Norms, Reliability, and Item Analysis of the Hopelessness Scale in General Psychiatric, Forensic Psychiatric, and College Populations.

Durham, Thomas W.

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Publication Date: 1982-Jul

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Norms, Reliability, and Item Analysis of the Hopelessness Scale in General Psychiatric, Forensic Psychiatric, and College Populations.

Durham, Thomas W.

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v38 n3 p597-600 Jul 1982

Administered the Hopelessness Scale to criminal psychiatric inpatients, general psychiatric inpatients, and college students. Both psychiatric groups endorsed significantly more items in the hopeless direction. Found the scale more reliable with the psychiatric patients. Item analysis of the Hopelessness Scale suggests that three items were not measuring hopelessness. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Testing, Correctional Institutions, Criminals, Higher Education, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Disorders, Patients, Psychiatric Hospitals, Test Norms, Test Reliability

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Hopelessness Scale

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