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Optimism, Type a Behavior, and Psychological Well-Being in Japanese Women

Psychological ReportsPublished 1 February 1997
Katsunori Sumi, K. Horie, Seiichi Hayakawa
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TL;DR

The relations of self-report scores for optimism, Type A behavior, and stress with those for depression and anxiety were examined in Japanese female college students and indicated that subjects who reported higher optimism and higher Type Abehavior had a lower mean for anxiety than those who reported lower optimism and lower Type A Behavior.

Abstract

The relations of self-report scores for optimism, Type A behavior, and stress with those for depression and anxiety were examined in 144 Japanese female college students. A significant interaction of scores on optimism and Type A behavior indicated that subjects who reported higher optimism and higher Type A behavior had a lower mean for anxiety than those who reported lower optimism and higher Type A behavior.

Keywords

Psychology