title: The ins and outs of self-report response options and scales.
authors.affiliation: Associate Editor, Research in Nursing & Health, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
authors.forename: Robin D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Froman
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D011594:Psychometrics; D011643:Publishing; D012107:Research Design; D057566:Self Report
keywords: Likert scale; instrument development; measurement; response scale; self-report