Citation

Ayub N. Crisis 2009; 30(3): 153-160.

Affiliation

Faculty of Social Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands. NAyub@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Publisher Hogrefe Publishing)

DOI

10.1027/0227-5910.30.3.153

PMID

19767271

Abstract

The Urdu version of the BHS and the LOT are established for use with young Pakistanis, after translations, and reliability and validity analyses. The need for further empirical research is emphasized for understanding the concepts and antecedents of hopelessness, optimism, and pessimism in adolescents, generally and in Pakistani adolescents, specifically.

Language: en