Optimism and pessimism dimensions in the Life Orientation Test-Revised: Method and meaning

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-129

  Segerstrom, Suzanne C ^a   Evans, Daniel R ^a   Eisenlohr Moul, Tory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreeableness; Conscientiousness; Dimensions; Extraversion; Life Orientation Test; Neuroticism; Optimism; Pessimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751537307     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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