5. MBMRC-Guest Lecture: Our Hopes, Our Fears, Our Future - Individual and Collective Impacts on Health and Wellbeing

The current experiences of a crisis-ridden world have fundamentally shaken many people's faith and trust in a better future. This triggers negative feelings such as fear and helplessness and has a massive impact on mental health - especially among young people.

Against this backdrop, the question arises as to whether there is still reason for hope and, if so, what keeps our hope alive?

Given the existential and multi-layered nature of hope, concepts from positive psychology and futurology have been integrated into a comprehensive model of hope, the research findings of which will now be presented in this lecture.

The model is part of the international research programme "Hope Barometer" and has been surveyed in several countries over the past ten years. It provides valuable insights into people's expectations for the future, their hopes and fears regarding their individual and collective future, as well as their psychological and social well-being.

Prof Dr Andreas M. Krafft, lecturer and associated researcher at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), will be our guest.

The event will take place in person and online. Participation is free of charge and the event language is English. Registration is not required.