Validity of the Sheltered Care Environment Scale: rejoinder to Lemke and Moos (1990) |
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| Authors: | G C Smith S K Whitbourne |
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| Institution: | Ringel Institute of Gerontology, University at Albany, State University of New York 12222. |
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| Abstract: | In a previous article, based on open-ended interviews with residents of 1 facility, questions were raised about the construct validity of 3 of the 7 subscales of the Sheltered Care Environment Scale. Lemke and Moos (1990) criticized the sampling of a single facility as having an inappropriate focus on individual differences. Their criticisms are addressed, and a dialectic approach is recommended for use in qualitative analyses for construction and validation of quantitative measures of geriatric residential settings. |
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