• International optimism: Correlates and consequences of dispositional optimism across 61 countries 

      Baranski, Erica; Sweeny, Kate; Gardiner, Gwendolyn; Funder, David; Beramendi, Maite Regina; Bastian, Brock; Neubauer, Aljoscha; Cortez, Diego; Roth, Erick; Torres, Ana Raquel Rosas; Zanini, Daniela S.; Petkova, Kristina G. (2021)
      Objective: The current exploratory study sought to examine dispositional optimism, or the general expectation for positive outcomes, around the world. Method: Dispositional optimism and possible correlates were assessed ...
    • The economic well-being of nations is associated with positive daily situational experiences 

      Gardiner, Gwendolyn; Lee, Daniel I; Baranski, Erica; Funder, David; Beramendi, Maite; Bastian, Brock; Neubauer, Aljoscha; Cortez, Diego; Roth, Eric; Torres, Ana Raquel Rosas; Zanini, D. S.; Petkova, Kristina (2023)
      People in economically advantaged nations tend to evaluate their life as more positive overall and report greater well-being than people in less advantaged nations. But how does positivity manifest in the daily life ...