title: Development and revision of the Wittmann-Price Emancipated Decision-Making Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The original Emancipated Decision-Making (EDM) scale was revised to test 3 subconcepts (flexible environment, personal knowledge, and awareness of social norms) of an emancipated decision-making process.
  
  
  METHODS
  The original EDM scale was significantly related to the Satisfaction with Decision (SWD) scale in two separate studies (r = 0.79, r = 0.59). Two of the original 5 subconcepts showed a lack of contribution. The third study (N = 50) had good total scale reliability (r = 0.89).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The revised EDM (EDM-r) scale was then leveled to the SWD scores and quantified into 2 categories and the subscales for the 3 subconcepts were reanalyzed for reliability and scale-if-item contribution.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The final EDM-r is a generically worded, 20-item, 3-subscale instrument with good total and individual subscale reliability.
authors.forename: Ruth A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wittmann-Price
authors.forename: Samuel W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011209:Power, Psychological; D016730:Program Development; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D066262:Social Norms; D012945:Social Values; D016387:Women's Health