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Selecting, developing, and evaluating research instruments.

G E Switzer1, S R Wisniewski, S H Belle

  • 1Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
|September 29, 1999
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This guide helps researchers select, develop, and evaluate instruments by explaining context and psychometric considerations. It details four instrument types and necessary reliability and validity analyses.

Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics
  • Research Methodology

Background:

  • Researchers often lack expertise in psychometric theory.
  • Instrument selection, development, and evaluation are critical research steps.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To offer a concise guide on instrument selection, development, and evaluation for non-experts.
  • To review and discuss context and psychometric issues in instrument use.
  • To describe four instrument types and their psychometric analyses.

Main Methods:

  • Review of contextual factors (setting, population).
  • Discussion of psychometric functioning within context.
  • Description of four instrument categories.
  • Outline of necessary reliability and validity analyses for each type.

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Main Results:

  • Provides a framework for understanding instrument context and psychometrics.
  • Categorizes instruments into four types.
  • Specifies required psychometric analyses for each type.

Conclusions:

  • Empowers researchers to make informed decisions about instrument use.
  • Enhances the quality and rigor of research through proper instrument handling.
  • Facilitates the reliable and valid measurement of constructs across diverse settings.