Children's Hope Scale (CHS)
General Information on the Measure | |
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Purpose of the measure |
The Children's Hope Scale (CHS) is a six-item self-report measure of children's perceptions that their goals can be met. |
Main constructs measured |
Intrapersonal competencies |
Applicable grade levels |
Children ages 8 to 16 |
Publication year for the most recent version |
1997 |
Year originally developed |
1997 |
Related measures | |
Measure Administration | |
Respondent |
Student |
Method of administration |
Paper/Pencil |
Number of items |
Six |
Item format |
Six-point Likert-type scale |
Administration time |
Fewer than 10 minutes |
Available languages |
English |
Fee for use | Access may be limited or unavailable |
Credentials required for administration |
None |
Scoring | |
Overall score reporting |
A total hope score is reported. |
Subscore reporting |
No subscores are reported. |
Scoring procedures |
No information is available in the references reviewed. |
Interpretive information |
No information is available in the references reviewed. |
Evidence of Technical Quality | |
Populations for which technical quality evidence has been collected |
Several samples were used, including 4th to 7th grade students (N=372) from Oklahoma and five other samples of children with a range of physical illnesses (Snyder et al., 1997). |
Reliability evidence |
Internal consistency estimates (alpha) for the samples ranged from 0.72 to 0.86. Test-retest reliability estimates (over a one-month interval) ranged from 0.71 to 0.73 (Snyder et al., 1997). |
Validity evidence |
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Locating the Measure | |
Obtaining a copy of the measure | academic.oup.com |
References | |
Snyder, C. R., Hoza, B., Pelham, W. E., Rapoff, M., Ware, L., Danovsky, M., ... & Stahl, K. J. , "The development and validation of the Children’s Hope Scale," Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 22, No. 3, 1997, pp. 399–421. | |
Notes | |
Measure summary updated October 3, 2018.