The Yoruba version of the Beck Hopelessness Scale: psychometric characteristics and correlates of hopelessness in a sample of Nigerian psychiatric outpatients

Aloba, Olutayo; Akinsulore, Adesanmi; Mapayi, Boladale; Oloniniyi, Ibidunni Olapeju; Mosaku, Kolawole Samuel; Alimi, Taiwo; Esan, Oluwadare

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.09.024

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“…Los resultados del presente estudio coincidieron con lo reportado por Beck et al (1974;α =.93) y Zhang et al (2015;α = .95) quienes trabajaron con pacientes con intento suicida, y con Chang et al (1994;ω = .95), Steed (2001;α = .88, Aloba et al (2018;α = .87), Hanna et al (2011;87) y Aloba et al (2016) (α = .87) con universitarios y con Szabó et al (2016) en población clínica psiquiátrica (α = .89). De este modo, se observó que los resultados también coincidían con lo reportado por Aloba et al (2015) en población clínica psiquiátrica (α = .92), y con Zhang et al (2015;α = .90), Satorres et al (2016;α = .93) y Kao et al (2012;α = .85), en población general. No obstante, los resultados del presente estudio difieren de los publicados por Gonzales-Huerta et al (2013) con población clínica no psiquiátrica (α = .73), Aloba et al (2016) en cuidadores familiares de pacientes psiquiátricos (α = .72), Kocalevent et al (2016) en población general (α = .81), Pompili et al (2007;α = .73) y González (2009;α = .83) en universitarios.…”

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“…La fiabilidad y la validez de la BHS han sido cuestionadas por más de 40 años. Como resultado, se han referido diversas estructuras factoriales: un factor, en sujetos con depresión (Young, Halper, Clark, Scheftner, y Fawcett, 1992), y en estudiantes de primaria y secundaria (Kagotho, Bowen, Ssewamala, Vaughn, y Kirkbride, 2018); dos factores relacionados, en población con esquizofrenia (Kao, Liu, y Lu, 2012), depresión (Dyce, 1996), cáncer (Nissim et al, 2010;Spangenberg et al, 2016), cuidadores de pacientes psiquiátricos (Aloba, Ajao, Alimi, y Esan, 2016), y en población general (Satorres et al, 2016); tres factores, en participantes con bipolaridad, esquizofrenia, depresión, intento suicidio (Aloba et al, 2015), ansiedad (Steer, Beck, y Brown, 1997), abuso de sustancias (Steer, Iguchi, y Platt, 1994), y con población general (Iliceto y Fino, 2015;Kocalevent et al, 2016).…”

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Análisis factorial confirmatorio y propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Desesperanza de Beck en estudiantes en contextos de pobreza en México

Tapia

Luévano

Castañeda-Camey

2019

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Confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in students in contexts of poverty in Mexico. Hopelessness predicts depression and suicide. In the world, suicide is the second cause of death in people between 15 and 29 years, and depression is the main cause of disability. The internal factorial structure, reliability and construct validity of the Hopelessness Scale were analyzed in upper secondary and higher education students in contexts of poverty in Mexico. 771 participants were evaluated. Reliability was examined with the coefficient omega, and validity with confirmatory factor analysis with the weighted least square mean and variance adjusted method. The value of omega was .89. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed an SRMR = .07, CFI = .95, TLI = .94, RMSEA = .05. The scale is valid and reliable for students in contexts of poverty in Mexico.Keywords: Reliability; validity; students; Beck Hopelessness Scale.Resumen: La desesperanza predice la depresión y el suicidio. En el mundo, el suicidio es la segunda causa de muerte en personas de 15 a 29 años, y la depresión es la principal causa de incapacidad. Se analizo la estructura factorial interna, fiabilidad y validez de constructo de la Escala de Desesperanza de Beck en estudiantes de educación media superior y superior en contextos de pobreza en México. 771 participantes fueron evaluados. Se examinó la fiabilidad con el coeficiente omega, y la validez con el análisis factorial confirmatorio con el método weighted least square mean and variance adjusted. El valor de omega fue de .89. El análisis factorial confirmatorio arrojó un SRMR = .07, CFI = .95, TLI = .94, RMSEA = .05. La escala es válida y fiable para los estudiantes en contextos de pobreza en México.Palabras clave: Fiabilidad; validez; estudiantes; Escala de Desesperanza de Beck.

