Davis Mary C
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University.
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2009;3(1 Suppl.):60S-63S. doi: 10.1177/1559827609335152.
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has linked positive emotional health with lower cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, independent of negative emotion. Several potential mechanisms have been posited to account for these associations, including improved health behavior, direct physiological benefits, and enhanced resistance to and recovery from stress among individuals with high versus low positive emotional resources. Links between positive emotion and health have implications for targeted interventions, but no empirical investigations to date have tested the impact of efforts to enhance positive emotion on cardiovascular risk. Nevertheless, some existing data point to the potential value of strategies to increase emotional resources for individuals' functional health and capacity to manage stress.
近年来，越来越多的证据表明，积极的情绪健康与较低的心血管发病率和死亡率相关，且不受消极情绪影响。人们提出了几种潜在机制来解释这些关联，包括改善健康行为、直接的生理益处，以及积极情绪资源水平高的个体与低的个体相比，对压力的抵抗力增强和从压力中恢复得更快。积极情绪与健康之间的联系对有针对性的干预措施具有启示意义，但迄今为止，尚无实证研究检验增强积极情绪的努力对心血管风险的影响。然而，一些现有数据表明，增加情绪资源的策略对于个体的功能健康和应对压力的能力具有潜在价值。
