ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences2014
Dispositional optimism.
Review in Trends in cognitive sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 263 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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263 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 940 citations in OpenAlex.
- Thriving through transition: a narrative review of optimism, self-compassion, and academic stress in first-year college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Current evidence and future directions for social and societal resilience factors in response to societal challenges and crises: an overview of systematic reviews and expert rating.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of and Mechanisms of Change in a Self-Help Web- and App-Based Resilience Intervention on Perceived Stress in the General Working Population: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Savoring changes novel positive mindset targets of GAD treatment: Optimism, prioritizing positivity, kill-joy thinking, and worry mediation.Behaviour research and therapy · 2024Trial
- How Does Dietary Intake Relate to Dispositional Optimism and Health-Related Quality of Life in GermlineNutrients · 2023Trial
- 'Where We Can Breathe Together': Home Perceptions and Coping Strategies of Divorced Mothers Evacuated in Wartime.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2026Article
- Optimism and the time-stable component of self-rated health: A threshold-specific latent growth analysis.British journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring hope in parents of infants discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- The Role of Optimism-Pessimism in the Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Developmental Problem Areas Among Adolescents in Türkiye.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Behavioral Tendencies of Success: Toward a Verb-Like Conception of Successful Life Functioning.The journal of positive psychology · 2026Article
- Understanding Varieties of Religious Types: A Latent Profile Analysis of U.S. National Data.Psychology of religion and spirituality · 2026Article
- Chasing Happily Ever After: Psychometric Development and Nomological Validation of the Rescue Fantasy Beliefs Scale.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Optimism, Lifetime Financial Stressors, and Mental Health Among Racially, Sexually, and Gender Minoritized Emerging Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- State Optimism as a State-Dependent Prior About Rewarding Outcomes.Computational brain & behavior · 2026Article
- Acceptance of Open-Label Placebos Is Linked to Holistic Health Beliefs and Thinking Styles.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Vulnerability and protective factors for PTSD in the academic community during the pandemic.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- Perception management and emotional commitment: lessons from post-earthquake schools.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Relational energy and coping flexibility among Chinese university students: the mediating role of optimism and the moderating influence of cognitive reappraisal.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Understanding student optimism through academic grit, social connectedness, and resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mapping Schizotypy and Subthreshold Psychotic Experiences in a Resilience-Risk Network: Insights from a Population-Based Study.Schizophrenia bulletin open · 2026Article
203 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Optimism is a cognitive construct (expectancies regarding future outcomes) that also relates to motivation: optimistic people exert effort, whereas pessimistic people disengage from effort. Study of optimism began largely in health contexts, finding positive associations between optimism and markers of better psychological and physical health. Physical health effects likely occur through differences in both health-promoting behaviors and physiological concomitants of coping. Recently, the scientific study of optimism has extended to the realm of social relations: new evidence indicates that optimists have better social connections, partly because they work harder at them. In this review, we examine the myriad ways this trait can benefit an individual, and our current understanding of the biological basis of optimism.
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