Overview
- The first volume addressing hope as an existential need and resource for living a good life
- Presents data collected by the Hope-Barometer Survey in different countries
- Provides interventions to improve hope and increase overall well-being
Part of the book series: Social Indicators Research Series (SINS, volume 72)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical Foundations and General Empirical Findings
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Levels, Relationships and Variations of Hope
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Comparisons of Elements and Levels of Hope Across Cultures
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Keywords
- Hope Barometer
- Hope and Positive Attributes
- Hope and Well-being
- Passion, Hope and Optimal Functioning
- Hope, Strengths and Resilience
- Hope, Believes, Faith and Spirituality
- The Role of Social Environment
- Mindfulness and Meditation
- Hope Interventions with Children and Youth
- Hope Web-based Interventions
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Andreas M. Krafft holds a doctoral degree in Management Sciences at the University of St. Gallen with special focus on Organizational Psychology, Culture and Development. He has a specialization in Social Psychology of Organizations as well as in Work and Health Psychology. Dr. Krafft is Associate Researcher and Lecturer at the Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance at the University of St. Gallen and Lecturer at the University of Zürich in the field of Work and Health. Furthermore, he is member of the Executive Board of Swissfuture, the Swiss Society of Futures Studies and since 2010 responsible for the Hope-Barometer. Dr. Krafft develops volunteer work in an NPO dedicated to the assistance of people particularly with chronic, non-curable or terminal diseases with special focus on Latin America. He wrote several publications on management related topics, specifically on the role of Leadership and Innovation to promote Personal Wellbeing. He is member of the International Positive Psychology Association and of the Swiss Positive Psychology Association.
Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello is professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Bern. Her research and teaching focus on topics of life-span developmental psychology, especially individual differences in well-being and health and familial intergenerational relations: solidarity, family caregiving, biographical transitions (leaving home), critical life events (divorce). Professor Perrig-Chiello is an expert in family issues over life span. She chaired and carried out various research projects around family issues, such as a national research program on intergenerational relations in Switzerland, or the Swiss Study on family caregivers SwissAgeCare-2010 und AgeCare-SuisseLatine-2011, and edited the “Swiss Generation Report” (2008), the “Swiss Childhood & Youth Report” (2008), and the “Swiss Social Report with focus on generations” (2012). She is member of the Editorial Board ofseveral international scientific journals, and was member of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation and of the Standing Committe for the Social Sciences of the European Science Foundation, Strasbourg. Author of over 200 scientific publications.
Andreas M. Walker holds a doctoral degree in Economical Geography and regional planning at the University of Zurich and a master degree in Geography, History and German Studies at the University of Basel. Dr. Walker is one of the leading futurists and strategic foresight experts of Switzerland, co-president of swissfuture, the Swiss Society of Futures Studies, founder of the Hope-Barometer in 2009, member of the General Assembly of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences and member of the OECD Government Foresight Community. As an expert, consultant and key note speaker he is advising leaders from politics, government, security forces, economy, NGOs and NPOs regarding opportunities and threats of long term changes as well as unforeseen incidents and well known as an interview and panel partner within the medias and on conferences. Walker is president of the parental board of a High School in Basel.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hope for a Good Life
Book Subtitle: Results of the Hope-Barometer International Research Program
Editors: Andreas M. Krafft, Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Andreas M. Walker
Series Title: Social Indicators Research Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78470-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78469-4Published: 18 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08706-7Published: 19 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78470-0Published: 02 May 2018
Series ISSN: 1387-6570
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0099
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 215
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations
Topics: Quality of Life Research, Positive Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology