The predictive validity of optimism and affectivity in a longitudinal study of older adults

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 853-864

  Benyamini, Yael ^a   Roziner, Ilan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Negative affectivity; Optimism; Pessimism; Positive affectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349141895     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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