Measuring engagement in later life activities: Rasch-based scenario scales for work, caregiving, informal helping, and volunteering

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-149

  Ludlow, Larry H ^a   Matz Costa, Christina ^a   Johnson, Clair ^a   Brown, Melissa ^a   Besen, Elyssa ^b   James, Jacquelyn B ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

engagement measurement; facet theory; Rasch models; scenario development; sentence mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896293661     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: 19476302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748175614522273     Document Type: Article

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