Hope, goals, and pathways: Further validating the hope scale with observer ratings

Hope against Hope

In the penultimate chapter of the Bible, in the opening statement of the very last speech God makes in the whole of the Christian Scriptures, God says: "Behold I am making all things new" (Rev 21:5). The prophet sees the old heavens and the old earth the universe as it now is passing away, and new heavens and a new earth, God's new creation of all things, coming into being. It is not that God r...

Validation of the Integrative Hope Scale in people with psychosis.

Hope is an important variable in mental health, particularly in the emergent field of research focused on recovery and well-being. This study validates the "Integrative Hope Scale" (IHS) for use in people with severe mental illness. Two hundred participants diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were assessed using the IHS, the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Sca...

Running Head: HOPE Scale Invariance Evaluation of Differential Item and Test Functioning of the HOPE Teacher Rating Scale

The HOPE Scale was introduced with initial validity evidence at the 2009 AERA conference. Based on these results a new validity study was conducted on revisions made to the Scale. Items were added and the HOPE Scale was completed by a new sample of 71 teachers on their respective 1700 students. Using these data, the HOPE Scale was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis and multi-group CFA...

"Hope, Danger's Comforter": Thucydides, Hope, Politics

Effectiveness of An Islamic Approach to Hope Therapy on Hope, Depression, and Anxiety in Comparison with Conventional Hope Therapy in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Background and Objective: Hope therapy is an efficient and positive psychology intervention used to treat chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hope therapy on anxiety and depression using an Islamic approach and compare this approach with conventional hope therapy in coronary heart disease (CAD) patients. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in...