Assessing Hope in Student Veterans

Autor/inn/en	Umucu, Emre; Moser, Erin; Bezyak, Jill
Titel	Assessing Hope in Student Veterans
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 61 (2020) 1, S.115-120 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2020.0008
Schlagwörter	Veterans Education; College Students; Nontraditional Students; Psychological Patterns; Student Characteristics; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Mental Health; Well Being; Mental Disorders; Psychometrics; Ohio; Wisconsin; Arizona; Illinois; Pennsylvania; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychometry; Psychometrie; USA
Abstract	Hope is a defining characteristic of well-being, and research points to the positive contribution of hope to life adjustment (Snyder, Lehman, Kluck, & Monssan, 2006). Harris developed an initial version of an individual-differences measure of hope, the Trait Hope Scale (THS). Snyder, Harris, and colleagues (1991) further developed the THS by shortening the original version while retaining both the agency and pathways subcomponents. To further explore the role of hope in adjustment to college life among student veteran populations, it is necessary to validate the THS among this population. This investigation of psychometric properties of the THS among student veterans yielded results supporting the two-factor structure of the THS, and Cronbach's alpha estimates that indicate internal consistency for both subscales (pathways thinking and agency thinking). In addition, the external relationships significantly correlated with pathways thinking and agency thinking in the expected directions. Additional investigation in this area is warranted to expand understanding of these relationships along with the existence of other relationships. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01