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

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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

Access to Document

10.1080/17437199.2015.1124240

Cite this

@article{720141966b9c4af28fe95d970eebf30c,

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

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

author = "Rik Crutzen and Peters, {Gjalt-Jorn Ygram}",

year = "2017",

doi = "10.1080/17437199.2015.1124240",

language = "English",

volume = "11",

pages = "242--247",

journal = "Health Psychology Review",

issn = "1743-7199",

publisher = "Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Scale quality

T2 - alpha is an inadequate estimate and factor-analytic evidence is needed first of all

AU - Crutzen, Rik

AU - Peters, Gjalt-Jorn Ygram

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

KW - Scale quality

KW - alpha

KW - internal consistency

KW - validity

KW - reliability

KW - COEFFICIENT ALPHA

KW - RELIABILITY

KW - VALIDATION

KW - NUMBER

KW - ADOLESCENTS

KW - CONSTRUCTS

KW - VALIDITY

KW - ERROR

U2 - 10.1080/17437199.2015.1124240

DO - 10.1080/17437199.2015.1124240

M3 - Article

C2 - 26602990

VL - 11

SP - 242

EP - 247

JO - Health Psychology Review

JF - Health Psychology Review

SN - 1743-7199

IS - 3

ER -