@article{ref1,
title="Prediction of hopelessness in a Western sample using scores on the Arabic Scale of Optimism and Pessimism",
journal="Mankind quarterly",
year="2020",
author="Dadfar, Maboubeh and Lester, David and McSwain, Stephanie and Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.",
volume="61",
number="1",
pages="56-66",
abstract="In a study of 154 American undergraduates, hopelessness scores were predicted significantly by scores on the Arabic Scale of Optimism and Pessimism (ASOP), while self-esteem scores, sex and age did not contribute significantly to the prediction of hopelessness. Scores on the ASOP were associated in the expected direction with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Beck Hopelessness Scale, indicating good construct validity for the ASOP. This demonstrates the cross-cultural validity of the ASOP in a Western sample.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0893-4649",
doi="10.46469/mq.2020.61.1.6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.46469/mq.2020.61.1.6"
}