大学生的乐观偏差状况调查

Investigation of College Students' optimistic bias

乐观偏差指个体倾向于认为自己更可能经历积极事件而他人更可能遭遇消极事件的现象。本研究以大学生为研究对象,考察了大学生群体的乐观偏差状况及气质性乐观与乐观偏差的关系。结果发现:大学生群体普遍存在乐观偏差,表现为大学生群体认为与一般大学生相比,积极事件更可能发生在自己身上而消极事件更不可能发生在自己身上。乐观偏差没有表现出性别上的差异。进一步对气质性乐观与乐观偏差的关系进行考察发现,气质性乐观对乐观偏差有影响,乐观者比悲观者表现出了更大程度的乐观偏差。

Optimism bias is the tendency for individuals to believe that his or her chances are higher or lower than their peers when experiencing a positive event or a negative event respectively. The research investigates the optimism bias of undergraduates and the relationship between dispositional optimism and optimistic bias using method of questionnaire survey. The finding indicated that optimism bias is widespread among undergraduates. Undergraduates believe that positive events are more likely to happen to them and negative events are more likely to happen to others. Optimistic bias has no significant difference between male and female. Dispositional optimism has influence on optimism bias. Optimists have higher optimism bias than pessimists.