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Contemporary Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2008, 73-76

Review

Defensive Pessimism


Tiona Žužul - Harvard Business School, USA

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Abstracts
Recent research seems to have uncovered a form of pessimism that might be adaptive for individuals who exhibit it. Defensive pessimism, a strategy which involves setting low expectations in risky situations in order to prepare for failure, does not appear to hamper performance and may even bring about performance-related benefits. However, the adaptiveness of this strategy has only been evaluated in a particular context, and cannot be generalized across all situations.

Keywords
defensive pessimism, performance, adaptiveness


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