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ReviewAfrican journal of psychological assessment2023

Adolescent hope and optimism: A scoping review of measures and their psychometric properties.

Esther J Chongwo, Ezra K Too, Adam A Mabrouk, Amina Abubakar

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Esther J ChongwoInstitute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5091-2361
Ezra K TooInstitute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3156-5787
Adam A MabroukInstitute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4456-708X
Amina AbubakarInstitute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3686-7904

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Abstract

There is much research examining adolescent hope and optimism, but there is limited information on the available measures, particularly the most frequently used measures and their psychometric properties. We conducted a scoping review to: (1) identify measures of hope and optimism for use among adolescents; (2) determine the most frequently used measures of adolescent hope and optimism; (3) document the psychometric properties of the identified measures. We searched five bibliographic databases and Open Grey for relevant articles published from database inception to 03 May 2023. The search included the key terms 'adolescents', 'optimism', 'hope' and 'measures'. We targeted adolescents aged 10-19 years without country or gender restrictions. We identified 86 measures of optimism and 64 measures of hope for use among adolescents from 803 eligible studies. Most of the included studies ( Contribution: Hope and optimism are character strengths that have been consistently linked to positive health outcomes in adolescents. Based on increasing research on adolescent hope and optimism, there have been measures developed to assess these constructs but there is no study summarising the available measures, particularly regarding the most frequently used measures and their reliability and validity across contexts. This study aimed at filling this gap. Information on this will be useful to various stakeholders to make evidence-informed choice on selection of the most relevant instrument for use in adolescents in their contexts.

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adolescentshope measuresoptimismpsychometric propertiesscoping review

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PMID40406201
PMCPMC12082221

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