Optimism and Health-related Behaviour in Czech University
Students and Adults

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Optimism and Health-related Behaviour in Czech University Students and Adults

DOSEDLOVÁ, Jaroslava, Helena KLIMUSOVÁ, Iva BUREŠOVÁ, Martin JELÍNEK, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Optimism and Health-related Behaviour in Czech University Students and Adults

Authors

DOSEDLOVÁ, Jaroslava (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Helena KLIMUSOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Iva BUREŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martin JELÍNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Lubomír VAŠINA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Amsterdam, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, p. 1051-1059, 9 pp. 2015

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd.

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/15:00080657

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISSN

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.278

UT WoS

000380543800142

Keywords (in Czech)

optimismus; pesimismus; chování související se zdravím

Keywords in English

optimism; pessimism; healt-related behavior

Abstract

V originále

The exploratory study, conducted as a part of a research project supported by the Czech Science Foundation (No. 13-19808S), attempted to shed more light on the interrelations between dispositional optimism/pessimism, explanatory style optimism/pessimism, defensive pessimism/strategic optimism, and health-related behaviour. The main objective was to test whether findings obtained on American population and several European samples concerning positive relationships between optimism and health-related activity, and between pessimism and passivity, can be replicated on a Czech sample. The analysis of data from 268 respondents aged between 16 and 96 did not confirm any significant associations between different types of optimism/pessimism and health behaviours except for one: Promotion of mental well-being was predicted by defensive pessimism and by optimistic explanatory style, especially the stability dimension. The study also addresses the complex interrelations between different optimism/pessimism constructs, health-related behaviour, and subjective health problems.

Links

GA13-19808S, research and development project

Name: Chování zdraví podporující a zdraví ohrožující: determinanty, modely a konsekvence

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

DOSEDLOVÁ, Jaroslava, Helena KLIMUSOVÁ, Iva BUREŠOVÁ, Martin JELÍNEK, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ and Lubomír VAŠINA. Optimism and Health-related Behaviour in Czech University Students and Adults. Online. In Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. Amsterdam: Elsevier Ltd., 2015, p. 1051-1059. ISSN 1877-0428. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.278.

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DOSEDLOVÁ, Jaroslava, Helena KLIMUSOVÁ, Iva BUREŠOVÁ, Martin JELÍNEK, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ and Lubomír VAŠINA. Optimism and Health-related Behaviour in Czech University Students and Adults. Online. In \textit{Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences}. Amsterdam: Elsevier Ltd., 2015, p.~1051-1059. ISSN~1877-0428. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.278.

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