The Hope Institute
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Your Total Hopefulness Score is:
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Hopefulness is humanity’s most important character strength, the psychological equivalent of an immune system. Structurally, being “hope-full” may be compared to having a “container” of strengths, filled to capacity. Functionally, being “hope-full” may be compared to a fully charged power source, or a reservoir of stored potential energy.
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Would you like to see a full report with your scores on all ten scales and the four major aspects of hope (Mastery, Attachment, Survival, and Spiritual Hope)? If yes, click below to purchase your full report and obtain a detailed hopefulness profile.
Mastery Hope Score:
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In several large-scale studies, psychologists cast aside all prejudgments and asked lay people (non-professionals) open-ended questions about hope. Hopeful individuals reported a focus on non-negotiable, life-defining endpoints (ultimate, unconditional desires, linked to cherished values). They also highlighted the role of empowerment and inspiration.
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Attachment Hope Score:
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Philosophers, who have provided the deepest thoughts on hope, consistently stress the importance of social connections and trust. A hopeful person has internalized a sense of embeddedness in a predictable universe of caring people and benign forces, visible and invisible. Some philosophers equate hopefulness with openness.
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Survival Hope Score:
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Ancient Greek healers as well as modern-day medical investigators have touted the importance of hope for stress management and recovery from illness. Hope is distinguishable from optimism, confidence, or mere “expectation” by its association with difficult but not impossible challenges. Survival hope includes imaginative constructions of reality, fact-finding, and development of options.
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Personal Coping Score:
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Liberty Score:
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Spiritual Hope Score:
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For countless millennia, humanity has found hope in spiritual beliefs. From the perspective of our critical “MASS.” model, we view spirituality (broadly defined, not just religious), as essential for the full development of hopefulness. Humans cannot fully satisfy their needs for mastery, attachment, or salvation with ordinary responses to the world. Spirituality offers an important and extraordinary layer of empowerment, presence, and salvation.
A caveat. Perhaps you believe that human efforts can satisfy basic needs without spiritual input. Fine. We believe that some kind of spirituality is important for the full development of hopefulness. But we can agree to disagree. Of course, it is also possible that the questions on the Adult Hopefulness Scale have failed to capture your personal sense of spirituality. However, if we presume that our scales accurately reflect your current level of spirituality, let’s consider the implications.
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Spiritual Presence Score:
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Spiritual Protection Score:
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(survivalHopeScale): Survival Hope(survivalHopeBand): med(survivalHopeSum): 12(survivalHopeGauge): 60(survivalHopeDisplayText): You may experience some (but not a great deal of) flexibility, skill-development opportunities, and feedback to assure you of a good future. Another possibility is that the workplace is unbalanced in nurturing survival hope. You may have flexibility and options but little skill-development opportunities. You might receive considerable feedback but see few options for lateral or upward mobility.(survivalHopeDisplayTextId): b9dac252-cb53-4b78-801e-7824d8469905(masteryHopeScale): Mastery Hope(masteryHopeBand): low(masteryHopeSum): 11(masteryHopeGauge): 55(masteryHopeDisplayText): You feel underappreciated. Your skills, work ethic, or other contributions often go unnoticed. You may sense that the organization does not differentiate between good work and poor work. There is little effort to provide training that personally benefits you versus the organization’s “bottom-line.”(masteryHopeDisplayTextId): 68ef2db5-5ccc-4e97-a46c-c1329cfaa832(spiritualHopeScale): Spiritual Hope(spiritualHopeBand): med(spiritualHopeSum): 11(spiritualHopeGauge): 55(spiritualHopeDisplayText): The mission or purpose of the organization is present but is weakly expressed. There may be some overlap in the mission of the organization and your own values, but it is not an overly strong alignment. The leadership and staff could do more to mirror a purpose and a mission.(spiritualHopeDisplayTextId): 73ddbb77-c45a-444e-891f-b12a05fcdb36(totalWorkplaceHopeScale): Total Workplace Hope(totalWorkplaceHopeBand): med(totalWorkplaceHopeSum): 45(totalWorkplaceHopeGauge): 56(totalWorkplaceHopeDisplayText): A mid-range total score could mean that one or more elements of the critical MASS are underserved by your workplace. How important are these underserved hopes? Is improvement possible? You should aim to extract a satisfying dose of workplace hope. You may want to prioritize the areas that are most important to you (i.e., attachment, survival, mastery, or spiritual hope).(totalWorkplaceHopeDisplayTextId): d8e5bf56-a21e-4f26-88c5-b49c74a174a2(criticalItemsScale): Critical Items(criticalItemsBand): low(criticalItemsSum): 12(criticalItemsGauge): 60(criticalItemsDisplayText): Your workplace does not meet your minimal needs for a hopeful environment. Can you offset these deficits via family, friends, hobbies, etc.? Can you find enough hope beyond the workplace?(criticalItemsDisplayTextId): 479377f8-4a67-4bf6-9682-c0176d25f1f2(attachmentHopeScale): Attachment Hope(attachmentHopeBand): low(attachmentHopeSum): 11(attachmentHopeGauge): 55(attachmentHopeDisplayText): You feel quite alone at work. This feeling may be due to differences in values or interests compared to others in the organization. You may feel a need to remain guarded. A very low score may suggest feelings of isolation and mistrust towards individuals or groups at multiple levels of the organization.(attachmentHopeDisplayTextId): a44539a6-da56-4f4c-aece-d117afd4a4d5