AI Article Synopsis
- The paper examines how past heart problems influence people's ability to cope with new heart conditions, testing the concept of hedonic adaptation.
- Findings indicate that individuals with a history of heart issues tend to assess their health and emotional well-being more positively when faced with new heart conditions compared to those without such a history.
- The results provide evidence supporting the idea of a hedonic treadmill, suggesting that people can adapt emotionally to recurring health challenges.
Article Abstract
This paper tests the hypothesis of hedonic adaptation by analyzing the role that a history of heart problems has on the ability to deal with future heart conditions. The results show that those who have had a heart condition in the past are less likely to report worse self-assessed health and emotional health due to the onset of a new condition than those who have not previously had exposure to heart trouble. The results are fairly supportive of the notion of a hedonic treadmill.
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