title: Positivity and indicators of health among African Americans with diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the utility of the positivity ratio to distinguish differences in psychological and physiological health in African Americans with type 2 diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Study participants (N = 93) were recruited through radio and church announcements and grouped by their positivity ratio.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Multivariate analyses showed flourishing individuals had the highest resilience and lowest depressive symptoms and HbA1c (A1C), whereas depressed individuals recorded the lowest resilience and highest depressive symptoms and A1C. Small to large effect sizes were reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further support for the utility and generalizability of the positivity ratio was provided. Cultivating positive emotions may improve the health of individuals with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA msteinhardt@austin.utexas.edu.
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Steinhardt
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas School of Nursing Family Wellness Center, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Dolphin
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Wonil
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: H Matthew
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lehrer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055500:Resilience, Psychological
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human