Hopelessness Scale

Beck, Aaron T.; Weissman, Arlene; Lester, David; Trexler, Larry D.

doi:10.1037/t00966-000

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“…The prevalence of depression, hopelessness and alexithymia were also compared according to cut-off scores. The psychometric scales, which were validated in Turkish population studies, were the Beck Depression Scale [1], the Beck Hopelessness Scale [2], the Toronto alexithymia Scale (TAS) [21], the Brief Symptom Inventory [6], and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [20]. The properties of psychometric scales are as follows:…”

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Hopelessness, Depression and Alexithymia in Young Turkish Soldiers Suffering from Alopecia areata

Sayar¹,

Köse²,

Ebrinç³

et al. 2001

Dermatol Psychosom

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Background: There are reports finding high prevalences of psychiatric disorders in patients with alopecia areata (AA), as well as reports refuting this association. The present study was designed to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, psychological distress and alexithymia in AA patients compared to a healthy control group. Method: 31 male patients who were soldiers with AA and 40 healthy soldier controls from the same milieu were assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Brief Symptom Inventory. Results: The patients with AA scored significantly higher than normal controls on all of the psychological measures. According to cut-off scores 58% of the patients were alexithymic, 55% were in the range of clinical depression, and 32% displayed hopelessness. AA patients displayed higher levels of psychopathology than normal controls. Conclusions: The alexithymia construct deserves further attention in patients with skin disorders, particularly in AA. State and trait alexithymia can result from deficits induced by severe and persistent stress and they have neurophysiologic causes. Alexithymic individuals who fail to cope with stress and also fail to communicate their feelings, might be more prone to develop AA. Depression, anxiety and hopelessness must be recognized and treated in AA patients for a better response to dermatological therapy.

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Hopelessness, Depression and Alexithymia in Young Turkish Soldiers Suffering from Alopecia areata

Sayar¹,

Köse²,

Ebrinç³

et al. 2001

Dermatol Psychosom

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“…The Beck Hopelessness Scale, which was developed by Beck et al (1974) in order to determine the degree of pessimism of an individual for the future, is a 20-item self-report inventory with high reliability and validity. Each question has two answers as "Yes" and "No" and each correct answer gets 1 point while wrong answers receive no points.…”

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“…Questions forming the scale covers emotional, motivational, and cognitive dimensions. The scale is composed of three factors: "feelings about the future," "loss of motivation," and "expectations about the future" (Beck et al, 1974).…”

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“…In hope, there is prediction regarding achievement of the plans to be implemented in the future, while there is prediction of failure in hopelessness. These two opposite expectations may vary from person to person and case to case depending on when and how results expected become true (Minkoff, Bergman, Beck, & Beck, 1973;Beck, Lesker, & Trexler, 1974;Bonner & Rich, 1991;Dilbaz & Seber, 1993;Gençöz, Vatan, & Lester, 2006;Vasta, 2015). the study, some limitations were introduced as follows: For the group with hearing impairment, participants with no other impairment other than hearing problem at low (25dBHL-40dBHL) 1 and moderate levels (41dBHL-70dBHL) were selected from families that are still together (not divorced) and capable of evaluating the scales to be implemented; for the other group without hearing impairment, participants without impairment and capable of evaluating the scales to be implemented were selected.…”

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A Study on Hopelessness Levels in Children With and Without Hearing Impairment

Babaroğlu¹

2015

UCER-B

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This study, which was conducted to determine the factors affecting hopelessness levels of children with and without hearing impairment, has been carried out with a total of 161 children (81 children with hearing impairment and 80 children without hearing impairment) in the age range of 10-17 years. The Beck Hopelessness Scale and General Information Form were used to collect data. As a result of the study, it has been concluded that age is effective in the hopelessness levels of both children with and without hearing impairment. There are no differences between different sexes in terms of hopelessness. Receiving pre-school education, subscale of feelings about the future, and hearing impairment create a difference on hopelessness levels of children. The hopelessness levels of children who have a member of family with any disability are higher compared to other children. The age of parents has no effect on hopelessness levels. Children with hearing impairment are more hopeless compared to other children. Educational level and employment status of mother create no differences between both groups in terms of hopelessness levels, while educational level and employment status of father affect hopelessness levels of children.

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“…This tool was developed by Beck et al (1974) and the Turkish adaptation was done by Seber in 1991 (Savasır and Sahin, 1997). The Cronbach alpha coefficient obtained from this scale in Çam and Gümüş (2009) study was found to be 0.78.…”

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confidence: 99%