Who is more proactive, the optimist or the pessimist? Exploring the role of hope as a moderator

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-109

  Lopes, Miguel Pereira ^a   Cunha, Miguel Pina ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hope; Moderation effect; Optimism; Passive coping; Pessimism; Proactive coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 41449098593     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760701760575     Document Type: Article

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