain Through Depression and Biological Aging.Biological research for nursing · 2026Article
- The underlying mechanisms by which Post-Traumatic Growth is associated with cardiovascular health in male UK military personnel: The ADVANCE cohort study.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Negative Life Events as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Optimism and Cardiovascular Reactivity.Psychophysiology · 2025Article
- A Bio-Psycho-Social Approach to Understanding Optimism and Pessimism in Response to Stress.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Associations Between Psychological Factors and Adherence to Health Behaviors After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Role of Cardiac Rehabilitation.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Article
- Psychological Health and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: A Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations across the Healthspan.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2024Review
- Positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
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- Positivity and Health Locus of Control: Key Variables to Intervene on Well-Being of Cardiovascular Disease Patients.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Positive Psychology Interventions in Medical Populations: Critical Issues in Intervention Development, Testing, and Implementation.Affective science · 2023Review
- Intimate Relationships and Coronary Heart Disease: Implications for Risk, Prevention, and Patient Management.Current cardiology reports · 2022Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewDoes optimism contribute to superior cardiovascular health? We examined prospective studies investigating the connections between optimism and cardiovascular health and examining the biological and behavioral mechanisms that may mediate such connections. RECENT
findingsOptimism, independent of sociodemographic, medical, and negative psychological factors, has been prospectively associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and lower rates of cardiac and all-cause mortality. The mechanisms by which optimism may prevent cardiovascular disease remain unclear, but one mechanism may be through health behaviors. Indeed, optimism has been linked with physical activity, healthy diet, and smoking cessation, all of which are associated with better cardiovascular health. Additional studies are needed to: (1) understand the relationships between more dynamic measures of optimism and health outcomes, (2) delineate the mechanisms underlying the relationships between optimism and cardiovascular health, and (3) assess the potential for interventions to modify optimism.
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