Article

Preliminary structural validation of the Afrikaans version of the Children’s Hope Scale

Published in: Journal of Psychology in Africa
Volume 30 , issue 2 , 2020 , pages: 162–165

DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2020.1746568

Author(s): Donnay Manuel Child and Family Studies, South Africa , Maria Florence Child and Family Studies, South Africa , Sabirah Adams Language Development Group, Centre for Higher Education Development, South Africa , Mulalo Mpilo Child and Family Studies, South Africa , Anton Delport Child and Family Studies, South Africa , Mariska Pienaar Department of Psychology, South Africa , Deborah Sinclair Child and Family Studies, South Africa , Shazly Savahl Child and Family Studies, South Africa

Keywords: adolescents , confirmatory factor analysis , hope , Snyder’s Children’s Hope Scale , validation

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Abstract

This study aimed to test the overall fit structure and reliability of scores from the Afrikaans version of the Children’s Hope Scale. The validation sample comprised of 899 adolescent learners selected from 12 schools located in the Western Cape province of South Africa (female = 54%, male = 46%; age range = 13 to 16, M = 13.12, SD = 2.01). Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a unidimensional structure and acceptable fit indices and reliability of scores from the Afrikaans version of the Children’s Hope Scale. Results support the use of the Afrikaans version of the Children’s Hope Scale for research purposes.

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