The Oxford Handbook of Hope

Edited by Matthew W. Gallagher and Shane J. Lopez

Oxford Library of Psychology

Offers a comprehensive update on the science and practice of hope
One of the first volumes specifically focusing on hope in over a decade
Provides an outline of what leading hope researchers believe the future of hope research to be

The Oxford Handbook of Hope

Edited by Matthew W. Gallagher and Shane J. Lopez

Description

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.

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.

The Oxford Handbook of Hope

Edited by Matthew W. Gallagher and Shane J. Lopez

Oxford Library of Psychology

Foreword
Todd Kashdan

Memoriam: Remembering Shane J. Lopez
Matthew W. Gallagher

Part I - Defining Hope
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Science of Hope
Matthew W. Gallagher and Shane J. Lopez

Chapter 2: The History of Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives on Hope: Toward Defining Hope for the Science of Positive Development
Kristina Schmid Callina, Nancy Snow, and Elise D. Murray

Chapter 3: Hope Theory
C.R. Snyder, Kevin L. Rand, and David R. Sigmon

Chapter 4: Hope, Self-Efficacy, and Optimism: Conceptual and Empirical Differences
Kevin L. Rand

Chapter 5: Self-Determination and Hope
Michael L. Wehmeyer and Karrie A. Shogren

Chapter 6: How Hope Influences Goal-Directed Behavior
Gabriele Oettingen and Malin Patricia Chromik

Part II - Measuring Hope
Chapter 7: Hope Measurement
Sage Rose and Nicole Sieben

Chapter 8: A Cultural Context Lens of Hope
Lisa M. Edwards and Jessica B. McClintock

Part III - Promoting Hope
Chapter 9: The Will and the Ways in School: Hope as a Factor in Academic Success
Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti

Chapter 10: Promoting Hope in Children
Susana C. Marques and Shane J. Lopez

Chapter 11: Hope Therapy
Jennifer S. Cheavens and Madison M. Guter

Chapter 12: Promoting Hope in Older Adults
Amber M. Gum

Part IV - Hope and Physical Health
Chapter 13: Hope and Physical Health
Heather N. Rasmussen, Kristin Koetting O'Byrne, Marcy Vandament, and Brian P. Cole

Chapter 14: Hope and Children's Health
Michael Rapoff and Ron Freche

Chapter 15: Hope and Athletic Performance
Henrik Gustafsson, Leslie Podlog, and Paul Davis

Chapter 16: Hope in the Midst of Terminal Illness
Douglas L. Hill and Chris Feudnter

Part V - Hope and Mental Health
Chapter 17: Hope and Depression
Lorie A. Ritschel and Christopher S. Sheppard

Chapter 18: Hope and Anxiety
Randolph C. Arnau

Chapter 19: Hope and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Laura J. Long and Matthew W. Gallagher

Chapter 20: Hope and Coping in Individuals with Specific Learning Disorder
Michal Al-Yagon and Malka Margalit

Chapter 21: Hope and Stress Resilience
Anthony Ong, Taylor Standiford, and Saarang Deshpande

Part VI - Hope and Positive Functioning
Chapter 22: Hope and Well-Being
Jenny Y. Lee and Matthew W. Gallagher

Chapter 23: Hope and Adolescent Mental Health
Xi Jiang, Kristin L. Otis, Marco Weber, and E. Scott Huebner

Chapter 24: Attachment Processes and the Social/Developmental Bases of Hope
Hal S. Shorey, Steve Bisgaier, and Scott R. Thien

Chapter 25: Hope and Work
Angela R. Mouton and Monica N. Montijo

Chapter 26: Hope and Meaning-in-Life: Points of Contact between Hope Theory and Existentialism
David B. Feldman, Meenakshi Balaraman, and Craig Anderson

Part VII - The Future of Hope
Chapter 27: Future Directions in the Science of Hope
Matthew W. Gallagher, Jennifer S. Cheavens, Lisa M. Edwards, David B. Feldman, Amber M. Gum, Susana C. Marques, Kevin L. Rand, Lorie Ritschel, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, and Hal S. Shorey

The Oxford Handbook of Hope

Edited by Matthew W. Gallagher and Shane J. Lopez

Oxford Library of Psychology

Author Information

Matthew W. Gallagher is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston. He received his doctorate in clinical and quantitative psychology from the University of Kansas in 2011. His research focuses on the role of hope in promoting resilience to and recovery from emotional disorders, the development of novel treatments for emotional disorders, and the benefits of positive aspects of mental health.

