Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Beck hopelessness scale (BHS): results from a German representative population sample

Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Beck hopelessness scale (BHS): results from a German representative population sample

Abstract Background The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) has been the most frequently used instrument for the measurement of hopelessness in the past 40 years. Only recently has it officially been translated into German. The psychometric properties and factor structure of the BHS have been cause for in...

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Main Authors: Sören Kliem, Anna Lohmann, Thomas Mößle, Elmar Brähler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Beck hopelessness scale (BHS)
Hopelessness
Population sample
Measurement invariance
Psychometric analysis
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1646-6

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