Keyword: «dispositional optimism»

This article is devoted to the concept of dispositional optimism. The article discusses approaches to the study of optimism, features that are inherent to optimists/pessimists, as well as the theory of research of dispositional optimism from different points of view. The results of an empirical study of dispositional optimism are presented. The study allowed us to determine the level of dispositional optimism among students. The article concludes with conclusions and discussion of possible directions for further research.