Niveles de Optimismo: Diferencias entre adultos de países latinoamericanos.

Dispositional optimism is the variable within Positive Psychology that has been studied in different environments, as it is presented as related and predictor of psychological variables and health environments. The present study investigated whether there were significant differences in Optimism levels measured through the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) according to the country of residence of the people, in an accidental sample of 464 people from Argentina, Mexico and Chile. No significant differences were found in the Optimism dimension, but in the Pessimism dimension, where Argentina presents the highest levels. In addition, significant differences were detected in 2 of the items in the Optimism dimension, where Mexican residents presented themselves with better levels, and in an item of the dimension Pessimism. The results are limited to the study that was carried out but they emphasize the importance of carrying out more studies in subjects that the present governments are working to improve the quality of life of the people that can be directly influenced by positive variables like Optimism.El optimismo disposicional es una variable dentro de la Psicología Positiva que más se ha estudiado en distintos entornos, pues se presenta como relacionada y predictora de variables psicológicas y entornos de salud. El presente estudio se dedicó a conocer si existían diferencias significativas en los niveles de Optimismo medidos a través del Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) en función del país de residencia que tenían las personas, en una muestra accidental de 432 personas de Argentina, México y Chile. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en la dimensión Optimismo ni en la dimensión Pesimismo, sin embargo, se detectaron diferencias significativas en 2 de los ítems de la dimensión Optimismo, donde los residentes mexicanos se presentaban con mejores niveles, y en un ítem de la dimensión Pesimismo, donde los residentes de Argentina se presentaban con los niveles más altos de la dimensión