A Life Course Perspective on Childhood Cheerfulness and its Relation to Mortality Risk

By L. Martin, Howard S. Friedman, J. Tucker, C. Tomlinson-Keasey, M. Criqui, J. Schwartz. 2002

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Does positive affect influence health? (2005, background): “The authors suggested that this may occur because these extremely optimistic and cheerful individuals may underestimate dangers, take few precautions in risky situations, or fail to follow medical advice, resulting in poorer health outcomes (Martin et al., 2002).”
How does happiness relate to economic behaviour? A review of the literature (2017, background): “On the other hand, Martin et al. (2002) found that children who were more cheerful grew up to be more risk-taking with regard to their health.”
Humor, Comedy, and Consumer Behavior (2018, background): “Some studies even report negative correlations between sense of humor and life expectancy (Friedman et al. 1993; Martin et al. 2002).”
Personality and Pathways of Influence on Physical Health (2011, background): “…engage in risky health behaviors, which in turn increased their ª 2011 The Authors Social and Personality Psychology Compass 5/1 (2011): 76–87, 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2010.00331.x Social and Personality Psychology Compass ª 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd risk of early mortality (Martin et al., 2002).”
The contribution of temperament, popularity, and physical appearance to children’s happiness (2008, background): “For example, the correlation between parents’ and teachers’ ratings was +0.14 for cheerfulness/optimism and was also +0.14 for humor ( Martin et al. 2002 ).”
The Negative Side of Positive Psychology (2004, background): “…longitudinal study begun in 1921 by L. M. Terman (Terman & Oden, 1947), reported that people (especially men) who were conscientious as children lived longer, whereas those who were cheerful as children (defined as optimism and sense of humor) died younger (also see Martin et al., 2002).”
Too much of a good thing: Curvilinear effect of positive affect on proactive behaviors (2014, background): “Prior research has found such a nonlinear relationship between positive emotions and political participation (Oishi, Diener, & Lucas, 2007), risky behaviors (Martin et al., 2002), accumulated relational resources (Waugh & Fredrickson, 2006), and creativity (Rego, Sousa, Marqes, & Cunah, 2012).”