Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and response rates of the Future Expectations scale waves 1–6
| Item | Response Category (N and Valid Percent)
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Mean, SD | ||||
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| Not at all | May be likely but probably not | Could go Either Way | Very Likely, not absolute | Definitely will | ||
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Wave 1 (N = 338)
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| I will be able to stay safe and out of danger. | 17 (5%) | 56 (16.6%) | 91 (26.9%) | 116 (34.4%) | 58 (17.2%) | 3.42, (1.11) |
| I will be alive and well. | 5 (1.5%) | 44 (13%) | 80 (23.7%) | 120 (35.5%) | 89 (26.3%) | 3.72 (1.04) |
| I am sure that I can handle work or school. | 1 (0.3%) | 36 (10.7%) | 53 (15.7%) | 138 (40.8%) | 110 (32.5%) | 3.94 (0.97) |
| I think I will have friends and people that care about me. | 2 (0.6%) | 17 (5%) | 25 (7.4%) | 127 (37.6%) | 167 (49.4%) | 4.30 (0.86) |
| I will have a happy life. | 1 (0.3%) | 15 (4.4%) | 52 (15.4%) | 143 (42.3%) | 127 (37.6%) | 4.12 (0.85) |
| My life will be interesting. | 1 (0.3%) | 27 (8%) | 52 (15.4%) | 140 (41.4%) | 118 (34.9%) | 4.03 (0.92) |
| My parents will be proud of me. | 0 (0%) | 12 (3.6%) | 31 (9.2%) | 103 (30.5%) | 192 (56.8%) | 4.41 (0.80) |
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Wave 2 (N = 286)
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| I will be able to stay safe and out of danger. | 11 (3.8%) | 54 (18.9%) | 74 (25.9%) | 99 (34.6% | 48 (16.8%) | 3.42 (1.09) |
| I will be alive and well. | 3 (1%) | 29 (10.1%) | 91 (31.8%) | 91 (31.8%) | 72 (25.2%) | 3.70 (0.99) |
| I am sure that I can handle work or school. | 5 (1.7%) | 25 (8.7%) | 37 (12.9%) | 131 (45.8%) | 88 (30.8%) | 4.00 (0.97) |
| I think I will have friends and people that care about me. | 1 (0.3%) | 12 (4.2%) | 21 (7.3%) | 119 (41.6%) | 133 (46.5%) | 4.30 (0.81) |
| I will have a happy life. | 1 (0.3%) | 17 (5.9%) | 52 (18.2%) | 117 (40.9%) | 99 (34.6%) | 4.04 (0.89) |
| My life will be interesting | 0 (0%) | 14 (4.9%) | 41 (14.3%) | 124 (43.4%) | 107 (37.4%) | 4.13 (0.84) |
| My parents will be proud of me. | 0 (0%) | 9 (3.1%) | 19 (6.6%) | 97 (33.9%) | 161 (56.3%) | 4.43 (0.75) |
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Wave 3 (N = 248)
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| I will be able to stay safe and out of danger. | 10 (4%) | 30 (12.1%) | 90 (36.3%) | 92 (37.1%) | 26 (10.5%) | 3.38 (0.97) |
| I will be alive and well. | 5 (2%) | 32 (12.9%) | 83 (33.5%) | 78 (31.5%) | 50 (20.2%) | 3.55 (1.02) |
| I am sure that I can handle work or school. | 2 (0.8%) | 17 (6.9%) | 35 (14.1%) | 125 (50.4%) | 69 (27.8%) | 4.01 (0.88) |
| I think I will have friends and people that care about me. | 1 (0.4%) | 13 (5.2%) | 26 (10.5%) | 93 (37.5%) | 115 (46.4%) | 4.24 (0.87) |
| I will have a happy life. | 1 (0.4%) | 9 (3.6%) | 52 (21%) | 98 (39.5%) | 88 (35.5%) | 4.06 (0.86) |
