In search of the unique aspects of hope: Pinning our hopes on positive emotions, future-oriented thinking, hard times, and other people

By L. Aspinwall, Samantha L Leaf. 2002

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Positive Thinking in Coping with Stress and Health outcomes: Literature Review (2010, background): “Recent theorizing, however, has noted that many of the health effects of dispositional optimism parallel those predicted by positive emotions of hope ( Aspinwall & Leaf, 2002).”
Re-examining hope: The roles of agency thinking and pathways thinking (2010, background): “However, Snyder’s model cannot explain why some people remain hopeful when they feel that there is nothing they can do to get what they want (Aspinwall & Leaf, 2002; Bruininks & Malle, 2005).”
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).”
Psychological resilience and positive emotional granularity: examining the benefits of positive emotions on coping and health. (2004, background): “Recent theorizing, however, has noted that many of the health effects of dispositional optimism parallel those predicted by the positive emotion of hope (Aspinwall & Leaf, 2002).”
Positive expectancies and mental health: Identifying the unique contributions of hope and optimism (2009, background): “…research suggesting that the two constructs are distinct (Magaletta & Oliver, 1999), some researchers question whether hope and optimism are distinct constructs or whether they are simply two names for the same underlying latent construct (Aspinwall & Leaf, 2002; Tennen, Affleck, & Tennen, 2002).”
Future-Oriented Thinking and Adjustment in a Nationwide Longitudinal Study Following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks (2005, background): “In addition, the concept of future orientation is, to some extent, related to personal control, agency (e.g., goal-setting, planning), and optimism (Aspinwall & Leaf, 2002; Aspinwall, Richter, & Hoffman, 2001).”
The ideal self as the driver of intentional change (2006, background): “Aspinwall and Leaf (2002), and Skinner’s (1996) review of a large number of control-related constructs found three related sets of beliefs, namely beliefs about agent-ends relations (personal control beliefs), beliefs about agent – means relations (efficacy expectations) and means – ends relations…”