TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring Hope Among Children Affected by Armed Conflict
T2 - Cross-Cultural Construct Validity of the Children’s Hope Scale
AU - Haroz, E.E.
AU - Jordans, M.
AU - Jong, J.
AU - Gross, A.
AU - Bass, J.
AU - Tol, W.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - © 2015, © The Author(s) 2015.We investigated the cross-cultural construct validity of hope, a factor associated with mental health protection and promotion, using the Children’s Hope Scale (CHS). The sample (n = 1,057; 48% girls) included baseline data from three cluster-randomized controlled trials with children affected by armed conflict (n = 329 Burundi; n = 403 Indonesia; n = 325 Nepal). The confirmatory factor analysis in each country indicated good fit for the hypothesized two-factor model. Analysis by gender indicated that configural invariance was supported and that scalar invariance was demonstrated in Indonesia. However, metric and scalar invariance were not supported in Burundi and Nepal. In country comparisons, configural and metric invariance were met, but scalar invariance was not supported. Evidence from this study supports the use of the CHS within various sociocultural settings and across genders, but direct comparisons of CHS scores across groups should be done with caution. Rigorous evaluations of the measurement properties of mental health protective and promotive factors are necessary to inform both research and practice.
AB - © 2015, © The Author(s) 2015.We investigated the cross-cultural construct validity of hope, a factor associated with mental health protection and promotion, using the Children’s Hope Scale (CHS). The sample (n = 1,057; 48% girls) included baseline data from three cluster-randomized controlled trials with children affected by armed conflict (n = 329 Burundi; n = 403 Indonesia; n = 325 Nepal). The confirmatory factor analysis in each country indicated good fit for the hypothesized two-factor model. Analysis by gender indicated that configural invariance was supported and that scalar invariance was demonstrated in Indonesia. However, metric and scalar invariance were not supported in Burundi and Nepal. In country comparisons, configural and metric invariance were met, but scalar invariance was not supported. Evidence from this study supports the use of the CHS within various sociocultural settings and across genders, but direct comparisons of CHS scores across groups should be done with caution. Rigorous evaluations of the measurement properties of mental health protective and promotive factors are necessary to inform both research and practice.
U2 - 10.1177/1073191115612924
DO - 10.1177/1073191115612924
M3 - Article
SN - 1073-1911
VL - 24
SP - 528
EP - 539
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
IS - 4
ER -