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 …

Facets of positive psychological well-being, such as optimism, have been identified as
positive health assets because they are prospectively associated with the 7 metrics of …

A paradigm shift in public health and medicine has broadened the field from a singular focus
on the ill effects of negative states and psychopathology to an expanded view that examines …

One of the most salient attributes of information is valence: whether a piece of news is good
or bad. Contrary to classic learning theories, which implicitly assume beliefs are adjusted …

Engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors is suboptimal. The vast majority of the US
population does not meet current recommendations. A healthy lifestyle is defined by …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …

Positive psychological aspects of well-being—including positive emotions, optimism, and life
satisfaction—are increasingly considered to have protective roles for cardiovascular disease …

Introduction Optimism—the expectation that good things will happen—has emerged as a
promising health asset, as it appears to be related to healthier behaviors and reduced …

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify the relationship
between resilience resources at the individual (eg, optimism), interpersonal (eg, social …

Background Positive cardiometabolic health (CMH) is defined as meeting recommended
levels of multiple cardiometabolic risk factors in the absence of manifest disease. Prior work …