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Optimism and Its Impact on Mental and Physical Well-Being
Many studies have been carried out about the effectiveness of optimism as a psychological phenomenon, leading to various theoretical formulations of the same concept, conceptualized as âdispositionâ, âattributional styleâ, âcognitive biasâ, or âshared illusionâ. This overview is an attempt to explore the âoptimismâ concept and its relations with mental health, physical health, coping, quality of life and adaptation of purpose, health lifestyle and risk perception