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‘‘Building hope for the future’’: A program to foster strengths in middle-school students
| dc.contributor.author | Marques, Susana C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lopez, Shane J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ribeiro, José Luís Pais | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-06T17:48:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-07-06T17:48:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The authors investigated the effectiveness of a 5-week hope-based intervention designed to enhance hope, life satisfaction, self-worth, mental health and academic achievement in middle school students. The study includes a sample of 31 students from a community school, a matched comparison group of 31 students, and 2 secondary groups— guardians and teachers of the students’ intervention group. Students completed a questionnaire packet that included demographic information, the Portuguese versions of the Children’s Hope Scale, Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale, Mental Health and Self-Worth Scales. Academic achievement was obtained from school records. At baseline, groups are statistically similar on the variables of interest. At post-test the intervention group had enhanced hope, life satisfaction and self-worth. In the intervention group, benefits in hope, life satisfaction and self-worth were maintained at the 18-month follow up. Results suggest that a brief hope intervention can increase psychological strengths, and participants continue to benefit up to 1-year and 6-months later. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Happiness Studies | por |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1389-4978 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1521 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | Springer | por |
| dc.subject | Academic achievement | por |
| dc.subject | Intervention | por |
| dc.subject | Mental health | por |
| dc.subject | Middle schoolers | por |
| dc.subject | Positive thinking variables | por |
| dc.title | ‘‘Building hope for the future’’: A program to foster strengths in middle-school students | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Heidelberg | por |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 152 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 139 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Journal of Happiness Studies | por |
| rcaap.rights | restrictedAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |