Optimism and Adaptation to Multiple Sclerosis: What Does Optimism Mean?
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Vol. 22 (4) , 303-326
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1018776618323
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to determine the meaning of optimism by explicating the dimensions underlying the notion and their links to adjusting to MS. Seventy-three patients responded to...Keywords
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