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Patrons will use a variety of terms when they ask for assistance: scale, survey, test, measurement, questionnaire. Using any of these in the library catalog search may yield results but not necessarily what you want. Here are some selected LC Subject Headings that find several useful sources:
Attitude (Psychology)--Testing Psychological testing
Children--Intelligence testing Psychological tests
Educational tests and measurements Psychometrics
Intelligence tests Questionnaires
Personality tests Social interaction--Testing
Testing is a standard subdivision after the type of test. e.g. Ability, achievement motivation, happiness, perception, reasoning, values, etc.
Using "measures" or "measurements" as part of a keyword in title search will find lots of good sources. Using them as part of a subject search does not work well.
Selected Test Collections and Reviews
Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: a Sourcebook
BF 176 .C66 2007
Author critiques and examples of tests for children through adults
Psychology, social work, counseling, nursing
Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes
BF698.4.M38 1990
150 scales
Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques
ref HQ 728.H267 2001
Volumes 1 and 2 cover 1300+ abstracts of measurements cited in the literature from 1929-1996.
Volume 3 contains 168 of the instruments abstracted in v.2
Includes reliability, validity, and reviews
Representative of all areas of family studies and diverse populations
Handbook of Tests and Measurement in Education and the Social Sciences
LB3051.L4543 2000
Psychometric information for more than 120 instruments
References are included to both published and unpublished measures (scales, questionnaires, surveys, indices, and inventories)
Handbook of Psychiatric Measures
RC473.P78 A46 2008
Includes a CD-ROM of 100+ actual measures
Tests and reviews
Catalogues well-known and utilized scales, provides brief descriptions of their clinical utility, and offers limited psychometric property information (including reliability and validity)
Measuring health : A Guide to rating scales and questionnaires
RA408.5.M38 2006
In-depth reviews of over 100 of the leading health measurement tools
Chapters cover measurements of physical disability, social health, psychological well-being, anxiety, depression, mental status testing, pain, general health status and quality of life
Shows reliability and validity and, where possible, a copy of the actual scale
Rating Scales in Mental Health
RC473.P78 S245 2003
113 rating scales in this reference for clinicians and administrators are grouped by condition, such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, and impulsivity/aggression
Sections also cover scales for children and the elderly
Along with an overview and a reproduction of each scale, entries list general applications and selected psychometric properties
Sourcebook of Adult Assessment Strategies
RC473 .P78 S38 1995
Over 70 scales on a wide range of adult mental disorders with reviews of their psychometric properties
Scales include self-report, observer-based, and clinician-rating measures
Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures
HQ60.H36 1998
More than 200 instruments are reproduced, accompanied by the necessary information (reliability, validity, etc.) for their use in research, as well as educational and clinical settings
Measurement of Nursing Outcomes
RT85.5 .M434 2001
Compendium of over 30 tools for the measurement of professional and educational outcomes in nursing
Presented with attention to purpose and utility, conceptual basis, development, testing, and reliability and validity assessments
Handbook of Community-Based and Home Health Nursing Practice: Tools for assessment, intervention, and education
RT98 .S782 2000
Provides 295 tools and reference documents, including assessment tools for different developmental stages, nutrition guides, cultural assessment instruments and clinical decision-making guides
Handbook of Measurements for Marriage and Family Therapy
RC488.5 F73
Four observational techniques and 31 of the more widely used paper-and-pencil instruments published since 1975
Handbook of Tests and Measurements for Black Populations
BF176 .H37 1996
About 40 tests and measures
Entire test may not be included
Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Influences Among Youths: Assessment Tools
Taking the Measure of Work: A Guide to validated scales for organizational research and diagnosis
HM786 .F54 2002
For researchers, consultants, managers, and organizational development specialists
Sample topics: job satisfaction, job stress, work-family conflict, work values, organizational commitment
Includes reliability and validity information
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, June 1997, 29 (6 Supplement), S1-205
A collection of physical activity questionnaires for health-related research
Survey approaches used to measure physical activity vary in their complexity, from self-administered, single-item questions to interviewer-administered surveys of lifetime physical activity
The tables of reliability and validity studies include a summary of the population in which the questionnaire has been tested
Assessing Children's Well-Being: A Handbook of measures (2004)
For social workers, psychologists, nurses, and physicians who work with pediatric populations
Sample topics: health status, quality of life, development, behavior, family functioning, and cognition
Reviews the tests and gives reliability and validity but online version does not seem to reproduce them
Assessing Alcohol Problems: A Guide for clinicians and researchers
Gov Doc HE 20.8308/2:4/2003
Includes 53 instruments
Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality for Use in Health Research
Collection of tests with their reviews and validity and reliability information
Measures of Political Attitudes
JA74.5 .R6 1968 (possibly revised in 1998. Acq trying to get)
Side-by-side comparisons of relevant measures, coverage includes political ideology, democratic values, political tolerance, racial-ethnic attitudes, political trust, party identification, and more
Includes reliability and validity
Marketing Scales Handbook: A Compilation of multi-item measures
HF5415.3 .B785 1992
283 scales for consumer behavior, advertising, sales, and organizational issues
Scales are taken from journal articles so there are representative sample questions but not the entire test
Includes reliability and validity information
Directory of Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences
GV706.4 .D57 1996
Summarizes information on over 300 psychological scales questionnaires and inventories
Test summaries address exercise motivation, sport motivation, aggression, cognitive strategies, leadership, cohesion, and anxiety
Primary Care Tools for Clinicians : A Compendium of Forms, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales for Everyday Practice
2005
Over 230 forms, scales, and inventories to use or adapt for routine or specialized exams to assess and document a patient's condition
