Advice on total-score reliability issues in psychosomatic measurement

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 565-572

  Sijtsma, Klaas ^a   Emons, Wilco H M ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coefficient alpha; Individual decision making; Power analysis; Short scales

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79957662241     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.11.002     Document Type: Review

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