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NIMH Data Archive
NDA ABCD CCF OAI NIAAADA AMP SCZ HEAL

Life Orientation Test-Revised

2,736 Shared Subjects

N/A
Clinical Assessments
Personality
01/12/2018
lotr01
12/07/2023
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Definition
Submission Template
Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR*
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month.
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported gender
lotr1 Integer Recommended In uncertain times, I usually expect the best 0::4 0= strongly disagree; 1= disagree; 2= neutral; 3= agree; 4= strongly agree
lotr2 Integer Recommended It's easy for me to relax 0::4 0= strongly disagree; 1= disagree; 2= neutral; 3= agree; 4= strongly agree
lotr3 Integer Recommended If something can go wrong for me, it will 0::4 4= strongly disagree; 3= disagree; 2= neutral; 1= agree; 0= strongly agree
lotr4 Integer Recommended I'm always optimistic about my future 0::4 0= strongly disagree; 1= disagree; 2= neutral; 3= agree; 4= strongly agree
lotr5 Integer Recommended I enjoy my friends a lot 0::4 0= strongly disagree; 1= disagree; 2= neutral; 3= agree; 4= strongly agree
lotr6 Integer Recommended It's important for me to keep busy 0::4 0= strongly disagree; 1= disagree; 2= neutral; 3= agree; 4= strongly agree
lotr7 Integer Recommended I hardly ever expect things to go my way 0::4 4= strongly disagree; 3= disagree; 2= neutral; 1= agree; 0= strongly agree
lotr8 Integer Recommended I don't get upset too easily 0::4 0= strongly disagree; 1= disagree; 2= neutral; 3= agree; 4= strongly agree
lotr9 Integer Recommended I rarely count on good things happening to me 0::4 4= strongly disagree; 3= disagree; 2= neutral; 1= agree; 0= strongly agree
lotr10 Integer Recommended Overall, I expect more good things to happen to me than bad 0::4 0= strongly disagree; 1= disagree; 2= neutral; 3= agree; 4= strongly agree
lotr_total Integer Recommended Overall Optimism Score 0::24
timepoint_label String 50 Recommended Timepoint/visit label
lotr_s_1 Integer Recommended In uncertain times, I usually expect the best 1::4 4 = Definitely true; 3 = Mostly true; 2 = Mostly false; 1 = Definitely false
lotr_s_2 Integer Recommended If something can go wrong for me, it will 1::4 1 = Definitely true; 2 = Mostly true; 3 = Mostly false; 4 = Definitely false
lotr_s_3 Integer Recommended I''m always optimistic about my future 1::4 4 = Definitely true; 3 = Mostly true; 2 = Mostly false; 1 = Definitely false
lotr_s_4 Integer Recommended I hardly ever expect things to go my way 1::4 1 = Definitely true; 2 = Mostly true; 3 = Mostly false; 4 = Definitely false
lotr_s_5 Integer Recommended I rarely count on good things happening to me 1::4 1 = Definitely true; 2 = Mostly true; 3 = Mostly false; 4 = Definitely false
lotr_s_6 Integer Recommended Overall, I expect more good things to happen to me than bad 1::4 4 = Definitely true; 3 = Mostly true; 2 = Mostly false; 1 = Definitely false
lotr_s_tot Integer Recommended Total Optimism Score 6::24 Sum of 6 items. Higher scores reflect greater optimism
Data Structure

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  • Element Name: This is the standard element name
  • Data Type: Which type of data this element is, e.g. String, Float, File location.
  • Size: If applicable, the character limit of this element
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  • Description: A basic description
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