Optimism/Pessimism Instrument (OPI) Instructions: The 56 statements printed below represent individual differences in viewpoint, Using the scale shown below, please respond with your own point of view to all the statements: for example, if you strongly agree with a statement then circle 1 (S.A.). Do not spend a lot of time thinking about each ne; just indicate your first impression, Remember, respond to these statements according to how you feel about them right now. 1- strongly agree 2-agree isagree 4- strongly disagree SA A.D. SD. 1. lke people | get to know 1234 2. Itis best not to set your hopes too high since you will probably be disappointed, 1234 3. There is so much to be done and so Ite time to do it in, 1234 4, | have a tendency to make mountains out of molehils, 1234 5, Rarely do | expect good things to happen 1234 6, Everything changes so quickly these days that I often have trouble deciding which are the right rule to follow. 1234 7. All inall the world is a good place 1234 8. When it comes to my future plans and ambitions in if, | expect more things to go wrong than right, 1234 9, My hardest battles are with myself, 1234 10. | believe there's not much hope for the human race. 1234 11. It does not take me long to shake off a bad mood 1234 12. If you hope and wish for something long and hard enough, you will eventually get it 1234 13, People get ahead by using ‘pull’ and not because of what they know 1234 14, Even when things in my life are going okay, | expect them to get worse soon. {234 15. With enough faith, you can do almost anything 1234 16. enjoy myself most when | am alone, away from other people 1234 17. When | undertake something new, | expect to succeed 1234 18. Honesty is the best policy in all cases 1234 Original S. (1989). The measurement of1- strongly agree 2-agree 3- disagree: 4. strongly disagree 19. | generally look at the brighter side of life. 42 44 20. If | make a decision on my own, | can pretty much count on the fact that it will turn out to be a poor one. 123 4 24. | generally make light of my problems. 4234 22. | is always a good thing to be frank. 1234 23. Where there's a will, there’s a way. 1234 24. | have a tendency to blow up problems so they seem worse than they really are, 12 3 4 25. All in all, it is better to be humble and honest than important and dishonest 123 4 26. As time goes on, things will most likely get worse. 123 4 27. Itis the slow, steady worker who usually accomplishes the Most in the end 1234 28. When | go to a party | expect to have fun. 12 3 4 29. Times are getting better. 1234 30. Everyone should have an equal chance and an equal say. 1234 31. Better to expect defeat: then it doesn’t hit so hard when it comes 123 4 32. It is wise to flatter important people. 1234 33. | expect to achieve most of the things | want in life. 123 4 34. It seems the cards of life are stacked against me. 1234 35. What is lacking in the world today is the old kind of friendship that lasted for a lifetime. 123 4 36. When the weatherman predicts 50% chance of rain, you might 19 3.4 as well count on seeing rain. 37. Before an interview, | am usually confident that things will go 14:23 4 well Optimism/Pessimism Instrument (OP1), 1989. Obtained trom Prot. William Dember: [email protected]. Original reference: Dember, W.N., Martin, §.H., Hummer, M.K., Howe, S.R. & Melton, R.S. (1989). The measurement of optimism and pessimism. Current Psychological Research and Reviews, 8, 109-119. Reproduced with permission,1 - strongly agree 2- agree 3- disagree 4- strongly disagree 38, Sometimes | feel down, but | bounce right back again. 1234 39, The future seems too uncertain for people to make serious plans 4 294 40. When | have undertaken a task, | find it difficult to set it aside even for a short time. 123 4 41. Tenderness is more important than love. 123 4 42. When gambling, | expect to lose. 123.4 43, Anybody who is willing to work hard has a good chance for success. 1234 44, The future looks very dismal. 123 4 45. If had to choose between happiness and greatness, I'd choose greatness. 1234 46, Minor setbacks are something | usually ignore, 1234 47. In general, things tum out all right in the end 1234 48, Itis better to be a dead hero than a live coward. 1234 49. Give me 50/50 odds and | will choose the wrong answer ‘every time. 123 4 50. It is hard to get ahead without cutting comers here and there 123-4 51. If | were in competition and contestants were narrowed down to myself and one other person, | would expect to be runner-up. 123 4 52. April showers bring May flowers, 1234 53. can be comfortable with nearly all kinds of people 1234 54, The worst defeats come after the best victories, 1234 56. In the history of the human race there have probably been just a handful of really great thinkers. 4208 4 56. Every cloud has a silver lining, 1234 Optimism/Pessimism Instrument (OPI), 1989. Obtained from Prof. William Dember: [email protected]. Original reference: Dember, W.N., Martin, S.H., Hummer, M.K., Howe, S.R. & Melton, R.S. (1989). The measuremant of optimism and pessimism. Current Psychological Research and Reviews, 8, 109-119. Reproduced with pemission.