NDLI: “Building Hope for the Future”: A Program to Foster Strengths in Middle-School Students

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Author	Marques, Susana C. Lopez, Shane J. Pais Ribeiro, J. L.
Copyright Year	2009
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.
Starting Page	139
Ending Page	152
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13894978
Journal	Journal of Happiness Studies
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15737780
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2009-12-10
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Academic achievement Intervention Mental-health Middle-schoolers Positive thinking variables Philosophy Quality of Life Research Economics/Management Science Personality and Social Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Sciences

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