Use of the life optimism test among adolescents in a clinical setting: A report of reliability testing
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2013, Journal of Adolescent HealthCitation Excerpt :We measured optimism using the Life Orientation Test–Revised (LOT-R), a six-item revision of the Life Orientation Test [22]. Although the original Life Orientation Test has been validated in youth [23], a revised version (the LOT-R) created by alternate scoring of the original test was subsequently introduced to better account for other competing predictors of disposition, such as coping strategies [22], and is now the accepted measure. Because the LOT-R has not been validated for use in adolescents, we performed a sensitivity analysis comparing correlations between each biomarker with both the LOT and LOT-R (Table 1).
Optimism and the socioeconomic status gradient in adolescent adiposity
2011, Journal of Adolescent HealthCitation Excerpt :The Institutional Review Boards at the participating university and local children's hospital approved all study procedures. Optimism was assessed using the Life Orientation Test, a scale validated for use in adolescents [7]. Parent education as reported by a parent/guardian, a measure less dynamic than income, was used to indicate SES.
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2008, Journal of Pediatric Health CareCitation Excerpt :In addition, the findings of those studies have been consistent with the theoretic literature. For example, Goodman, Knight, and DuRant (1997) and Mahon and Yarcheski (2002) reported coefficient α values ranging from .58 to .78 in samples of adolescents. In the present sample, the coefficient α was .83.
Socioeconomic Differences in Adolescent Stress: The Role of Psychological Resources
2007, Journal of Adolescent HealthCitation Excerpt :Moreover, this study found that optimism explains more of the SES-stress relation among whites relative to blacks. Because the LOT, unlike the A-COPE, has been validated in a diverse sample of youth [21], it is likely that these differences are true differences, and not an artifact related to measurement. In contrast to optimism, which may link lower parent education and higher stress, coping’s relationship to stress appeared unrelated to the SES-stress gradient.
Experience of life hassles and psychological adjustment among adolescents: Does it make a difference if one is optimistic or pessimistic?
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This study was funded in part by Project MCJ-MA 259195 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS.