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This Brief integrates the literature and research on other-oriented hope. It discusses the position of other-oriented hope as one manifestation of the broader attribute of other-interest and argues the importance of other-interest in well-being. The Brief examines definitions and attributes of other-oriented hope, based upon theoretical and empirical understandings of hope more generally. Thereafter it reviews both qualitative and quantitative research findings concerning the occurrence of other-oriented hope in several domains, including other-oriented hope among parents of ill children, other-oriented hope among caregivers and other-oriented hope among the elderly. Several theoretical frameworks for understanding the phenomenon of other-oriented hope are considered, as are the functions of and elements comprising, other-oriented hope. The differentiation of other-oriented hope and related concepts, such as compassion and love, is considered. Finally, the brief examines the application of other-oriented hope to practical work in counselling and caregiving and outlines several directions for future work on other-oriented hope.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Psychology Psychological theory & schools of thought

• Full title: Understanding Other-Oriented Hope
• Subtitle: An Integral Concept Within Hope Studies
• Author: Andrew J. Howell, Denise J. Larsen
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 117
• EAN: 9783319150062
• ISBN: 3319150065
• ID: 09155876
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• Weight: 208 g
• Dimensions: 240 × 154 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. January 2015

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