【摘要】 目的 介绍国内外有关乐观主义的测量现状，探讨乐观主义在中国文化 背景下的研究展望。方法 文献综述法。结果 介绍了乐观 主义的概念，包括乐观人格倾向和乐观解释风格；乐观主义的结构及相应的测量方法；乐观 主义在国内的测量状况。结论 乐观主义 是一种积极的稳定的人格特质，是积极心理学研究的核心概念之一。乐观主义是国内积极心 理学研究的新视角，开展乐观主义的研究具有很大的应用前景。

    【关键词】 积极心理学；乐观主义；乐观人格倾向；解释风格

    A Brief Introduction of Optimism Measurement at Home and Abroad. Jiang T ingna, Zhang Ning, Dong Xia. School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal Univers ity, Nanjing 210097, P.R.China

    【Abstract】 Objective To introduce optimism measurement at home and a broad, and discuss some future development in the Eastern culture. Methods Literature review. Results The article reviewsthe researches on the optimism conception, including dispositional optimism andexplanatory style, optimism structure and the corresponding measurement, also in troduces the researches on the optimism measurement at home. ConclusionOptimism, a positive and stab le personality character, is one of the most important central concepts in the P ositive Psychology. Optimism is a new perspective of positive psychology researc h in mainland and promising. ......