When it comes to finding meaning in life, you need this emotion – Deseret News
Alex Cochran, Deseret NewsWhen it comes to finding meaning in life, you need this emotion
A new study found hope is a ‘powerful emotional force’
Published: June 25, 2025, 11:39 a.m. MDT
By Lois M. Collins – Lois is a longtime Deseret News special projects and family issues reporter, including health, parenting, aging and policy.
KEY POINTS
Reams of stories have been written about happiness and its contribution to a good life. We’ve all heard, too, that gratitude lifts well-being.
And while both effects are backed by science, a new study suggests that a different emotion is even more powerful when it comes to providing life with meaning, bolstering mental health and boosting resilience.
You have to have hope.
The researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia note that hope “isn’t just wishful thinking.” They describe hope as a “powerful emotional force that gives our lives meaning.” And they assert that it “may be even more essential to well-being than happiness or gratitude.”
In a news release about the study, which was published in the journal Emotion, the researchers note that the field of psychology has linked hope to motivation and setting and accomplishing goals. But researchers from the university’s Department of Psychological Sciences report that “hope stands apart as one of the strongest positive emotions that directly fosters a sense of meaning.”
Read more: When it comes to finding meaning in life, you need this emotion – Deseret News
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When it comes to finding meaning in life, you need this emotion – Deseret News
Alex Cochran, Deseret NewsWhen it comes to finding meaning in life, you need this emotion
A new study found hope is a ‘powerful emotional force’
Published: June 25, 2025, 11:39 a.m. MDT
By Lois M. Collins – Lois is a longtime Deseret News special projects and family issues reporter, including health, parenting, aging and policy.
KEY POINTS
Reams of stories have been written about happiness and its contribution to a good life. We’ve all heard, too, that gratitude lifts well-being.
And while both effects are backed by science, a new study suggests that a different emotion is even more powerful when it comes to providing life with meaning, bolstering mental health and boosting resilience.
You have to have hope.
The researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia note that hope “isn’t just wishful thinking.” They describe hope as a “powerful emotional force that gives our lives meaning.” And they assert that it “may be even more essential to well-being than happiness or gratitude.”
In a news release about the study, which was published in the journal Emotion, the researchers note that the field of psychology has linked hope to motivation and setting and accomplishing goals. But researchers from the university’s Department of Psychological Sciences report that “hope stands apart as one of the strongest positive emotions that directly fosters a sense of meaning.”
Read more: When it comes to finding meaning in life, you need this emotion – Deseret News
Source Links: https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2025/06/25/hope-not-happiness-key-meaning-life-university-missouri-study/
#2025 #America #DeseretNews #Emotions #Health #Hope #Libraries #MeaningInLife #NewStudy #Research #Science #UnitedStates #UniversityOfMissouri
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