Reliability of nominations and two-dimensional rating scale methods for sociometric status determination

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-68

  Maassen, Gerard H ^a   van Boxtel, Herman W ^a   Goossens, Frits A ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cutoff criteria: Test Retest reliability; Nomination procedures; Rating scale methods; Rejected category; Sociometric status determination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CALCULATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDARDIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 11244325300     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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