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Positive Thinking in Coping with Stress and Health outcomes: Literature Review

@inproceedings{Naseem2010PositiveTI,
  title={Positive Thinking in Coping with Stress and Health outcomes: Literature Review},
  author={Zarghuna Naseem and Ruhi Khalid},
  year={2010}
}
This article reviews literature on positive thinking and its effect on the appraisal of stress, coping and health outcomes. Positive psychology is a new dimension that focuses on positive thinking, positive emotions and positive behavioral qualities that enhance human potential in various domains such as work, coping with stress and health. By thinking positively, we perceive the stress as less threatening, are able to cope with it effectively. Fredrickson's broaden and build theory of positive… Expand
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The effect of constructive thinking on women's adjustment during pregnancy was itself mediated by their perceived stress, and constructive thinking predicted both psychological and behavioral adjustment later in pregnancy, independent of age and social desirability. Expand
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The authors focus on one such outcome, positive affect, and review findings about the co-occurrence of positive affect with negative affect during chronic stress, the adaptive functions of positive Affect during chronic Stress, and a special class of meaning-based coping processes that support positive affect during Chronic stress. Expand
The roles of constructive thinking and optimism in psychological and behavioral adjustment during pregnancy.
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