Optimism is a cognitive construct (expectancies regarding future outcomes) that also relates
to motivation: optimistic people exert effort, whereas pessimistic people disengage from …

During the past few decades, the psychological trait of optimism has garnered an increasing
amount of interest from scientists, and numerous studies have now shown that optimism is …

This research examined the proposition that nostalgia is not simply a past-oriented emotion,
but its scope extends into the future, and, in particular, a positive future. We adopted a …

Traditionally, psychiatry has been defined and practiced as a branch of medicine focused on
the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. Based on growing empirical evidence, we …

Psychological resources—optimism, mastery, and self-esteem—buffer the deleterious
effects of stress and are predictors of neurophysiological and psychological health-related …

Socioeconomic status is associated with health disparities, but underlying psychosocial
mechanisms have not been fully identified. Dispositional optimism may be a psychosocial …

Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, is not merely a past-oriented emotion, but has
implications for the future. Experimentally induced nostalgia fosters optimism by increasing …

İyimserlik ve mutluluk pozitif psikolojinin iki temel kavramı olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Bu
çalımada iyimserliğin mutluluk ve yaam doyumu üzerindeki yordayıcı rolünün belirlenmesi …

Extant research shows that entrepreneurs are typically overly optimistic about their ventures'
prospects and that such optimism hampers performance. We analyze how dispositional …

Medicine and surgery can be demanding professions with high levels of burnout, but few
healthcare professionals are given training or education in the management of stress, and …