Optimism & pessimism
Subtitle: implications for theory, research, and practice
By: edited by Edward C. Chang.
Contributors: Chang, Edward C.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
Subjects: Optimism.; Pessimism.
Other titles: Optimism and pessimism
Description: Prevailing beliefs and attitudes, particularly in the West, encourage researchers and lay people alike to think almost exclusively in terms of the costs of pessimism and the benefits of optimism. This volume provides a forum in which leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners involved with the study of optimism and pessimism are given the opportunity to express their beliefs. The result is a critical survey that enables readers to recognize the importance of "balance" in understanding the relative powers of both optimism and pessimism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.