Dispositional optimism as a predictor of depressive symptoms over time

By Kristin Vickers, N. Vogeltanz. 2000

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Managing the Transition: The Role of Optimism and Self-Efficacy for First-Year Australian University Students (2014, background): “Similarly, in a 10-week longitudinal design in college students, optimism remained a signiﬁcant predictor of depression level even after the effects of positive and negative affect, attributional style, daily hassles, and initial levels of depression were controlled (Vickers & Vogeltanz, 2000).”
Self-efficacy, social support and well-being The mediating role of optimism (2006, background): “The negative relationships of self-efficacy and social support to depression are well known from a plethora of studies (e.g., Bisschop et al., 2004; Kashdan & Roberts, 2004; Vickers & Vogeltanz, 2000).”
Religiosity, Optimism, and Pessimism Among African Americans (2004, background): “…optimism is associated with the use of more active coping strategies and with lower levels of psychological distress (Chang, 1996, 1998; Chang et al., 1997; Lai, 1995; Scheier & Carver, 1987; Scheier et al., 1989; Scheier et al., 1986; Tennen & Affleck, 1987; Vickers & Vogeltanz, 2000).”