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Understanding Other-Oriented Hope
Howell, Andrew J.; Larsen, Denise J.
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Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Num Pages: 123 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; JMAN; JNC; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
This Brief integrates the literature and research on other-oriented hope. It discusses the position of other-oriented hope as one manifestation of the broader attribute of other-interest and argues the importance of other-interest in well-being. The Brief examines definitions and attributes of other-oriented hope, based upon theoretical and empirical understandings of hope more generally. Thereafter it reviews both qualitative and quantitative research findings concerning the occurrence of other-oriented hope in several domains, including other-oriented hope among parents of ill children, other-oriented hope among caregivers and other-oriented hope among the elderly. Several theoretical frameworks for understanding the phenomenon of other-oriented hope are considered, as are the functions of and elements comprising, ... Read more
This Brief integrates the literature and research on other-oriented hope. It discusses the position of other-oriented hope as one manifestation of the broader attribute of other-interest and argues the importance of other-interest in well-being. The Brief examines definitions and attributes of other-oriented hope, based upon theoretical and empirical understandings of hope more generally. Thereafter it reviews both qualitative and quantitative research findings concerning the occurrence of other-oriented hope in several domains, including other-oriented hope among parents of ill children, other-oriented hope among caregivers and other-oriented hope among the elderly. Several theoretical frameworks for understanding the phenomenon of other-oriented hope are considered, as are the functions of and elements comprising, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
Number of Pages
117
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319150062
SKU
V9783319150062
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About Howell, Andrew J.; Larsen, Denise J.
Andrew J. Howell, Ph.D., R. Psych., is an Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and a research affiliate at Hope Studies Central, University of Alberta. His research falls within the area of positive psychology, including research on other-oriented hope; nature connectedness and well-being; and non-stigmatizing language in relation to mental disorder. Denise J. Larsen, Ph.D., ... Read more
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