Evaluation of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire and Dispositional Hope Scale With Latina/o Students

Authors

Javier Cavazos Vela, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
James Ikonomopoulos, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
A. Stephen Lenz, Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
Yvette Hinojosa, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Karla Saldana, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2017

Abstract

In this study, the authors investigated the psychometric properties of measures of meaning in life and hope among Latina/o students. Participants completed the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger, Frazier, Oishi, & Kaler, 2006) and Dispositional Hope Scale (Snyder et al., 1991). A confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate structural validity. For the Meaning in Life Scale, internal consistency was good and acceptable as measured by coefficient alpha and a modest 2-subscale structure was confirmed. For the Dispositional Hope Scale, internal consistency was good and acceptable as measured by coefficient alpha and a modest 2-factor structure was confirmed. The authors discuss the importance of these findings as well as implications for counselors and researchers.

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Recommended Citation

Vela, J. C., Ikonomopoulos, J., Lenz, A. S., Hinojosa, Y., & Saldana, K. (2017). Evaluation of the meaning in life questionnaire and dispositional hope scale with Latina/o students. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 56(3), 166-179. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12051

Publication Title

The Journal of Humanistic Counseling

DOI

10.1002/johc.12051