 Pessimism
"Pessimism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Mental attitude that interprets life events as generally being negative.
| Descriptor ID |
D000067657
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.100.893
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| Concept/Terms |
Pessimism- Pessimism
- Negative Thinking
- Thinking, Negative
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pessimism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pessimism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pessimism" by people in Profiles.
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Arditte Hall KA, Price SN, Lucas AR, Park ER, Wagner LI, Mizrach HR, Werner MH, Juhel BC, Goldstein MR, Gorman MJ, Hall DL. An exploration into the relationship between insomnia and repetitive negative thinking among cancer survivors. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2025; 43(1):59-72.
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Olatunji BO, Knowles KA, Cox RC, Cole DA. Linking repetitive negative thinking and insomnia symptoms: A longitudinal trait-state model. J Anxiety Disord. 2023 06; 97:102732.
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Magee W, Elliott MR, Sinkewicz M, Finlay J, Clarke P. Who looks on the bright side? Optimistic and pessimistic perceptual-response reflexes over American adulthood. Adv Life Course Res. 2022 03; 51.
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Gustavson DE, Lurquin JH, Michaelson LE, Barker JE, Carruth NP, von Bastian CC, Miyake A. Lower general executive function is primarily associated with trait worry: A latent variable analysis of negative thought/affect measures. Emotion. 2020 Jun; 20(4):557-571.
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Niese ZA, Libby LK, Fazio RH, Eibach RP, Pietri ES. Does the future look bright? Processing style determines the impact of valence weighting biases and self-beliefs on expectations. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2019 Feb; 116(2):193-214.
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Duffy KA, Helzer EG, Hoyle RH, Fukukura Helzer J, Chartrand TL. Pessimistic expectations and poorer experiences: The role of (low) extraversion in anticipated and experienced enjoyment of social interaction. PLoS One. 2018; 13(7):e0199146.
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Cox RC, Cole DA, Kramer EL, Olatunji BO. Prospective Associations Between Sleep Disturbance and Repetitive Negative Thinking: The Mediating Roles of Focusing and Shifting Attentional Control. Behav Ther. 2018 01; 49(1):21-31.
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