Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Johanna Basten-Guenther, Madelon L. Peters, Stefan Lautenbacher
Summary: This study found that experimentally induced optimism can reduce situational pain catastrophizing, and this relationship is influenced by dispositional optimism and dispositional pain catastrophizing. The state optimism induction apparently counteracted the manifestation of dispositional pain catastrophizing as situational pain catastrophizing.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Somayeh Makaremnia, Marieh Dehghan Manshadi, Zahra Khademian
Summary: This study conducted a positive thinking training program for patients with thalassemia major to improve their hope and sleep quality. Results showed that the training significantly increased the hope score and improved the sleep quality of the patients immediately and one month after the intervention.
Article
Oncology
Francesca Chiesi, Deborah Vizza, Moira Valente, Rosy Bruno, Chloe Lau, Maria Rosita Campagna, Melania Lo Iacono, Francesco Bruno
Summary: This study aims to understand the association between positive personal resources, resilience, and psychological distress in women with breast cancer and breast cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that positive personal resources have a direct positive effect on resilience and can prevent psychological distress. This relationship is not influenced by the level of direct exposure to COVID-19.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sara Alfieri, Alessandro Quartiroli, Douglas Baumann
Summary: This study focuses on the adaptation of Snyder's Adult Dispositional Hope Scale (ADHS) for Italian adolescents. The Italian version of ADHS was developed and tested for content validity and understanding. The results showed that the Italian version had good model fit, gender invariance, and convergent validity. The study demonstrates the applicability of the Italian ADHS for clinical and research purposes.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Alberto Sardella, Vittorio Lenzo, George A. Bonanno, Gabriella Martino, Giorgio Basile, Maria C. Quattropani
Summary: The study found a significant association of dispositional optimism and context sensitivity with frailty among elderly outpatients, supporting a multifactorial frailty model. The research identified potential psychological factors in frailty assessment and suggested a multidimensional approach to frailty evaluation.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Yuying Chu, Yuqiang Zhang, Suyan Wang, Hongliang Dai
Summary: This study analyzed the level of resilience and its associated factors among patients with cervical spondylosis (CS), and explored the underlying mechanism of anxiety based on resilience-focused psychological variables. The results showed that Chinese CS patients had a moderate level of mental resilience, which was independently related to hope, optimism, perceived social support, perceived stress, and the presence of comorbid chronic diseases. Resilience played a mediating role between various psychological variables and anxiety.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mark Dechesne, Jamal Ahajjaj
Summary: The article discusses the use of a new positive psychological approach to enhance resilience among Muslims in the Netherlands, using Quranic texts and principles from mental contrasting. Two studies show that this approach increases personal growth initiative, with implications for the MCII literature and countering violent extremism.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fei Lei, Lin Lei
Summary: This study examined the impact of optimism, hope, and empathy on creative self-efficacy in foreign language learning students and investigated the mediating roles of hope and empathy in the relationship between optimism and creative self-efficacy. The results showed positive associations between optimism, hope, empathy, and creative self-efficacy, and optimism indirectly and positively predicted creative self-efficacy through hope and empathy.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Elijah R. Murphy
Summary: The benefits of hope, including increased well-being, have been supported by empirical research for decades. This positive relationship between hope and well-being has been observed in various populations and during a global pandemic. Hope predicts increases in well-being across age groups, ethnicities, and clinical populations, and it plays a mediating role between predictive constructs and well-being outcomes. Diversifying populations of interest is crucial for expanding our knowledge about hope and its impacts on wellness.
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Beatrice Lee, Phillip Rumrill, Timothy N. Tansey
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of resilience and hope on grit when controlling for demographic covariates, depression, and anxiety in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings suggested that resilience and hope explained a significant amount of variance in grit when controlling for demographic covariates, depression, and anxiety. Higher resilience and hope scores were associated with higher grit scores. The integration of strength-based interventions can enhance resilience, hope, and grit in individuals with MS, which has implications for interdisciplinary research and clinical practice.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Shaul Kimhi, Yohanan Eshel, Hadas Marciano, Bruria Adini
Summary: This study demonstrated that factors such as individual, community, and national resilience, well-being, religiosity, and political attitudes significantly influenced hope and morale during the COVID-19 pandemic. Younger age was associated with higher levels of hope, while economic difficulties were linked to lower levels of hope and morale.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Xiaoting Wu, Haibo Xu, Xiaomin Zhang, Shiyu Han, Liuna Ge, Xiaohui Li, Xinqiong Zhang
Summary: This study investigated 253 gastric cancer patients before their first chemotherapy treatment and found that self-efficacy and hope mediated the relationship between positive coping and resilience. The indirect effects accounted for 81% of the total effect.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jonee O. Miranda, Reymond Neal C. Cruz
Summary: Recent research has shown that optimism has an effect on subjective well-being. This study investigates the potential mediating role of resilience in the relationship between optimism and subjective well-being, providing further insight into the existing literature. The results indicate that resilience partially mediates the relationship between optimism and subjective well-being.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kalliope Kounenou, Antonios Kalamatianos, Aikaterini Garipi, Ntina Kourmousi
Summary: Most higher education institutions prioritize knowledge-based success over students' wellbeing. This study examined the effectiveness of a 5-week positive psychology group intervention on 69 students, divided into an intervention group and a control group. The results showed that, compared to the control group, students in the intervention group experienced a significant increase in positive emotions and resilience after the intervention. They also reported significantly higher levels in all measures, except resilience, compared to the control group. However, further research is needed to refine and improve the long term application of such interventions in a university setting.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jennifer S. Cheavens, Whitney M. Whitted
Summary: Research has shown that hope is strongly correlated with positive outcomes. Hope therapy was developed to enhance successful goal pursuits by fostering hopeful thinking. This article reviews the current state of hope therapy research and suggests future directions, including the need for consensus on the characteristics of hope therapy and well-designed trials to investigate mechanisms of change. The authors believe that advancing in these areas will lead to a more effective and widely accessible hope therapy.
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
