Table of Contents

Dedication
Series Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Identifying and Defining the Constructs and Variables to Measure
Chapter 2. Types of Instruments and Their Properties: Methods to Measure Variables and Constructs 
Chapter 3. Identifying Available Instruments
Chapter 4. Gathering and Organizing Information About Instruments
Chapter 5. Permissions and Feasibility
Chapter 6. Using the Evidence to Guide Your Instrument Selection 
Chapter 7. Following Ethical Principles and Guidelines
Chapter 8. Describing the Instruments Effectively for Different Audiences
Chapter 9. Troubleshooting
Conclusion
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
About the Series Editor

About the Author

Kelly McClure, PhD, is associate professor and chair of psychology at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her doctorate from Drexel University in 2002. She was a co-editor of Practitioners Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Depression and is currently an associate editor of Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Her main research interests are in social problem solving and coping with cancer.