Relationship between optimism and general health among university students
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2014
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University of Management and Technology
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This study attempted to explore the relationship between optimism and general health among university students. Optimism was measured by Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R; Scheier& Carver, 1994) and general health was measured by General Health Questionnaire-30 (GHQ-30; Goldberg, 1978). Data was collected from four universities; two private and two government universities (N=283). The results showed a significant negative correlation of -0.553 between optimism and general health.Moreover 70% of the student population was found under optimistic and 30% was found to be suffering from general health problems.No difference in the level of optimism was found on the basis of age and gender. Students who were more optimistic about their future reported less general health problems. This research also validated the previous research findings of positive psychologists linking optimism with health. The findings of this research are discussed along with the implications for the future research in this area.
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MCS Thesis, Psychology