Making Comparisons Meaningful: Conceptual and Measurement Issues of Political Trust Attitude

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Carron and Brawley have raised questions about the research methodology used by Carless and De Paola. In addressing their comments, the author begins by raising the issues of level of theory level of data collection, and level of analysis. The…

OBJECTIVE: To develop and test a multi-item measure for general trust in physicians, in contrast with trust in a specific physician. DATA SOURCES: Random national telephone survey of 502 adult subjects with a regular physician and source of payment.…

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Carron and Brawley have raised questions about the research methodology used by Carless and De Paola. In addressing their comments, the author begins by raising the issues of level of theory level of data collection, and level of analysis. The…

Enduring involvement has been a focus of consumer research in recent years. Based on that research, we define enduring involvement as an individual difference variable representing the arousal potential of a product or activity that causes personal…

Nursing as a human science is concerned with the experiences of human beings in relation to health and illness matters. Human experiences are shaped by history, relationships, politics, social structures, gender and culture. Nurses are concerned…