Exploring the Concept and Experience of Hope – Empirical Findings and the Virtuous Circle of Hope

Krafft, Andreas M.; Walker, Andreas

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78470-0_2

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“…In our research, the concept of perceived hope appears to be a more significant component of self-confidence in achieving goals during the pandemic period. Perceived hope is understood as a deep trust for a positive outcome, especially in difficult life situations that are beyond our direct control and in deeper resources for coping built not only on trust in one's own strength but also on faith in something or someone beyond us (Krafft and Walker, 2018). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people were exposed to various unpredictable stressful life events for a long time, quite often without being able to control them.…”

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“…Krafft et al (2017) tried to fill in the missing dimensions in Snyder's theory of hope (spiritual and relational level) and added aspects of human destiny that a person cannot influence. Perceived hope may flow from self-transcendent sources and is strongly associated with needs such as experiencing the meaning of life, helping others, developing close and intimate relationships, and spiritual and religious experiences (Krafft and Walker, 2018;Slezáčková et al, 2020).…”

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Hope, optimism, and pessimism as predictors of positive and negative psychological changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovak adults

Jurišová,

Pivková,

Ráczová

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Background and objectivesPositive and negative changes in outlook represent psychological changes that are the results of the cognitive processing of stressful and traumatic events by an individual. The objectives of the study were (1) to determine the level of occurrence and types of positive and negative changes in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in Slovakia and (2) to study the role of personality factors such as hope (dispositional and perceived) and life orientation (optimism and pessimism) in the prediction of positive and negative changes in adults during the fourth pandemic wave.MethodsA Short Form of the Changes in Outlook Questionnaire (CiOQ-S), the Dispositional Hope Scale (DHS), the Perceived Hope Scale (PHS), and the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) were administered. The research sample consisted of 102 participants, whose ages ranged from 20 to 65 years (Mage = 38.90, SD = 14.28). The research design was quantitative, exploratory, and confirmatory.ResultsIn total, 95% of participants reported positive changes related to COVID-19. Concurrently, up to 70% of these participants also reported negative changes from the impact of the pandemic. Only 25% of participants reported positive changes without noticing any negative perception of the consequences of the pandemic. Overall, 68% of participants reported negative changes related to COVID-19. Only 29% of participants reported negative changes without noticing any positive perception of the consequences of the pandemic. In total, up to 86% of participants agreed with experienced psychological changes (positive or negative) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The high prevalence of positive changes along with the relatively high prevalence of negative changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic outline the question of whether reported positive changes represent real or illusory growth. Optimism and pessimism were found to be significant independent predictors of positive changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hope was identified as a significant independent predictor of negative changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hope, optimism, and pessimism as predictors of positive and negative psychological changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovak adults

Jurišová,

Pivková,

Ráczová

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…The HB has been in use annually for 10 years in several European countries, with more than 10,000 participants each year. The HB project has three main objectives: first, to encourage public discourse on hope in the participating countries, second, to empirically explore hope as perceived by individuals and groups in different contexts and cultures, and third, to contribute to the understanding of the theoretical concept of hope [ 13 ].…”

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Hope During COVID-19 Lockdown

Amirav¹,

Besor²,

Amirav³

2021

Cureus

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life in unexpected ways including strict lockdowns periods that may shape hope. MethodThis study compared hope levels among an online sample of 584 adults in late April 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown (2020 survey) to 884 adult internet users who participated in the 2019 Hope Barometer survey which was performed six months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (2019 survey). Both surveys used identical validated hope and depression measures. ResultsDespite high degrees of depression, hope levels slightly but significantly increased in the 2020 survey compared to the 2019 survey. Differences between the 2019 and 2020 surveys appeared across all demographic groups, with no differences related to age, sex, or education. ConclusionsDespite the increased depression, the COVID-19 lockdown was associated with significantly higher hope levels.

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“…The PHS was developed in the context of the Hope Barometer international research program, which aims to measure and compare levels and sources of hope across nations and cultures. Previous studies using the original German and English versions of the scale, indicate that hope, as perceived by people, is clearly different from dispositional hope as defined by Snyder et al (1991) and of optimism as operationalized by Scheier et al (1994) (Krafft et al, 2017;Krafft & Walker, 2018).…”

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“…The PHS is grounded in a philosophic conceptualization that defines hope as the general belief that what is important to the person who hopes (this could be a general desire, a wish, or concrete goals) is considered possible to fulfill, often independently from the (objective) facts, (rational) expectations, and (subjective) likelihood of its realization (Krafft & Walker, 2018). The PHS was developed in the context of the Hope Barometer international research program, which aims to measure and compare levels and sources of hope across nations and cultures.…”

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The value of hope: Validation of the perceived hope scale in the Portuguese population

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Hope is a timeless phenomenon that has witnessed a re-emergence in recent times and has been conceptualized and measured in many different ways. The Perceived Hope Scale (PHS) intends to measure hope in an unbiased way, asking people directly about their experienced levels of hope. This paper presents the validation and psychometric evaluation of the PHS in the Portuguese context. It evaluates the reliability and the factorial structure via exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, as well as convergent validity and predictive/incremental utility using two samples of 452 adult individuals and 266 university students. Results suggest that the Portuguese version of the PHS exhibits robust psychometric properties: a one-dimensional structure with high internal consistency, as well as convincing convergent validity and predictive power. The PHS was found to relate highly to other psychological dimensions, such as harmony in life, vitality, and flourishing (positively), and negatively with depression and anxiety, adding to their prediction beyond dispositional hope and optimism. Overall, the scale presented here proved to be a useful instrument for assessing perceived hope in the Portuguese context. This study is part of a yearly cross-cultural and crosssectional internet survey entitled Hope Barometer.

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Exploring the Concept and Experience of Hope – Empirical Findings and the Virtuous Circle of Hope

Cited by 10 publications

References 39 publications

Hope, optimism, and pessimism as predictors of positive and negative psychological changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovak adults

Hope, optimism, and pessimism as predictors of positive and negative psychological changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovak adults

Hope During COVID-19 Lockdown

The value of hope: Validation of the perceived hope scale in the Portuguese population

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