According to a recent study, optimists were more likely to live into their nineties.
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Solutions already exist. What’s holding humanity back is the will to get past the status quo and embrace innovation.
A scholar of democratic virtues explains why Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on hope are relevant today.
Superior optimism is often given as the reason why men earn more than women.
This study wanted to find whether believing your child is better at school than they actually are was detrimental or beneficial to the child’s academic success. Turns out, it actually helps.
A textual analysis of Joe Biden’s inaugural speech reveals the main lines of his future communication, which will be marked by a clear break with that of his predecessor.
A year of social disconnections, deaths, job losses and political violence may lead some people to feel overwhelmed and sad. A psychologist suggests ways to find and sustain hope.
Leading minds in behavioural and social sciences share perspectives on changes ahead and give advice how to make it through the pandemic.
Psychology studies suggest a variety of ways you can strengthen your bond and increase your satisfaction with your partner.
Optimists often assume that bad things won’t befall them – a dangerous outlook during the coronavirus pandemic.
Think American democracy is ending? You’re not alone, writes a historian. American leaders have often yielded to despair – as far back as the founding of the republic.
Humans tend to downplay their own susceptibility to being harmed – an attitude of ‘it won’t happen to me’ that could be hindering the collective response to the pandemic.
The more humans seek happiness, the more it can elude them. In exploring this conundrum, a Nigerian novelist spoke with everyday people in his country, finding the coexistence of hope and deprivation.
When it comes to environmental activism, optimism is key.
A positive outlook is great – but it can lead to some ill judged start up ideas.
Being nostalgic about the past is linked to optimism about the future.
Human beings seem to be born wearing rose-colored glasses. Psychologists are interested in how this bias toward the positive works in the very young – and how it fades over time.
Study challenges our understanding of optimism as being a self-centered phenomenon.
Research shows that many students are excessively optimistic about course grades. Those with a stronger sense of personal control are also less likely to receive the grades they expect.
Punks aren’t known for their positivity, but ‘solarpunks’ are all about optimism. A new movement of speculative fiction, art, fashion, and activism, it imagines a sustainable future that requires radical social change.
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Business Economics, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Research Fellow, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, Program Director of Stretton Institute, Program Director of Environment Insitute, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, City, University of London
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Professor and Deputy Director, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Associate Professor in People, Organizations, Society, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Professor in Social & Health Psychology, Durham University
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Associate Professor, UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities, UCL
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Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide
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ARC Future Fellow and marine biologist, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer of Economics and Behavioural Science, University of Stirling
