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A study of Hong Kong prospective graduates' views on hope: Major themes and structures
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Date Issued
2026
Publisher
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Description
252 pages
Type
Thesis
Programme
Master of Philosophy in Psychology
Abstract
This study investigates how prospective graduates in Hong Kong view hope and
aims to identify themes and structures related to hope. Seventeen participants from eight
higher education institutions, including second-year associate degree or higher diploma
students and third- and fourth-year bachelor's students, were recruited through
purposive sampling. Reflexive Thematic Analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2019) was used for
the first part of the study. A flowchart was created to illustrate how participants view
hope, covering internal and external elements, hope itself, its consequences, and factors
influencing adjustability. In the second part, network analysis was used to investigate
relationships among themes. The findings show that hope among prospective graduates
is multifaceted and can be broadly categorised into four major domains: externally
oriented, internally oriented, hope itself, and action led by hope. It was found that the
cognitive approach (e.g., Snyder, 2002) was not enough to capture the multiple
dimensions of hope, and a special environment during the COVID-19 period was
considered for illustration. The implications of the findings from Reflexive Thematic
Analysis and Network Analysis, and their relevance to evaluating prospective graduates’
hope, were discussed.
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