Optimism and pessimism in social context: An interpersonal perspective on resilience and risk

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 553-562

  Smith, Timothy W ^a   Ruiz, John M ^b   Cundiff, Jenny M ^a   Baron, Kelly G ^c   Nealey Moore, Jill B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal circumplex; Marital quality; Optimism; Pessimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878803954     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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