Studying psychometric properties of Children hope scale among Iranian students

Fatemeh Amini, Mahnaz AliakbariDehkordi, Tahere Rezazadeh, Zahra Karimi, Tayebe Mohtashami

Abstract


In recent years, research in the field of positive psychology has increased. The ultimate goal of this approach is to identify the structures and practices that enable and sustain human beings in the face of life's difficulties and adversities. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of Children hope scale among students aged 10 to 16 years. The statistical sample of this study was 500 students (324 girls and 176 boys) in Iran who were selected by multi-stage cluster method from the statistical population. Subjects responded to C. R. Snyder et al. (1997), Children's hope scale (CHS). To confirm the validity of the structure of this scale, confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency method were used and to evaluate the reliability, Cronbach coefficient was used. In general, the fitness characteristics of the confirmatory factor analysis model indicated appropriate fitness of the research data with the factor structure of Children hope scale. Moreover, the internal consistency method indicated validity of the structure of this scale. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient also indicated the stability of the measurement of children's hope scale. Based on these results, Synder et al. children hope scale can be used as a suitable measurement tool in research on students in this age range.


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