Activity # 4 – Understanding Empirical Research
about Optimism and Outlook in Adolescence
Answer the following questions based on the article by Warner & Swisher (2015) Adolescent Survival Expectations: Variations by Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity
Here is the link:
file:///C:/Users/lmeil/Downloads/16712446.pdf
1) What are the primary research questions of the study (Hint: Read The Current Study section)
2) Why would low optimism about living long life lead teens to take risks and drop out of school?
3) How does optimism differ by race, ethnicity and immigration status? (HINT: Look at Figure on Pg 12)
4) What other individual characteristics were associated with participants thinking they would not live to be 35 years old? (HINT: Look at Table 2, pg 11)
5) What environmental features were associated with participants thinking they would not live to be 35 years old? (HINT: Look at bottom portion of Table 2, pg 11)