Perceived likelihood as a measure of optimism and pessimism: Support for the future events scale

被引:7
作者
Wichman, Aaron L.
Reich, Darcy A.
Weary, Gifford
机构
[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Psychol, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[2] Texas Tech Univ, Dept Psychol, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA
关键词
optimism and pessimism; Life Orientation Test; Future Events Scale; FES; LOT;
D O I
10.1037/1040-3590.18.2.215
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The Future Events Scale (FES; S. M. Andersen, 1990) is an expectancy-based measure of optimism and pessimism, grounded in cognitive theories of depression, with implications for clinical practice. Although ample research has documented the utility of the FES in predicting important cognitive and behavioral outcomes, psychometric data on the scale are lacking. The current article presents multisample analyses to show that the FES has clear factor structure, good reliability, and a theoretically meaningful nomological network. The FES is shown to be distinct from the best known measure of optimism and pessimism, the Life Orientation Test (M. F. Scheier & C. S. Carver, 1985). Applications are discussed.
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页码:215 / 219
页数:5
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