The Relationship Between Hope And Goal Achievement

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the psychological resource structure of students as assessed by the Hope Orientation Measure or HOME instrument. The aim was also to find what the relationship between this resource structure and goal achievement is. The HOME has five separate dimensions, namely, (a) Goal Achievement Resources, (b) Ineffectually, (c) Future Vision, (d) Despondency and (e) Agency. Along with two other tests focusing on goals and hope, a group of 474 undergraduate in the social sciences were tested. The results were calibrated across gender and ethnic groups using the Rasch model. Different cultural and gender groups were compared for significant differences in their scores and possible explanation and further avenues for research were indicated. The relationship between academic performance and hope dimensions indicated the role played by state characteristics in goal achievement.