Mechanism of dispositional optimism and positive health benefits
| Project/Area Number |
25780367
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
TOYAMA Miki 筑波大学, 人間系, 准教授 (30457668)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | 特性的楽観性 / コーピング方略 / ストレスフルな出来事の重要性 / goal shielding効果 / 目標 / 楽観性 / 悲観性 / goal shielding理論 / 認知的抑制 / パフォーマンス / 適応 / 自己調整 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Study 1 investigated if dispositional optimism, and the importance that a participant assigned to stressful events interacted to predict their coping behavior.The results indicated that the importance participants assigned to stressful events moderated the relationship between dispositional optimism and positive interpretations. It was concluded that optimistic individuals used positive interpretations for highly important events, whereas they did not do so for less- important events.
Study 2 investigated if the goal-shielding effect were particularly pronounced in individuals with high dispositional optimism. Results indicated that individuals with high dispositional optimism were likely to inhibit alternative goals when they attached high importance to an initial goal. These findings suggest that highly optimistic individuals inhibit alternative goals, which plays a valuable role in the process of goal pursuit.
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Report
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Research Products
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