The Oxford handbook of hope /

The Oxford handbook of hope /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford library of psychology Oxford handbooks online Oxford library of psychology. Oxford handbooks online.
Subject:	Positive psychology. Hope. Hope. Positive psychology.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11565401

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Other authors / contributors:	Gallagher, Matthew W., editor. Lopez, Shane J., editor.
ISBN:	9780190690458 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 31, 2017).
Summary:	The Oxford Handbook of Hope provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge regarding the science and practice of hope. Hope has long been a topic of interest to philosophers and the general public, but it was only in recent decades that hope became a focus of psychological science. Rick Snyder defined hope as a cognitive trait that helps individuals to identify and pursue goals and consists of two components: pathways, the perceived capacity to identify strategies necessary to achieve goals, and agency, the willpower or motivation to pursue those pathways to achieve goals. Hope has become one of most robust and promising topics in the burgeoning field of positive psychology. This book reviews the progress that has been made in the past 25 years regarding the origins and influence of hope.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9780199399314

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Summary:	Hope has long been a topic of interest for psychologists, philosophers, educators, and physicians. In the past few decades, researchers from various disciplines and from around the world have studied how hope relates to superior academic performance, improved outcomes in the workplace, and improved psychological and physical health in individuals of all ages. Edited by Matthew W. Gallagher and the late Shane J. Lopez, The Oxford Handbook of Hope provides readers with a thorough and comprehensive update on the past 25 years of hope research while simultaneously providing an outline of what leading hope researchers believe the future of this line of research to be.<br> <br> In this extraordinary volume, Gallagher, Lopez, and their expert team of contributors discuss such topics as how best to define hope, how hope is distinguished from related philosophical and psychological constructs, what the current best practices are for measuring and quantifying hope, interventions and strategies for promoting hope across a variety of settings, the impact it has on physical and mental health, and the ways in which hope promotes positive functioning. Throughout its pages, these experts review what is currently known about hope and identify the topics and questions that will help guide the next decade of research ahead.<br>
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Audience:	Specialized.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190690458