A Study of Impact of Hope in Relation to Gender Differences on Personal Growth Initiative

Hope is the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Personal growth initiative is a person's active and intentional involvement in changing and developing as a person. Hope is a positive factor which helps a person to change and develop for the better. Thus, the present study is designed to study the impact of hope in relation to gender differences on personal growth initiative. For this purpose, the Adult Hope Scale (Snyder, Irving, & Anderson, 1991) and the Personal Growth Initiative Scale (Robitschek, 1998) is admmistered to the sample. The sample for the present study consists of 120 participants (where 60 are males and 60 are females) in the age group of 19-22 years. 2*2 ANOVA is used for statistical analysis of the results in order to determine the effect of hope in relation to gender differences on personal growth initiative. lt is expected that there will be significant differences in personal growth initiative as influenced by hope in relation to gender differences.