Optimism and Health-Relevant Cognitions after a Myocardial Infarction
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 67 (3_suppl) , 1131-1135
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1990.67.3f.1131
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.Keywords
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