ArticleJournal of research in personality2020
Changes in optimism and pessimism in response to life events: Evidence from three large panel studies.
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Abstract
Although individuals vary in how optimistic they are about the future, one assumption that researchers make is that optimism is sensitive to changes in life events and circumstances. We examined how optimism and pessimism changed across the lifespan and in response to life events in three large panel studies (combined
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