Subject Area
Psychology
Description
Kelly Drogan ’22
Major: Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Van Reet, Psychology
This year, with the help of my faculty advisor, Dr. Jennifer Van Reet, and the Providence College Center for Engaged Learning, I conducted a study evaluating hopefulness in children and college students. I chose to study hope because of an internship experience I had at the Department of Children and Families. I was interested in discovering what variables may be able to increase hope in children, while also looking at the developmental progression of hopefulness over time.
Hope is both the belief that you can achieve your goals, and the ability to recognize the necessary steps to reach the goal. I chose to compare hopefulness scores with scores of adaptive coping/emotion regulation and perception of social support. I also compared hopefulness levels between children (ages 8-12) and PC undergraduates. After running test, many of my results were statistically significant and provided insight into the fields of positive and developmental psychology.
I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research, and would definitely recommend the process to other students!
Publisher
Providence College
Type
Poster
Date
4-27-2022
Format
Text
Language
English
