International optimism: Correlates and consequences of dispositional optimism across 61 countries
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 diffe...
- Autores:
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Baranski, Erica
Sweeny, Kate
Gardiner, Gwendolyn
Funder, David
Beramendi, Maite Regina
Bastian, Brock
Neubauer, Aljoscha
Cortez, Diego
Roth, Erick
Torres, Ana Raquel Rosas
Zanini, Daniela S.
Petkova, Kristina G.
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of investigation
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2021
- Institución:
- Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio Institucional UDCA
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.udca.edu.co:11158/4276
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repository.udca.edu.co/handle/11158/4276
https //doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12582
- Palabra clave:
- Optimismo
Bienestar personal
Adultos
Estudios transculturales
- Rights
- closedAccess
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.es
Summary: | 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 |
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