Psychosocial Correlates of Optimism Among US Military Veterans
Positive psychosocial characteristics (PPCs) such as curiosity, perceived resilience, and purpose in life were strongly linked to optimism scores, suggesting a role for interventions that target other PPCs in addition to optimism.
Authors
- Peter J. Na (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3895-7417)
- Ian C. Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7343-071X)
- Rick Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2894-2796)
- Robert H. Pietrzak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5561-6414)
Institutions
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- National Center for PTSD (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.25br15791
- Primary Topic
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00