{"id":1088,"date":"2021-05-24T18:14:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2021-05-24T18:14:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:14:47","slug":"article-misunderstandings-about-short-scales-and-ways-to-address-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/index.php\/article-misunderstandings-about-short-scales-and-ways-to-address-them\/1088\/research-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Article: Misunderstandings about Short Scales and Ways to Address Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Measures that use fewer than 10 items are considered &#8220;short&#8221; and pose some challenges, including concerns about validity. This special issue addresses several misconceptions about these scales and offers ways to counteract potential problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2014-52156-001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ziegler, M., Kemper, C. 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