Multidimensional Properties of the Lot-R: Effects of Optimism and Pessimism on Career and Well-Being Related Variables in Adolescents

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Gender Differences for Optimism, Self-esteem, Expectations and Goals in Predicting Career Planning and Exploration in Adolescents (2004, background): “The LOT-R consists of six scale items, however, Creed et al. (2002) have indicated that three items tap optimism while three items tap pessimism.”
The Career Futures Inventory–Revised (2012, background): “…report higher levels of self-esteem, embrace problem-solving coping strategies (e.g., career planning and exploration), report greater confidence about their career choices, have more career-related goals, and lower levels of psychological distress (Creed et al., 2002; Strutton & Lumpkin, 1992).”
Dimensionality of the Revised Life Orientation Test and the status of filler items (2003, background): “Concerning the LOT-R, Creed, Patton, and Bartrum (2002), Lai and Yue (2000), and Sultan and Bureau (1999) also provided evidence for a 2CF model.”
What are the Differences between Happiness and Self-Esteem (2006, background): “Finally, the association between optimism and task initiation also holds for prominent long-term goals, such as career-related goals (Creed et al., 2002; Patton et al., 2004).”
Internal and External Barriers, Cognitive Style, and the Career Development Variables of Focus and Indecision (2003, background): “Creed, Patton, and Bartrum (2002) have shown that with high school students, two subscales of Optimism (LOT-Opt) and Pessimism (LOT-Pes) should be utilised.”