caa a22 4500 467916578 CHVBK 20180406152904.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11205-005-5553-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11205-005-5553-0 Hope Therapy in a Community Sample: A Pilot Investigation [Elektronische Daten] [Jennifer Cheavens, David Feldman, Amber Gum, Scott Michael, C. Snyder] We report findings from an initial empirical test of a hope-based, group therapy protocol. In this context, hope is defined as a cognitive process through which individuals pursue their goals [Snyder, C. R.: 1994, Free Press, New York]. As such, the eight-session group treatment emphasized building goal-pursuit skills. Findings from a randomized, wait-list control trial using a community sample (n=32 completers) are reported. Participants underwent structured diagnostic interviews (SCID-I) and completed assessment packets. Post-participation assessment results indicate the intervention was associated with statistically significant (p<0.05) improvements in the agency component of hope, life meaning, and self-esteem as well as reductions in symptoms of depression and anxiety. These results suggest that a brief hope intervention can increase some psychological strengths and reduce some symptoms of psychopathology. Springer, 2006 Cheavens Jennifer Duke University Medical Center, USA aut Feldman David Santa Clara University, USA aut Gum Amber University of South Florida, USA aut Michael Scott Seattle Division, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, USA aut Snyder C. University of Kansas, USA aut Social Indicators Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 77/1(2006-05-01), 61-78 0303-8300 77:1<61 2006 77 11205 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-5553-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-5553-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cheavens Jennifer Duke University Medical Center, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Feldman David Santa Clara University, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gum Amber University of South Florida, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Michael Scott Seattle Division, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Snyder C. University of Kansas, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Social Indicators Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 77/1(2006-05-01), 61-78 0303-8300 77:1<61 2006 77 11205 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer