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Author Reply: Illuminating the Health Benefits of Psychological Assets
Rosalba Hernandez1, Sarah M Bassett2, Stephanie A Schuette2
1School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
Abstract:
This reply addresses observations of Drs. Larsen, Kruse & Sweeny, and Scherer in their reviews of our published work on the link between positive psychological assets and outcomes of physical health. Inspired by Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative we argue that the interplay between the emotion spectrum and health is likely a complex and heterogeneous amalgam of known and yet unidentified elements melding at the individual level. When exploring the emotion-health link, researchers are challenged to grapple with complex system models by considering multiple hierarchies of information that span individual-level factors, genetic blueprints, culture and environmental context. Research is needed to more fully elucidate the mechanism through which emotion influences health, with careful consideration of differences across race/ethnicity, culture, and context.
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