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The hopelessness scale for children: psychometric characteristics and concurrent validity

Kazdin, Alan E., Rodgers, Antoinette, Colbus, Debra·1986·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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“Among youth, it has been shown to be internally consistent, correlate with depression, self-esteem, and depressive attributional style, and discriminate between suicide attempters, an outpatient psychiatric sample, and healthy controls (Kazdin et al., 1986; Spirito et al., 1988).”
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“…completed the 5-item perceived burdensomeness subscale of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire ( INQ-10 INQ-10 [29, Secondary outcomes included hopelessness and self-harm thoughts and behaviors: The Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC [32]) is a 17-item true/false measure of hopelessness.”

Authors: Kazdin, A. E., Rodgers, A., & Colbus, D.
ORCID: Kazdin, Alan E.
Venue: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1986-04
Volume: 54
Issue: 2
Pages: 241-245
ISSN: 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
1939-2117
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.54.2.241
OpenAlex: W4295845830
Cited by: 396
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 9.64
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: hopelessness, children, psychometric properties, concurrent validity

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