Construct validation of optimism and pessimism in older men: findings from the normative aging study.
Health Psychol
; 12(5): 406-9, 1993 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8223365
Validation of Scheier and Carver's (1985) Life Orientation Test (LOT) has identified associations between bipolar optimism and several external constructs. However, optimism and pessimism may be not bipolar, but rather separate constructs. Furthermore, these constructs may be indistinguishable from personality traits, such as neuroticism and extraversion. This study examined the associations of separate optimism and pessimism measures with self-reports of hassles, psychological symptoms, and illness severity, controlling for personality. Ss were 1,192 men from the Normative Aging Study. Findings suggest that optimism and pessimism are separate and that their relations to external criteria remain, although attenuated, when neuroticism and extraversion are controlled.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Envejecimiento
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Emociones
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Extraversión Psicológica
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Trastornos Neuróticos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Psychol
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos