See the glass as half empty? Pessimism could lead to heart disease
A new study from Finland has found a link between a pessimistic attitude and heart disease, reports The New York Times.
The study, published in BMC Public Health, followed 2,267 men and women aged 52 to 76 who were asked to rate how well a statement applied to them based on a scale from zero to four. Statements included lines like, “In uncertain times, I usually expect the best,” or “If something can go wrong for me, it will.”
Researchers followed participants for 11 years, over which time 122 people died from coronary heart disease. Results showed that participants with the highest scores of pessimism were more than twice as likely to die of heart disease compared to those with lower scores of pessimism or those who were more optimistic.
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