عنوان

International optimism:

شماره

LA4055c0kh

عنوان اصلي

International optimism:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Baranski, Erica; Sweeny, Kate; Gardiner, Gwendolyn; Members of the International Situations Project

عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر

Correlates and consequences of dispositional optimism across 61 countries.

متن يادداشت

OBJECTIVE:The current exploratory study sought to examine dispositional optimism, or the general expectation for positive outcomes, around the world. METHOD:Dispositional optimism and possible correlates were assessed across 61 countries (N = 15,185; mean age = 21.92; 77% female). Mean-level differences in optimism were computed along with their relationships with individual and country-level variables. RESULTS:Worldwide, mean optimism levels were above the midpoint of the scale. Perhaps surprisingly, country-level optimism was negatively related to gross domestic product per capita, population density, and democratic norms and positively related to income inequality and perceived corruption. However, country-level optimism was positively related to projected economic improvement. Individual-level optimism was positively related to individual well-being within every country, although this relationship was less strong in countries with challenging economic and social circumstances. CONCLUSIONS:While individuals around the world are generally optimistic, societal characteristics appear to affect the degree to which their optimism is associated with psychological well-being, sometimes in seemingly anomalous ways.

تاريخ نشر

2020

عنوان

UC Riverside

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y