- Title
- The use of Likert Scales with children
- Creator
- Mellor, David; Moore, Kathleen
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/155039
- Identifier
- vital:11187
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jst079
- Identifier
- ISSN:1465-735X
- Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: We investigated elementary school children's ability to use a variety of Likert response formats to respond to concrete and abstract items. METHODS: 111 children, aged 6-13 years, responded to 2 physical tasks that required them to make objectively verifiable judgments, using a 5-point response format. Then, using 25 items, we ascertained the consistency between responses using a "gold standard" yes/no format and responses using 5-point Likert formats including numeric values, as well as word-based frequencies, similarities to self, and agreeability. RESULTS: All groups responded similarly to the physical tasks. For the 25 items, the use of numbers to signify agreement yielded low concordance with the yes/no answer format across age-groups. Formats based on words provided higher, but not perfect, concordance for all groups. CONCLUSIONS: Researchers and clinicians need to be aware of the limited understanding that children have of Likert response formats.
- Relation
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology Vol. 39, no. 3 (2013), p. 369-379
- Rights
- Copyright Oxford University Press
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1701 Psychology; Children; Likert Scale; Age groups
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