Increased dispositional optimism in conservation professionals

摘要: Optimism in conservation, and its potential impact on conservation practice, has been the focus of considerable recent attention. Dispositional optimism is tendency to have positive expectations for future, previous research focused particularly relationship between health outcomes. This concluded that generally a trait can help people address problems, set achieve their goals. These characteristics may also be beneficial contexts. Using revised Life Orientation Test, we measure dispositional professionals assess whether they are more or less optimistic than individuals who do not work there differences professionals. We find UK comparator sample residents. Within professionals, with age, gender, country residence, employer, employment status, an individual thinks themselves as biologist, years working conservation. weak evidence lower Europe, Africa South America. The most commonly expressed motivation was feeling love connection, but found no motivations optimism. did higher were likely about future although three specific issues. Greater important implications practice—optimists could benefit success projects on, from resilience provides, difficult sector where uncertain.