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. 2015 Apr 27;2:213. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00213

Table 1.

Search terms used in electronic searches.

Construct Search terms
Emotional health Emotional health Interpersonal trust
Self-efficacy Positive Energy
Locus of control Happiness
Personal control Contentment
Personal mastery Hardiness
Powerlessness Resilience
Sense of coherence Emotional vitality
Depression Shame
Hopelessness Guilt
Hostility Regret
Anger Emotion regulation
Type A behavior Emotional control
Anxiety Well being
Environmental demands Altruism
Life events Sadness
Stress Fear
Mood states Neuroticism
Positive affect Boredom
Negative affect Capacity to care
Optimism Life satisfaction
Self-esteem Spirituality
Quality of life Caregiver burden
Loneliness Acculturation
Social support Discrimination
Intervention Intervention Reminiscence therapy
Treatment Assertiveness training
Prevention Strengths-based
Exercise Positive psychology
Physical activity Social support
CBT Spirituality
Psychotherapy Complementary and alternative medicine
Life review Integrated medicine stress management
Meditation Anger management
Mindfulness Coping skills
Community based Community Primary care
Home Community health center
Neighborhood
Older adults Older adults Middle-Aged
Aged Limits of 40 and older (to include 50 and older)
Elderly
Study design Clinical trial Experimental replication
Multicenter study Follow-up study
Randomized controlled trial Field study
Randomized clinical trial Non-clinical case study
Evaluation studies Qualitative study
Clinical case study Quantitative study
Empirical study

Note: We did not find any physical activity, social support, or skills training intervention studies that targeted the emotional health outcomes in italics.