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Análisis factorial confirmatorio y propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Desesperanza de Beck en estudiantes en contextos de pobreza en México

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Castañeda-Camey

2019

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“…It was suggested that the Cronbach alpha coefficient can be used to test reliability of scales that have binary (true/false) items (Cronbach, ), and this method is used frequently (e.g. Aloba et al, ; Nissim et al, ; Troister, D'Agata & Holden, ). Therefore, in the present study, to test reliability, the Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated and it was found to be 0.79.…”

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Psychological Vulnerability and Subjective Happiness: The Mediating Role of Hopelessness

Satıcı

Uysal

2016

Stress and Health

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The current study examined the mediating role of hopelessness on the relationship between psychological vulnerability and subjective happiness. It was anticipated that hopelessness may act as a mediator in the relationship between psychological vulnerability and subjective happiness. Two hundred sixty-nine (150 women and 119 men) university students completed the Psychological Vulnerability Scale, the Subjective Happiness Scale and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. Data have been collected in the 2013-2014 academic year. The present study was designed as a cross-sectional study. Correlational results indicated that psychological vulnerability and hopelessness were significantly negatively associated with subjective happiness. Results using structural equation modelling showed that hopelessness fully mediated the relationship between psychological vulnerability and subjective happiness. Implications for future research and limitations of the present study are discussed. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…We decided to label the factors as “negative cognition regarding the future (Factor 1)” and “negative expectations regarding the future (Factor 2).” The scale's developers utilizing principal component analysis as the factorial structure extraction method in their original study involving 294 individuals who had previously attempted suicide yielded a model with three factors namely “feeling about the future,” “loss of motivation,” and “future expectations.”[25] Among all, the previous studies that had examined the factor structure of the BHS, none had been able to replicate a factor model structure that is exactly similar to what was described by the scale's developers either in terms of the number of factors or the items constituting the factors. [45] The lack of specificity or exactness regarding the factor structure of the BHS in both patients and nonclinical population has been previously described. [46] In the context of patients’ population, a three-factor BHS model has been advanced to be the most applicable,[47] an observation that has been recently reported among Nigerian patients with psychiatric disorders.…”

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“…[46] In the context of patients’ population, a three-factor BHS model has been advanced to be the most applicable,[47] an observation that has been recently reported among Nigerian patients with psychiatric disorders. [45] Because of the lack of clarity regarding the definition and construct of hopelessness in the nonclinical general population, it has been suggested that there may be a difference in the factor structure of the BHS between patients and the general population. [48] The factor structure of the BHS may be less complicated in the nonclinical population.…”

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Psychometric Properties and Correlates of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in Family Caregivers of Nigerian Patients with Psychiatric Disorders in Southwestern Nigeria

Aloba

Ajao

Alimi

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Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

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Objectives:To examine the construct and correlates of hopelessness among family caregivers of Nigerian psychiatric patients.Materials and Methods:This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study involving 264 family caregiver-patients’ dyads recruited from two university teaching hospitals psychiatric clinics in Southwestern Nigeria.Results:Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor 9-item model of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) among the family caregivers. Confirmatory factor analysis of the model revealed satisfactory indices of fitness (goodness of fit index = 0.97, comparative fit index = 0.96, Chi-square/degree of freedom (CMIN/DF) = 1.60, root mean square error of approximation = 0.048, expected cross-validation index = 0.307, and standardized root mean residual = 0.005). Reliability of the scale was modestly satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha 0.72). Construct validity of scale was supported by significant correlations with the family caregivers’ scores on the Zarit Burden Interview, mini international neuropsychiatric interview suicidality module, General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The greatest variance in the family caregivers’ scores on the BHS was contributed by their scores on the psychological distress scale (GHQ-12).Conclusions:The BHS has adequate psychometric properties among Nigerian psychiatric patients’ family caregivers. There is the need to pay attention to the psychological well-being of the family caregivers of Nigerian psychiatric patients.

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The Yoruba version of the Beck Hopelessness Scale: psychometric characteristics and correlates of hopelessness in a sample of Nigerian psychiatric outpatients

Cited by 29 publications

References 79 publications

Análisis factorial confirmatorio y propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Desesperanza de Beck en estudiantes en contextos de pobreza en México

Análisis factorial confirmatorio y propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Desesperanza de Beck en estudiantes en contextos de pobreza en México

Psychological Vulnerability and Subjective Happiness: The Mediating Role of Hopelessness

Psychometric Properties and Correlates of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in Family Caregivers of Nigerian Patients with Psychiatric Disorders in Southwestern Nigeria

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