ABSTRACT
Optimism, its affects, results, causes and mechanisms have been a relatively new and exciting area of interest for many psychologists. (change this sentence.. I don't really like it.) Recent studies have shown that optimism and an optimistic explanatory style can have several benefits for people. The purpose of this study is to first examine the measure of optimism or pessimism among a random sample of people. Next, the same people's satisfaction with life will also be measured. The results of these measurements will be pooled, examined, studied and interoperated. The relationship between one's optimism versus pessimism measurement and one's satisfaction with life will then be determined. It is hypothesized that people who score higher on the optimism versus pessimism score will be more likely to report a higher satisfaction with life.
LITERATURE REVIEW
How does one obtain subjective well being (SWB)? What are the components of subjective well being? What leads to subjective well being? There have been many studies conducted concerning subjective well being and what helps determine how much an individual possesses or could posses.
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Is the glass half empty or half full? The pessimis...Diener, Lucas and Oishi (2002) state that subjective well being consists of happiness and life satisfaction. They also claim that happiness is determined by a set of values. For example, people may value things such as order, honor, social contact, family, status or tranquility to make them happy. Life satisfaction is the extent to which you like your life. People can judge their SWB using numerous theoretical approaches. The "need and goal satisfaction" theory is one of the most prevalent. This theory involves statements such as "what we have vs. what we want", "what we have now vs. what we did have", and "what we have vs. what others have". There are also personality predispositions and traits that contribute to...