Changing the focus of locus (of control): A targeted review of the locus of control literature and agenda for future research

BM Galvin, AE Randel, BJ Collins… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Locus of control—a fundamental individual difference variable that reflects individuals'
beliefs about the degree of control they have over events in their lives—has been formally …

Does low self-esteem predict depression and anxiety? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

JF Sowislo, U Orth - Psychological bulletin, 2013‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Low self-esteem and depression are strongly related, but there is not yet consistent
evidence on the nature of the relation. Whereas the vulnerability model states that low self …

Stress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate students

A Denovan, A Macaskill - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2017‏ - Springer
Transition to university is stressful and successful adjustment is imperative for well-being.
Historically research on transitional stress focussed on negative outcomes and ill health …

An integrative process model of resilience in an academic context: Resilience resources, co** strategies, and positive adaptation

DJ Fullerton, LM Zhang, S Kleitman - Plos one, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Tertiary study presents students with a number of pressures and challenges. Thus, mental
resilience plays a key role in students' well-being and performance. Resilience research has …

Life-span development of self-esteem and its effects on important life outcomes.

U Orth, RW Robins, KF Widaman - Journal of personality and …, 2012‏ - psycnet.apa.org
We examined the life-span development of self-esteem and tested whether self-esteem
influences the development of important life outcomes, including relationship satisfaction …

Career adaptation: The relation of adaptability to goal orientation, proactive personality, and career optimism

LR Tolentino, PRJM Garcia, VN Lu… - Journal of vocational …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
This study examines the psychometric properties of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS)
and its relation to adaptivity (ie, learning goal orientation, proactive personality, and career …

[كتاب][B] Positive psychology: The science of happiness and flourishing

WC Compton, E Hoffman - 2019‏ - books.google.com
Topically organized, Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing
presents a highly engaging, up-to-date introduction to positive psychology. Authors William …

Adjustment to college as measured by the student adaptation to college questionnaire: A quantitative review of its structure and relationships with correlates and …

M Credé, S Niehorster - Educational Psychology Review, 2012‏ - Springer
This paper presents a meta-analytic review (k= 237, N= 44,668) of the adjustment to college
literature. The review, based on studies using the Student Adaptation to College …

Optimism

CS Carver, MF Scheier - Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being …, 2024‏ - Springer
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 …

Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): a reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test.

MF Scheier, CS Carver, MW Bridges - Journal of personality and …, 1994‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Research on dispositional optimism as assessed by the Life Orientation Test (Scheier &
Carver, 1985) has been challenged on the grounds that effects attributed to optimism are …