Re: selecting measures

["B. Ethridge" <bethridge4@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good questions, I would suggest looking at the YRBSS,
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey for measures
of risk-taking behaviors, as far as psychological
well-being Mirowsky and Ross discuss a number of
meaures of well-being and it would be a great starting
place for references on measuring psychological
well-being and what "well-being" is. A survey that
uses psychological well-being meaures is the Detroit
Area Study, 1995 (DAS) available through ICPSR housed
at U. of Michigan. Hope this helps some. I do have
some measures/literature related to the measures in
the DAS, contact me if you would like that information
forwarded to you. 

In regards to assessing a clinical survey--what do you
mean? 

--- bob boby <chitownie@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> We are developing an outcome evaluation for a
> residential program serving at risk youth.  It's a
> day treatment program.  We would like to select a
> few outcome measures related to psychological well
> being and risk taking behaviors.  My question is,
> how does one know if a measure is a good measure?  I
> remember completing measurement reviews sheets in my
> reserach methods course, but that was many moons
> ago.  Are there any worksheets that workers and
> evaluators can use to assess a clinical survey? 
> 
>  
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
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