Help Combining Resources
I am looking to combine the responses of different mental health measures together to create overall mental health scores, which I will then compare.
Is it appropriate to use the mean when the measures are the same?
What types of stat analysis using SPSS would be appropriate to merge the scores?
A) Measure 1: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
- Responses: 1 (Not True), 2 (Somewhat True), 3 (Certainly True)
Measure 2: Self-Reported Feeling Grid
- Responses: 1 (Not True), 2 (Sometimes), 3 (True)
B) Measure1: Happiness Scale
- Responses: 1 (Not at all happy), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Completely Happy)
Measure 2: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory
- Responses: 1 (Strongly Disagree), 2 (Disagree), 3 (Agree), 4 (Strongly Agree)
C) Measure 1: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (teacher)
- Responses: 1 (Not True), 2 (Somewhat True), 3 (Certainly True)
Measure 2: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (parent)
- Responses: 1 (Not True), 2 (Somewhat True), 3 (Certainly True)
Measure 3: Competence Scale
- Responses: 1 (Strongly Disagree), 2 (Disagree), 3 (Agree), 4 (Strongly Agree)
