作者: Shelley E. Taylor , Margaret E. Kemeny , Geoffrey M. Reed , Julienne E. Bower , Tara L. Gruenewald
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.99
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摘要: Psychological beliefs such as optimism, personal control, and a sense of meaning are known to be protective of mental health. Are they protective of physical health as well? The authors present a program of research that has tested the implications of cognitive adaptation theory and research on positive illusions for the relation of positive beliefs to disease progression among men infected with HIV. The investigations have revealed that even unrealistically optimistic beliefs about the future may be health protective. The ability to …