title: Test-retest reliability of the Hopelessness Scale and its items in a university population.
abstract: In a study that used 149 university undergraduates and a 3-week test-retest interval, the stability of the Hopelessness Scale was examined. Scale scores and item responses demonstrated high test-retest reliabilities. Additional analyses indicated significant sex differences on the Hopelessness Scale. It was concluded that the Hopelessness Scale's stability fulfills a prerequisite for it to be a predictor of long-term suicidal risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fekken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*