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Dissociating the facets of hope: agency and pathways predict dropout from unguided self-help therapy in opposite directions

Dissociating the facets of hope: agency and pathways predict dropout from unguided self-help therapy in opposite directions
Dissociating the facets of hope: agency and pathways predict dropout from unguided self-help therapy in opposite directions
Hope comprises two components: agency (“goal directed determination”) and pathways (“planning of ways to meet goals”). We tested whether these two components can be dissociated and therefore differentially predict dropout from two unguided self-help interventions to reduce worry (gratitude vs. thought monitoring and cognitive restructuring interventions, N = 247 entered, 136 completed). The two hope components significantly predicted attrition in opposite directions; agency predicted completion (OR = 2.15, CI = 1.27–3.64, p = .004), whereas pathways predicted dropout (OR = .47, CI = .29–.77, p = .003). Gratitude and thought monitoring reduced worry compared a wait list control, and for completers there was no difference in outcome. Conclusion: hope facets can be dissociated; gratitude techniques are as effective and have better retention than a technique commonly used in cognitive behavior therapy.
hope, attrition, self-help, gratitude, worry, intervention, positive psychology
0092-6566
155-158
Geraghty, Adam W.A.
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Wood, Alex M.
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Hyland, Michael E.
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Geraghty, Adam W.A.
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Wood, Alex M.
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Hyland, Michael E.
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Geraghty, Adam W.A., Wood, Alex M. and Hyland, Michael E. (2010) Dissociating the facets of hope: agency and pathways predict dropout from unguided self-help therapy in opposite directions. Journal of Research in Personality, 44 (1), 155-158. (doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2009.12.003).

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Abstract

Hope comprises two components: agency (“goal directed determination”) and pathways (“planning of ways to meet goals”). We tested whether these two components can be dissociated and therefore differentially predict dropout from two unguided self-help interventions to reduce worry (gratitude vs. thought monitoring and cognitive restructuring interventions, N = 247 entered, 136 completed). The two hope components significantly predicted attrition in opposite directions; agency predicted completion (OR = 2.15, CI = 1.27–3.64, p = .004), whereas pathways predicted dropout (OR = .47, CI = .29–.77, p = .003). Gratitude and thought monitoring reduced worry compared a wait list control, and for completers there was no difference in outcome. Conclusion: hope facets can be dissociated; gratitude techniques are as effective and have better retention than a technique commonly used in cognitive behavior therapy.

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Published date: February 2010
Keywords: hope, attrition, self-help, gratitude, worry, intervention, positive psychology

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Local EPrints ID: 146039
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/146039
ISSN: 0092-6566
PURE UUID: 03afd296-3d2c-4fd5-8389-4b2b3ee41e3f
ORCID for Adam W.A. Geraghty: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-8351

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Author: Alex M. Wood
Author: Michael E. Hyland

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