Hope, in vocational psychology dictionary

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Dictionary of Vocational Psychology

Hope

Central construct in Snyder et al.'s (1991) theory, conceptualized cognitively as a configuation of goals, agency (will or mental energy to reach goals), and pathways (routes along which one may approach goals). Thus conceptualized, hope should be an important construct in vocational psychology, although other theorists have long emphasized the importance of goals and plans in the effective pursuit of career. Snyder et al. developed the Measure of Hope to assess hope. It is a self-report mesure with 12 items, with internal consistency reliability in the .74-.84 range. Rasmussen, Troyer, Ulven, & Lopez (2003) examined the effects of a classroom-based career intervention to affect hope and other career outcomes. (They did not find that the intervention had an effect.)

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