Human Development and Family Science

Citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. May link to selected full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

Yes

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Mental Measurements Yearbook

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Mental Measurements Yearbook

Testing instruments, with information for evaluation of test products in diverse areas such as psychology, education, business, and leadership. EBSCO

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Health and Psychosocial Instruments

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Health and Psychosocial Instruments

Provides questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, coding schemes, rating scales in the fields of health and psychosocial sciences. EBSCO

Yes

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ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)

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ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)

A data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences, with specialized data collections covering education, aging, criminal justice, public health, terrorism, and other fields. ICPSR also participates in data stewardship and research projects.

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Find Tests and Measurements - Search Tips

There are two primary strategies to find tests and measurements:

1. Searching by test/measure name:

"Beck Depression Inventory" or "Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale"

2. Searching by the variable you want to measure:

risk aversion assessment or scale measuring self-esteem

Additional search tips to help you find the right test/measure:

Start with your topic and search for it in combination with a variety of terms, for example:

"risk aversion" AND (instrument OR measure)
"self-esteem" AND scale

Look for articles and studies with an appendix or appendecies, which often include tests and measures, by adding append* to your search:

"self-esteem" AND scale AND append*
- The asterisk (*) stands in for all words that start with append including appendix, appends, appendecies, and appendixes.

HDFS 250: Introduction to Research Methods