Assignment 1: An Example of Measurement Development CMN 102: Empirical Methods in Communication Spring Quarter 2018 Instructor:

Assignment 1: An Example of Measurement Development

CMN 102: Empirical Methods in Communication

Spring Quarter 2018 Instructor: Robert A Bell

For this exercise, you will need to read thoroughly the following article, which is attached to this document.

Riggio, H.R. (2000). Measuring attitudes toward adult sibling relationships: The Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 17, 707-278.

Overview

This article reports an example of the development of a measure, the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale. It was selected because the author discusses many of the measurement concepts we cover in class.

Since many of you have siblings, we felt that the topic might also be of interest to you. This assignment is worth 20 points (10% of your grade).

Instructions

You must upload your typed answers to these questions on a separate sheet of paper to the Canvas course website no later than 11:59 PM on April 27. Canvas will not accept late papers, and neither will your instructor. Meeting deadlines is an important professional skill. No other form of submission will be accepted. Do not email your responses to your instructor or TA.

The document you upload only needs to have your name and answers to the 20 questions. Enumerate your answers 1 through 20. Provide only the information requested. Several of the questions can be answered with a single word or number.

Please note: Your instructor and TA will happily answer any question you have about the questions below. We will not tell you if your answers are correct or incorrect in advance. This is a take home quiz, after all. You may not collaborate with other students on this assignment.

Questions

1. True or False? Elderly siblings tend to be an important source of aid in times of crisis when we grow old. True
2. If you needed to assess the sibling relationships of children, which would be your best choice, the SRQ or the ASRQ?
3. True or False? As children move toward adulthood, sibling rivalry tends to increase

rapidly.

1. The author started her development of the LSRS with an initial (first draft) form that included