Scheier M F, Carver C S
J Pers. 1987 Jun;55(2):169-210. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1987.tb00434.x.
This article explores the implications that dispositional optimism holds for physical well-being. Research is reviewed that links optimism to a number of different positive health-relevant outcomes, ranging from the development of physical symptoms to recovery from coronary artery bypass surgery. Additional findings are described which suggest that these beneficial effects are partly due to differences between optimists and pessimists in the strategies that they use to cope with stress. A number of other potential mediators are also discussed, including some that are physiologic in nature. The article closes with a discussion of the relationships between our own theoretical account of the effects of optimism and several other conceptual approaches.
本文探讨了性格乐观对身体健康的影响。回顾了将乐观与许多不同的积极健康相关结果联系起来的研究，这些结果涵盖从身体症状的发展到冠状动脉搭桥手术的康复。还描述了其他一些研究发现，这些发现表明这些有益影响部分归因于乐观主义者和悲观主义者在应对压力时所采用策略的差异。还讨论了其他一些潜在的调节因素，包括一些具有生理性质的因素。文章最后讨论了我们自己关于乐观主义影响的理论解释与其他几种概念方法之间的关系。
