A recent study published by the American Psychological Association has found that people who don’t give up on their goals and have a positive outlook on life appear to suffer less with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. The research looked at thousands of Americans over the course of 18 years.
The study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology was unlike previous research as it did not find that self-mastery, or feeling in control of one’s fate, had an effect on the mental health of participants across the 18-year period.