National Institute for Health and Care Research

Psychological, Psychiatric, and Behavioral Sciences Measurement Scales: Best Practice Guidelines for their Development and Validation

Journal article presenting a guide to scope, organize, and clarify the process of scale development and validation for psychological and psychiatric use.

The paper provides details of a five phase 18-step guide to measurement scale development. The study uses a range of analyses and including both classical test theory and Item response theory.

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