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Optimismus a chování vztahující se ke zdraví

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Title in English Optimism and Health-related Behavior
Authors

DOSEDLOVÁ Jaroslava KLIMUSOVÁ Helena SLOVÁČKOVÁ Zuzana KEBZA Vladimír

Year of publication 2011
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Sborník příspěvků z konference Sociální procesy a osobnost Člověk na cestě životem: Křižovatky a mosty
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

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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