As clinicians delivering health care, we are very good at treating disease but often not as
good at treating the person. The focus of our attention has been on the specific physical …

Objective High cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress are associated with the
development of hypertension, systemic atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease …

Objective: The current meta-analysis tested whether trait indicators of well-being associate
with stressor-evoked physiological reactivity and recovery in healthy adults. Method …

Recent research suggests that gratitude is associated with better cardiovascular health.
Here, we investigated whether trait and/or state gratitude was associated with …

The pathways linking gratitude to cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) to acute stress are not fully
understood. We examine whether this association is mediated by social support. Healthy …

BACKGROUND Dispositional optimism, the expectation of positive outcomes after personal
challenges, is a resilience factor associated with widespread health benefits. However, the …

Objective: To understand the association between psychosocial stressors and
cardiovascular health by evaluating:(a) lifespan patterns of childhood and adulthood …

This study examined effects of experimentally-induced optimism on physical activity and
stress reactivity with community volunteers. Using an intervention to induce short-term …

Introduction Cardiovascular reactivity refers to changes in blood pressure and heart rate in
response to internal or external stimuli. Previous research has shown that excessively high …

The emerging concept of planetary health—defined as the interdependent vitality of all
natural and anthropogenic ecosystems (social, political, and otherwise)—emphasizes that …