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

Vatan S., Lester D.

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, cilt.103, sa.3, ss.701-702, 2008 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 103 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2466/pr0.103.3.701-702
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.701-702
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.