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Further Evaluation of the Test-Retest Reliability of the Children Hope Scale and Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale

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The study addressed the test-retest reliability of the children hope scale (CHS; Snyder, Hoza et al., Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 399–421, 1997) and students’ life satisfaction scale (SLSS; Huebner, School Psychology International, 12, 231-240, 1991) over a 6 months and 1 year period. A sample of 367 middle school students completed a questionnaire packet that included the Portuguese versions of the CHS (Snyder, Hoza et al., 1997) and SLSS (Huebner, 1991) on three occasions separated by 6 months and 1 year. Results show that the test-retest stability coefficient is .60 and .50 for the CHS and .69 and .56 for the SLSS, after 6 months and 1 year, respectively. Findings support the theoretical premise that hope and satisfaction with life demonstrate some trait-like properties. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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This research was funded via a Foundation for the Science and Technology (FCT) grant obtained by the first author.

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  1. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Susana C. Marques & José Pais-Ribeiro

  2. The Clifton Strengths School and Gallup, Omaha, USA

    Shane J. Lopez

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Marques, S.C., Pais-Ribeiro, J., Lopez, S.J. (2011). Further Evaluation of the Test-Retest Reliability of the Children Hope Scale and Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale. In: Brdar, I. (eds) The Human Pursuit of Well-Being. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1375-8_18

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