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Optimism and resources: Effects on each other and on health over 10 years
How Optimism and Personal Resources Influence Each Other and Health Over 10 Years
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Abstract
More optimistic first-year law students made more money 10 years later.
- Dispositional optimism may be linked to the growth of social and status resources due to greater persistence and performance.
- Income levels did not influence later optimism in former law students.
- Increases in social network size were associated with greater optimism over time.
- Changes in optimism and resources were linked to improvements in mental and physical health.
- Dispositional optimism showed less stability compared to many personality traits, possibly due to its response to changes in resources.
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