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Unlocking optimism in everyday life: a short-term study on the power of live comedy to reduce stress and anxiety in general public [PDF]
Health Psychology and Behavioral MedicineBackground Although there have been many studies on laughter and health, few studies have clarified the effects of laughter on optimism and pessimism, as well as anxiety.
Toshiko Tomisawa +5 more
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The Prediction of Hospital Stress Based on Self-Actualization and Life Orientations (Optimism and Pessimism) in Female Nurses [PDF]
Women’s Health Bulletin, 2021 Background: Hospital stress is one of the most important factors in nurses’ mental health. So, this study aimed to investigate the effects of self-actualization and life orientation on hospital stress. Methods: This research was a correlational study. We
Habibollah Naderi +3 more
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Cynicism, pessimism, and homophobia as predictors of negative attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, 2022 The aim of the research was to examine whether it is possible to predict negative attitudes towards people with HIV/ AIDS with the help of cynicism, pessimism, and homophobia.
Nikolić Miljana B. +1 more
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Pessimism and Overcommitment [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 Economic agents commonly use commitment devices to limit impulsive behavior in the interest of long-term goals. We provide evidence for excess demand for commitment in a laboratory experiment. Subjects are faced with a tedious productivity task and a tempting option to surf the internet.
Ek, Claes, Samahita, Margaret
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The Metaphysics of the Masses: A Research on the Role of Religion in Schopenhauer's Philosophy [PDF]
پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین, 2023 Arthur Schopenhauer is usually considered as an atheist and nihilist philosopher. Although this view is not wrong, but overemphasizing it has led to the neglect of religious discussions in his philosophy.
AmirAbbas Soulikhani, Hedayat Alavitabar
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Relationship of Problematic Internet Use and Positive Orientation Indicators in Adolescents [PDF]
Psihologija, 2020 This paper investigates a model connecting problematic Internet use (PIU) and positive orientation (i.e., life satisfaction, self-esteem, and optimism as its indicators) in an adolescent population. The sample included 1263 adolescents (59.5% girls; Mage
Hinić Darko +3 more
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Pessimism from the Perspective of Systemic Approach [PDF]
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2015 Explanatory style has been considered as a cognitive factor present in personality traits in psychology. Two important dimensions are considered in explanatory style: optimism and pessimism.
Ali Eryilmaz
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A Model for Organizational Cynicism in the Universities [PDF]
مطالعات مدیریت راهبردی, 2021 Aim and introduction: Organizational pessimism has a diminishing effect on thinking, attitude, behavior, and performance of the individual in the organization, and the continuation of this category in the individual causes it to spread to other ...
Javad shekarriz +2 more
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Religions, 2022 Games of chance usually make people feel a whirlwind of emotions, especially in gambling. While those games depend more on luck than on individuals’ skills, optimism should be a distinctive feature.
Lisete S. Mónico, Valentim R. Alferes
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OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM IN GAMES [PDF]
International Economic Review, 2014 This article considers the impact of ambiguity in strategic situations. It extends the existing literature on games with ambiguity‐averse players by allowing for optimistic responses to ambiguity. We use the CEU model of ambiguity with a class of capacities introduced by Jaffrray and Philippe (Mathematics of Operations Research 22 (1997), 165–85 ...
Jurgen Eichberger, David Kelsey
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