Is Optimism Always Best?

By Kate Sweeny, P. Carroll, J. Shepperd. 2006

150 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. Robert Cummins
2. A. Tomyn
3. Bianca Thoilliez
4. Helen Nistico

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Robert Cummins
2. A. Tomyn
3. M. Davern
4. M. Stokes
5. E. Scott Huebner
6. Craig P. Speelman
7. P. Gerrans
8. Guillermo Campitelli

Citations in the corpus

• Subjective Wellbeing, Homeostatically Protected Mood and Depression: A Synthesis (2010, background): “Lower SWB, on the other hand, leads to more careful information processing (for a review see Forgas 2008) and greater preparedness for threat ( Sweeny et al. 2006 ) but carries the risk of low motivation and even depression if it becomes chronic.”