Dispositional optimism.

By C. Carver, M. Scheier. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2014

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Exploring coping and optimism as predictors of academic burnout and performance among university students (2019, background): “It seems that optimists take action when they are in stressful circumstances, so optimism would be highly related to adaptive coping (Carver & Scheier, 2014; Segerstrom, Carver, & Scheier, 2017).”
Second Wave Positive Psychology: Exploring the Positive–Negative Dialectics of Wellbeing (2016, background): “optimism predicts longevity (Giltay et al. 2004). Thus, as with all qualities considered here, context is key. For instance, Peterson (2000, p. 51) argued that ‘people should be optimistic when the future can be changed by positive thinking but not otherwise.’ This last point captures a fundamental ”
Can psychological interventions increase optimism? A meta-analysis (2017, background): “Some researchers view optimism as a trait-like variable called dispositional optimism (Carver & Scheier, 2014).”
Entrepreneurial alertness: Exploring its psychological antecedents and effects on firm outcomes (2021, background): “Dispositional optimism research began in health contexts and has been found to be beneficial for physical and psychological health (Carver & Scheier, 2014).”