On the Power of Positive Thinking: The Benefits of Being Optimistic
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Vol. 2 (1), 26-30
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.ep10770572
Abstract
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