...Maryam Dilmaghani Purpose Quantitative evidence on how sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) stand with respect to hope and optimism compared with their cisgender heterosexual peers is sparse. However, as hope and optimism are shaped by past experiences, and the SGM people generally have less...

... controlling for key variables. Findings Companies that retain a presence in Russia tend to enhance the overall ARS score, contributing to increased optimism among analysts regarding forecasts for the firms in question. Controlling for endogeneity and underlying dynamics in ARS does not alter the main...

...Maryam Dilmaghani Purpose The present paper examines how satisfaction with one's physical appearance associates with hopeful feelings, as well as optimism. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses the Canadian General Social Survey of 2016 and multivariate regression analysis. Findings...