Thursday, June 10, 2010

Hope, the Construct

"Miller explored the nature and etymology of hope and based her instrument development on a definition of hope that is characterized by...
...an anticipation for a continued good state
...an improved state or a release from a perceived entrapment.

The anticipation may or may not be founded on concrete, real world evidence.

Hope is an anticipation of a future which is good and is based upon mutuality (relationships with others), a sense of personal competence, coping ability, psychological well-being, purpose and meaning in life, as well as a sense of "the possible."


Cited in: A theory-based nursing intervention to instill hope in homeless veterans, Tollett, Jane; PhD, RN; Thomas, Sandra; PhD, RN in Advances in Nursing Science, 18(2):76-90, December 1995.

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