Children’s Hope in South Africa: A Population-Based Study

A growing body of research has provided evidence for the cognitive motivational construct of hope as a psychological strength, particularly for children in adverse social circumstances. In children, hope is defined as a set of cognitions focused on children’s agency to contemplate workable goals, to...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Author:	Shazly Savahl
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Subjects:	children hope population-based study confirmatory factor analysis South Africa Children’s Hope Scale
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01023/full

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