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Optimism may keep kids from being depressed

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By ABC7
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
January 11, 2011

Researchers have also found a slight link between optimism and less heavy drug abuse and bad behavior. The study appears in the journal Pediatrics.

Scientists say attitudes regarding optimism and pessimism that form in early life may play a big role in the choices that adults make about their health. The study is the latest in a series of examinations on optimism.

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