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 intensive debate in the past.

Methods

Based on a representative sample of the German population (N = 2450) item analysis including item sensitivity, item-total correlation and item difficulty was performed. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) for several factor solutions from the literature were performed. Multiple group factor analysis was performed to assess measurement invariance. Construct validity was assessed via the replication of well-established correlations with concurrently assesse

SUBMITTER: Kliem S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5921745 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature