Performers, trackers, lemmings and the lost: Sustained false optimism in forecasting project outcomes - Evidence from a quasi-experiment [PDF]
, 2009 The consistently successful delivery of projects remains an ambition that many organisations do not achieve. Whilst the reasons behind project failure are many, one recognised factor is the ‘planning fallacy’ – over-optimism in the planning phase of a
Weyer, Birgit +8 more
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An Active Inference Model of the Optimism Bias
Computational PsychiatryThe optimism bias is a cognitive bias where individuals overestimate the likelihood of good outcomes and underestimate the likelihood of bad outcomes. Associated with improved quality of life, optimism bias is considered to be adaptive and is a promising
Elizabeth L. Fisher +2 more
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Burnout and individual characteristics in primary school teachers [PDF]
SHS Web of ConferencesBurnout syndrome is a widespread problem among teachers. This study examined the correlation between selected burnout symptoms and specific individual characteristics of 147 primary school teachers in Slovakia.
Masariková Anna, Lesnická Miroslava
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Developing a model of Corona Anxiety in Students Based on Optimism and Resilience: The Mediating role of the Perceived Social Support [PDF]
Faṣlnāmah-i Farhang Mushavirah va Ravān/Darmānī, 2020 Due to the prevalence of coronavirus among people, especially the affected countries, which has caused anxiety, the aim of the present study was to investigate the causal modeling of Corona anxiety in students based on optimism and resilience with the ...
Sanaz eyni, matineh ebadi, naghme torabi
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Entrepreneurship: Cause and Consequence of Financial Optimism [PDF]
, 2014 © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Extant evidence that the self-employed overestimate their returns by a greater margin than employees is consistent with two mutually inclusive possibilities. Self-employment may foster optimism or intrinsic optimists may be
Arabsheibani, Gholamreza +4 more
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Strategi Bimbingan Kelompok dengan Teknik Permainan untuk Meningkatkan Optimisme
Guidena, 2020 This research is motivated by the results of preliminary research, which shows the level of optimism of the students of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mathla'ul Anwar University Banten batch 2018 of 35.6% who are in the medium category ...
Mualwi Widiatmoko +1 more
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School Refusal Behavior Profiles, Optimism/Pessimism, and Personality Traits in Spanish Children
Education Sciences, 2021 The relationship between school refusal behavior (SRB) profiles and personality traits has received little attention from investigators. Identifying the profiles of students with school attendance problems may improve the understanding of the ...
Miriam Martín +5 more
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Critical Optimism: Reimagining Rural Communities through Libraries
In the Library with the Lead Pipe, 2018 In Brief: In the absence of governmental agencies and philanthropic support, many rural communities see their local library as the last civic, cultural, or service organization in town.
Margo Gustina
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Over-optimism in bioinformatics: an illustration [PDF]
, 2010 In statistical bioinformatics research, different optimization mechanisms potentially lead to "over-optimism" in published papers. The present empirical study illustrates these mechanisms through a concrete example from an active research field.
Arthur, Tenenhaus +15 more
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The distribution of optimism across sociodemographic groups in 22 countries
Scientific ReportsPrior research (mainly from Western industrialized countries) documents associations between greater dispositional optimism (a generalized expectation that good things will happen) and improved health and well-being.
Ying Chen +8 more
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