Optimism is among the most celebrated human qualities. Many studies have shown that optimists tend to fare better in life than their pessimistic friends—at least when it comes to physical and mental ...

The pediatric intensive care unit can be an intimidating place, but frightened parents and sick children can take a measure of comfort from PaedsRN, a PICU nurse in New Zealand. He writes accessibly ...

A psychology professor makes the case for hope.

This is lowest level of optimism recorded since Gallup began tracking the question nearly two decades ago. A new poll shows Americans’ optimism about the future has dropped to a record low, ...

Results persisted after adjusting for depression and major health conditions ...

During his time in a Nazi prison, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to his friend Eberhard Bethge that he was neither a pessimist (expecting things to get worse) nor an optimist (expecting things to get ...