Carrie M Carretta1, Sheila H Ridner2, Mary S Dietrich3. 1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Electronic address: carrie.carretta@sn.rutgers.edu. 2. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Electronic address: sheila.ridner@vanderbilt.edu. 3. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Biostatistics, VICC, & Psychiatry), Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Electronic address: mary.dietrich@vanderbilt.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hope has a powerful influence on living. This pilot study compared three measures of hope and one hopelessness measure, and examined their associations with a measure of anxiety. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 23 adult mental health patients ≥18 years old completed the: Herth Hope Index, Miller Hope Scale, Snyder Hope Scale, Beck Hopelessness Scale, and STAI-S, STAI-T. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha from each instrument ranged from 0.85 to 0.96. Correlations ranged from -.802 to .780.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hope has a powerful influence on living. This pilot study compared three measures of hope and one hopelessness measure, and examined their associations with a measure of anxiety. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 23 adult mental health patients ≥18 years old completed the: Herth Hope Index, Miller Hope Scale, Snyder Hope Scale, Beck Hopelessness Scale, and STAI-S, STAI-T. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha from each instrument ranged from 0.85 to 0.96. Correlations ranged from -.802 to .780.