Item generation and establishing face and content validity of a rating scale: A primer.

ABSTRACT: This article is the third in a series of learning resources on translation/adaptation of a scale, new scale development and testing its psychometric properties. This paper deals with the process of domain identification and item generation for a new scale and how to perform content validity (CV). During the scale development, the domain of interest/construct must be well-articulated and decided a priori. Item generation should be informed by deductive as well as inductive methods to capture a comprehensive item pool. Items for a scale should be simple, unambiguous, accounting for the experiences of the target population and follow a normal conversation. CV assesses the relevance and representativeness of a scale's items. It is assessed through face validity (involving the target pop

SUBMITTER: Gupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410852 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature