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Decision Points in Choosing Family Self‐Report Scales in Research
Author(s) -
Dashiff Carol J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1994.tb00335.x
Subject(s) - conceptualization , explication , scale (ratio) , psychology , data science , management science , computer science , artificial intelligence , engineering , geography , philosophy , cartography , epistemology
Literature that systematically highlights critical decision‐making points in conducting family research is sparse. The wide‐spread use of self‐report instruments in family research suggests that explication of decision‐making points involved in the use of self‐report instruments is needed. A specific instrument, the Family Environment Scale (Moos & Moos, 1986), is used to illustrate relevant decision‐making. Conceptualization of a study, instrumentation, and data analysis are addressed.