Higher levels of optimism were associated with lower odds of reporting new pain after deployment, finds a new study of 20,734 US Army soldiers. High optimism has previously been associated with decreased pain and better quality of life in civilian populations when pain is present.

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Higher levels of optimism were associated with lower odds of reporting new pain after deployment, finds a new study of 20,734 US Army soldiers. High optimism has previously been associated with decreased pain and better quality of life in civilian populations when pain is present.