Maximizing decision strategy and happiness: The role of optimism as moderator

• Main Author: Teopy, Geraldine R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: Decision-making; Happiness; Optimism—Psychological aspects; Clinical Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_psych/81; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdm_psych/article/1080/viewcontent/2024_Teopy_Maximizing_Decision_Strategy_and_Happiness__The_Role_of_Optimism.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Maximizing decision strategy, characterized by the tendency to seek the best possible option rather than settle for satisfactory choices, was predominantly associated with negative outcomes such as lower happiness levels. However, recent research suggests that maximization can yield positive outcome...