Optimism Reflection

3) Optimism (personality) “Probably the biggest insight… is that happiness is not just a place but also a process. …Happiness is an ongoing process of fresh challenges, and… it takes the right attitudes and activities to continue to be happy.” – Ed Diener

Optimism Index Oi 1.1is a predictive tool for success developed with a sound conceptual framework with sturdy psychometric properties. It helps in determining where an individual is positioned in terms of his state of optimism. On 1.1 is administered through an online test which provides a composite score which is an individual Optimism Index. It also scores an individual on five dimensions viz. Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationship Network, Meaningfulness, and Accomplishment.

The model

To these PEROMA model brings “OPTIMISM” as a catalyst by which these factors get stimulated and energized. Everybody understands the importance of the factors but in order to work efficiently towards them also requires a push which is provided by optimism. It makes a person to look forward, have hope and be resilient irrespective of the conditions around him in his immediate environment. Such an individual is fully charged up to take control of his life and is in charge of the situation anytime and every

Age wise norms and cross-cultural norms were obtained from samples taken from Indonesia, Nigeria, Hongkong, Nepal, and USA.

The validity of the scale: In the second phase of the work, the items were shown to a few experts in the field to assess the suitability of the test items in terms of face and content validity of the OI ( Optimism Index).On the basis of the various expert’s suggestions and reviews, certain items were deleted, modified and added which seemed more appropriate in the context of the variable being measured. Only those items were retained on which the experts had 100 percent concurrence with each other. Thus the face validity and content validity was achieved for the test.

Validity is whether the test measures what it purports to measure.

Face Validity

Face validity deals with the problems of whether or not the ideas contained in the test are easily recognizable as dealing with the pertinent dimension of PEROMA as presented in 5 different dimensions. The test was shown to very senior experts from USA and India. Their responses were quite encouraging and very positive. Thus the face validity got