This page contains the Hope Scale and related statistical research and development data. Facilitators who need evidence of their program’s validity and reliability in enhancing hope in participants can download and use The Hope Scale along with the materials from this workbook series. The data from multiple three-week research studies are included.
Experimental Pre-test/Post-test Design Research
The basic premise of the pre-test/post-test design is to administer The Hope Scale before the “hope” treatment, then administer it again. Pre-test/post-test designs are employed in both experimental and quasi-experimental research and can be used with or without control groups. For example, quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test designs may or may not include control groups, whereas experimental pre-test/post-test designs must include control groups. Furthermore, despite their versatility, these designs still have limitations, including threats to internal validity. Although such threats are of particular concern for quasi-experimental designs, experimental designs also contain threats to internal validity.
John Liptak administered The Hope Scale in three separate studies. The results of these studies indicate that hope levels were significantly increased in both teens and adults within three weeks. He also ran correlations for the connection between hope and happiness and resilience. Check out the results of these studies!
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