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Hope and General Self-efficacy: Two Measures of the Same Construct?
Mingming Zhou1, Chester Chun Seng Kam1
1a University of Macau.
The Journal of Psychology
|January 14, 2016
Summary
Hope and general self-efficacy (GSE) measures appear to assess the same psychological construct. This suggests integrating research on GSE and hope, recognizing their conceptual and operational similarities.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- General self-efficacy (GSE) and hope are distinct psychological constructs.
- Previous research has treated GSE and hope separately in various studies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the measurement equivalence between hope and general self-efficacy (GSE).
- To determine if hope and GSE items measure the same underlying construct.
Main Methods:
- Collected questionnaire data on hope, GSE, and external variables from 199 Chinese college students.
- Utilized factor analysis to compare unidimensional and bidimensional models combining hope and GSE items.
Main Results:
- Factor analysis indicated that hope and GSE items measure a single, common construct.
- A unidimensional model integrating hope and GSE items demonstrated a good fit, comparable to a bidimensional model.
- Correlations between hope/GSE and external variables showed no significant systematic differences.
Conclusions:
- Hope and general self-efficacy (GSE) measures are operationally equivalent and can be considered the same construct.
- The findings support integrating the literature on GSE and hope.
- Researchers should acknowledge the conceptual and operational overlap between hope and GSE.
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