Psychological well-being and health perception: predictors for past, present and future
Abstract Background Increasing evidence supports an association between psychological well-being and overall health, however, much remains to be understood about this association. The current study addresses this issue by presenting a new perspective focusing on health perceptions. Additionally, it examines the impact of each of six dimensions of psychological well-being on health perception. Methods Data for this study were collected from a sample of 1,155 Portuguese adults in various settings. Findings reveal that psychological well-being dimensions' impact differently on prior, current, and health outlookperceptions. Furthermore, the dimension depressed mood influences current health perception; in turn, current health perception is the strongest predictor for psychological well-being. Our results provide support for a bidirectional relationship between health perception and psychological well-being.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
2019
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-60832019000300053 |
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