The Children's Hope Scale published in 1997 by Rick Snyder can be used to help measure hope in individuals age 8 to 16. Research has linked hope with overall physical,psychological,and social wellbeing. Children who can identify a means to carry out goals (pathways)and the ability to initiate and sustain action towards goals (agency)are considered more hopeful. The full Children's Hope Scale has six questions on it. Three that measure pathways,and three that measure agency.