Study Uskul & Greenglass (2005): study CA 2005

Public

Turkish immigrants, Canada, 2005

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 181

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Optimism

Our Classification

Remarks

Revised Life Orientation Scale (LOT-R) Schreier et al 1994

Operationalization

Selfreport on 10 questions
a. In uncertain times, I usually expect the best.
b. It's easy for me to relax.
c. If something can go wrong for me, it will. (R)
d. I'm always optimistic about my future.
e. I enjoy my friends a lot.
f. It's important for me to keep busy.
g. I hardly ever expect things to go my way. (R)
h. I don't get upset too easily.
i. I rarely count on good things happening to me. (R)
j. Overall, I expect more good things to happen to me than bad.

Rated:
0 = strongly disagree
1 = disagree
2 = neutral
3 = agree
4 = strongly agree.

Observed Relation with Happiness