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  The Optimist's Telescope
  Optimism
  Venkatarama, Bina

  “How might we mitigate losses caused by shortsightedness?...

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• Longitudinal Study
  Research
  Waldinger, Robert J.

  PowerPoint slides to compliment Dr....

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• Health & Wellness: What Science Can Tell Us About the Good Life
  Positivity
  Waldinger, Robert J.

  PowerPoint slides to compliment Dr. Robert J....

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  Overoptimism about future knowledge: Early arrogance?
  Optimism
  Lockhart, Kristi, Goddu, Mariel, Keil, Frank

  Three studies explored whether young children (5–7 years) have more optimistic views of their future knowledge than older children (8–12 years...

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  Dispositional and induced optimism lead to attentional preference for faces displaying positive emotions: An eye-tracker study
  Optimism
  Peters, Madelon, Vieler, Julia, Lautenbacher, Stefan

  The aim of this study was to examine whether dispositional optimism and induced optimism are associated with an attentional bias for positive ...

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  The motivational benefits of specific versus general optimism
  Optimism
  Schmitt, Antje, Gielnik, Michael, Zacher, Hannes, Klemann, Katharina

  This study addresses the question whether a specific work-related form of optimistic thinking has motivational consequences in terms of work e...

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  On the confluence of optimism and hope on depressive symptoms in primary care patients: Does doubling up on bonum futurun Proffer any added benefits?
  Optimism
  Chang, Edward, Yu, Elizabeth, Hirsch, Jameson

  A model involving optimism and hope as predictors of depressive symptoms was tested in a sample of 28 male and 67 female primary care patients...

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  Who is more proactive the optimist or the pessimist? Exploring the role of hope as a moderator.
  Optimism
  Pereira Lopes, Miguel, Pina e Cunha, Miguel

  This research tested the existence of a moderation role of hope on the effects of optimism and pessimism over proactive cop...

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