The future of optimism

American Psychologist

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-55

  Peterson, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROL; EGO; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTIVATION; REALITY TESTING; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 85047675495     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.44     Document Type: Article

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