Improving the factor structure of psychological scales : the Expanded format as the alternative to the Likert scale format

Many psychological scales written in the Likert format include reverse worded (RW) items in order to control acquiescence bias. However, studies have shown that RW items often contaminate the factor structure of the scale by creating one or more method factors. The present study examines an alternat...

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Main Author: Zhang, Xijuan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54043