I want a beginner friendly book about the process of adapting and validating a scale or health measurement for psychology. If I plan to do a scale validation as a dissertation project, what should I start reading about? Thanks!
Hi Fabian, you can read the book of David Streiner y Geoffrey Norman:
"Health Measurement Scales: a practical guides to their development and use"
es un excelente libro. Conozco los autores y son expertos en esa área. Busca aL Dr. Streiner po Google y veras quien es.
Si haces algún estudio cualitativa, yo te puedo asesorar.
mi mail es: [email protected]
Éxito en tu investigación.
Dear Fabian Claudio,
I think this book that Di Silvestre suggested is a very good one.
I also recommend as a good example of validation work is Almeida et al. (2021). Very well written and different strategies applied. Maybe the theme is not what you are looking for, but the steps followed are very interesting.
Another source that I use to work with is Norbert Schwarz. I have a quite old chapter that I use to work in class that could help also (bellow).
On cross-cultural validation, I liked another book, Smith et al. 2013. It may help.
Almeida, J. G., Hartog, D. N. Den, De Hoogh, A. H. B., Franco, V. R., & Porto, J. B. (2021). Harmful Leader Behaviors: Toward an Increased Understanding of How Different Forms of Unethical Leader Behavior Can Harm Subordinates. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04864-7
Smith, P. B., Fischer, R., Vignoles, V. L., & Bond, M. H. (2013). How to do cross-cultural psychology. In Understanding social psychology across cultures: Engaging with others in a changing world (pp. 73–107). Sage.
Weaver, K., & Schwarz, N. (2008). Self-reports in consumer research. In C. P. Haugtvedt, P. M. Herr, & F. R. Kardes (Eds.), Handbook of Consumer Psychology (pp. 1081–1102). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
I hope it helps,
Amalia
Dear Fabian Claudio
I recommend the following steps:
Best Regards
Qamar Ul Islam
Fabian Claudio, the Streiner and Norman book is certainly good. Here are two more that you might find helpful given your specific focus:
Aday LA, Cornelius L J: Designing and Conducting Health Surveys: A Comprehensive Guide, 3rdEd, Jossey Bass, San Fransisco, 2006.
McDowell I, Newell C: Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires(2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, New York, 1996.
as you want to adapt a scale, this would be my suggestion, as it covers all possibilities of doing so way beyond cross-cultural:
Hambleton, Merenda & Spielberger: Adapting educational and psychological tests for cross cultural assessment.
For the validation - on top of the suggested Streiner & Norman book - you might want to look at Furr & Baccharach: Psychometrics - an introduction (very good teaching book)
Anyone from ANNE ANASTASI: Pioneer in Psychometry and Test Theory and not yet passed; eg her excellent work "Psychological Tests".
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