Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance
The overarching aim of this study was to validate the Afrikaans version of Snyder’s (1997) Children’s Hope Scale in a sample of children from Cape Town, South Africa. Within this process, the study aimed to test the measurement invariance across the English and Afrikaans language versions. The study...
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| description | The overarching aim of this study was to validate the Afrikaans version of Snyder’s (1997) Children’s Hope Scale in a sample of children from Cape Town, South Africa. Within this process, the study aimed to test the measurement invariance across the English and Afrikaans language versions. The study used a cross-sectional survey design, with a two-stage stratified random sample of 1022 children between the ages of 11- to 12-years-old. We selected the participants from 15 schools located in low and middle socio-economic status communities in the Cape Town Metropole. We used confirmatory factor analysis to analyse the data. The results indicated a good fit for the overall model using the pooled sample (X2 = 35.692; df = 7; p =.00; CFI =.984; RMSEA =.063; SRMR =.023). Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis further demonstrated the tenability of metric and scalar invariance. This indicates that the items on the scale has the same meaning across the two languages, and that the scores on the English and Afrikaans versions of the scale are comparable by correlations, regression coefficients, and means. The overall findings suggest that the Afrikaans translated version of the Children’s Hope Scale is an appropriate measure for use in the South African context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08cabe4364ca4f5fa4af7dbb42ebd4da2022-12-21T18:51:54ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Psychology2331-19082020-12-017110.1080/23311908.2020.18530101853010Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invarianceShazly Savahl0Sabirah Adams1Maria Florence2Ferran Casas3Mulalo Mpilo4Deborah Louise Sinclair5Donnay Manuel6Child and Family Studies, University of the Western CapeLanguage Development Group, Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape TownChild and Family Studies, University of the Western CapeResearch Institute on Quality of Life, Universitat De GironaChild and Family Studies, University of the Western CapeChild and Family Studies, University of the Western CapeChild and Family Studies, University of the Western CapeThe overarching aim of this study was to validate the Afrikaans version of Snyder’s (1997) Children’s Hope Scale in a sample of children from Cape Town, South Africa. Within this process, the study aimed to test the measurement invariance across the English and Afrikaans language versions. The study used a cross-sectional survey design, with a two-stage stratified random sample of 1022 children between the ages of 11- to 12-years-old. We selected the participants from 15 schools located in low and middle socio-economic status communities in the Cape Town Metropole. We used confirmatory factor analysis to analyse the data. The results indicated a good fit for the overall model using the pooled sample (X2 = 35.692; df = 7; p =.00; CFI =.984; RMSEA =.063; SRMR =.023). Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis further demonstrated the tenability of metric and scalar invariance. This indicates that the items on the scale has the same meaning across the two languages, and that the scores on the English and Afrikaans versions of the scale are comparable by correlations, regression coefficients, and means. The overall findings suggest that the Afrikaans translated version of the Children’s Hope Scale is an appropriate measure for use in the South African context.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2020.1853010hopeadolescentssnyder’s children’s hope scaleadaptationvalidationconfirmatory factor analysis |
| spellingShingle | Shazly Savahl Sabirah Adams Maria Florence Ferran Casas Mulalo Mpilo Deborah Louise Sinclair Donnay Manuel Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance Cogent Psychology hope adolescents snyder’s children’s hope scale adaptation validation confirmatory factor analysis |
| title | Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance |
| title_full | Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance |
| title_fullStr | Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance |
| title_short | Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance |
| title_sort | afrikaans adaptation of the children s hope scale validation and measurement invariance |
| topic | hope adolescents snyder’s children’s hope scale adaptation validation confirmatory factor analysis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2020.1853010 |
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