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Your Total Hopefulness Score is:
124
/200
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.
Medium Score. You may have lower scores on several of the ten minor subscales. Your lower scores may be scattered across the four major sections (mastery through spirituality) and suggest a specific target for improvement (e.g., goal support). However, you might find that all of the scores for a major section are a little low (e.g., all 3 survival hope scores). In this case, focus on improving those areas with the greatest number of below average scores. There is one caveat. You might focus on attachment hope first, even if only one of the two scales is low, then address the other major dimensions, starting with the most deficient. Attachment is the most critical dimension of hope. Warning: Among some adults, a medium score sometimes results from a lower spirituality score. Check to see if your spirituality score is a low-score outlier, pulling down your overall score. Review the section on spiritual hope.
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Mastery Hope Score:
29
/40
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.
Medium Score. Your score may represent a moderate (but not a high degree) of clarity and confidence about your aspirations and support for these desires (Goal Progress). Alternatively, you may possess great clarity and confidence, but experience limited or only partial support for these aspirations (Goal Support). What is holding you back from a life of greater mastery? Clarity needs to come first, then support will follow.
Goal Progress Score:
18
/20
Goal Support Score:
11
/20
Attachment Hope Score:
13
/40
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.
Low Score. You may often feel alone in the world and wish you had more loving early care. You may question whether you have similar beliefs and values compared to those around you (Connections). You may be quite guarded around others and do not harbor much trust or faith in people (Trust). Start slowly. Find one person you can trust. Share a little of yourself, your likes, dislikes, and values. Wait for the other person to match your level of disclosure. Spend a little more time in a group setting even if you just listen and learn about others, verify your initial assumptions and fine-tune your gut.
Connection Score:
8
/20
Trust Score:
5
/20
Survival Hope Score:
31
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.
/60
Low Score. You might feel trapped or limited (Liberty). You may struggle to imagine a better time or place. It is hard for you to gather good advice or information when there is trouble (Personal Coping). You wish there were more people to help you when something bad happens (Coping Support). Reach out to those with more vision and creativity. Be specific in your needs (options, imagination, advice, fact-finding, emotional or practical support). Look to resourceful extroverts or consult with a social worker skilled in securing resources for clients.
Personal Coping Score:
11
/20
Coping Support Score:
6
/20
Liberty Score:
14
/20
Spiritual Hope Score:
51
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.
/60
High Score. Your spiritual beliefs and feelings are functioning effectively, to close the gap between your needs for mastery, attachment, and survival/salvation and the unavoidable confrontations with frustration and human limits. You have a strong sense of purpose. There are times in your life that reveal a discernable spiritual presence. This does not mean that you have fully met all of your mastery, attachment, or survival needs. However, you have enough hope, at a spiritual level, to trust that you will get enough done in your lifetime, that you will not be abandoned or forgotten, and that suffering is not forever.
Spiritual Inspiration Score:
17
/20
Spiritual Presence Score:
18
/20
Spiritual Protection Score:
16
/20
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However, you have enough hope, at a spiritual level, to trust that you will get enough done in your lifetime, that you will not be abandoned or forgotten, and that suffering is not forever.(spiritualityDisplayTextId): 42d7374c-0e2c-41d8-b035-96e0aaba131a(totalHopefulnessScale): Total Hopefulness(totalHopefulnessBand): med(totalHopefulnessSum): 124(totalHopefulnessGauge): 62(totalHopefulnessDisplayText): Medium Score. You may have lower scores on several of the ten minor subscales. Your lower scores may be scattered across the four major sections (mastery through spirituality) and suggest a specific target for improvement (e.g., goal support). However, you might find that all of the scores for a major section are a little low (e.g., all 3 survival hope scores). In this case, focus on improving those areas with the greatest number of below average scores. There is one caveat. You might focus on attachment hope first, even if only one of the two scales is low, then address the other major dimensions, starting with the most deficient. Attachment is the most critical dimension of hope. Warning: Among some adults, a medium score sometimes results from a lower spirituality score. Check to see if your spirituality score is a low-score outlier, pulling down your overall score. Review the section on spiritual hope.(totalHopefulnessDisplayTextId): 10ed7a0d-eef8-465b-b6f8-ac94833613e9