Optimism and Well-Being in Hungarian Employees: First Application and Test of a Situational Judgment Approach to Explanatory Style
Research on the explanatory style model of optimistic mindset has burgeoned in the last decades. The present study presents the first examination of a new measure of the optimistic mindset, the MQ Test. The MQ Test uses 36 personal and work situations for prompting responses; however, it applies a s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovak Academy of Sciences, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Studia Psychologica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.studiapsychologica.com/uploads/KOVACS_SP_1_vol.59_2017_pp.66-80.pdf |
| Summary: | Research on the explanatory style model of optimistic mindset has burgeoned in the last decades. The present study presents the first examination of a new measure of the optimistic mindset, the MQ Test. The MQ Test uses 36 personal and work situations for prompting responses; however, it applies a situational judgment test approach. In the present study, crosssectional data with 437 Hungarian employees showed low to acceptable level of internal consistency and good test-retest reliability for the subscales. Exploratory and confirmative factor analyses provided evidence for separate sub-dimensions of negative (N) and positive (P) events. Accordingly, a 14 item Short MQ Test version was developed with P and N subscales. Structural equation models showed that P and N were differently and positively related to dispositional optimism, hope, self-esteem, self-efficacy and satisfaction with life. The limitations and potential merits of the MQ Test are discussed, along with its potential further development. |
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| ISSN: | 0039-3320 2585-8815 |