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Abbreviated instrument to measure hope: development and psychometric evaluation

Herth, Kaye·1992·Journal of Advanced Nursing

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The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate psychometrically an abbreviated instrument to assess hope in adults in clinical settings The Herth Hope Index (HHI), a 12‐item adapted version of the Herth Hope Scale (HHS), was tested with a convenience sample of 172 ill adults Alpha coefficient was 0 97 with a 2‐week test‐retest reliability of 0 91 Criterion‐related validity was established by correlating the HHI with the parent HHS (r = 0 92), the Existential Well‐Being Scale (r = 0 84) and the Nowotny Hope Scale (r = 0 81) Divergent validity with the Hopelessness Scale was established (r= ‐ 0 73) Construct validity was supported through the factorial isolation of three factors (a) temporality and future, (b) positive readiness and expectancy, (c) interconnectedness These three factors accounted for 41% of the total variance in the measure

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Authors
Herth, K.
Affiliations
Northern Illinois University (US)
Corresponding author
Herth, Kaye
Venue
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1992-10
Volume
17
Issue
10
Pages
1251-1259
ISSN
  • 0309-2402 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2648
OpenAlex
W1986961414
Cited by
1,109
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Sigma Theta Tau International
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
hope, Herth Hope Index, Herth Hope Scale, psychometric validation, test-retest reliability, criterion validity, construct validity, hopelessness, existential well-being, temporality, interconnectedness, clinical assessment tools
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Morale, Nursing Assessment, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Nursing Evaluation Research

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