steven d. brown, ph.d. loyola university chicago, usa...

Steven D. Brown, Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago, USA

International Conference on Vocational Designing and

Career Counseling, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, September, 2011

1.  Hope is a State: It is malleable and can be changed

2.  Hope is Motivational: Leads to approach versus avoidance, effort, and persistence

3.  Hope is Future-Oriented: It is how one envisions the future

4.  Hope includes Meaningful Work that is potentially Attainable.

Person Inputs • Personality • Sociopolitical Development • Gender • Race/Ethnicity • Skills/Abilities

Contextual Factors • Supports • Barriers • Racial/Ethnic Socialization

Learning Experiences

Hope-Related Self-Efficacy • Coping • Academic • Career Decision/Adaptability

Hope-Related Outcome Expectations • Positive • Negative • Comparisons to Alternatives

Vocational Hope

Educational/Vocational Goals and Goal Progress

School/Career Outcomes • School Satisfaction • School Engagement • Career Engagement

Preventive Outcomes • School Performance • School Completion • Anti-Social Behavior

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¨  SBROWN@LUC.EDU