TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotional states and physical health
AU - Salovey, Peter
AU - Rothman, Alexander J.
AU - Detweiler, Jerusha B.
AU - Steward, Wayne T.
PY - 2000/1
Y1 - 2000/1
N2 - Positive emotional states may promote healthy perceptions, beliefs, and physical well-being itself. To explore potential mechanisms linking pleasant feelings and good health, the authors consider several lines of research, including (a) direct effects of positive affect on physiology, especially the immune system, (b) the information value of emotional experiences, (c) the psychological resources engendered by positive feeling states, (d) the ways in which mood can motivate health-relevant behaviors, and (e) the elicitation of social support. As anticipated by the Greek physician Hippocrates, positive emotions and healthy outcomes may be linked through multiple pathways.
AB - Positive emotional states may promote healthy perceptions, beliefs, and physical well-being itself. To explore potential mechanisms linking pleasant feelings and good health, the authors consider several lines of research, including (a) direct effects of positive affect on physiology, especially the immune system, (b) the information value of emotional experiences, (c) the psychological resources engendered by positive feeling states, (d) the ways in which mood can motivate health-relevant behaviors, and (e) the elicitation of social support. As anticipated by the Greek physician Hippocrates, positive emotions and healthy outcomes may be linked through multiple pathways.
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U2 - 10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.110
DO - 10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.110
M3 - Article
C2 - 11392855
AN - SCOPUS:84992896324
VL - 55
SP - 110
EP - 121
JO - American Psychologist
JF - American Psychologist
SN - 0003-066X
IS - 1
ER -