Understanding how optimism works: An examination of optimists' adaptive moderation of belief and behavior.

By L. Aspinwall, Linda Richter, Richard R. Hoffman. 2001

191 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. Richard Boyatzis
2. L. Aspinwall
3. J. Reeve
4. Alice M. Isen
5. Samantha L Leaf
6. Patrick J. Rottinghaus
7. Kristine L. Buelow
8. Madalyn R. Schneider

In Health

1. L. Aspinwall

In Social Psychology

1. Richard Boyatzis
2. L. Aspinwall
3. J. Reeve
4. Samantha L Leaf
5. Alice M. Isen
6. Kristine L. Buelow
7. Madalyn R. Schneider
8. Patrick J. Rottinghaus

Citations in the corpus

• In search of the unique aspects of hope: Pinning our hopes on positive emotions, future-oriented thinking, hard times, and other people (2002, background): “…optimists have been found in prospective surveys and in laboratory experiments (a) to pursue their goals vigorously and successfully (e.g., see Aspinwall et al., 2001), (b) to attend to and to cognitively elaborate useful negative information about themselves (Aspinwall & Brunhart, 1996,…”
• The Influence of Positive Affect on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Facilitating Enjoyment of Play, Responsible Work Behavior, and Self-Control (2005, result): “These findings are compatible with others in the literature that indicate in other ways that positive affect fosters flexible thinking that is conducive to careful consideration of the details and requirements of situations, which leads to effective problem solving, self-control, forward-looking thi”
• The Career Futures Inventory–Revised (2012, background): “These results are consistent with previous studies (e.g., Aspinwall et al., 2001).”
• The Structural Relationships Between Optimism and Innovative Behavior: Understanding Potential Antecedents and Mediating Effects (2011, background): “Aspinwall, Richter, and Hoffman (2002) noted that optimists have greater flexibility than pessimists in cognitive information-processing.”
• The ideal self as the driver of intentional change (2006, background): “…for the individual to select which are the critical goals to engage, as well as ability to disengage from goals that become irrelevant, not able to lead to success, unsolvable, or misleading (Aspinwall et al., 2001, 2000, 1999, 1996; Carver et al., 1993; Taylor et al., 1992; Scheier et al, 1986).”