Psychometric Properties of Children's Hope Scale:  Validity and Reliability Study

Year 2009, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 379 - 390, 26.06.2009

Gökhan Atik Gülşah Kemer

Abstract

In the present study, it was aimed at adapting the Children’s Hope Scale (CHS) developed by
Snyder et al.’s (1997) into Turkish by obtaining evidence related to its validity and reliability. The CHS was
administered to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students (403 female, 355 male) in Ankara, Turkey. Findings regarding the
construct validity of the scale were rather consistent with the original scale’s two-factor structure. In terms of
convergent and incremental validity, CHS scores were found to be positively and significantly correlated with
students’ self esteem and academic achievement scores. Moreover, CHS scores predicted children’s academic
achievement beyond projections stemming from statistically from the scores of students’ self-esteem. The
Cronbach alpha coefficient for the overall scale was .74. Test-retest reliability was .57. There were no significant
gender differences, but significant grade level differences were obtained. The findings are discussed in terms of
relevant literature with suggestions for further studies.

Keywords

Children’s hope, agency, pathways

Çocuklarda Umut Ölçeği'nin Psikometrik Özellikleri: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Abstract

Bu öğrenci, Snyder ve arkadaşları (1997) tarafından yazılmış olanlarlarda Umut Ölçeği'nin (ÇUÖ) Türkçe'ye çevrilerek, geçerlik ve güvenirlikte alın kanıtların olması amaçlanmıştır. Ölçekler, Ankara'daki ilköğretim 2. kademe öğrencilerine (403 kız, 355 erkek) uygulanmıştır. Ölçeğin yapı geçerli düzlemsel, orijinal çalışmadaki iki faktörlü yapıyı içeren özelliklertedir. Ölçeğin uyum ve artımsal geçerli öğretmen adayları, ÇUÖ puanlamaları benlik saygısı ve akademik başarı ile geçerli ve anlamlı ilişkilendirilmiştir; puan bu puanların akademik başarıyı, sözleş benlik saygısı puanlarından daha fazla yordadırmalıdır. ÇUÖ'nün tüm ölçekli için Cronbach alfa iç-tutarlık katsayısı .74 olarak bulundu, test-tekrar testi korelasyon katsayısı ise .57'dir. Kız ve erkek puan ortalama puan anlamlı farklılıklar elde etmek. Bu sonuçlar alan analizi konusu tartışılarak, bazı önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

Çocuklarda umut, amaca güdülenme, amaca ulaşma yolları

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