Are happy people healthier? The specific role of positive affect in predicting self-reported health symptoms

By J. Pettit, J. P. Kline, T. Gençöz, Faruk Gençöz, T. Joiner. 2001

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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A mediated model of perfectionism, affect, and physical health (2006, background): “Contradictory findings have been reported regarding the association between positive affect and health, as some researchers have found that positive affect is unrelated to self-reported health problems (Watson & Pennebaker, 1989), while others have reported that positive affect has a significant rel”
The benefits of frequent positive affect: does happiness lead to success? (2005, unknown): “…activity level .61 Pettit et al., 2001a 140 PANAS Presence and severity of medical conditions .26 Pettit et al., 2001a 140 PANAS Cigarette use .24 Pettit et al., 2001a 140 PANAS Alcohol intake .22 Riddick, 1985 (male sample) 806 Life Satisfaction Index Leisure activities .37 Riddick, 1985…”
Goal Motives, Well-Being, and Physical Health: Happiness and Self-Realization as Psychological Resources Under Challenge (2006, unknown): “…health Prior research reveals that happiness (as measured by positive affect) is positively related to physical health, whereas it is negatively associated with illness or physical symp- toms (e.g., Dua, 1994; Pettit et al., 2001; Roysamb, Tambs, Reichborn-Kjennerud, Neale, & Harris, 2003).”
Good News! Capitalizing on Positive Events in an Interpersonal Context (2010, background): “For example, Pettit et al. (2001) have shown that positive affectivity but not negative affectivity predicts self-reported health.”
Goal Motives, Well-Being, and Physical Health: An Integrative Model (2008, background): “Prior research reveals that happiness (measured by PA) is positively related to physical health, whereas it is negatively associated with illness or physical symptoms (e.g., Dua, 1994; Pettit et al., 2001; Roysamb et al., 2003).”