The purpose of this emergent mixed methods study was to measure hope in individuals living in poverty and to explore potential contextual influences on hope. We used a sequential mixed methods study in which the quantitative phase was administered first followed by a qualitative phase. Participants in impoverished areas scored higher in hope than a comparison group of university students. In a follow-up qualitative phase, participants named contributors to and detractors from hope that included experiences driven by environmental factors. Findings were organized according to Ecological Systems Theory (EST). Participants named factors from all levels of EST, and interactions between levels were evident. These results and findings support the inclusion of relevant contextual factors in psychological inquiry, and we suggest deliberate inclusion of individuals from all socioeconomic groups in future positive psychological research.

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“我有希望。我曾经爱过这座城市。”：贫困背景下希望的混合方法研究

这项新兴的混合方法研究的目的是衡量生活在贫困中的个人的希望，并探索对希望的潜在背景影响。我们使用了顺序混合方法研究，其中首先进行定量阶段，然后是定性阶段。贫困地区的参与者的希望得分高于对照组的大学生。在后续的定性阶段，参与者指定了希望的贡献者和批评者，其中包括环境因素驱动的经验。调查结果是根据生态系统理论 (EST) 组织的。参与者从 EST 的各个级别命名了因素，并且级别之间的相互作用很明显。这些结果和发现支持在心理调查中包含相关的背景因素，