The social cognition of hope

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ID21577280
AuthorsJohn C Sherblom (0000-0002-5835-961X, University of Maine, corresponding author), Laura R Umphrey (0000-0003-2288-142X, Northern Arizona University)
Year2023
Volume40
Issue1
Pages20-29
Publication date2023-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunication Research Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0882-4096 • E-ISSN: 1746-4099
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08824096.2022.2164265
OpenAlexW4313528370
LanguageEN
References cited23

Hope is a social cognition that involves personal agency and creative thinking about how to achieve an individual goal through interpersonal communication. Regression results show that social cognition skills differ in their effect on a person’s hope. Social sensitivity and situational understanding both predict hope. Interestingly, perceived skill in social expression does not. These results suggest that communication training designed to facilitate hope is more likely to be effective when focused on active listening and social situational understanding than on articulate personal self-expression designed to influence or persuade

Active listening · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Interpersonal communication · Need for cognition · Psychotherapist · Sense of agency · Situational ethics · Social change · Social cognition · Social competence · Social skills · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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