The role of hope in school counselor advocacy: an examination of agency and pathways

We examined hope and advocacy among school counselors in the United States (n = 89) and explored the degree to which school counselors’ total hope, hope agency, and hope pathways predicted their advocacy. Correlations demonstrated that higher hope levels related to more advocacy engagement. Regression analyses revealed that hope agency significantly predicted advocacy, while hope pathways did not uniquely predict beyond agency. We offer implications for promoting advocacy in school counseling practice, training, and research.