Buczak-Stec E, et al. - Researchers investigated whether affective well-being (positive affect and negative affect) is influenced by the incidence of stroke and whether general self-efficacy moderate such a relationship. From a population-based sample of community-residing individuals aged ≥ 40 years in Germany, they used longitudinal data from 2008, 2011, and 2014 (n = 9,659 in regression analysis). Upon analysis of panel regression models, they observed an association of the incidence of stroke with a decline in positive affect in the total sample and in both sexes. General self-efficacy, however, moderated this association; therefore, the researchers emphasized the benefits of enhancing self-efficacy and prioritizing coping strategies among stroke survivals.