A Brief Criminal Attitude Scale

Developing a Psychometric Scale for Brief Evaluation of Outpatient Satisfaction

Background and Objectives: Patient satisfaction is a key feature of quality improvement in modern health care systems. The focus of patient satisfaction studies has been on inpatient satisfaction measurement. As such, valid and reliable instruments for assessment of outpatient satisfaction are lacking in the field. This study aimed to develop and validate a brief scale to facilitate assessing o...

Development and validation of a brief mathematics attitude scale for primary-aged students

In this report I describe the development and validation of a 10-item scale for assessing primary-aged students’ attitudes towards mathematics. A validation of the scale with 774 primary students indicated that the scale comprised three components: a reflection of students’ overall enjoyment of mathematics; their perceptions of its value as a subject area; and perceptions of their ability to co...

BRIEF REPORT Criminal Records of Homicide Offenders

HOMICIDE IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC health problem in the United States, with 17 638 victims in 2002. Programs to prevent homicide can be distinguished by whether they are addressed to the general public or are targeted toward individuals who are considered high risk because of their previous criminal involvement. For example, federal gun laws incorporate both approaches; there are general provisions,...

Attitude: Scale Construction

A Brief Binet-Simon Scale

Although the brief scale was developed as an experimental method, it has seemed advisable to consider its actual practicability. As a critique of its practical value I have applied the first brief scale (table III) to 154 public school children in the first four primarygrades of a large school in Millville, N. J. I am indebted to Mr. Ira J. Steiner, principal of the school, and to his teachers ...