Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Herth Hope Index Within a Sample of Iranian Older Peoples Publisher Pubmed



Yaghoobzadeh A¹ ; Pahlevan Sharif S² ; Ong FS³ ; Soundy A⁴ ; Sharif Nia H⁵ ; Moradi Bagloee M⁶ ; Sarabi M⁷ ; Goudarzian AH⁸ ; Morshedi H⁹
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development Published:2019

Abstract

There is a need to better understand 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 was greater than.70. The HHI-Persian is a short, reliable, and valid assessment scale of hope in older people. The article ends with suggestions for further research. © The Author(s) 2018.