| Autor: |
T. Forkmann, J. Eimen, L. Plein, I. Höller, L. Böhler, A. Schönfelder, N. Hallensleben, D. Schreiber, L. Paashaus, G. Juckel, T. Teismann, H. Glaesmer, L. Spangenberg |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, Vol 17, Iss , Pp 100822- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-9153 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100822 |
| Popis: |
Background: Hopelessness is a transdiagnostically relevant clinical construct, related to depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidality. Economic, valid, and reliable assessment of hopelessness is thus crucial for both research and clinical practice. This study aimed at validating a nine-item short version of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in three large German samples of psychiatric inpatients, psychotherapy outpatients, and healthy controls. Methods: Data from N = 2321 participants (86.3 % female, mean age 31.8 years [SD=10.4]) were used to analyze reliability, factorial validity, concurrent and discriminant validity of the BHS-9. Results: Results showed good psychometric characteristics of the BHS-9 in inpatients, supporting its unidimensionality, construct validity, and reliability. However, factorial validity was insufficient in outpatients and controls. Limitations: In the outpatient and control samples, the majority of participants were women. All reported analyses were cross-sectional. Conclusions: The BHS-9 appears to be suitable for assessing hopelessness in psychiatric inpatients. However, the factorial validity of this short instrument in non-inpatient settings should be subject to future studies before its implementation in these person groups can be recommended. |
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