When a scale measures more than its name denotes: The case of the Test Anxiety Scale for Children.

John G. Nicholls

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.44.6.976

Keywords

PsychologyScale (ratio)Test anxietyTest (biology)Test validityAnxietyClinical psychologyPsychometricsValidation testDevelopmental psychologySocial psychologyPsychiatry

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Victoria University of Wellington NZ

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Year: 1976
Type: article
Volume: 44
Issue: 6
Pages: 976-985
Citations: 63
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                                    John G. Nicholls
                                
                            (1976). 
                            When a scale measures more than its name denotes: The case of the Test Anxiety Scale for Children.. 
                            Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
                            , 44
                            (6)
                            , 976-985.
                            https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.44.6.976

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DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.44.6.976