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The Korean Journal of Health Psychology

Testing of the Relationships Among Optimism/Pessimism, Problem-Solving Appraisal, and Positive/Negative Affects

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2008, v.13 no.3, pp.603-623
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2008.13.3.004

Abstract

This study examined whether the three aspects of problem-solving appraisal mediate the link from optimism to both positive and negative affects as well as the link from pessimism to both positive and negative affects, respectively. A total of 152(127 women) adults completed the research packet including measures of the Life Orientation Test-Revised, Problem-Solving Inventory, and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. The study results from structural equation modeling suggested that (a) as for optimism, problem-solving confidence(PSC) and personal control(PC) significantly mediated some of the link between optimism and either positive or negative affect, but no mediation effect was found for approach-avoidance style(AAS), and (b) as for pessimism, the mediating effect was significant for all of the three dimensions of problem-solving appraisal(PSC, AAS, and PC). Discussion focused on a potentially differential mechanism by which optimism and pessimism lead to positive and negative affects.

keywords
Optimism, Pessimism, Problem-solving appraisal, Problem-solving confidence, Approach-avoidance style, Personal control, Positive and negative affects, Positive psychology, 낙관성, 비관성, 문제해결평가, 문제해결 자신감, 접근-회피 양식, 개인의 통제감, 정적 감정, 부적 감정, 긍정심리학, Optimism, Pessimism, Problem-solving appraisal, Problem-solving confidence, Approach-avoidance style, Personal control, Positive and negative affects, Positive psychology

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