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Positive people came through COVID much better than others: new study
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A new study from Oregon State University scientists confirms that more positive and playful people came through the COVID pandemic better than others. Health experts weighed in.
These people excelled at "lemonading," creatively imagining and pursuing the positive, according to research just published in Frontiers in Psychology. "They actively altered challenging situations." They found "ways to create moments of joy even in difficult circumstances." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle at Fox News Digital.
Study leader Xiangyou "Sharon" Shen of Oregon State University (OSU) said the findings are important because playfulness is an underappreciated resource for building resilience and maintaining well-being during difficult periods such as the pandemic, as news agency SWNS reported of the research.