Relationship between belief in good luck and general health

Psychol Rep. 1999 Dec;85(3 Pt 1):971-2. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1999.85.3.971.

Abstract

62 undergraduate university students were administered the 12-item Belief in Good Luck Scale of Darke and Freedman and the General Health Questionnaire of Goldberg and Williams. Scores on belief in good luck showed a significant correlation of -.29 with anxiety and -.35 with depression but correlations were not significant for somatic symptoms (.15) and social dysfunction (.15).

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anxiety / diagnosis
  • Attitude*
  • Depression / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Surveys and Questionnaires