Dispositional optimism is the generalized, relatively stable tendency to expect good
outcomes across important life domains. This article provides a representative review of 30 …

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

We discuss the development of Eccles, Wigfield, and colleagues' expectancy-value model of
achievement motivation (now called SEVT for situated expectancy value theory) and review …

Indicators of social progress are the primary drivers of public policy. If existing economic
measures of prosperity are complemented with wellbeing metrics that better capture …

For over a century the focus of psychotherapy has been on what ails us, with the therapeutic
process resting upon the assumption that unearthing past traumas, correcting faulty thinking …

Purpose: Themainstream psychology has mostly focused on the negative factors that
threatenhuman mental health. With the emergence of positive psychology approach …

Greater optimism is related to better mental and physical health. A number of studies have
investigated interventions intended to increase optimism. The aim of this meta-analysis was …

For researchers and practitioners interested in social relationships, the question remains as
to how large social networks typically are, and how their size and composition change …

Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI)! 30 related to excess fat storage. Class I
obesity is defined as a BMI 30–34.9, class II obesity as a BMI 35.0–39.9, and class III obesity …

In this article we argue that self-deception evolved to facilitate interpersonal deception by
allowing people to avoid the cues to conscious deception that might reveal deceptive intent …