Measuring Attitudes toward Euthanasia

Bibliographic Data

ID13628115
AuthorsHarold D Holloway (University of North Texas, Denton), Bert Hayslip (0000-0002-7774-5823, University of North Texas, Denton, corresponding author), Melissa E Murdock (University of North Texas, Denton), Robyn M Maloy (University of North Texas), Robyn Maloy (University of North Texas, Denton), Heather L Servaty (University of North Texas, Denton), Kristan Henard (University of North Texas, Denton), Luis López (0000-0002-2582-9419, University of North Texas, Denton), Luis Joaquín García López (0000-0003-0446-6740, University of North Texas), Rosemary Lysaght (0000-0002-8845-5936, University of North Texas, Denton), George Moreno (University of North Texas, Denton), Thomas A Moroney (University of North Texas), Thomas Moroney (University of North Texas, Denton), David Smith (0000-0002-8202-8108, University of North Texas, Denton), Susanne White (University of North Texas, Denton)
Year1995
Volume30
Issue1
Pages53-65
Publication date1995-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/eqp2-kufm-w7th-butl
PMID11654176
OpenAlexW1971140258
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

The development of a measure assessing attitudes toward euthanasia is presented, where data gathered from over 400 young adults yielded a thirty item Likert scale with high internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Additionally, the discriminant validity of the scale was found in comparisons of those with death-related versus non-death-related experiences

Consistency (knowledge bases · Developmental psychology · Discriminant validity · Internal consistency · Likert scale · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Test (biology · Test validity · Artificial Intelligence · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology