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

Poor psychological health (eg, depression and anxiety) is prospectively associated with
adverse cardiac outcomes. In contrast, there is increasing evidence that positive …

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 …

This review investigates the association between positive psychological well-being (PPWB)
and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We also consider the mechanisms by which PPWB may …

Objective: Research suggests that positive psychological well-being is associated with
cardiovascular health. However, much of this research uses elderly samples and has not …

Accumulating evidence suggests that positive psychological well-being (eg, optimism, life
satisfaction) is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. One possible …

Objective Individuals who are satisfied and experience frequent positive emotions tend to
have reduced risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). However, conflicting evidence exists …

Objective: To review systematically prospective, observational, cohort studies of the
association between positive well-being and mortality using meta-analytic methods. Recent …

In recent years, a growing body of evidence has linked positive emotional health with lower
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, independent of negative emotion. Several potential …

Background Intervention research at the intersection of psychiatry and cardiology has
primarily focused on the relationship between negative psychological syndromes (eg …