Scale Construction and Psychometrics for Social and Personality Psychology

Raises awareness and understanding of issues that will enhance even further the generally good conduct and interpretation of research in social and personality psychology.

Informationen zum Autor R. Michael Furr is Associate Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University Klappentext Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors Providing conceptual and practical foundations in scale construction and psychometrics for producers and consumers of social/personality research, this guide covers basic principles, practices, and processes in scale construction, scale evaluation, scale use, and interpretation of research results in the context of psychological measurement. It explains fundamental concepts and methods related to dimensionality, reliability, and validity. In addition, it provides relatively non-technical introductions to special topics and advanced psychometric perspectives such as Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Generalizability Theory, and Item Response Theory. The SAGE Library in Social and Personality Psychology Methods provides students and researchers with an understanding of the methods and techniques essential to conducting cutting-edge research. Each volume within the Library explains a specific topic and has been written by an active scholar (or scholars) with expertise in that particular methodological domain. Assuming no prior knowledge of the topic, the volumes are clear and accessible for all readers. In each volume, a topic is introduced, applications are discussed, and readers are led step by step through worked examples. In addition, advice about how to interpret and prepare results for publication are presented. Zusammenfassung Raises awareness and understanding of issues that will enhance even further the generally good conduct and interpretation of research in social and personality psychology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Core Principles, Best Practices and an Overview of Scale Construction Response Formats and Item Writing Evaluating Psychometric Properties Dimensionality and Reliability Evaluating Psychometric Properties Validity Threats to Psychometric Quality Difference Scores Confirmatory Factor Analysis Generalizability Theory Item Response Theory ...

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R. Michael Furr is Associate Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University

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Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors Providing conceptual and practical foundations in scale construction and psychometrics for producers and consumers of social/personality research, this guide covers basic principles, practices, and processes in scale construction, scale evaluation, scale use, and interpretation of research results in the context of psychological measurement. It explains fundamental concepts and methods related to dimensionality, reliability, and validity. In addition, it provides relatively non-technical introductions to special topics and advanced psychometric perspectives such as Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Generalizability Theory, and Item Response Theory.

The SAGE Library in Social and Personality Psychology Methods provides students and researchers with an understanding of the methods and techniques essential to conducting cutting-edge research.

Each volume within the Library explains a specific topic and has been written by an active scholar (or scholars) with expertise in that particular methodological domain. Assuming no prior knowledge of the topic, the volumes are clear and accessible for all readers. In each volume, a topic is introduced, applications are discussed, and readers are led step by step through worked examples. In addition, advice about how to interpret and prepare results for publication are presented.

Inhalt

Introduction
Core Principles, Best Practices and an Overview of Scale Construction
Response Formats and Item Writing
Evaluating Psychometric Properties
Dimensionality and Reliability
Evaluating Psychometric Properties
Validity
Threats to Psychometric Quality
Difference Scores
Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Generalizability Theory
Item Response Theory