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Cultural Differences in Unrealistic Optimism and Pessimism: The Role of Egocentrism and Direct Versus Indirect Comparison Measures

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Cultural Differences in Unrealistic Optimism and Pessimism: The Role of Egocentrism and Direct Versus Indirect Comparison Measures
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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, September 2008
DOI 10.1177/0146167208319764
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Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
Brazil 2 2%
United Kingdom 1 1%
France 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Unknown 81 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status
Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 14 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 14%
Student > Master 8 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 8%
Researcher 7 8%
Other 22 25%
Unknown 18 20%
Readers by discipline
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 52 59%
Social Sciences 4 5%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 3%
Arts and Humanities 2 2%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 2%
Other 4 5%
Unknown 21 24%
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