THE INTERNAL CONSISTENCY AND CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF THE HOPELESSNESS, HELPLESSNESS, AND HAPLESSNESS SCALE IN A TURKISH CLINICAL SAMPLE

Vatan S., Lester D.

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, vol.103, no.3, pp.701-702, 2008 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 103 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.2466/pr0.103.3.701-702
  • Journal Name: PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.701-702
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate the concurrent validity of the Hopelessness, Helplessness, and Haplessness Scale developed by Lester (1998), Data were obtained from 75 psychiatric patients. Cronbach alphas ranged from .67 to .90. Scores on the scales were associated with Beck, Weissman, Lester, and Trexler's measure A hopelessness, with the correlation strongest for the new hopelessness scale.