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Well-being among older adults with OA: direct and mediated patterns of control beliefs, optimism and pessimism

Aurora M. Sherman School of Psychological Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States
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Kelly A. Cotter Department of Psychology, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, United States
Pages 595-608 | Received 07 Sep 2012, Accepted 02 Jan 2013, Published online: 19 Feb 2013

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Johanna Basten-Günther, Madelon Peters & Stefan Lautenbacher. (2019) Optimism and the Experience of Pain: A Systematic Review. Behavioral Medicine 45:4, pages 323-339.
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Junhyoung Kim, Sunwoo Lee, Sanghee Chun, Areum Han & Jinmoo Heo. (2017) The effects of leisure-time physical activity for optimism, life satisfaction, psychological well-being, and positive affect among older adults with loneliness. Annals of Leisure Research 20:4, pages 406-415.
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Heather Craig, Danijela Gasevic, Joanne Ryan, Alice Owen, John McNeil, Robyn Woods, Carlene Britt, Stephanie Ward & Rosanne Freak-Poli. (2023) Socioeconomic, Behavioural, and Social Health Correlates of Optimism and Pessimism in Older Men and Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20:4, pages 3259.
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Larissa L. Wieczorek, Eva Bleckmann, Naemi D. Brandt & Jenny Wagner. (2022) Gloomy and out of control? Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on momentary optimism in daily lives of adolescents. Current Psychology.
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Vivian Huang, Kitty Ching Lo & Alexandra J. Fiocco. (2019) Examining the Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Life Orientation Test in Older Chinese Immigrants. Psychological Reports 123:6, pages 2617-2636.
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Michael D. Barnett & Ellen A. Anderson. (2019) The glass is not half empty: optimism, pessimism, and health among older adults. International Psychogeriatrics 32:1, pages 135-139.
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Ray Marks. (2018) Successful Aging and Chronic Osteoarthritis. Medicines 5:3, pages 105.
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Ying Lau, Pyai Htun Tha, Daniel Fu Keung Wong, Yuqiong Wang, Ying Wang & Piyanee Yobas. (2015) Different perceptions of stress, coping styles, and general well-being among pregnant Chinese women: a structural equation modeling approach. Archives of Women's Mental Health 19:1, pages 71-78.
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Cristina G. Dumitrache, Gill Windle & Ramona Rubio Herrera. (2014) Do Social Resources Explain the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Community-Dwelling Older People? Testing a Multiple Mediation Model. Journal of Happiness Studies 16:3, pages 633-654.
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