Beck Hopelessness Scale
E712639
The Beck Hopelessness Scale is a psychological assessment tool that measures negative expectations about the future and is widely used to evaluate suicide risk and depressive severity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychological assessment scale
ⓘ
self-report questionnaire ⓘ |
| administrationMode |
computer-based
ⓘ
paper-and-pencil ⓘ |
| assesses |
future expectations
ⓘ
loss of motivation ⓘ negative attitudes about the future ⓘ pessimism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
major depressive disorder
ⓘ
suicidal ideation ⓘ suicide attempts ⓘ |
| constructType | cognitive ⓘ |
| developedWithin | cognitive theory of depression ⓘ |
| developer | Aaron T. Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
clinical psychology
ⓘ
psychiatry ⓘ |
| hasItemCount | 20 ⓘ |
| hasPsychometricProperty |
good internal consistency
ⓘ
good test-retest reliability ⓘ predictive validity for suicide risk ⓘ |
| hasSubscale |
feelings about the future
ⓘ
future expectations ⓘ loss of motivation ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Beck Hopelessness Scale manual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherScoresIndicate | greater hopelessness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| measures |
hopelessness
ⓘ
negative expectations about the future ⓘ |
| publisher | The Psychological Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Beck Depression Inventory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | basic reading ability ⓘ |
| responseFormat | true-false ⓘ |
| scaleRange | 0–20 ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
adolescents
ⓘ
adults ⓘ |
| timeToAdminister | approximately 5–10 minutes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
clinical psychologists
ⓘ
mental health clinicians ⓘ psychiatrists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assessment of depressive severity
ⓘ
assessment of suicide risk ⓘ clinical evaluation ⓘ research on depression ⓘ treatment outcome monitoring ⓘ |
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