Facets of positive psychological well-being, such as optimism, have been identified as
positive health assets because they are prospectively associated with the 7 metrics of …

This review investigates the association between positive psychological well-being (PPWB)
and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We also consider the mechanisms by which PPWB may …

A paradigm shift in public health and medicine has broadened the field from a singular focus
on the ill effects of negative states and psychopathology to an expanded view that examines …

Background: This study investigated associations among adolescents' self‐esteem in 6
domains (peers, school, family, sports/athletics, body image and global self‐worth) and risk …

Background For some adolescents feeling lonely can be a protracted and painful
experience. It has been suggested that engaging in health risk behaviours such as …

Background Exposure to smoking in movies has been linked with adolescent smoking
initiation in cross-sectional studies. We undertook a prospective study to ascertain whether …

The aim was to explore the association of self-esteem and resilience with smoking and
cannabis use among adolescents, separately for gender. A sample of 3694 adolescents …

BACKGROUND. The relationship between media exposure and school performance has not
been studied extensively in adolescents. OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this work was to test …

Objective. Regional studies have linked exposure to movie smoking with adolescent
smoking. We examined this association in a representative US sample. Design/Methods. We …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that greater exposure to smoking in films is associated with
trying smoking among adolescents. Design: Cross sectional survey of 4919 schoolchildren …