Development and validation of an integrative scale to assess hope

Health Expectations

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 417-428

  Schrank, Beate ^a   Woppmann, Andreas ^b   Sibitz, Ingrid ^a   Lauber, Christoph ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Hope; Measurement; Scale; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355138097     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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