Hope and Dysphoria
The Moderating Role of Defense Mechanisms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19280903 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Kwon (Washington State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-223 |
| Publication date | 2000-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-6494.00095 |
| PMID | 10820685 |
| OpenAlex | W2064815362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 13 |
It was hypothesized that the adaptive value of hope cognitions would be dependent upon the quality of an individual's defense style. Undergraduate students completed measures of hope, defense mechanisms, and dysphoria in two studies. As predicted, defense mechanisms significantly moderated the relation between hope and dysphoria. In addition, both hope and defense mechanisms predicted dysphoria as main effects. Individuals who had low hope and an immature defense style had particularly high levels of dysphoria. Low hope was not maladaptive for individuals with a mature defense style, suggesting that a subtype of low hope (“defensive hopelessness”) may exist that is analogous to defensive pessimism. Individuals with high hope had low levels of dysphoria regardless of defense style. Overall, the present study suggests that an integration of psychodynamic and cognitive perspectives on hope may be productive
Anxiety · Cognition · Cognitive style · Defence mechanisms · Developmental psychology · Dysphoria · Pessimism · Psychiatry · Psychodynamics · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |