title: [Validity of the Hoppe List. An empirical study of patients with backache].
abstract: Construct validity, criterion-oriented validity, and differential validity were assessed to determine the validity of the Hoppe-Liste (HL). Construct validity was ascertained by the multitrait-multimethod analysis suggested by Campbell & Fiske. Data regarding both convergent and discriminant validity show that the HL measures the construct pain. A comparison of the HL with the Revised Multidimensional Pain Scale and the Visual Analogue Scale suggests the criterion-oriented validity of the HL. Group-specific scores of the HL scales and of correlation patterns between scales tentatively support differential validity. It is concluded that the HL seems to be a suitable instrument for measuring the intensity and quality of pain.
authors.affiliation: PENTA-Forschungsgruppe für Angewandte Psychologie e.V., Mannheim.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schermelleh-Engel
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role
vernacular_title: Zur Validität der Hoppe-Liste. Eine empirische Untersuchung an Personen mit Rückenshmerzen.