Carnegie Mellon University

PUBLICATION TOPICS: Positive Effect & Health 

Pressman, S. D. & Cohen, S. (2012). Positive emotion word use and longevity in famous deceased psychologists. Health Psychology.  Link to full-text (pdf)

Pressman, S. D., Matthews, K. A, Cohen, S., Martire, L. M., Scheier, M., Baum, A. & Schulz, R. (2009). Association of enjoyable leisure activities with psychological and physical well-being. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71, 725-732. Link to full-text (pdf)

Marsland, A. L., Pressman, S., & Cohen, S. (2007). Positive affect and immune function. In R. Ader (Ed.), Psychoneuroimmunology (4th ed., Vol. 2, pp. 761-779). San Diego, CA: Elsevier. Link to full-text (pdf)

Janicki-Deverts, D., Cohen, S., Doyle, W. J., Turner, R. B., & Treanor, J. J. (2007). Infection-induced proinflammatory cytokines are associated with decreases in positive affect, but not increases in negative affect. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 21, 301-307. Link to full-text (pdf)

Marsland, A. L., Cohen, S., Rabin, B. S., & Manuck, S. B. (2006). Trait positive affect and antibody response to hepatitis B vaccination. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 20, 261-269. Link to full-text (pdf)

Cohen, S., Alper, C. M., Doyle, W. J., Treanor, J. J., & Turner, R. B. (2006). Positive emotional style predicts resistance to illness after experimental exposure to rhinovirus or influenza A virus. Psychosomatic Medicine, 68, 809-815. Link to full-text (pdf)

Cohen, S., & Pressman, S. D. (2006). Positive affect and health. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 15, 122-125. Link to full-text (pdf)

Marsland, A. L., Cohen, S., Rabin, B. S., & Manuck, S. B. (2006). Trait positive affect and antibody response to hepatitis B vaccination. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 20, 261-269. Link to full-text (pdf)

Doyle, W. J., Gentile, D. A., & Cohen, S. (2006). Emotional style, nasal cytokines, and illness expression after experimental rhinovirus exposure. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 20, 175-181. Link to full-text (pdf)

Pressman, S. D., & Cohen, S. (2005). Does positive affect influence health? Psychological Bulletin,131, 925-971. Link to full-text (pdf)

Polk, D. E., Cohen, S., Doyle, W. J., Skoner, D. P., & Kirschbaum, C. (2005). State and trait affect as predictors of salivary cortisol in healthy adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30, 261-272. Link to full-text (pdf)