Scale quality: alpha is an inadequate estimate and factor-analytic evidence is needed first of all

Rik Crutzen; Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters

doi:10.1080/17437199.2015.1124240

Scale quality: alpha is an inadequate estimate and factor-analytic evidence is needed first of all

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	242-247
Number of pages	6
Journal	Health Psychology Review
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2015.1124240
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Scale quality
alpha
internal consistency
validity
reliability
COEFFICIENT ALPHA
RELIABILITY
VALIDATION
NUMBER
ADOLESCENTS
CONSTRUCTS
VALIDITY
ERROR

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Crutzen, R., & Peters, G-J. Y. (2017). Scale quality: alpha is an inadequate estimate and factor-analytic evidence is needed first of all. Health Psychology Review, 11(3), 242-247. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2015.1124240

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