Rainbows in the society: A measure of hope for society

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a measure of social hope. Previous studies have extensively reported on personal hope and its outcomes. Although a few studies have suggested the concept of collective or social hope, there is no instrument to assess the construct. In this study, we...

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Published in:Asian journal of social psychology 2019-03, Vol.22 (1), p.18-27
Main Authors: Jin, Borae, Kim, Yong‐Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
hope theory
Internet
Measures
political efficacy
Predictions
scale development
self‐construal
social hope
Society
state hope
Validation studies
Validity
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Summary:The aim of this study was to develop and validate a measure of social hope. Previous studies have extensively reported on personal hope and its outcomes. Although a few studies have suggested the concept of collective or social hope, there is no instrument to assess the construct. In this study, we created a 5‐item scale, drawing on Snyder's hope theory, and collected two sets of survey data online. Analysis of these data sets revealed that the new scale was structurally unidimensional and internally consistent. In association with Snyder's State Hope Scale, the Social Hope Scale showed convergent and discriminant validity. The social hope construct also exhibited theoretically meaningful relationships with political efficacy and self‐construal (concurrent validity). Finally, social hope was higher for those who had participated in certain types of social activism than it was for those who had not (predictive validity). These results suggest that the Social Hope Scale is a reliable and valid self‐report measure of hopeful thinking for society.
ISSN:1367-2223
1467-839X
DOI:10.1111/ajsp.12339