The Use of the Semantic Differential Technique in Drug Education Research: An Example and Some Suggestions.

Simpson, M. L.; Koenig, F. W.

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ERIC Number: EJ125528

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Use of the Semantic Differential Technique in Drug Education Research: An Example and Some Suggestions

Simpson, M. L.; Koenig, F. W.

Journal of Drug Education, 5, 3, 251-258, F 75

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that the Semantic Differential Technique is an efficient and reliable instrument for measuring attitudes in drug education. Its sensitivity to gradations in attitudes is demonstrated in an actual research study and suggestions for its potential uses in drug education programs are discussed. (Author)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Drug Education, Drug Use, High School Students, Measurement Techniques, Rating Scales, Research Projects, Semantic Differential, Student Attitudes, Values

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