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KONSTRUKCJA I ZASTOSOWANIE SKALI OCENA MENOPAUZY
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCALE EVALUATION OF THE MENOPAUSE

Author(s): Eleonora Bielawska-Batorowicz
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: menopause; opinions on menopause

Summary/Abstract: The paper describes the construction of a tool designed to measure opinions on the menopause. The main assumptions and the process of construction is described step by step. The tool consists of 35 items and allows to evaluate both positive and negative aspects of the menopause (POZ and NEG subscales) on 5-points Likert type scale. It allows also for comparisons of both types of opinions (DIF index). Reliability coefficients (test-retest, Cronbach’s α and Spearman-Brown’s coefficient) are sufficiently high. The temporary norms were calculated based on frequency distribution from a study of 175 women.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 31-39
  • Page Count: 9