The Adult Hope Scale, developed by Snyder et al. (1991), is a psychological assessment tool designed to measure an individual's level of hope. Snyder defines hope as "a positive motivational state that is based on an interactively derived sense of successful (a) agency (goal-directed energy), and (b) pathways (planning to meet goals)," (1991). Subsequently, the instrument includes subscale measurements for agency and pathways. This scale is widely used in both clinical and research settings to assess hope in adults.

Self-report

12

18+

No recommended standard frequency. Blueprint recommends weekly or as clinically indicated.

The AHS consists of 12 items. Respondents rate each item on an 8-point Likert scale, from 1 (“Definitely false”) to 8 (“Definitely true”). Note, items 3, 5, 7, and 11 serve as distractor items and are not included in the total score. The other items make up the two subscales (see table).

The subscale scores are calculated by summing the corresponding item responses and the AHS Total score is calculated by adding the agency and pathways subscale scores. The total score ranges from 8 to 64 and higher total scores indicate greater levels of hope.

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Snyder, C. R., Harris, C., Anderson, J. R., Holleran, S. A., Irving, L. M., Sigmon, S. T., & Harney, P. (1991). The will and the ways: development and validation of an individual-differences measure of hope. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60(4), 570.

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