Table 3: Construct validity of the beck hopelessness scale among the student nurses (n = 438).

Variable	1	2	3	4
1. BHS	1
2. GHQ-12	0.721 ^**	1
3. PHQ-9	0.746 ^**	0.730^**	1
4. Self-esteem	-0.731 ^**	-0.740 ^**	-0.721^**	1
^** p < 0.001