University Initiative on Hope in the Jubilee Year
Introduction
- Alessandro ANTONIETTI, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology
Keynote Lecture
Hope as a "Critical M.A.S.S.": A multidiscplinary framework for hope scholarship, assessment, and interventions
- Anthony SCIOLI, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Keene State College and member of the Graduate Faculty at the University of Rhode Island (USA). Professor Scioli trained at Harvard University and its medical school in Human Motivation and Behavioral Medicine. He is a former Associate Editor for APA's journal for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality and a Consulting Editor for the Journal of Positive Psychology. Professor Scioli He founded The Hope Institute and has written several books on hope, including Hope in the Age of Anxiety (Oxford University Press); He is also co-editor of The Oxford Compendium of Hope (Oxford University Press, Dec. 2025).
Short communications by Faculty members
VR for Hope: Reawakening the spirit through immersive virtual journeys
- Giuseppe RIVA, Osmano OASI, Daniela VILLANI, Chiara ROSSI, Francesca DE SALVE, Anna Flavia DI NATALE, Elisa PANCINI
What is hope for breast cancer patients?
- Emanuela SAITA, Sara MOLGORA, Federica FACCHIN, Antonia SORGE, Denise VAGNINI
Suspended hope: An exploratory study with young Italians
- Elena MARTA, Daniela MARZANA, Adriano ELLENA (with the support of Osservatorio Giovani – Istituto Toniolo)
Growing-Hope: A hope-based intervention to enhance subjective and psychological wellbeing of young adults
- Stefania BALZAROTTI, Federica BIASSONI, Martina GNERRE
Concluding remarks
- Elena BECCALLI, Rector
Hope within and through music: A postlude
- Dario BENATTI
