Summated rating scale construction : an introduction

Summated rating scale construction : an introduction /

The summated rating scale is one of the most frequently used tools in the social sciences. Its invention is attributed to Rensis Likert (1932), who described this technique for the assessment of attitudes. These scales are widely used across the social sciences to measure not only attitudes, but opi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spector, Paul E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1992.
Series:Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-082.
Subjects:
Scaling (Social sciences)
Social Sciences > methods
Construction d'une échelle (Sciences sociales)
Skalierung
Schaalmethoden.
Social sciences > Methodology.
Échelles (sciences sociales)
Sciences sociales > Méthodologie.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Why use multiple-item scales?
  • What makes a good scale?
  • Steps of scale construction
  • 2. Theory of summated rating scales
  • 3. Defining the construct
  • Hoe to define the construct
  • Homogeneity and dimensionality of constructs
  • Theoretical development of work locus of control
  • 4. Designing the scale
  • Response choices
  • Quantifying response choices
  • Writing the item stems
  • Instructions
  • Designing the WLCS
  • 5. Conducting the item analysis
  • Item analysis
  • External criteria for item selection
  • When the scale needs more work
  • Multidimensional scales
  • Conducting item analysis with SPSS-X
  • Item analysis on the WLCS
  • 6. Validation
  • Techniques for studying validity
  • Use of factor analysis for scale validation
  • Validation of the WLCS
  • Validation strategy
  • 7. Reliability and norms
  • Reliability
  • Reliability for the WLCS
  • Norms
  • Norms for the WLCS
  • Concluding remarks.

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