Assessing psychometric properties of scales: A case study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 398-406

  Marshall, Andrea P ^a   Fisher, Murray J ^a   Brammer, Jillian ^b   Eustace, Paula ^c   Grech, Carol ^d   Jones, Bronwyn ^e   Kelly, Michelle ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Construct validity; Factor analysis; Instrument development; Nursing; Undergraduate nursing students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 34547146833     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04316.x     Document Type: Article

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