Positive expectancies and mental health: Identifying the unique contributions of hope and optimism

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 548-556

  Gallagher, Matthew W ^a   Lopez, Shane J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Gallup Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Bootstrap; Flourishing; Hope; Optimism; SEM; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449396916     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760903157166     Document Type: Article

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