Richman Laura Smart, Kubzansky Laura, Maselko Joanna, Kawachi Ichiro, Choo Peter, Bauer Mark
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Health Psychol. 2005 Jul;24(4):422-9. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.4.422.
This study examined the relationships between positive emotions and health. Two positive emotions were considered, hope and curiosity, in conjunction with 3 physician-diagnosed disease outcomes: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and respiratory tract infections. Medical data were abstracted over a 2-year period from 1,041 patient records from a multispecialty medical practice, and emotions were assessed through a mailed questionnaire. Across 3 disease outcomes, higher levels of hope were associated with a decreased likelihood of having or developing a disease. Higher levels of curiosity were also associated with decreased likelihood of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Results suggest that positive emotion may play a protective role in the development of disease.
本研究探讨了积极情绪与健康之间的关系。研究考虑了两种积极情绪，即希望和好奇心，并结合了三种医生诊断的疾病结果：高血压、糖尿病和呼吸道感染。在两年时间里，从一家多专科医疗诊所的1041份患者记录中提取了医疗数据，并通过邮寄问卷对情绪进行了评估。在三种疾病结果中，较高水平的希望与患病或发病可能性降低相关。较高水平的好奇心也与高血压和糖尿病的患病可能性降低相关。结果表明，积极情绪可能在疾病发展中起到保护作用。
