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Emotional Style and Susceptibility to the Common Cold
Psychosomatic Medicine · 2003 · Vol. 65(4) · pp. 652–657
Sheldon Cohen✉(Carnegie Mellon University)William J. DoyleRonald B. TurnerCüneyt M. AlperDavid P. Skoner
Abstract
The tendency to experience positive emotions was associated with greater resistance to objectively verifiable colds. PES was also associated with reporting fewer unfounded symptoms and NES with reporting more.
Mental Health Research TopicsOptimism, Hope, and Well-beingStress Responses and CortisolCommon coldMedicineDiseasePsychologyRisk factorClinical psychologyDemographyInternal medicineImmunology
MeSH terms
Administration, IntranasalAdolescentAdultCatecholaminesCommon ColdDisease SusceptibilityEmotionsFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMiddle AgedRhinovirusSalivaSeverity of Illness Index
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