Optimists’ coping skills ward off stress and
depression
29 January 2002
US researchers say optimists tend to develop
better coping skills and a more supportive social network than those with a
darker outlook, and this may shelter them from stress and depression.
Researchers from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, conducted a
survey of college students near the beginning of the semester, when they had yet
to develop a network of friends and again when the semester ended. Those
students judged to be optimists immediately developed a larger group of friends
and maintained a superior state of mental health throughout the semester. The
research is published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
(Reuters 29/01/02)
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