The role of optimism in social network development, coping, and psychological adjustment during a life transition.

By Ian Brissette, M. Scheier, C. Carver. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2002

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Optimism, overconfidence and entrepreneurial activity (2008, positive): “Brockner et al. (2004) write “we believe that a combination of promotion-driven and prevention-drive motives, beliefs and behaviours are needed for entrepreneurial success” (p.”
Effects of Salient Multiple Identities on Women's Performance Under Mathematics Stereotype Threat (2005, background): “Perceived social support also affects college students’ academic self-worth (Crocker, Luhtanen, Cooper, & Bouvrette, 2003), their ability to remain optimistic when coping with stressful events ( Brissette, Scheier, & Carver, 2002 ), and their resistance to depression (Mickelson, 2001).”
Factors Promoting Positive Adaptation and Resilience during the Transition to College (2012, background): “In an effort to explain the association between social support and stress during periods of change, Cobb (1978) suggested that major transitions in life (e.”
Self-kindness when facing stress: The role of self-compassion, goal regulation, and support in college students’ well-being (2009, result): “Our findings are consistent with work by Brissette et al. (2002) who found early-semester assessments of students’ optimism and social support predictive of the level of stress students reported at the end of their first semester.”
A multi-method examination of the effects of mindfulness on stress attribution, coping, and emotional well-being (2009, background): “Both are relevant because they have demonstrated high relations (neuroticism: r = � 0.56, p Brissette, Scheier, & Carver, 2002; Costa & McCrae, 1990; Scheier & Carver, 1992), stress-related appraisals (Chang, 1998; Penley & Tomaka, 2002), avoidant and active ...”
The role of gratitude in the development of social support, stress, and depression : two longitudinal studies (2008, positive): “The scale has strong predictive validity for stress, depression, physical health, and health behavior change (Cohen, Mermelstein, Kamarck, & Hoberman, 1985), and is widely used in research (e.g. Brissette et al., 2002).”