Optimism and Pessimism in Social Context : An Interpersonal Perspective on Resilience and Risk

Using the interpersonal perspective, we examined social correlates of dispositional optimism. In Study 1, optimism and pessimism were associated with warm-dominant and hostile-submissive interpersonal styles, respectively, across four samples, and had expected associations with social support and interpersonal stressors. In 300 married couples, Study 2 replicated these findings regarding interpersonal styles, using self-reports and spouse ratings. Optimism-pessimism also had significant actor and partner associations with marital quality. In Study 3 (120 couples), husbands' and wives' optimism predicted increases in their own marital adjustment over time, and husbands' optimism predicted increases in wives' marital adjustment. Thus, the interpersonal perspective is a useful integrative framework for examining social processes that could contribute to associations of optimism-pessimism with physical health and emotional adjustment.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Journal of research in personality - 47(2013), 5 vom: 16. Okt., Seite 553-562

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Smith, Timothy W [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz, John M [VerfasserIn]
Cundiff, Jenny M [VerfasserIn]
Baron, Kelly G [VerfasserIn]
Nealey-Moore, Jill B [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Interpersonal circumplex
Journal Article
Marital quality
Optimism
Pessimism

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Date Revised 20.11.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM266158587