| My life will be interesting | 2 (0.8%) | 10 (4%) | 38 (15.3%) | 105 (42.3%) | 93 (37.5%) | 4.12 (0.87) |
| My parents will be proud of me. | 2 (0.8%) | 5 (2%) | 30 (12.1%) | 81 (32.7%) | 130 (52.4%) | 4.34 (0.83) |
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Wave 4 (N = 254)
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| I will be able to stay safe and out of danger. | 12 (4.7%) | 20 (7.9%) | 90 (35.4%) | 80 (31.5%) | 52 (20.5%) | 3.55 (1.05) |
| I will be alive and well. | 7 (2.8%) | 23 (9.1%) | 87 (34.3%) | 85 (33.5%) | 52 (20.5%) | 3.61 (1.00) |
| I am sure that I can handle work or school. | 2 (0.8%) | 18 (7.1%) | 37 (14.6%) | 115 (45.3%) | 82 (32.3%) | 4.01 (0.91) |
| I think I will have friends and people that care about me. | 2 (0.8%) | 8 (3.1%) | 20 (7.9%) | 89 (35%) | 135 (53.1%) | 4.37 (0.82) |
| I will have a happy life. | 2 (0.8%) | 14 (5.5%) | 51 (20.1%) | 93 (36.6%) | 94 (37%) | 4.04 (0.93) |
| My life will be interesting | 1 (0.4%) | 9 (3.5%) | 40 (15.7%) | 96 (37.8%) | 108 (42.5%) | 4.19 (0.85) |
| My parents will be proud of me. | 1 (0.4%) | 10 (3.9%) | 34 (13.4%) | 71 (28%) | 138 (54.3%) | 4.32 (0.88) |
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Wave 5 (N = 259)
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| I will be able to stay safe and out of danger. | 3 (1.2%) | 17 (6.6%) | 79 (30.5%) | 96 (37.1%) | 64 (24.7%) | 3.78 (0.93) |
| I will be alive and well. | 0 (0%) | 13 (5%) | 75 (29%) | 103 (39.8%) | 68 (26.3%) | 3.87 (0.86) |
| I am sure that I can handle work or school. | 5 (1.9%) | 4 (1.5%) | 34 (13.1%) | 123 (47.5%) | 93 (35.9%) | 4.14 (0.84) |
| I think I will have friends and people that care about me. | 2 (0.8%) | 5 (1.9%) | 17 (6.6%) | 95 (36.7%) | 140 (54.1%) | 4.41 (0.76) |
| I will have a happy life. | 1 (0.4%) | 6 (2.3%) | 45 (17.4%) | 102 (39.4%) | 105 (40.5%) | 4.17 (0.82) |
| My life will be interesting | 2 (0.8%) | 3 (1.2%) | 27 (14.3%) | 97 (37.5%) | 120 (46.3%) | 4.27 (0.81) |
| My parents will be proud of me. | 2 (0.8%) | 7 (2.7%) | 26 (10%) | 92 (35.5%) | 132 (51%) | 4.33 (0.82) |
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Wave 6 (N = 228)
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| I will be able to stay safe and out of danger. | 4 (1.8%) | 9 (3.9%) | 38 (16.7%) | 97 (42.5%) | 80 (35.1%) | 4.05 (0.91) |
| I will be alive and well. | 1 (0.4%) | 5 (2.2%) | 42 (18.4%) | 83 (36.4%) | 97 (42.5%) | 4.18 (0.84) |
| I am sure that I can handle work or school. | 2 (0.9%) | 1 (0.4%) | 10 (4.4%) | 90 (39.5%) | 125 (54.8%) | 4.47 (0.69) |
| I think I will have friends and people that care about me. | 4 (1.8%) | 2 (0.9%) | 10 (4.4%) | 48 (21.2%) | 164 (71.9%) | 4.61 (0.77) |
| I will have a happy life. | 1 (0.4%) | 3 (1.3%) | 18 (7.9%) | 67 (29.4%) | 139 (61%) | 4.49 (0.74) |
| My life will be interesting | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (0.9%) | 14 (6.1%) | 66 (28.9%) | 145 (63.6%) | 4.54 (0.69) |
| My parents will be proud of me. | 1 (0.4%) | 3 (1.3%) | 12 (5.3%) | 46 (20.2%) | 166 (72.8%) | 4.64 (0.69) |