Abstract
Background: Increasing evidence supports an association between psychological well-being and overall health, however, much remains to be understood about this association. Objectives: 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. Results: 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. Discussion: Our results provide support for a bidirectional relationship between health perception and psychological well-being.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 53-60 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
- HEALTH PERCEPTION
- PRIOR HEALTH PERCEPTION
- CURRENT HEALTH PERCEPTION
- HEALTH OUTLOOK PERCEPTION
- PSYCHOLOGY