On the Relationship between Self-Esteem, Coping and Optimism
- 1 April 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 30 (2) , 485-486
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1972.30.2.485
Abstract
In a recent article Levonian (11) concluded that self-esteem is negatively related to coping and optimism. The present note suggests that this is a false conclusion and shows how it may have been reached.Keywords
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