HOPE (Future Scale) Assessment

In 1991, Hope researchers, Snyder, Irving & Anderson (1991, as cited in Snyder, 2000, p.8) defined hope as

“a positive motivational state that is based on an interactively derived sense of successful (a) agency (goal-directed energy) and (b) pathways (planning to meet goals)” .

To measure our tendency toward hope, they developed the scale we are using here.

This is a tool to help us develop the conversation around hope. There is much research that shows that Hope is beneficial.

For example, the website PositivePsychology.org.uk has a section on Hope available here Hope Discussion

They say:

"High hope individuals do not react in the same way to barriers as low hope individuals, instead they view barriers as challenges to overcome and use their pathway thoughts to plan an alternative route to their goals (Snyder, 1994 as cited in Snyder, 2000 p. 10).

High hope has been found to correlate with a number of beneficial constructs including, academic achievement (Snyder et al, 2002) and lower levels of depression (Snyder et al, 1997). Meanwhile low hope is associated with negative outcomes including a reduction in well-being (Diener, 1984)."

The effectiveness of the scale has been reviewed in papers from the National Institutes of Health including this one: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7133019/

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In peace & gratitude