TY - GEN A1 - Tetzner, Julia A1 - Becker, Michael T1 - How being an optimist makes a difference T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - This longitudinal study of N = 1,566 adolescents investigated the protective role of optimism in adjustment to parental separation, focusing on two salient challenges faced by adolescents, namely academic achievement and self-esteem. Based on latent change models, the results indicated associations between parental separation and short-term declines in academic achievement as well as short-term and longer term declines in self-esteem. Although optimism in general showed positive associations with academic achievement and self-esteem, its role as a protective factor proved to be particularly important for academic achievement in adjustment following parental separation. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 396 KW - parental separation KW - optimism KW - academic achievement KW - self-esteem KW - longitudinal study Y1 - 2018 UR - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/40453 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-404537 IS - 396 ER -