How meaningful are data from Likert scales? An evaluation of how ratings are made and the role of the response shift in the socially disadvantaged

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 350-361

  Ogden, Jane ^a   Lo, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; Likert scales; rating scales; response shift; social deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858634626     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311417192     Document Type: Article

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