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Domain-specific optimism predicts college students' GPA, health, and life satisfaction better than general optimism.

The Journal of Positive Psychology
Optimism–pessimism and adjustment in college students: Is there support for the utility of a domain-specific approach to studying outcome expectancies?
Edward C. Chang, Marguerite R. Bodem, Lawrence J. Sanna, Cathryn G. Fabian

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