title: Optimism: a determinant of health behavior.
abstract: Nurses intuitively recognize an optimistic outlook as a personality component that has a positive impact on clients' health-related behavior. Optimism, however, has not been studied from the perspective of nursing. The author did a concept analysis of optimism (the first step in grounding the study of optimism in nursing practice); identified attributes, antecedents, and consequences; and developed a definition of optimism. A case study contrasts examples of a model, borderline, and contrary positions and illustrates their differences.
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authors.lastname: Stubblefield
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009013:Morale; D010551:Personality