Positive behavioral change during the COVID‐19 crisis: The role of optimism and collective resilience
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Journal of Consumer Behaviour"
DOI: 10.1002/cb.2083
Abstract: Abstract While the issue of behavioral change is of increasing interest to academics and practitioners, an understanding of its drivers remains limited. Consistent with the possibility that destabilizing events can trigger the implementation of beneficial… read more here.
Keywords: behavioral change; role optimism; optimism; collective resilience ... See more keywords
Sildenafil, unbridled optimism, and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "European Journal of Heart Failure"
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.690
Abstract: Despite compelling evidence to the contrary, we in the cardiovascular community have maintained an unbridled sense of optimism that phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) such as sildenafil might still be effective to help our patients suffering… read more here.
Keywords: failure preserved; optimism; sildenafil; heart failure ... See more keywords
Neurostructural correlates of optimism: Gray matter density in the putamen predicts dispositional optimism in late adolescence
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Human Brain Mapping"
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24888
Abstract: Dispositional optimism reflects one's generalized positive expectancies for future outcomes and plays a crucial role in personal developmental outcomes and health (e.g., counteracting related mental disorders such as depression and anxiety). Increasing evidence has suggested… read more here.
Keywords: dispositional optimism; optimism; gray matter; matter density ... See more keywords
Hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analytic review of the protective effects of positive expectancies.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of clinical psychology"
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22882
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The present meta-analysis consolidated research examining how positive expectancies (e.g., hope, self-efficacy, and optimism) may protect against the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD Articles were identified by searching PILOTS, PsycINFO, PubMed, and… read more here.
Keywords: stress disorder; self efficacy; posttraumatic stress; meta ... See more keywords
Optimism and coping: do they influence health outcomes in women with breast cancer? A systemic review and meta-analysis
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Breast Cancer Research and Treatment"
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05800-5
Abstract: Optimism, coping, and resilience may be independent predictors of anxiety, distress, depression, or health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in women with breast cancer. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) searches of PubMed,… read more here.
Keywords: depression; optimism coping; breast cancer; meta ... See more keywords
How Financial Socialization Messages Relate to Financial Management, Optimism and Stress: Variations by Race
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Early Childhood Education Journal"
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-020-09704-w
Abstract: This study explored how explicit family financial socialization as reflected in three types of parental financial messages (messaging about saving, banking, and investing) relate to three financial outcomes (financial management, financial stress, and financial optimism)… read more here.
Keywords: financial socialization; financial management; management; stress ... See more keywords
A Person-Centered Analysis of Change in Children’s Peer Optimism and Its Relation to Peer Social Competence
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Journal of Happiness Studies"
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-020-00270-4
Abstract: Children’s peer optimism has been shown to be associated with a variety of positive social outcomes, but little is known about changes in peer optimism over time and if these changes relate to peer social… read more here.
Keywords: peer social; group; social competence; peer optimism ... See more keywords
The Role of Optimism in Adolescent Mental Health: A Systematic Review
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Happiness Studies"
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-021-00425-x
Abstract: Optimism is a central concept in the field of positive psychology that focuses on the expectations that people have about the results of their future events. This review presents a synthesis of evidence from primary… read more here.
Keywords: mental health; optimism; role optimism; optimism adolescent ... See more keywords
Relationship of Muslim Religiosity and Death Anxiety with the Mediating Effect of Optimism and Depression Among Cancer Patients in Pakistan
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Religion and Health"
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01415-2
Abstract: Optimism and the practice of any religion are known to reduce depression and anxiety in cancer patients. In the present study, the specific role of Muslim religiosity, optimism, depression, and death anxiety in cancer patients… read more here.
Keywords: death anxiety; anxiety; muslim religiosity; cancer patients ... See more keywords
Self-concordant goals breed goal-optimism and thus well-being
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Current Psychology"
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-020-01156-7
Abstract: Self-concordant goals are goals which represent a people’s enduring interests and self-defining values (Sheldon, 2002). People pursuing more self-concordant goals evidence higher subjective well-being, as shown in participants from both Western and non-Western cultures (Sheldon… read more here.
Keywords: goal; goals breed; self concordant; concordant goals ... See more keywords
The Neuroscience of Happiness and Well-Being: What Brain Findings from Optimism and Compassion Reveal.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America"
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2018.11.002
Abstract: Increasing behavioral data support the value of developing positive traits and attitudes to promote mental health and human flourishing. A neuroscience approach to understanding the mechanisms of the key constructs of optimism and compassion is… read more here.
Keywords: happiness well; optimism; optimism compassion; neuroscience happiness ... See more keywords