The hopeful dimension of locomotion orientation: Implications for psychological well-being. Issue 2 (4th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Di Santo, Daniela; Baldner, Conrad; Aiello, Antonio; Kruglanski, Arie W.; Pierro, Antonio
• Is Part Of: Journal of social psychology. Volume 161:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 233
• Page End: 244
• Publication Date: 2021-03-04
• Subjects: Hope -- hopeful thinking; regulatory mode -- locomotion -- psychological well-being; Social psychology -- Periodicals; Psychology, Social -- Periodicals; Psychologie sociale -- Périodiques; Sociale psychologie; Electronic journals; 302.05
• DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2020.1803786
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-4545

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Individuals who have a strong locomotion orientation tend to be future-oriented and motivated to move from the present state toward a future state, making swift and steady progress toward their goals. The current study has assessed the conceptual possibility that such motivation leads locomotors to experience greater hopeful thinking, an active cognitive process that consists in planning the future and implementing these plans. The results of Study 1 lend preliminary support to this possibility. The practical implication was linked to the importance of hope in the subjective well-being experienced in everyday life. For this reason, Study 2 tested a model in which hopeful thinking mediated the subjective well-being experienced by locomotors. The results supported the hypothesis: locomotion orientation was associated with enhanced hope capabilities that, in turn, were associated with higher subjective well-being, with significant positive implications for individuals.