Defensive pessimism, optimism, and pessimism.

By J. Norem. 2001

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An Investigation of Personality Traits in Relation to Career Satisfaction (2003, background): “Finally, during the recruitment and job interview process, pessimists could be coached to avoid engaging in self-handicapping behavior (Norem, 2001b).”
Lack of Knowledge of a Culture’s Social Axioms and Adaptation Difficulties among Immigrants (2004, background): “Such negative thoughts may actually help people go on to do their best by preparing for the worst (Norem, 2001).4 Future studies should investigate whether these findings are valid for groups of immigrants in other host societies or whether they are unique to Israel.”
The complex relationship between emotions, approaches to learning, study success and study progress during the transition to university (2016, background): “It has been found that students who adopt an optimistic strategy strive for success, feel in control of their own outcomes and set high expectations that are in line with their perceptions of themselves (Norem 2001).”
Happiness in the Face of Adversity: Reformulating the Dynamic and Modular Bases of Subjective Well-Being (2005, methodology): “Norem, J. K., & Cantor, N. (1986). Defensive pessimism: Harnessing anxiety as motivation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51, 1208– 1217. Oishi, S., Wyer, R. S., Jr., & Colcombe, S. (2000). Cultural variation in the use of current life satisfaction to predict the future. Journal of Per”