https://fixthenews.com/p/316-hope-painting-with-fire-global
"A landmark longitudinal study of 25,000 Australians over 14 years has found
that hope may be one of the most powerful predictors of human flourishing —
more so than income, education or intelligence. It’s the first ever large-scale
study of its kind, tracking how varying levels of hope correlate with people’s
health, earnings, education, social connection and resilience over time.
The results were striking: individuals who scored higher on measures of hope
were consistently
more likely to be employed, healthier, less lonely and
better able to recover from major life shocks such as job loss, illness or
divorce. Hope also appeared to strengthen people’s “internal locus of control”
— their belief that they can shape their own future — and this persistence
helped drive positive outcomes year after year.
The researchers found that, unlike cognitive skills, which stabilise by early
adulthood, hope remains malleable throughout life. In other words, it’s
something that can be learned. That makes it a rare lever for long-term
wellbeing, one that families, educators and regulators can cultivate through
mentoring, purposeful schooling, community rituals and clinical practice.
By contrast, the absence of hope is not just an emotional state, but has a
physiological and economic impact: those without it are more likely to live
shorter, sicker, and less prosperous lives. In the data, a troubling
generational shift is visible: younger adults say they now have less hope than
their elders."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
