University Cote d'Azur.
Department of Psychology, University of Florida , Gainesville, USA.
J Soc Psychol. 2020 Sep 2;160(5):559-575. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2019.1698508. Epub 2019 Dec 6.
Audiences generally view people who display more (versus less) comparative optimism more favorably. We explored whether audiences view a target who displays comparative optimism as more professionally successful, and conversely, whether they view a target who is more professionally successful as more comparatively optimistic. In Study 1, participants estimated the career success of a target that varied in level of comparative optimism. In Study 2, participants estimated the level of comparative optimism of a target that varied in career success. The results revealed that observers rated comparative optimists as likely to have successful careers, and rated people with successful careers as likely to display comparative optimism. Inferences about personal agency account for the bidirectional relationship.
观众普遍更喜欢表现出更多（而不是更少）比较乐观的人。我们探讨了观众是否认为表现出比较乐观的目标更有职业成功，反之，他们是否认为职业成功的目标更具有比较乐观。在研究 1 中，参与者估计了在比较乐观程度上有所不同的目标的职业成功。在研究 2 中，参与者估计了职业成功程度不同的目标的比较乐观程度。结果表明，观察者认为比较乐观的人可能有成功的职业，并且认为职业成功的人可能表现出比较乐观。对个人能动性的推断解释了这种双向关系。
