Test-retest reliability of the hopelessness scale and its items in a university population
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
Abstract
In a study that used 149 university undergraduates and a 3-week test-retest interval, the stability of the Hopelessness Scale was examined. Scale scores and item responses demonstrated high test-retest reliabilities. Additional analyses indicated significant sex differences on the Hopelessness Scale. It was concluded that the Hopelessness Scale's stability fulfills a prerequisite for it to be a predictor of long-term suicidal risk.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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