The Influence of Optimistic Expectations and Negative Life Events on Somatic Symptoms among Adolescents: A One-Year Prospective Study - Psychology

PSYCH > Vol.3 No.2, February 2012

Volume 3, Issue 2 (February 2012)

ISSN Print: 2152-7180 ISSN Online: 2152-7199

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The Influence of Optimistic Expectations and Negative Life Events on Somatic Symptoms among Adolescents: A One-Year Prospective Study ()

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DOI: 10.4236/psych.2012.32018 4,649 Downloads 9,058 Views Citations

Author(s)

Terje Arnfinn Murberg

Affiliation(s)

University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.

ABSTRACT

This study prospectively examined the main effect of optimism on subsequent somatic symptomatology as well as optimism as moderating factors in the link between negative life events and somatic symptoms in a sample of 198 (111 females, 87 males) students in a Norwegian senior high school. Results from the longitudinal multivariate analyses, indicated that the scores for optimism and negative life events were significantly associated with scores of somatic symptoms at time-point two (T2). Moreover, a significant Optimism × Negative life events interaction was found in predicting somatic symptoms. Implications of these findings are discussed.

KEYWORDS

Optimism; Negative Life Events; Somatic Symptoms; Senior High School Students

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Murberg, T. (2012). The Influence of Optimistic Expectations and Negative Life Events on Somatic Symptoms among Adolescents: A One-Year Prospective Study. Psychology, 3, 123-127. doi: 10.4236/psych.2012.32018.

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