Hope and optimism: distinctions and deepening conceptions
Members of an interdisciplinary group share insights from their work, on understanding and assessing hope and optimism, and exploring the role these play in health and wellbeing.
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Members of an interdisciplinary group share insights from their work, on understanding and assessing hope and optimism, and exploring the role these play in health and wellbeing.
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