Is optimism universal? A meta-analytical investigation of optimism levels across 22 nations.

By Ronald Fischer, A. Chalmers. 2008

150 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Applied Psychology

1. Ronald Fischer
2. D. Daukantaitė
3. R. Žukauskienė

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Ronald Fischer
2. D. Daukantaitė
3. R. Žukauskienė
4. Irem Uz

In Sociology and Political Science

1. L. Y. Leong
2. Ronald Fischer
3. D. Daukantaitė
4. Irem Uz
5. Anne-Wil Harzing
6. Shalom H. Schwartz
7. George A. Shinkle
8. T. Milfont

Citations in the corpus

• Is Transformational Leadership Universal? A Meta-Analytical Investigation of Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Means Across Cultures (2011, background): “These shortcomings can be overcome in meta-analyses of central tendencies such as means (Fischer & Chalmers, 2008).”
• Whence Differences in Value Priorities? (2011, unknown): “…practices, family size, level of democratization, corruption, international trade, helping strangers, number of women in parliament, optimism, and more (e.g., Dekker & Fischer, 2008, Fischer & Chalmers, 2008; Fischer et al., 2007; Knafo, Schwartz, & Levine, 2009; Schwartz, 2006b, 2006c, 2009a).”
• Optimism and Subjective Well-Being: Affectivity Plays a Secondary Role in the Relationship Between Optimism and Global Life Satisfaction in the Middle-Aged Women. Longitudinal and Cross-Cultural Findings (2012, background): “Fischer and Chalmers (2008) did a meta-analysis of dispositional optimism across 22 countries (11 of those are European).”