A year of social disconnections, deaths, job losses and political violence may lead some people to feel overwhelmed and sad. A psychologist suggests ways to find and sustain hope.
Articles on Optimism
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Leading minds in behavioural and social sciences share perspectives on changes ahead and give advice how to make it through the pandemic.
Psychology studies suggest a variety of ways you can strengthen your bond and increase your satisfaction with your partner.
Optimists often assume that bad things won’t befall them – a dangerous outlook during the coronavirus pandemic.
Think American democracy is ending? You’re not alone, writes a historian. American leaders have often yielded to despair – as far back as the founding of the republic.
Humans tend to downplay their own susceptibility to being harmed – an attitude of ‘it won’t happen to me’ that could be hindering the collective response to the pandemic.
The more humans seek happiness, the more it can elude them. In exploring this conundrum, a Nigerian novelist spoke with everyday people in his country, finding the coexistence of hope and deprivation.
When it comes to environmental activism, optimism is key.
A positive outlook is great – but it can lead to some ill judged start up ideas.
Being nostalgic about the past is linked to optimism about the future.
Human beings seem to be born wearing rose-colored glasses. Psychologists are interested in how this bias toward the positive works in the very young – and how it fades over time.
Study challenges our understanding of optimism as being a self-centered phenomenon.
Research shows that many students are excessively optimistic about course grades. Those with a stronger sense of personal control are also less likely to receive the grades they expect.
Punks aren’t known for their positivity, but ‘solarpunks’ are all about optimism. A new movement of speculative fiction, art, fashion, and activism, it imagines a sustainable future that requires radical social change.
A difference in psychology could explain the difference in rewards.
Top contributors
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Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, School of Management, University of Bath
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Associate Professor of Climate Change, Technology and Policy, Carleton University
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Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
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Professor of Operations Research, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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PhD candidate of Psychology, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professor of Management, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, University of Stirling
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Hope College
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Professor, Sustainable Marine Futures, Environment Institute, Adelaide University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England