Hope and post-stress growth during COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of perceived stress and the moderating role of empathy

Hu, Yangxiu; Ye, Baojuan; Im, Hohjin

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.110831

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“…As an essential perception of goals and the future ( Snyder, 2002 ), hope has become a research object of great concern ( Dewaele et al, 2019 ; MacIntyre et al, 2019 ), especially during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Hu et al, 2021 ). The broaden-and-build theory argues that positive emotions (e.g., hope) may help build social and psychological resources ( Fredrickson, 2001 ).…”

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How Does the Optimism of Students Learning a Foreign Language Affect Their Creative Self-Efficacy? The Mediating Effects of Hope and Empathy

Lei

Leng

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Creative self-efficacy (CSE) is a core influencer of creative behavior and has a positive impact on well-being and development. However, the positive psychological processes that help to promote CSE in foreign-language learning (FLL) remain under-studied. Focusing specifically on FLL students, the present study examined the associations among optimism, hope, empathy, and CSE and investigated the possible mediating roles of hope and empathy in the relationship between optimism and CSE. A sample of 330 FLL students from two Chinese universities participated in this study. The results showed that (i) optimism, hope, and empathy were all positively related to CSE and that (ii) optimism did not directly predict CSE but indirectly and positively predicted CSE through hope and empathy. These findings suggest that optimism, empathy, and hope potentially play positive roles in facilitating CSE in FLL students. Based on the present results, some practical approaches are discussed that could help improve the CSE of FLL students, paying particular attention to the effects that potentially motivate their positivity.

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How Does the Optimism of Students Learning a Foreign Language Affect Their Creative Self-Efficacy? The Mediating Effects of Hope and Empathy

Lei

Leng

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Moreover, the inclusivity of the current approach, with respect to synthesizing both scientific and grey literature, and quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research, broadens the scope of the evidence reviewed (Mahood et al, 2014 ) and can be considered a strength of this work. The current review did not focus on COVID-19 or its sequelae, and synthesized research was conducted before the global pandemic, yet hopefulness has particular relevance for young people post-pandemic (YoungMinds, 2020 ); protecting against the mental health impacts of the pandemic (Gallagher et al, 2021 ) and long periods of social restrictions (Hu et al, 2021 ). Current findings will have resonance for mental health professionals in effectively supporting young people with their mental health recovery in the post-pandemic context.…”

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A Systematic Review and Lived-Experience Panel Analysis of Hopefulness in Youth Depression Treatment

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Hopefulness is arguably of central importance to the recovery of youth with major or complex youth depression, yet it is unclear how hopefulness can best be enhanced in treatment. A narrative synthesis of published and grey literature was combined with new insights from a youth lived-experience panel (N = 15), focusing on to what extent and how specific psychological therapies and standard mental health care scaffold hopefulness as applied to depression among 14–25-year-olds. Thirty-one studies of variable quality were included in this review; thirteen were qualitative, thirteen quantitative, and five used mixed methods. Hopefulness is an important active ingredient of psychotherapies and standard mental health care in youth depression. Evidence suggests talking and activity therapies have moderate to large effects on hopefulness and that hopefulness can be enhanced in standard mental health care. However, varying intervention effects suggest a marked degree of uncertainty. Hopefulness is best scaffolded by a positive relational environment in which there is support for identifying and pursuing personally valued goals and engaging in meaningful activity.Animated (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4690PdTGec) and graphical summaries (https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27024.84487) are available.

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“…Research [32] showed the influence of hope on post-stress growth regarding perceived stress during a pandemic. Hope is positively associated with post-stress growth but negatively associated with perceived stress.…”

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Emotional State and Social Media Experience: A Pandemic Case Study

Bitkina¹,

Park²

2021

Sustainability

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The world has been experiencing an unprecedented global pandemic since December 2019. Lockdowns, restrictions in daily life, and social distancing characterize the new environment in which the world population finds itself, with minor variations depending on the country of residence. Television, social media, and other sources of information tend to influence and provide information about COVID-19 with varying tones. This study investigated the impact of alerts, news, and information about COVID-19 from social and mass media on the emotional state of the people a year and a half after the start of the pandemic. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to 63 participants to assess the relationships between factors such as social media experience, perceived hope, worry, anxiety/depression, attentiveness, trust, health care, health risk, health safety, irritability, mental balance, and emotional state/distress. With the resulting information, a four-factor model was developed to demonstrate the relationships between social media experience, perceived hope, worry, and emotional state/distress. Additionally, a short interview was conducted among the participants in order to collect their opinions and qualitatively analyze them. The developed model demonstrates satisfactory performance characteristics and allows assessment of the delayed influence of incoming information on the people during this unprecedented pandemic.

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Hope and post-stress growth during COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of perceived stress and the moderating role of empathy

Cited by 25 publications

References 35 publications

How Does the Optimism of Students Learning a Foreign Language Affect Their Creative Self-Efficacy? The Mediating Effects of Hope and Empathy

How Does the Optimism of Students Learning a Foreign Language Affect Their Creative Self-Efficacy? The Mediating Effects of Hope and Empathy

A Systematic Review and Lived-Experience Panel Analysis of Hopefulness in Youth Depression Treatment

Emotional State and Social Media Experience: A Pandemic Case Study

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