Optimism
Optimism refers to positive expectations of future
events (Ferguson & Goodwin, 2010). Optimism
is negatively associated with depression, anxiety,
hostility, distress, and negative mood, and positively associated with psychological well-being,
resilience to distress, satisfaction with life, positive mood, and positive states of mind (Carver, Scheier, & Segerstrom, 2010; Scheier, Carver, & Bridges, 2001).