- Tytuł:
- Many faces of optimism. Proposal of five profiles of optimistic attitudes in research on Polish sample.
- Autorzy:
- Czerw, Agnieszka
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/430455.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2015-06-01
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Czytelnia Czasopism PAN
- Tematy:
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optimism as an attitude
optimism dimensions
profiles of optimistic attitudes - Opis:
- Optimism is one human characteristic which for many years has been of central interest to psychology. This variable is usually treated as a one-dimensional human trait. This text presents a different view of optimism. It includes a discussion of a multidimensional questionnaire for the measurement of optimism: the Optimistic Attitude Questionnaire (OAQ). The OAQ measures four dimensions of optimism: achievement orientation, incaution, positive thinking, and openness. The results of a k-means clustering procedure that was conducted on a group of 766 adults are presented as well. The results of the analysis reveal five different profiles: global optimists, pessimists, cautious optimists, moderate optimists, and risk-takers. The obtained profiles are significantly different from each other - for example, with respect to the age of the participants and their evaluations of life satisfaction.
- Źródło:
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Polish Psychological Bulletin; 2015, 46, 2; 239-245
0079-2993 - Pojawia się w:
- Polish Psychological Bulletin
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki