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Are positive appraisals always adaptive?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Anthony D. Mancini
Anthony D. Mancini*
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Department of Psychology, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY 10570. amancini@pace.edu http://www.pace.edu/dyson/academic-departments-and-programs/psychology---plv/faculty/anthony-mancini
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Abstract

The authors provide an original and integrative framework for understanding the complex array of factors that contribute to resilience. Their faith in the uniform benefits of positive appraisals neglects the potential costs of overly positive appraisals, however. As a result, their theory may have difficulty capturing the complexity of appraisal's role in determining resilience.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e113
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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