Advancing the psychometrics of reverse-keyed items: enriching cognitive theory by a logical and linguistic perspective

Inclusion of reverse-keyed items in a questionnaire usually impacts its factor structure and reliability. Therefore, their presence or absence also affects measurement validity, yet a clear consensus on their use is missing. In this paper, we provide an overview of the literature on the use of rever...

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Published in:	Frontiers in psychology Vol. 16; p. 1684612
Main Authors:	Elek, David, Cígler, Hynek, Grüning, David J., Ježek, Stanislav
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2025
Subjects:	cognitive processing linguistic logic method factor negation polarity effect psychology reverse-coding reverse-keying Umfrageforschung cognitive processing linguistic negation polarity effect method factor logic reverse-coding reverse-keying
ISSN:	1664-1078, 1664-1078
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