Type A Behavior, Pessimism, and Optimism Among College Undergraduates

Authors

Fred B. Bryant, Loyola University ChicagoFollow
Paul R. Yarnold, Optimal Data Analysis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

Optimal Data Analysis

Volume

3

Pages

32-35

Publisher Name

Optimal Data Analysis, LLC

Abstract

This study used scores on measures of dispositional optimism and pessimism to discriminate 117 extreme Type A versus 131 extreme Type B college undergraduates. Consistent with a priori hypotheses the analysis revealed that Type As were significantly less pessimistic, and significantly more optimistic, than Type Bs.

Identifier

2155-0182

Comments

Author Posting © Optimal Data Analysis, LLC, 2014. This article is posted here by permission of Optimal Data Analysis, LLC for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Optimal Data Analysis, Volume 3, April 2014, https://odajournal.com/2014/04/10/type-a-behavior-pessimism-and-optimism-among-college-undergraduates/

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Bryant, Fred B. and Yarnold, Paul R.. Type A Behavior, Pessimism, and Optimism Among College Undergraduates. Optimal Data Analysis, 3, : 32-35, 2014. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Psychology: Faculty Publications and Other Works,

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