Impact of Optimism and Personal Growth Initiative on Positive Interpretation of Illness in Asthma Patients

Abstract

The prime purpose of recent study was to analyze the relationship of optimism, personal growth initiatives and positive interpretation of illness. This study considered this relationship with special focus on patients of asthma. Purposive sampling was used to collect the data from asthma patients. Pearson coefficient of correlation and Hierarchical regressions were used to examine the data. Recent results revealed that personal growth initiative have positive impact on positive interpretation of illness. But optimism was not found to be associated with optimism with positive interpretation of illness in asthma patient.