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Optimism Maintenance

Optimism Maintenance is a psychological construct that refers to the process by which individuals sustain positive expectations about future outcomes through downward social comparison, distinguishing it from other affect-regulation strategies by its specific reliance on favorable contrasts with others' worse-off circumstances.

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8.9K

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268

Authors

149

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2017–2026

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Publications

97

Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decreases the prevalence of depression and enhances benefit finding among women under treatment for early-stage breast cancer.

Michael H. Antoni, Jessica M. Lehman, Kristin M. Klibourn et al. · Health Psychology · 2001 · 864 citations

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Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decreases the prevalence of depression and enhances benefit finding among women under treatment for early-stage breast cancer.

Michael H. Antoni, Jessica M. Lehman, Kristin Kilbourn et al. · Health Psychology · 2001 · 779 citations

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How unrealistic optimism is maintained in the face of reality

Tali Sharot, Christoph W. Korn, Raymond J. Dolan · Nature Neuroscience · 2011 · 747 citations

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Hope: An Emotion and a Vital Coping Resource Against Despair

Richard S. Lazarus · Social Research: An International Quarterly · 1999 · 492 citations

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An analysis of hope as a psychological strength

Michael F. Valle, E. Scott Huebner, Shannon M. Suldo · Journal of School Psychology · 2006 · 490 citations

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Authors

268

  1. CS
    Charles S. Carver

    University of Miami, United States

    4 publications · 1.7K citations

    4

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  2. CR
    C. R. Snyder

    University of Kansas, United States

    3 publications · 288 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. JH
    John H. Riskind

    George Mason University, United States

    2 publications · 100 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. MH
    Michael H. Antoni

    University of Miami, United States

    2 publications · 1.6K citations

    2

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  5. RS
    Robert Sege

    Tufts Medical Center, United States

    2 publications · 332 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

149

  1. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    471 citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    128 citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    868 citations

  4. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    300 citations

  5. Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  7. RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  8. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Personality and Individual Differences

    5 publications · 400 citations

    5

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  2. Supportive Care in Cancer

    5 publications · 182 citations

    5

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  3. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

    3 publications · 124 citations

    3

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  4. Behaviour Research and Therapy

    3 publications · 156 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Journal of Behavioral Medicine

    3 publications · 323 citations

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