Psychosocial correlates and predictors of perceived hope across
cultures : A study of Czech and Maltese contexts

C 2018

Psychosocial correlates and predictors of perceived hope across cultures : A study of Czech and Maltese contexts

SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena, Carmel CEFAI and Tomáš PROŠEK

Basic information

Original name

Psychosocial correlates and predictors of perceived hope across cultures : A study of Czech and Maltese contexts

Authors

SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Carmel CEFAI (470 Malta) and Tomáš PROŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Cham, Hope for a Good Life : Results of the Hope-Barometer International Research Program, p. 165-197, 33 pp. Social Indicators Research Series, Vol. 72, 2018

Publisher

Springer

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

50101 Psychology

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/18:00102786

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-3-319-78469-4

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78470-0_8

UT WoS

000443206100009

Keywords in English

Perceived hope; optimism; positive relationships; loneliness; spirituality; generativity

Abstract

V originále

The main aim of the chapter is to present the results of a research study exploring the correlates and predictors of perceived hope among Czech and Maltese populations. We examined the levels of perceived hope, optimism, life satisfaction, positive relations, loneliness, generativity, and spirituality, and investigated whether there are any significant differences related to gender, age, family status, education level, religious beliefs, and engagement in voluntary activities. The sample consisted of 177 Czech and 90 Maltese respondents aged between 18 to 79 years. In both samples, the most important significant predictor of perceived hope was dispositional optimism. In the Czech sample, higher perceived hope was also predicted by higher generativity and lower loneliness, while in the Maltese sample an important role was played by spirituality, which was found to be the second independent predictor of perceived hope. An analysis of the effect of demographic factors showed some culture-specific differences.

Citovat

SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena, Carmel CEFAI and Tomáš PROŠEK. Psychosocial correlates and predictors of perceived hope across cultures : A study of Czech and Maltese contexts. In Krafft, Andreas; Perrig-Chiello, Pasqualina; Walker, Andreas M. Hope for a Good Life : Results of the Hope-Barometer International Research Program. Cham: Springer, 2018, p. 165-197. Social Indicators Research Series, Vol. 72. ISBN 978-3-319-78469-4. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78470-0_8.

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SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena, Carmel CEFAI and Tomáš PROŠEK. Psychosocial correlates and predictors of perceived hope across cultures : A study of Czech and Maltese contexts. In Krafft, Andreas; Perrig-Chiello, Pasqualina; Walker, Andreas M. \textit{Hope for a Good Life : Results of the Hope-Barometer International Research Program}. Cham: Springer, 2018, p.~165-197. Social Indicators Research Series, Vol. 72. ISBN~978-3-319-78469-4. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78470-0\_{}8.

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