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Dispositional optimism and coping: a meta-analytic review

Lise Solberg Nes1, Suzanne C Segerstrom

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0044, USA.

Summary

Optimism promotes better stress adjustment by encouraging approach coping strategies and discouraging avoidance coping. This relationship is strongest in English-speaking populations, highlighting optimism's role in adaptive coping mechanisms.

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