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Distinction Between Positive Affect and Optimism
Although positive affect and optimism are related in some ways, they are not the same construct (Pressman & Cohen, 2005). Positive affect is mostly concerned with positive feeling states, whereas optimism is a generalized tendency to expect that good things will happen, or alternatively, a tendency to view life's stressors and difficulties as temporary and external to oneself.
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