Collective Hope Scale

Instructions: Hope is a desire for something to happen with confidence that it will come true. Please rate the following items about your feelings with your (Insert Group) in mind, that is, being a(n) (Group).

1. I feel hopeful because my group is committed to achieving our goals.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

2. I feel hopeful because my group can get out of any tough situation.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

3. I feel that together my group is well prepared for any problems.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

4. I believe that, together, my group will achieve our goals.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

5. I feel hopeful about my group’s ability to pursue many goals.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

Cite: Reysen, S., & Branscombe, N. R. (2007, January). Validation of collective emotion scales for happiness, fear, jealousy, disgust, contempt, and hope. Poster presented at the 2^nd annual Emotion Pre-Conference to the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN.

Study 1

Participants: N = 147, 53.7% women, 19.16 yrs., SD = 1.50

Salient Group: American

Mean Score: 5.85 (SD = 1.53)

Alpha: .96

Variance: 85.11%

Correlations: American Identification (r = .61), Nationalism (r = .45), Patriotism (r = .60), Private Collective Self-Esteem (r = .32), Public Collective Self-Esteem (r = .40), Political Orientation (r = -.34, higher scores indicate a liberal orientation), Revised Hope Scale (r = .25)

Study 2

Participants: N = 330

Correlation: CPI Social Desirability (r = .04, n.s.)

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