TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Herth Hope Index (HHI) within a sample of Iranian older people
AU - Yaghoobzadeh, Ameneh
AU - Sharif, Saeed
AU - Ong, Fon
AU - Soundy, Andrew
AU - Nia, Hamid
AU - Bagloee, Mohammad
AU - Sarabi, Mahaz
AU - Goudarzian, Amir
AU - Morshedi, Hadi
PY - 2018/12/20
Y1 - 2018/12/20
N2 - There is a need to understand better the measurement of hope within a variety of cross-cultural contexts and older population. The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Persian translation of the Herth Hope Index (HHI-Persian). This study used a sample of 500 Iranian older people in Iran. Psychometric properties of the HHI-Persian were evaluated using face, content and construct validity. The construct validity of the instrument was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability assessed is within the acceptable range. Construct validity of the scale showed two factors explaining 49.22 % of the variance. Internal consistency of 12 items were greater than .70. The HHI-Persian is a short, reliable, and valid assessment scale of hope in older people. The paper ends with suggestions for further research.
AB - There is a need to understand better the measurement of hope within a variety of cross-cultural contexts and older population. The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Persian translation of the Herth Hope Index (HHI-Persian). This study used a sample of 500 Iranian older people in Iran. Psychometric properties of the HHI-Persian were evaluated using face, content and construct validity. The construct validity of the instrument was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability assessed is within the acceptable range. Construct validity of the scale showed two factors explaining 49.22 % of the variance. Internal consistency of 12 items were greater than .70. The HHI-Persian is a short, reliable, and valid assessment scale of hope in older people. The paper ends with suggestions for further research.
U2 - 10.1177/0091415018815239
DO - 10.1177/0091415018815239
M3 - Article
SN - 0091-4150
JO - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
JF - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
ER -