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How to choose the right scales for me to use if there are various scales to measure the same construct?

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Carol Chiu
20 October 2020
How to choose the right scales for me to use if there are various scales to measure the same construct?

How to choose the right scales for me to use if there are various scales to measure the same construct?

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mingjaichuming@yahoo.com.hk
20 October 2020

You’re welcome.

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Carol Chiu
20 October 2020

Thanks for the tips! That’s very helpful.

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mingjaichuming@yahoo.com.hk
20 October 2020

I think you can look at their validity and reliability. If I were you, I would also look at the number of items these scales have respectively. If there are already a lot of items, you may want to choose the one with fewer items to avoid fatigue within participants.

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