Publication details
Optimismus a chování vztahující se ke zdraví
| Title in English | Optimism and Health-related Behavior |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Sborník příspěvků z konference Sociální procesy a osobnost Člověk na cestě životem: Křižovatky a mosty |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | optimism; pessimism; health; health-related behavior |
| Description | The research studies a particular theme of a project supported by Czech Grant Agency (No. 406/09/0611). This exploratory study contributes to clarifications on relation among dispositional optimism/pessimism, optimism/pessimism as a explanatory style and health-related behavior. The main aim of the presented study is to verify on a sample of Czech university students (N=1617) the relationship between optimism and high activity towards own health and, on the contrary, the connection between pessimism and passivity, which was proven in the US. The connection was not demonstrated on our sample. Optimism was found as a predictor of a mental well-being care only. |
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