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COJ Nursing & Healthcare

Helpful and Helpless Optimism

  • Open or Close Jiajin Tong*

    School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, China

    *Corresponding author: Jiajin Tong, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing 100871, China

Submission: December 12, 2018;Published: December 14, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/COJNH.2018.04.000590

ISSN: 2577-2007
Volume4 Issue3

Abstract

Optimism refers to a generalized positive outcome expectancy and/or a positive causal attribution [1]. It is one of the most enduring characteristics of a person with significant implications for individual well-being and mental health [2]. However, optimism seems not universally beneficial.

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