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Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Antje Riepenhausen
GAIA (Germany)
2
Leonidas A. Zampetakis
University of Crete
3
Abdelaziz Alsharawy
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
4
Joanna Dymecka
University of Opole
5
Dayna J. Fullerton
The University of Sydney
6
Zane Asher Green
Khazar University
7
Alessia Rosi
University of Pavia
8
Ifeanyichukwu Anthony Ogueji
University of Wisconsin–Madison
9
Imen Krifa
Hôpital Farhat Hached
10
Pimwalunn Aryuwat
Boromarajonani College of Nursing

Rising Stars Papers

1
Experiences of Nursing Students Regarding Challenges and Support for Resilience during Clinical Education: A Qualitative Study
Nursing Reports|2024
102 cit.
2
The relationship between social support and uncertainty of COVID-19: The mediating roles of resilience and academic self-efficacy
Psihologija|2024
31 cit.
3
Strengths intervention imparted through a blended learning approach to advance personal growth initiative among Pakistan’s university students during COVID-19
Studies In Educational Evaluation|2024
15 cit.
4
Unlock your creative potential: A creativity course for cultivating creative self-efficacy among undergraduate students in Pakistan
Social Sciences & Humanities Open|2024
12 cit.
5
Factors Associated with Resilience among Thai Nursing Students in the Context of Clinical Education: A Cross-Sectional Study
Education Sciences|2024
9 cit.
6
Finding an autonomous path to positive change: a self-determination theory view of daily change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior
Current Psychology|2024
9 cit.
7
A creative self-efficacy course for nurturing academic thriving and academic engagement among college students in Pakistan
Learning and Individual Differences|2024
8 cit.
8
Exploring Health Workers’ Perspectives on Referral System Challenges in Nigeria
Journal of Health Management|2024
7 cit.
9
Clinical Resilience in Nursing Education: Insights from Thai Instructors on Supporting Student Growth
Nursing Reports|2025
6 cit.
10
The effect of risk of contracting and fear of COVID-19 on burnout and job satisfaction in Polish teachers
Current Issues in Personality Psychology|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Ozan Korkmaz
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
2
Steve Bradley
Lancaster University
3
Gul Saeed
Yale University
4
Anjana Thattil
Indian Air Force
5
Nigah Baysal
Dicle University
6
Dora Howes
University of Glasgow
7
Jolanta Zuzanna Czarnecka
Uniwersytet SWPS
8
Joanna Sterling
Princeton University
9
Mehmet Sinan Aydın
Sivas State Hospital
10
Stefano Palminteri
Inserm

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Choice-confirmation bias and gradual perseveration in human reinforcement learning.
Behavioral Neuroscience|2022
35 cit.
2
The functional form of value normalization in human reinforcement learning
eLife|2023
32 cit.
3
Studying and improving reasoning in humans and machines
Communications Psychology|2024
31 cit.
4
Barriers to and facilitators of effective communication in perinatal care: a qualitative study of the experiences of birthing people with sensory, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth|2022
29 cit.
5
Experiential values are underweighted in decisions involving symbolic options
Nature Human Behaviour|2023
23 cit.
6
Contextual influence of reinforcement learning performance of depression: evidence for a negativity bias?
Psychological Medicine|2022
21 cit.
7
The role of proactive personality and general self-efficacy in proactive career behavior: a mediation model
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance|2023
20 cit.
8
Will hope and career adapt-abilities bring students closer to their career goals? An investigation through the career construction model of adaptation
Current Psychology|2022
13 cit.
9
Fear of COVID-19 and Career Distress: Mediating Role of Visions About the Future
İş ve İnsan Dergisi|2022
8 cit.
10
Comparing experience- and description-based economic preferences across 11 countries
Nature Human Behaviour|2024
7 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
Science Club
2
Charles S. Carver
University of Miami
3
Martin E. P. Seligman
California University of Pennsylvania
4
Ed Diener
University of Utah
5
Christopher Peterson
Carilion Clinic
6
Barbara L. Fredrickson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
8
Kennon M. Sheldon
University of Missouri
9
Lauren B. Alloy
Temple University
10
Gregory E. Miller
Northwestern University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
American Psychologist|2001
14.3k cit.
2
Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress.
Psychological Bulletin|1999
11.2k cit.
3
Positive psychology: An introduction.
American Psychologist|2000
11.1k cit.
4
Positive psychology: An introduction.
American Psychologist|2000
9.9k cit.
5
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Design Issues|1991
9.5k cit.
6
Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1989
9.3k cit.
7
Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1989
8.3k cit.
8
You want to measure coping but your protocol’ too long: Consider the brief cope
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine|1997
7.3k cit.
9
Behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward and punishment: The BIS/BAS Scales.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1994
7.1k cit.
10
Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index.
American Psychologist|2000
6.5k cit.

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