Where Hope Thrives: Demographic Variation in Hope across 22 Countries.

ABSTRACT: This cross-national study explores self-rated hope across diverse national and demographic contexts, aiming to bridge the gap in understanding its variability and influence on human flourishing. Utilizing the Global Flourishing Study dataset from 22 countries (N = 202,898) and employing random effects meta-analysis, we explore the cross-national variations in self-rated hope across various sociodemographic factors, including age, gender, marital status, employment, religious service attendance, education, and immigration status. Our findings reveal considerable variations in levels of hope across countries, and some notable differences across demographic groups, highlighting unique individual and societal differences within countries. Pooled across countries, older individuals gener

SUBMITTER: Counted V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12698755 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature