Understanding Other-Oriented Hope An Integral Concept Within Hope St

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-int

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Andrew J. Howell Denise J. Larsen

Understanding Other-Oriented Hope An Integral Concept Within Hope Studies

SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research

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Andrew J. Howell Denise J. Larsen •

Understanding Other-Oriented Hope An Integral Concept Within Hope Studies

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Andrew J. Howell Department of Psychology MacEwan University Edmonton, AB Canada

Denise J. Larsen Department of Educational Psychology University of Alberta Edmonton, AB Canada

ISSN 2211-7644 ISSN 2211-7652 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research ISBN 978-3-319-15006-2 ISBN 978-3-319-15007-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15007-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015930094 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

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Introduction to Other-Oriented Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Other-Oriented Hope Reflects an Orientation Toward Others 2.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Psychological Concepts Pertinent to Other-Oriented Hope. . 2.3 The Concepts of Self-Interest and Other-Interest . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Definitions and Attributes of Hope, and Their Application to Other-Oriented Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Definitions of Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .