The Psychology of Hope

By Lynette H. Bikos, Lauren Shepherd. 2007

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Exploring the essential psychological factors in fostering hope concerning climate change (2019, background): “Positive psychologists discovered and identified hope as an important element in engaging people in solving problems (Snyder 1994).”
In search of the unique aspects of hope: Pinning our hopes on positive emotions, future-oriented thinking, hard times, and other people (2002, result): “This definition is consistent with several influential theories of hope (e.g., Frank, 1968; Stotland, 1969) and with continued interest among psychologists in goal constructs (Austin & Vancouver, 1996).”
Hope and emotional well-being: A six-year study to distinguish antecedents, correlates, and consequences (2015, background): “Prior theorists have argued that regardless of therapy type, all therapies seek to increase hope (Grencavage & Norcross, 1990; Snyder, Michael, & Cheavens, 1999; Stotland, 1969; Waddington, 2002).”
Collective Emotions in Conflict Situations: Societal Implications (2007, background): “Hope consists of cognitive elements of aspiring and expecting a positive goal accompanied by positive feelings about the anticipated events or outcomes (Snyder, 2000; Staats & Stassen, 1985; Stotland, 1969).”
The ideal self as the driver of intentional change (2006, background): “…as a unidimensional construct related to a general perception that goals can and will be met (Cantril, 1967; Erickson et al., 1975; Farber, 1968; Frank, 1973, 1968; French, 1952; JMD 25,7 628 Gottschalk, 1974; Lewin, 1938; Menninger, 1959; Melges and Bowlby, 1969; Mowrer, 1960; Stotland, 1969).”
Emotions in Conflict: Correlates of Fear and Hope in the Israeli-Jewish Society (2008, unknown): “Hope arises when a concrete positive goal is expected (Stotland, 1969), including yearning for relief from negative conditions (Lazarus, 1991), in our case, when signs of a possible ending of the conflict appear.”
Positive expectancies and mental health: Identifying the unique contributions of hope and optimism (2009, methodology): “Although in the present paper we are focusing exclusively on Snyder’s (2002) conceptualization of hope, there are a number of alternatives theories of hope that have been proposed by other researchers (e.g. Herth, 1992; Stotland, 1969).”
The dominance of fear over hope in the life of individuals and collectives (2006, background): “…and more specifically, it requires setting goals, planning how to achieve them, use of imagery, creativity, cognitive flexibility, mental exploration of novel situations, and even risk taking (Breznitz, 1986; Clore, et al., 1994; Fromm, 1968; Isen, 1990; Lazarus, 1991; Snyder, 1994, 2000a).”
: Authentically leading groups: The mediating role of collective psychological capital and trust (2011, background): “Groups high in hope would most likely utilize contingency planning when they face challenges and obstacles to achieving goals or sub-goals and proactively identify multiple pathways to attain the targeted goal (Snyder, 1994).”
Motivation and the Goal Theory of Current Concerns (2011, background): “However, people are more likely to carry out their intended goal pursuits if they also imagine the steps necessary to reach their goals (e.g., Brandst€atter, Lengfelder, & Gollwitzer, 2001; Gollwitzer, 1999; Snyder, 1994) and take into account the difficulties before them (Oettingen, Pak, & Schnette”
Re-examining hope: The roles of agency thinking and pathways thinking (2010, background): “These findings appear to be consistent with many accounts stating that hope can be felt as long as there is the belief that an important goal can be attained, even without the belief in oneself to generate the means to obtain it (Farran et al., 1995; McGeer, 2004; Pettit, 2004; Stotland, 1969).”
Social-Psychological Interventions for Intergroup Reconciliation: An Emotion Regulation Perspective (2016, background): “Hope is a positive emotion that arises due to a cognitive process involving thought regarding a desired outcome in the future (Frijda, 1986; Snyder, 1994, 2000; Staats & Stassen, 1985; Stotland, 1969).”
The `Chicken and Egg' of Subjective and Social Factors in Desistance from Crime (2008, background): “The word ‘hope’ has many connotations and might appear a ‘fuzzy’ concept, but it has specific meanings in the psychological literature relating to an individual’s overall perception and confidence that personal goals can be achieved (see especially Stotland 1969).”
Hope in the Middle East (2014, background): “However, since hope is an emotion focused upon a positive change in certain circumstances in the future (Lazarus, 1999; Snyder, 1994; 2000; Staats & Stassen, 1985; Stotland, 1969) and not a specific construct, it is a belief regarding conflict situations that is the driving force of hope, and this i”
Is hope good for motivating collective action in the context of climate change? Differentiating hope’s emotion- and problem-focused coping functions (2019, background): “Yet hope, defined as the emotional experience of perceiving the possibility for change (Lazarus, 1991; Snyder, 1994; see also Bury et al., 2016), may increase collective motivation and action (Cohen-Chen and Van Zomeren, 2018), perhaps because it functions as a “rainbow in the mind”, as quoted above”
Emotions and Emotion Regulation in Intractable Conflict: Studying Emotional Processes Within a Unique Context (2015, background): “Given the defining characteristics of hope, it is not surprising that an ongoing, highly negative situation such as an intractable conflict might induce despair rather than hope (Stotland, 1969).”
“You've got to have a positive state of mind”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of hope and first episode psychosis (2007, background): “Many writers have attempted to define hope (Cantril, 1964; Frankl, 1963; French, 1952; Gottschalk, 1974; Schachtel, 1959; Stotland, 1969), one of which proposed two interrelated elements of hope: that hopeful people have positive thoughts and expectations of the future, and that they have a sense…”
Inspired by Hope, Motivated by Envy: Comparing the Effects of Discrete Emotions in the Process of Social Comparison to Media Figures (2014, background): “Hope, too, is conceptualized as a source of motivation oriented toward future goals (Aspinwall & Leaf, 2002; Lazarus, 1991, 1999; Snyder, 2000), and has even been called ‘‘a necessary condition for action’’ (Stotland, 1969, p. 7).”