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K. R?ikk?nen, K. A. Mathews, J. S. Flory, J. F. Owens and B. B. Gump, “Effects of Optimism, Pessimism, and Trait Anxiety on Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Mood during Everyday Life,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 76, No. 1, 1999, pp. 104-113. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.76.1.104

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• TITLE: “Good Vibrations”: The Social Networks of Optimists and Alter-Optimists

  AUTHORS: Miguel Pereira Lopes

  KEYWORDS: Optimism; Alter-Optimists; Homophily; Social Network Analysis

  JOURNAL NAME: Social Networking, Vol.1 No.1, July 25, 2012

  ABSTRACT: This study empirically tested if the personality trait of optimism and the interpersonal capability to generate optimism in one’s network nodes (i.e., alter-optimism) influences the social relationship patterns. The results provide evidence that optimism trait is independent from the way social networks of personal-issue sharing, advice-seeking, problem-solving, and innovation, are structured. In contrary, the alter-optimism capability does provide a good explanation of one’s social network position. Implications of these findings are discussed at the end.