Hopelessness in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13659434 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert A Steer (Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, corresponding author), Geetha Kumar (Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine), Aaron T Beck (0000-0001-6210-9528, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 559-564 |
| Publication date | 1993-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1993.72.2.559 |
| PMID | 8488235 |
| OpenAlex | W2023029086 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
To study hopelessness in adolescent inpatients, we administered the Beck Hopelessness Scale to 108 inpatients between 12 and 17 years old who were diagnosed with mixed psychiatric disorders. Moderate to severe pessimism about the future was described by 42.6%. A principal components analysis of the correlations among the scale's 20 items was conducted, and three components reflecting rejection of the possibility of a hopeful future, acceptance of the inevitability of a hopeless future, and resignation to the futility of changing the future were identified. These dimensions were comparable to those previously reported for adults, and the usefulness of the scale for evaluating hopelessness in adolescent inpatients was discussed
Anxiety · Beck Depression Inventory · Beck Hopelessness Scale · Pessimism · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |