Relationship between belief in good luck and general health.
62 undergraduate university students were administered the 12-item Belief in Good Luck Scale of Darke and Freedman and the General Health Questionnaire of Goldberg and Williams. Scores on belief in good luck showed a significant correlation of -.29 with anxiety and -.35 with depression but correlations were not significant for somatic symptoms (.15) and social dysfunction (.15).
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Centre for Health and Social Care Research, School of Health and Community Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, England. L.Day@shu.ac.uk
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D001290:Attitude; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires