Differences Between Positive Affect And Optimism: Enhance Personal Growth And Well-Being
Positive affect, a fleeting emotional state in response to specific events, differs from optimism, a stable cognitive-emotional disposition. While positive affect influences well-being, optimism fosters a positive outlook and behavior. Both contribute to psychological adjustment, but differ in time frame (transient vs. enduring), specificity (event-specific vs. general), emotionality (emotional vs. cognitive-emotional), and influence of external…