Defensive pessimism is an approach in which individuals set lower expectations for specific situations to lower stress and ...

But let’s face it: It’s not always easy to have a positive attitude, especially if you consider the number of thoughts, many of which are negative, that we have every day. Unfortunately, we as ...

Improved performance and productivity: One of the most compelling reasons to embrace positive thinking is its impact on performance. Athletes, for instance, often visualize success before competing.

What is a positive attitude? At its core, a positive attitude is having an optimistic outlook and expecting good things to happen.

When the world tries to bring you down, knowing how to keep a positive attitude will prevent you from falling into a negativity spiral.

We each have the choice and power to adopt a positive attitude toward our own aging. This may take some education, practice and heightened sensitivity to negative messages.

A new study on aging found that "attitude is everything" in terms of staying young, or aging prematurely. Positive self-perceptions about getting older may slow the aging process.

In contrast, negative attitudes toward AI showed only weak or inconsistent links to social media use, suggesting that it is the enthusiastic embrace of AI—not fear or skepticism—that is more ...