Affectivity and psychological adjustment across two adult generations: Does pessimistic explanatory style still matter?

2007/04/26 by Edward C. Chang, Lawrence J. Sanna · 1 citation
Psychology · #Clinical psychology #Developmental psychology #Explanatory model #Multilevel model #Negative affectivity #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Personality #Pessimism #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research #Psychology #Social psychology #Style (visual arts)

paper · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.007

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