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Title: On the negative valence items in self-report measures
Author: Ahlawat, Kapur S.
Abstract:
Tested the assumption that semantic negative and positive items measure the same construct in Likert-type scales on a sample of 501 8th and 9th graders in Jordan. Four item sets (i.e., "I feel happy," "I do not feel happy," "I feel sad," "I do not feel sa
Journal: Journal of General Psychology, Vol 112(1), Jan 1985: 89-99