Protocol - Hopelessness - Adolescent
- Classification of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior - Adolescent - Current
- Classification of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior - Adolescent - Epidemiology
- Classification of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior - Adolescent - Lifetime
- Classification of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior - Adolescent - Since Last Visit
- Classification of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior - Adult - Current
- Classification of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior - Adult - Epidemiology
- Classification of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior - Adult - Lifetime
- Classification of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior - Adult - Since Last Visit
- Lethality of Suicide Attempts
- Suicidal Intent of Suicide Attempts
Description
The Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC) consists of 17 interviewer-administered true-false items. The HSC is modeled on the Beck Hopelessness Scale and captures feelings about the future, loss of motivation, and future expectations. "True" responses to the following items are scored as "1": For items 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 17, "True" responses are scored as "1." For items1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, and 16, "False" responses are scored as "1." The higher the total score, the greater the hopelessness for the future.
Specific Instructions
This protocol includes questions that can potentially identify respondents who are at risk of suicide. Investigators implementing this protocol should consider developing a risk management plan specific to their study to ensure the safety of participants. The following links provide additional information and guidelines for suicide-related research:
ora.research.ucla.edu/OHRPP/Documents/Policy/8/Risk_of_Suicide.pdf
Availability
Protocol
Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC)
Instructions to be read to the child: These sentences are about how some kids feel about their lives. Your answers let us know about how kids feel about things.
"I am going to read each sentence to you. I’d like you to tell me if the sentence is true for you or false for you. If the sentence is how you feel, you would say it is like you or true. If the sentence is not how you think you feel, you would say it is not like you or false.
"There is no right or wrong answers. Just tell me if the sentence is like you or not like you-true or false,"
1. I want to grow up because I think things will be better.
[ ] True
[ ] False
2. I might as well give up because I can’t make things better for myself.
[ ] True
[ ] False
3. When things are going badly, I know they won’t be as bad all of the time.
[ ] True
[ ] False
4. I can imagine what my life will be like when I’m grown up.
[ ] True
[ ] False
5. I have enough time to finish the things I really want to do.
[ ] True
[ ] False
6. Someday, I will be good at doing the things that I really care about.
[ ] True
[ ] False
7. I will get more of the good things in life than most other kids.
[ ] True
[ ] False
8. I don’t have good luck and there’s no reason to think I will when I grow up.
[ ] True
[ ] False
9. All I can see ahead of me are bad things, not good things.
[ ] True
[ ] False
10. I don’t think I will get what I really want.
[ ] True
[ ] False
11. When I grow up, I think I will be happier than I am now.
[ ] True
[ ] False
12. Things just won’t work out the way I want them to.
[ ] True
[ ] False
13. I never get what I want, so it’s dumb to want anything.
[ ] True
[ ] False
14. I don’t think I will have any real fun when I grow up.
[ ] True
[ ] False
15. Tomorrow seems unclear and confusing to me.
[ ] True
[ ] False
16. I will have more good times than bad times.
[ ] True
[ ] False
17. There’s no use in really trying to get something I want because I probably won’t get it.
[ ] True
[ ] False
Scoring
"True" responses to the following items are scored as "1": 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17
"False" responses to the following items are scored as "1": 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 16
The higher the score, the greater the hopelessness for the future.
Personnel and Training Required
The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews. The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a "don’t know" response is provided.
Equipment Needs
The PhenX Working Group acknowledges these questions can be administered in a computerized or noncomputerized format (i.e., paper-and-pencil instrument). Computer software is necessary to develop computer-assisted instruments. The interviewer will require a laptop computer/handheld computer to administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Interviewer-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Child
Participants
Children, ages 6-13
Selection Rationale
The Hopelessness Scale for Children is a low-burden, widely used measure with high internal consistency, moderate test-retest reliability, and convergent validity.
Language
English
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Phenotype Ontology | Depression | HP:0000716 | HPO |
| caDSR Form | PhenX PX640601 - Hopelessness Adolescent | 6233979 | caDSR Form |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
Not applicable.
Protocol Name from Source
The Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC)
Source
Kazdin, A. E., French, N. H., Unis, A. S., Esveldt-Dawson, K., & Sherick, R. B. (1983). Hopelessness, depression, and suicidal intent among psychiatrically disturbed children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51, 504-510.
General References
Kazdin, A. E., Rodgas, A., & Colbus, D. (1986). The Hopelessness Scale for Children: Psychometric characteristics and concurrent validity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 241-245.
Protocol ID
640601
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX640601_Imagine_Life_Grown_Up | ||||
| PX640601010400 | I can imagine what my life will be like when more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Don't_Get_What_ReallyWant | ||||
| PX640601011000 | I don't think I will get what I really want. | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Enough_Time | ||||
| PX640601010500 | I have enough time to finish the things I more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Give_Up | ||||
| PX640601010200 | I might as well give up because I can't make more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Going_Badly | ||||
| PX640601010300 | When things are going badly, I know they more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_GrowUP_Happier | ||||
| PX640601011100 | When I grow up, I think I will be happier more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Grow_Up_Better | ||||
| PX640601010100 | I want to grow up because I think things more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Hopelessness_Scoring | ||||
| PX640601011800 | "True" responses to the following items are more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_More_Good_Than_Bad | ||||
| PX640601011600 | I will have more good times than bad times. | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_More_Good_Things | ||||
| PX640601010700 | I will get more of the good things in life more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Never_Get_Desires_Dumb_ToWant | ||||
| PX640601011300 | I never get what I want, so it's dumb to more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_No_Good_Luck | ||||
| PX640601010800 | I don't have good luck and there's no reason more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_No_Real_Fun_When_GrowUp | ||||
| PX640601011400 | I don't think I will have any real fun when more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_No_Use_Trying | ||||
| PX640601011700 | There's no use in really trying to get more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_See_BadThings_Ahead_NoGood | ||||
| PX640601010900 | All I can see ahead of me are bad things, more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Someday_Good | ||||
| PX640601010600 | Someday, I will be good at doing the things more | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Tomorrow_Unclear_Confusing | ||||
| PX640601011500 | Tomorrow seems unclear and confusing to me. | N/A | ||
| PX640601_Life_Won't_Work_Out | ||||
| PX640601011200 | Things just won't work out the way I want them to. | N/A | ||
Measure Name
Hopelessness
Release Date
November 21, 2014
Definition
A questionnaire to assess hopelessness.
Purpose
This measure can be used to determine the components of hopelessness, such as feelings about the future, loss of motivation, and future expectations. Hopelessness is a risk factor for depression, suicidal behavior, and suicide.
Keywords
suicide, Hope, Enthusiasm, Success, satisfaction, Pleasantness, Unpleasantness, Beck Hopelessness Scale, BHS, Hopelessness Scale for Children, HSC, proprietary
Measure Protocols
| Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
|---|---|
| 640601 | Hopelessness - Adolescent |
| 640602 | Hopelessness - Adult |
Publications
Calkins, M., et al. (2020) Pennsylvania first-episode program evaluation of coordinated specialty care: Six-and 12-month outcomes. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2020 May; 46: S228-S229. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa030.556
Goodman, M., et al. (2020) Group (?Project Life Force?) versus individual suicide safety planning: A randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2020 January; 17: 100520. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100520