Table 3.

Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients for the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale and Core Self Evaluation Scale by Race

	Adult Dispositional Hope Scale				Core Self Evaluation Scale
Race	N	Mean	± SD	α	N	Mean	± SD	α
White	339	50.4	± 6.7	0.83	338	42.3	± 7.7	0.87
Hispanic/ Latino	24	49.4	± 8.6	0.90	26	41.7	± 6.6	0.76
Black/ African American	20	47.5	± 10.6	0.90	20	36.9	± 8.9	0.89
Asian	77	47	± 9.5	0.93	77	39.1	± 6.9	0.79
Other	24	44.8	± 10.3	0.88	23	37.5	± 8.4	0.85