Positive affect, well-being and the human conserved transcriptional response to adversity: a descriptive review
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2022-10-05
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Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny
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The theoretical and philosophical foundations of human well-being are well-described in psychology research. Within the construct of well-being, psychologists distinguish eudemonic positive affect and hedonic positive affect, although they are not only nor mutually exclusive approaches. Empirical findings demonstrate a correlation between the general positive affect and favorable health outcomes. Recent discoveries also show a biological pattern, which underlines the correlation. Thanks to describing the conserved transcriptional response to adversity (CTRA) mechanism, a new direction of research is emerging, exploring a relationship between profile of gene expression in immune cells and positive affect.
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Frankowska M, Błażek M. Positive affect, well-being and the human conserved transcriptional response to adversity (CTRA): a descriptive review. Eur J Transl Clin Med. 2022;5(2):82-87. DOI: 10.31373/ejtcm/152870