Table 1.
Scale characteristics (n= 178).a
| Name | # of items |
Possible range |
Actual range |
Mean | Std. Dev |
Cronbach Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-monitoring, diet | 6 | 6-24 | 6-24 | 13.04 | 4.33 | .81 |
| Planning, diet | 5 | 5-20 | 5-19 | 11.46 | 3.23 | .56 |
| Preparation/ buying | 6 | 6-24 | 6-24 | 14.28 | 4.37 | .76 |
| Portion control | 5 | 5-20 | 5-20 | 13.82 | 3.68 | .80 |
| Social interaction, diet |
3 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 6.68 | 2.58 | .74 |
| Self-monitoring, physical activity |
4 | 4-16 | 4-16 | 8.14 | 2.84 | .75 |
| Social Interaction, physical activity |
4 | 4-16 | 4-16 | 7.62 | 2.86 | .78 |
| Total Hope | 8 | 8-40 | 4-16 | 30.92 | 5.74 | .80 |
| Agency subscale | 4 | 4-20 | 4-20 | 15.22 | 3.51 | .74 |
| Pathways subscale | 4 | 4-20 | 5-20 | 15.70 | 2.90 | .62 |
a
Higher scores indicate greater use of strategies or greater hope, respectively.