Table 2 Intercorrelations among optimism,Psychopathology, and Coping Styles Variable 1 2 1. OQ-45(psychopathology - -0.72** 2. LOT-R TOTAL (optimism) 3. Postive Item (from LOT-R) 4. Negative Items(from LOT-R) 5. Task(coping style) 6. Emotion(coping style) 7. Avoidance(copin gstyle) 8. Avoidance Distraction (coping style) 9. Avoidance Soial Diversion (coping style) 3 4 -0.59** 0.74** 0.92** -0.94** -0.72** - 5 6 7 8 9 -0.43** 0.76** -0.22* 0.09 -0.45** 0.54** -0.58** 0.11 -0.20* 0.38** 0.53** -0.48** 0.15 -0.16 0.38** -0.47** 0.58 -0.06 0.21* -0.24* -0.42** 0.08 -0.09 0.22* -0.02 0.21* -0.24* - 0.83** 0.78** 0.36**