Abstract
Hope, aspirations, and resilience are important developmental assets for children and adolescents. Based on the existing Western and Chinese literature, this review aims to identify instruments used to assess hope, aspirations, resilience, and conceptually related constructs as well as antecedents of the constructs in adolescents. A systematic literature search in the major databases was conducted. A total of 223 articles, with 144 being retrieved from international databases and 79 from China’s database, met the criteria and were included in the present review. Findings revealed that the majority of the existing scales were developed predominantly in the West and there were few validated Chinese hope and aspirations scales. Indigenous measures were also not identified in the literature. In terms of antecedent studies, predictors at different levels including the personal, family, school, and community were found. Implications on the development of hope-based interventions and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Acknowledgments
This research was financially supported by The Bao Bao Bear Care Foundation Limited. The materials in this paper are based on the unpublished report entitled “Literature Review on Hope and Aspirations in Children and Adolescents” submitted to the Foundation.
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- Editorial
- Paradigm shift in youth development: Development of “soft skills” in adolescents
- Reviews
- Dreams, aspirations and related behavior in children and adolescents: impacts on child developmental outcomes
- Hope, aspirations, and resilience in children and adolescents: a review of research on measurement and related antecedents
- Dreams, aspirations and related constructs in children and adolescents: a literature review
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Articles in the same Issue
- Editorial
- Paradigm shift in youth development: Development of “soft skills” in adolescents
- Reviews
- Dreams, aspirations and related behavior in children and adolescents: impacts on child developmental outcomes
- Hope, aspirations, and resilience in children and adolescents: a review of research on measurement and related antecedents
- Dreams, aspirations and related constructs in children and adolescents: a literature review
- Original Articles
- Perceived effectiveness and satisfaction of a community-based positive youth development program: findings based on high school students
- Evaluation of a community-based positive youth development program in Hong Kong: views of program implementers
- Evaluation of a community-based positive youth development program for adolescents with greater psychosocial needs: views of the program participants
- Subjective outcome evaluation of the community-based P.A.T.H.S Project: views of program implementers
- Psychological needs, self-regulation, and motivation profiles among a sample of Hong Kong Chinese university students: a person-centered approach
- Individual differences in intentional and unintentional exposure to online pornography among Hong Kong Chinese adolescents
- Individual and family protective factors of intentional and unintentional consumption of online pornography in Hong Kong
- Qualitative evaluation of a service leadership subject in a Chinese context
- Students’ views on general education: insights gained from the narratives of Chinese students in Hong Kong