Assessment, Statistics, and Research

  Scale name: Attitudes to Disability Scale (ADS) Scale overview: The Attitudes to Disability Scale (ADS) is a 16-item rating scale designed to measure attitudes toward disability. The ADS was translated into multiple languages.   Response Type: Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale of agreement.   Scale items = 16      Scale subscales = 4 Using factor analysis, the authors identified four factors in the 16-item Attitudes to Disability Scale: Inclusion, Discrimination, Gains, and Prospects. Inclusion People with a disability find it harder than others to make new friends Discrimination People often make fun of disabilities Gains Having a disability can make someone a stronger person Prospects People with a disability have less to look forward to than others   Reliability: The authors reported ADS  Cronbach’s alpha values of.795 and .764 in two samples. Validity: The authors examined the structure of the scale using Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

  Scale name: Attitudes Toward Abortion Scale Scale overview: The Attitudes Toward Abortion Scale is a 12-item, four-choice agreement rating scale. Authors: Michael Taylor and George Whitehead Response Type: Items are rated on a scale of agreement: strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree. Subscales = 2 with sample item Moral/Legality 1. Abortion is not acceptable under any circumstances. External Influence 10. Abortions should be partially covered by insurance companies.   Reliability: Cronbach’s alpha = .92 in the scale development sample. Validity: The scale was significantly correlated with the Hess & Rueb abortion scale and the James religiosity scale. The results of a factor analysis yielded two factors.   Availability: The scale is available online in the article at https://scholar.utc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1339&context=mps Reference for the scale Taylor, M. G. and Whitehead, G. I. (2014) "The measurement of a

  Scale name: Attitudes Toward Abortion Questionnaire Scale overview: The Attitudes Toward Abortion Questionnaire is a 4-item scale of attitudes toward abortion. Author(s) Matthew Feinberg et al. (See references below). Response Type: Items are rated on a 7-point scale of attitudes: 1 = Should definitely be illegal 4 = Unsure 7 = Should definitely be legal Sample item If the woman’s own health is seriously endangered by the pregnancy.   Reliability:   Cronbach’s alpha was . 87 in study 1 of the research article (Feinberg et al. 2014). Validity: Correlations with other scales are included in the research article. Availability: The full set of items can be found in the PsycTESTS reference.   Permission Test content may be reproduced and used for non-commercial research and educational purposes without seeking written permission. Distribution must be controlled, meaning only to the participants engaged in the research or enrolled in the educational a

  Scale name: POST ABORTION QUESTIONNAIRE PAQ Scale overview: The Post-Abortion Questionnaire (PAQ) has 4-items designed to identify the treatment preferences of college women following an abortion.   Response Type: Checklist and fill in the blank Partial example The following topics are suggested areas for post-abortion psychological support. Please indicate all areas that may be of interest to you by marking an X. ____Assist with grief and loss issues associated with abortion ____Assist with improving coping skills after abortion ____Assist with addressing guilt associated with abortion ____Assist with addressing spiritual issues associated with abortion [See the reference for the full PAQ.   Notes The authors used the PAQ in a study, which included measures of anxiety and depression, and grief. See the Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology reference for the results and discussion.   NOTICE : The information about scales and measures is provid

  Scale name: Parent-Child Relationship Scale CPRS Scale overview: The Parent-Child Relationship Scale (CPRS) is a 15-item parent self-report rating of relational conflict and closeness. Response Type: Items are rated on a scale of applicability from 1 to 5. Instructions and number terms are as follows. Each items uses the same five point scale. Please assign the following values to each response: 1 = definitely does not apply 2 = not really 3 = neutral, not sure 4 = applies somewhat 5 = definitively applies Subscales = 2     Conflict 8-items: 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14     Closeness 7- items: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 15 Sample Scale items I share an affectionate, warm relationship with my child. My child and I always seem to be struggling with each other. Scale statistics See Table 2 of the article below for means and standard deviations for mothers and fathers relationship ratings with boys and girls on each subscale at both time periods of age 54 month