title: Longitudinal effects of hope on depression and anxiety: a latent variable analysis.
abstract: This study tested the prospective effects of hope on depression and anxiety using a longitudinal design. A sample of 522 college students completed self-report measures of hope, depression, and anxiety at three time points, with 1-month delays between administrations. Structural equation modeling was employed to test two cross-lagged panel models of the reciprocal effects of the Agency and Pathways components of hope on depression and anxiety. Results indicated statistically significant negative effects for the Agency component of hope on later depression but no unique effect of the Pathways component of hope on depression. Likewise, Agency showed a statistically significant negative effect on later anxiety, but again Pathways had no significant influence on anxiety. In both cases, neither depression nor anxiety demonstrated any longitudinal effects on either the Agency or Pathways components of hope. Implications of these findings are discussed, along with potential directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406, USA. Randolph.Arnau@usm.edu
authors.forename: Randolph C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Arnau
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Finch
authors.forename: Jamie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rhudy
authors.forename: Vincent J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Fortunato
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires