Expecting the best and being prepared for the worst: structure, profiles, and 2 ‐year temporal stability of dispositional optimism in women with breast cancer

ConclusionsThe LOT‐R should be approached as a bidimensional measure. Co‐occurrence of optimism and pessimism may indicate a cautious defensive coping effort in women with breast cancer. The importance of systematic efforts to enhance optimism as well as the capacity to acknowledge both positive and negative future expectancies is emphasized.Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - December 2, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Fredrik Saboonchi, Lena ‐Marie Petersson, Kristina Alexanderson, Richard Bränström, Agneta Wennman‐Larsen Tags: Paper Source Type: research