Development of an Instrument To Measure Hope

Miller, Judith; Powers, Marjorie J.

doi:10.1097/00006199-198801000-00002

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“…Examples of items include, "I feel overwhelmed," "I am feeling hopeless about some aspects of life," and "I lack inner strength." The psychometric properties of this subscale are adequate (Miller & Powers, 1988). In this study, Cronbach's alpha was .85.…”

Section: Religiousness Participants' Religiousness Was Assessed Usinmentioning

confidence: 57%

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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of two forgiveness scales

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This study examined the psychometric properties of two forgiveness scales using participants enrolled at a Midwestern Catholic university (N = 328). The Forgiveness Scale is a 15-item Likert-type scale designed to measure forgiveness toward an offender. The Forgiveness Likelihood Scale is a 10-item Likert-type scale designed to measure tendency to forgive across situations. Factor analyses revealed that the Forgiveness Scale contains two subscales (i.e., Absence of Negative, Presence of Positive) and the Forgiveness Likelihood Scale consists of a single factor. Both scales have adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Both subscales of the Forgiveness Scale were significantly correlated in the expected direction with measures of forgiveness, religiousness, anger, hope, religious well-being, existential wellbeing, and social desirability. The Forgiveness Likelihood Scale was significantly correlated in the expected direction with measures of forgiveness, religiousness, trait anger, religious well-being, and social desirability.A major challenge with developing measures of forgiveness involves settling upon a satisfactory operational definition of forgiveness. Interestingly, social scientists have found it easier to agree upon what forgiveness is not

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Section: Religiousness Participants' Religiousness Was Assessed Usinmentioning

confidence: 57%

“…Hope was measured using the Avoidance of Hope Threats subscale of the Miller Hope Scale (Miller & Powers, 1988). Scale items were constructed using a Likert-type format with response options ranging from 1 (Strongly agree) to 5 (Strongly disagree).…”

Section: Religiousness Participants' Religiousness Was Assessed Usinmentioning

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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of two forgiveness scales

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“…The Anticipation of a Future subscale from the Miller Hope Scale (Miller & Powers, 1988) was used to assess participants' hopefulness. The subscale consists of 6 Likert-type items with response possibilities ranging from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree).…”

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Forgiveness and romantic relationships in college: Can it heal the wounded heart?

2002

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This study evaluated the effects of two versions of a six-week group forgiveness intervention for college women who had been wronged in a romantic relationship. Participants (N = 58) were randomly assigned to a secular, religiously integrated, or no-intervention comparison condition. Participants completed a variety of forgiveness and mental health measures at one-week pretest, one-week posttest, and six-week follow-up. Participants in both intervention conditions improved significantly more than did those in the comparison condition on two measures of forgiveness and a measure of existential well-being. Program effects were maintained at six-week follow-up. Contrary to hypotheses, there were no differential treatment effects when comparing participants in the secular and the religiously integrated conditions. Participants generally rated the programs favorably. Forgiveness strategies utilized by participants also were examined.

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“…Many psychologists, after reviewing what has been presented so far, would be struck by the failure to include what is often presented in the literature as the essence of hope, namely, the pursuit of goals (Hobfoll et al 2005;Miller and Powers 1988;Snyder et al 1991). At the forefront of the goal-based approach to the psychology of hope we find C.R.…”

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Witnessing to Hope in the Christian Community Through Irony

Pembroke

2009

Pastoral Psychol

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The concept of witnessing to hope reminds us that nurturing hope is fundamentally a communal endeavor. In the Christian tradition, this witnessing takes a particular form. It involves the use of the ironic imagination: Death leads to new life, the poor are considered blessed, and the faithful boast in their suffering. It is argued that a central pastoral task is stimulating the ironic imagination. While this can take place in a number of settings, the focus here is on public worship. Practical examples of how this task might be executed are offered.

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Development of an Instrument To Measure Hope

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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of two forgiveness scales

Evaluation of the psychometric properties of two forgiveness scales

Forgiveness and romantic relationships in college: Can it heal the wounded heart?

Witnessing to Hope in the Christian Community Through Irony

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