Construct Development, Scale Creation, and Process Analysis Paper

Part I: Construct Development and Scale Creation

Choose a construct you would like to measure.

Create an operational definition of your construct using at least three peer-reviewed journal articles as references.

Select and list five items used to sample the domain.

Select the method of scaling appropriate for the domain.

Justify why you selected the scaling method you did.

Format the items into an instrument with which you would query respondents.

Justify whether this is an interview or self-report instrument.

Part II: Analysis and Justification

Write a 275 word analysis of how you developed your instrument.

• Describe how you would norm this instrument and which reliability measures you would use.
• Discuss how many people you would give it to.

Here is one article I can think of. Sautter, F., Glynn, S., Thompson, K., Franklin, L., & Han, X. (2009). A couple-based approach to the reduction of PTSD avoidance symptoms: Preliminary findings. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 35(3), 343-349.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.