LibGuides: PY320: Theories of Personality: Positive Illusions

Articles

Positive Illusions and Well-Being Revisited: Separating Fact From Fiction
Review article published in Psychological Bulletin.
Positive Illusions and Mental and Physical Health in Later Life
Research article published in Aging & Mental Health examining positive illusions according to three different models. Please be sure to download the pdf of the entire article.
Hide and Seek: Understanding Self-Deception, Self-Sabotage, and More
News article in Psychology Today related to depressive realism.
When Optimism Is Unrealistic
News article related to unrealistic optimism.