Shane J. Lopez was a Gallup Senior Scientist and Research Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute. He published extensively, including Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths, The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures, Positive Psychology: Exploring the Best in People, The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology, and The Psychology of Courage: Modern Research on an Ancient Virtue. He was a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the International Positive Psychology Association.

Contributors:

Michal Al-Yagon
School of Education
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel

Craig Anderson
Department of Counseling Psychology
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Randolph C. Arnau
Department of Psychology
The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Meenakshi Balaraman
Department of Counseling Psychology
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Steve Bisgaier
Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology
Widener University
Chester, PA

Jennifer S. Cheavens
Department of Psychology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Malin Patricia Chromik
Department of Psychology
University of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany

Brian P. Cole
Department of Psychology
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Paul Davis
School of Life Sciences
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Saarang Deshpande
Department of Science and Technology Studies
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Lisa M. Edwards
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

David B. Feldman
Department of Counseling Psychology
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Chris Feudnter
The Pediatric Advanced Care Team
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Ron Freche
Clinical Psychology Program
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Matthew W. Gallagher
Department of Psychology
Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics
University of Houston
Houston, TX

Amber M. Gum
Department of Mental Health Law and Policy
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Henrik Gustafsson
Faculty of Health, Science and Technology
Karlstad University
Karlstad, Sweden

Madison M. Guter
Department of Psychology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Douglas L. Hill
The Pediatric Advanced Care Team
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

E. Scott Huebner
Department of Psychology
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Xi Jiang
Department of Psychology
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

Todd Kashdan
Department of Psychology
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Kristin Koetting O'Byrne
School of School of Educational Leadership
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX

Jenny Y. Lee
Department of Psychology
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Laura J. Long
Department of Psychology
University of Houston
Houston, TX

Shane J. Lopez
Gallup
The Clifton Strengths School
Washington, D.C.

Malka Margalit
School of Education
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel;
School of Behavioral Sciences
Peres Academic Center
Rehovot, Israel

Susana C. Marques
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
University of Porto
Porto, Portugal

Jessica B. McClintock
San Francisco, CA

Monica N. Montijo
LiveInFlow Consulting
Orange County, California

Angela R. Mouton
LiveInFlow Consulting
Orange County, California

Elise D. Murray
Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development
Tufts University
Boston, MA

Gabrielle Oettingen
Department of Psychology
New York University
New York, NY;
Department of Psychology
University of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany

Anthony D. Ong
Department of Human Development
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Kristin L. Otis
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Leslie Podlog
Department of Health, Kinesiology and Recreation
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Kevin L. Rand
Department of Psychology
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Michael Rapoff
Department of Pediatrics
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS

Heather N. Rasmussen
Department of Educational Psychology
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Lorie A. Ritschel
Department of Psychiatry
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC

Sage Rose
School of Health Sciences and Human Service
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

Kristina Schmid Callina
Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development
Tufts University
Boston, MA

Christopher S. Sheppard
Department of Psychology Community Clinic
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Karrie A. Shogren
Department of Special Education
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Hal S. Shorey
Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology
Widener University
Chester, PA

Nicole Sieben
School of Education
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY

David R. Sigmon
Hutchinson, KS

Nancy Snow
Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK

Charles R. Snyder
Department of Psychology
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Taylor Standiford
Department of Human Development
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti
Department of Psychology and Child Development
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA

Scott R. Thien
Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology
Widener University
Chester, PA

Marcy Vandament
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Marco Weber
Institute for Psychology
University of Kassel
Kassel, Germany

Michael L. Wehmeyer
Beach Center on Disability
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

The Oxford Handbook of Hope

Edited by Matthew W. Gallagher and Shane J. Lopez

Oxford Library of Psychology

Reviews and Awards

"With the publication of this breakthrough handbook, hope has finally come into its own as an object of broad study within psychology and related disciplines. These are well served in the present volume, edited by two highly respected researchers (Gallagher, Univ. of Houston, and Lopez, Clifton Strengths Institute) who could be considered the second and third generation of psychologists who have sought to understand hope and to employ it to strengthen individuals, their social relationships, and society as a whole...A deeply edifying, humanizing, and essential compendium." --CHOICE

"If you work in palliative care and you are interested in optimising patient treatment and communication, and especially if your job involves teaching, you may find this book helpful." --nternational Association for Hospice & Palliative Care

"[The book] explores how hope can promote physical health, mental health, and a productive and fulfilling life. Readers interested in learning about such topics will find much to appreciate in this book." --Emotions: History, Culture, Society