2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.04.002
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Development of the State Optimism Measure

Abstract: Background: Optimism, or positive expectations about the future, is associated with better health. It is commonly assessed as a trait, but it may change over time and circumstance. Accordingly, we developed a measure of state optimism. Methods: An initial 29-item pool was generated based on literature reviews and expert consultations. It was administered to three samples: sample 1 was a general healthy population (n=136), sample 2 was people with cardiac disease (n=96), and sample 3 was persons recovering from… Show more

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“…State optimism . The State Optimism Measure [ 23 ] consists of 7 items that measures people’s tendency to feel positive about the future (e.g., “ Right now , I expect things to work out for the best ”). Participants responded to each item in reference to how they were feeling “right now” using a 5-point scale (1 = Strongly disagree , 5 = Strongly agree ).…”
Section: Study 1: Twittermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…State optimism . The State Optimism Measure [ 23 ] consists of 7 items that measures people’s tendency to feel positive about the future (e.g., “ Right now , I expect things to work out for the best ”). Participants responded to each item in reference to how they were feeling “right now” using a 5-point scale (1 = Strongly disagree , 5 = Strongly agree ).…”
Section: Study 1: Twittermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Current affect was measured so that we could gain a general picture of participants' psychological state or a proxy of their well-being. (2) Optimism: State optimism was measured with the State Optimism Measure (SOM-7; Millstein et al, 2019) and trait optimism with the revised Life Orientation Task (LOT-R; Scheier et al, 1994). The SOM-7 contains 7 items that captured participants' tendency to feel positive about the future (e.g., "At the moment, I expect more to go right than wrong when it comes to my future").…”
Section: Measures and Proceduresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the literature, optimism has been conceptualized and measured as a stable trait assumed to change little over time (e.g., Scheier and Carver, 1992 , 2018 ). This assumption, however, has been challenged by recent research with a state view of optimism, which assumes that people’s expectations about the future are fluid, subject to environmental cues, context-specific, and thus malleable in response to salient reminders ( Millstein et al, 2019 ). In this view, state optimism may fluctuate in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
Section: Cultural Differences In People’s Psychological Response To Covid-19mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Emotional feelings are essential to the individual’s expectations in order to manage success or failure in different life conditions [ 28 , 29 ]. Different studies find this distinction useful to understanding life satisfaction, taking into account the effective and emotional dimension in the academic context and its relationship with EI [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. That is, university students with high levels of EI will be characterized by the effective use of cognitive and emotional competencies as adaptive skills.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%