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The Costs and Benefits of Positive Illusions

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
Positive illusions are associated with unrealistic optimism about the future and an inflated assessment of one's abilities. They are prevalent in normal life and are considered essential for maintaining a healthy mental state, although, there are ...
Spyros eMakridakis
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Prisoners' Perceptions and Their Agency on Sustainability Transformation in Finland

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability transformation is essential for our time, requiring the involvement of all citizens. Several prisons worldwide have developed various sustainable development (SD) programs for prisoners. However, it remains unclear how prisoners perceive SD, which can be a significant obstacle to their agency. This study explores the perceptions
Sirpa M. Manninen, Teija Makkonen
wiley   +1 more source

Communicating Resilience: A Discursive Leadership Perspective [PDF]

, 2013
In this essay we challenge whether current conceptions of optimism, hope, and resilience are complete enough to account for the complexity and nuance of developing and maintaining these in practice.
Fyke, Jeremy P., Torres, David H
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Blue‐Prints for Ocean Governance: Analyzing Resource Sustainability in International Blue Economic Frameworks

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Championed as a pathway for sustainable growth, the “blue economy” (BE) has garnered increasing interest in recent decades. International organizations like the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) increasingly point to marine resources and activities as a “new frontier” for economic growth ...
Flora St. Pier, Anar Ahmadov, Farid Guliyev   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Virtual Health Influencers on Young Adults’ Willingness to Engage in Liver Cancer Prevention: Insights from Parasocial Relationship Theory

Social Sciences
The emergence of virtual influencers and AI doctors has significantly increased the attention of Chinese users, especially their health awareness and cancer health literacy.
Donghwa Chung, Jiaqi Wang, Yanfang Meng
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Re-Coopering anti-psychiatry: David Cooper, revolutionary critic of psychiatry [PDF]

, 2016
This article offers an introduction to David Cooper (1931–86), who coined the term ‘anti-psychiatry’, and, it is argued here, has not so far received the scholarly attention that he deserves. The first section presents his life in context.
Chapman, Adrian
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Accident frequency and unrealistic optimism: Children’s assessment of risk [PDF]

Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2018
Accidental injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity among children, warranting research on their risk perceptions. Three hundred and seven children aged 10-11 years assessed the frequency, danger and personal risk likelihood of 8 accidents. Two social-cognitive biases were manifested. The frequency of rare accidents (e.g.
Sissons Joshi, Mary, Maclean, Morag, Stevens, Claire   +2 more
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Teaching Through Trauma: English Teachers Navigating Affective Regimes in Post‐Earthquake Türkiye

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in post‐earthquake Türkiye narrated their experiences of loss, survival, and teaching within state‐imposed affective regimes. Drawing on an affective–discursive analysis of Ministry of National Education (MoNE) documents and media texts, the study first investigates how ...
Merve Özçelik
wiley   +1 more source

The mediating role of academic optimism in the relationship between academic self-regulation, academic self-efficacy, and academic passion in medical students exhibiting self-handicapping behaviors [PDF]

Research and Development in Medical Education
Background: Academic self-regulation, academic self-efficacy, and academic passion are crucial factors in medical students’ academic success. However, self-handicapping behaviors, such as procrastinating, making excuses, or setting unrealistic goals, can
Seyyed Gholamreza Jafari, Tayebeh Sharifi, Maryam Chorami, Reza Ahmadi   +3 more
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Optimism as a Candidate Health Asset: Exploring Its Links With Adolescent Quality of Life in Sweden [PDF]

, 2019
This study aims to understand the role that optimism could play in the context of a health asset approach to promote adolescent health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
Benson P. L., Benson P. L., Biehl A., Eccles J. S., Fonagy P., García‐Moya I., Holmbeck G. N., Kessler R. C., Marmot M., Morgan A., Morgan A., Resnick M. D., Rutter M., Scheier M. F., WHO, Yong F. L.   +15 more
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