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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"dispositional optimism"”.
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Resourcefulness, Academic Stress, Dispositional Optimism, and Eating Styles among Fifth and Sixth Graders
… examined the associations among academic stress, dispositional optimism, and resourcefulness in relation to eating styles in fifth and sixth graders in Taiwan. Theoretical framework: Rosenbaum’s theory of learned resourcefulness and Zauszniewski’s middle-range theory of resourcefulness and quality …
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The Effects of Perceived Locus of Control and Dispositional Optimism on Chronic Pain Treatment Outcomes.
… the effects of perceived locus of control and dispositional optimism on chronic pain treatment outcomes. Subjects reported significantly lower post-treatment pain levels as compared with pre-treatment levels (M = 0.66, SD = 1.58), t(45) = 2.85, p = .007 (two-tailed), but decreased pain was not …
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Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Breast Cancer: The Role of Dispositional Optimism, Coping Strategies, and Psychosocial Interventions
… characteristics, breast cancer variables, optimism, coping strategies, and participation in psychosocial interventions were examined in relation to posttraumatic growth as measured by the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Differences between those who participated in psychosocial …
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Perceptions of Academic and Social Self-Efficacy among Adolescents Diagnosed with Cancer and their Relations with Dispositional Optimism, Perceived Vulnerability, and Treatment Modality
… adapting to cancer, treatment modality, dispositional optimism, and perceived vulnerability were chosen as variables likely related to social and academic self-efficacy. Forty-two adolescents diagnosed with cancer and at least six months post-treatment completed questionnaire packets. …
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Religious Problem-Solving and Explanatory Style: Relationships Between Religious Coping and Pessimism
… style, explanatory or attributional style, and dispositional optimism-pessimism. It also seeks to determine the degree to which these styles predict depressive symptoms. Ninety-three students enrolled in psychology classes received credit for completing questionnaires regarding explanatory …
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The Impact Of Positive Thinking, Optimism, Empathy, And Just World Beliefs On Social Perceptions Of Cancer
… of individual differences in just world beliefs, dispositional optimism, and empathy was also explored. Undergraduate college students (N = 233) read a hypothetical blog of a cancer patient, who described one of three scenarios - a PT exposure/try PT scenario (in which the blogger learned about PT …
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Meaningful daily activity and chronic pain
… psychological distress, illness perception and dispositional optimism. MDA scales were developed for this study, the Daily Activities Questionnaire (DAQ-R) and the Meaningful Daily Activities Questionnaire (MDAQ-R). The research hypothesis that CPP who participate in more MDA experienced less …
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Cultural variation in unrealistic optimism
… of self (Japanese) would show less unrealistic optimism about potential, future life events than individuals from a culture characteristic of an independent construal of self (Canadian). Canadian respondents were indeed significantly more unrealistically optimistic than the Japanese, although …
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An Exploratory Study of the Academic Optimism of Principals
Academic optimism of the principal is a construct comprised of trust in teachers, self-efficacy of the principal, and principal’s academic emphasis. Academic optimism has been demonstrated at both the organizational and teacher levels, but research concerning principal’s academic optimism is only …
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Maternal Optimism and Its Relationship to Coping and Illness Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Optimism is an intriguing construct because of its relationships with positive physiological and psychological outcomes in times of adversity, including chronic illness. Coping styles often mediate significant relationships between optimism and these outcomes. Type 1 Diabetes can be difficult to …
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Effects of work spillover on marital satisfaction
… relationship amongihe ISake teachers and dispositional optimism was the moderator among the male teachers. There was no common mediator of the work spillover-marital satisfaction relationship among the four subgroups. For fthiale teachers the mediators were: Unsinictured leisure and that …
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Overcoming the Cancer Experience: Narrative Identity in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
… of distress-related disclosure, cancer-talk, and dispositional optimism. Results revealed that meaning making was higher for cancer-related than for non-cancer related turning points. Posttraumatic growth mediated the associations between cancer meaning making and both coping and empathy. Mothers’ …
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Work wellness in a financial services institution : a longitudinal study
… 2. Article 1 showed the central role that low optimism plays in contributing to burnout, and high optimism plays in work engagement. Interestingly, high social support was linked to increased cynicism, whilst low social support contributed to dedication. Burnout contributed to both physical and …