Relación del Optimismo Disposicional con la Ansiedad, Depresión, Afectividad y Síntomas Somáticos.
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2016-06-13
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Jaén: Universidad de Jaén
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El presente trabajo es un estudio transversal en el que se analiza la relación que se establece entre el optimismo
disposicional y distintas variables evaluadas relacionadas con la salud como: el optimismo disposicional (LOT‐R),
ansiedad rasgo y ansiedad estado (STAI), afecto positivo y afecto negativo (PANAS), síntomas somáticos (ESS‐R) y
ansiedad y depresión (HAD). La muestra estuvo compuesta por 112 participantes (14 hombres y 98 mujeres),
estudiantes de psicología de 4º de carrera. Para el análisis de los datos hemos realizado análisis descriptivos (medias
y desviaciones típicas), correlaciones bivariadas de Pearson y ANOVAs de un factor entre dos grupos extremos
(sujetos altos y bajos en optimismo disposicional).Los resultados muestran que el optimismo disposicional presenta
correlaciones negativas significativas con las diferentes categorías de síntomas somáticos, ansiedad, depresión,
afecto negativo (y asociaciones positivas con afecto positivo) y ansiedad rasgo y estado. Estos resultados corroboran
que el optimismo es un predictor del estado de salud.
This is cross‐sectional study designed to analyse the connection between dispositional optimism and different variables such us dispositional optimism (LOT‐R), state anxiety and trait anxiety (STAI), positive affect and negative affect (PANAS), somatic symptoms (ESS‐R) and anxiety and depression (HAD) have been evaluated. Two surveys have been carried out and 112 participants have been involved (14 men and 48 women). They were fourth year Psychology students. In order to analyse the data, descriptive analyses (averages and standard deviation), Pearson bivariate correlations and ANOVAs have been carried out. Two opposite groups of participants have been tested: those who show a higher level and those who show a lower level of dispositional optimism. The results show that dispositional optimism displays very significant negative correlations with the different categories of somatic symptoms, anxiety, depression, negative affect and state and trait anxiety. These findings confirm the results of previous researches which demonstrated that optimism is a health predictor.
This is cross‐sectional study designed to analyse the connection between dispositional optimism and different variables such us dispositional optimism (LOT‐R), state anxiety and trait anxiety (STAI), positive affect and negative affect (PANAS), somatic symptoms (ESS‐R) and anxiety and depression (HAD) have been evaluated. Two surveys have been carried out and 112 participants have been involved (14 men and 48 women). They were fourth year Psychology students. In order to analyse the data, descriptive analyses (averages and standard deviation), Pearson bivariate correlations and ANOVAs have been carried out. Two opposite groups of participants have been tested: those who show a higher level and those who show a lower level of dispositional optimism. The results show that dispositional optimism displays very significant negative correlations with the different categories of somatic symptoms, anxiety, depression, negative affect and state and trait anxiety. These findings confirm the results of previous researches which demonstrated that optimism is a health predictor.