AUTHORS' RESPONSE: Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Hope Theory Weathers Its First Decade

Abstract

PrologueWe appreciate the opportunity to discuss the current state of hope theory with so many of our renowned colleagues. It is a luxury to have nine experts comment on hope theory. It allows those of us in the Hope Research Group to examine carefully the theory that we have developed and tested over the last decade. To facilitate our responding to the commentators, we have grouped their various points together, and take up each of these issues separately.

Validation and use of the Children’s Hope Scale-Revised PTPB Edition (CHS-PTPB): High Initial Youth Hope and Elevated Baseline Symptomatology Predict Poor Treatment Outcomes

“…Although there is some controversy in the literature as to whether hope is predominantly a cognitive or emotional construct, most authors agree that both cognitions and emotions are involved in the experience of hope. For example, Shorey and colleagues describe hope as a process in which emotions follow cognitive appraisals and then interact with future appraisals (Shorey et al 2002). This suggests that both thoughts and feelings are important to the ongoing experience of hope.…”

Your H.E.R.O.: Thriving as an Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Professional

“…The personal capacity of hope involves setting a goal, identifying ways to achieve the goal, and pursuing the goals. Hope is an asset, a learned thinking pattern manifest in overt behaviors (Shorey, Snyder, Rand, Hockemeyer, & Feldman, 2002). With regard to setting goals, they can be short term or long term.…”

Dispositional Resiliency and Adjustment in Protestant Pastors: A Pilot Study

“…In terms of stress theory, dispositional hope can be considered a C-factor, as those who are high in hope are "less likely to construe... impediments as stressful" (p. 252), clearly implying an appraisal and meaning process. As such, it is also associated with resilience (Shorey et al 2002).…”