Hey there!

I want to measure a construct with two subscales.

The first subscale is measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=0 person, 1=1 person, 2=2 persons, 3=3-4 persons, 4= 5-8 persons, 5=9 or more persons).
The second subscale is also measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=never....5=always). 

I would like to combine those two subscales to one scale. Since the answer options differ between the scales, I was wondering if I could combine them or not.

Thank you so much for your help! 

Hey there!

I want to measure a construct with two subscales.

The first subscale is measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=0 person, 1=1 person, 2=2 persons, 3=3-4 persons, 4= 5-8 persons, 5=9 or more persons).
The second subscale is also measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=never....5=always). 

I would like to combine those two subscales to one scale. Since the answer options differ between the scales, I was wondering if I could combine them or not.

Thank you so much for your help! 

Hi Jon, 

thank you very much for your reply! I want to measure isolation. The first subscale measures social isolation and the second subscale measures domestic isolation. I would like to combine those two subscales (social isolation & domestic isolation) to one scale (isolation). My goal is to find out what impact isolation has on other constructs like depression, loneliness and so on. I am just not sure if I can combine those two scales because of the different answer options. 

Hey there!

I want to measure a construct with two subscales.

The first subscale is measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=0 person, 1=1 person, 2=2 persons, 3=3-4 persons, 4= 5-8 persons, 5=9 or more persons).
The second subscale is also measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=never....5=always). 

I would like to combine those two subscales to one scale. Since the answer options differ between the scales, I was wondering if I could combine them or not.

Thank you so much for your help! 

Hey there!

I want to measure a construct with two subscales.

The first subscale is measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=0 person, 1=1 person, 2=2 persons, 3=3-4 persons, 4= 5-8 persons, 5=9 or more persons).
The second subscale is also measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=never....5=always). 

I would like to combine those two subscales to one scale. Since the answer options differ between the scales, I was wondering if I could combine them or not.

Thank you so much for your help! 

Hey there!

I want to measure a construct with two subscales.

The first subscale is measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=0 person, 1=1 person, 2=2 persons, 3=3-4 persons, 4= 5-8 persons, 5=9 or more persons).
The second subscale is also measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=never....5=always). 

I would like to combine those two subscales to one scale. Since the answer options differ between the scales, I was wondering if I could combine them or not.

Thank you so much for your help! 

Hi Rick, 

thank you so much for your reply. I want to measure isolation. The first subscale measures social isolation and the second subscale measures domestic isolation. I would like to combine those two subscales (social isolation & domestic isolation) to one scale (isolation). My goal is to find out what impact isolation has on other constructs like depression, loneliness and so on. I am just not sure if I can combine those two subscales to one scale because of the different answer options.

I am not familiar with the multidimensional unfolding but I will look into it. Thank you for the advice!

Hey there!

I want to measure a construct with two subscales.

The first subscale is measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=0 person, 1=1 person, 2=2 persons, 3=3-4 persons, 4= 5-8 persons, 5=9 or more persons).
The second subscale is also measured with a 6-point Likert-scale (0=never....5=always). 

I would like to combine those two subscales to one scale. Since the answer options differ between the scales, I was wondering if I could combine them or not.

Thank you so much for your help!