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 …

Dispositional optimism

CS Carver, MF Scheier - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2014 - cell.com
Optimism is a cognitive construct (expectancies regarding future outcomes) that also relates
to motivation: optimistic people exert effort, whereas pessimistic people disengage from …

[BOOK][B] Positive psychology: The science of happiness and human strengths

A Carr - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

Co** resources, co** processes, and mental health

SE Taylor, AL Stanton - Annu. Rev. Clin. Psychol., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Co**, defined as action-oriented and intrapsychic efforts to manage the demands created
by stressful events, is coming to be recognized both for its significant impact on stress …

On the power of positive thinking: The benefits of being optimistic

MF Scheier, CS Carver - Current directions in psychological …, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
Michael F. Scheier and Charles S. Carver lf believing in something can make it so, then
there really would be power in positive thinking. From the little train in the children's tale who …

The personality structure of affect.

E Diener, H Smith, F Fujita - Journal of personality and social …, 1995 - psycnet.apa.org
We examined the organization of individual differences in pleasant affect, unpleasant affect,
and six discrete emotions. We used several refinements over past studies: a) systematic …

Dispositional optimism and physical health: A long look back, a quick look forward.

MF Scheier, CS Carver - American Psychologist, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Dispositional optimism is the generalized, relatively stable tendency to expect good
outcomes across important life domains. This article provides a representative review of 30 …

[BOOK][B] What You Can Change... and What You Can't*: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement

MEP Seligman - 2009 - books.google.com
Wise, direct, and very useful, a science-based book that can help anyone make long-lasting
change. In the climate of self-improvement that pervades our culture, there is an …

The effect of manager-specific optimism on the tone of earnings conference calls

AK Davis, W Ge, D Matsumoto, JL Zhang - Review of accounting studies, 2015 - Springer
The use of more or less positive language in corporate disclosures has been the subject of
increased interest in the academic literature. We add to this stream of research by examining …

Situated optimism: Specific outcome expectancies and self-regulation

DA Armor, SE Taylor - Advances in experimental social psychology, 1998 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the role of specific outcome expectancies in self-
regulation. It is observed that specific expectancies are commonly found to be optimistic. The …