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Development and validation of the State Hope Scale

C R Snyder1, S C Sympson, F C Ybasco

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 60045-2462, USA. crsnyder@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|February 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Researchers developed the State Hope Scale to measure current levels of hope, assessing both agency and pathways. This validated 6-item scale offers a reliable tool for understanding goal-directed thinking in various contexts.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • Hope is a cognitive construct involving agency and pathways to achieve goals.
  • The dispositional Hope Scale (Snyder et al., 1991) measures trait-like hope.
  • A need exists for a measure assessing state hope, reflecting current levels of hope.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a brief, reliable measure of state hope.
  • To confirm the State Hope Scale reflects agency and pathways components.
  • To establish the concurrent and discriminant validity of the State Hope Scale.

Main Methods:

  • Four studies were conducted to develop and validate the State Hope Scale.
  • The scale comprises 6 items assessing current hope.

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  • Data were collected using correlational and causal designs.

    • Main Results:

    • The 6-item State Hope Scale demonstrated internal consistency.
    • The scale accurately reflects the theorized agency and pathways components of hope.
    • The State Hope Scale showed concurrent and discriminant validity and responsiveness to life events.

    Conclusions:

    • The State Hope Scale is a brief, internally consistent, and valid self-report measure.
    • This scale effectively assesses ongoing, state-level goal-directed thinking.
    • The State Hope Scale is a valuable tool for researchers and practitioners.