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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 94N8R0xZ. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The purpose of this paper is to describe a conceptual model for hope that captures the personal meaning of this construct within the context of health and illness. To identify this model, a research tool was created based on the semantic differential technique, a well-validated and often used approach for quantifying personal or connotative meaning. This tool was distributed in the form of a questionnaire to a voluntary sample (n=550). consisting of three primary subsamples : a healthy adult subsample (n=146). a chronic and life-threatening illness subsample (n=159) and a nursing subsample (n=206) A multidimensional structure for the concept. Hope, was identified. using principal components analysis. Three primary factors defined this structure : personal spirit (personal dimension). risk (situational dimension) and authentic caring (interpersonal dimension). Personal spirit, a dominant factor, is characterized by a holistic configuration of hope elements, revolving around a core theme of meaning. Risk is primarily a predictability factor, targeted with an underlying component of boldness. The authentic caring factor has a substantial credibility component, linked with the theme of comfort. Three distinctive features characterize this model : (a) its ability to capture the dynamic qualitative experience of hope within a holistic multidimensional quantitative framework. (...)
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