Question

1. For the Scale below what is the reliability scale reliability? Please explain if this is or is not appropriate and why?

2. , After reviewing the items on the scale, could there have been improvements to the scale to increase the reliability (i.e., item construction, length of scale, clarity of items)?

The Scale below ask how you live on a day-to-day basis. Please identify to what extent you agree or disagree with each statement.   Using the following;
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Agree Strongly Agree

I would like to explore strange places. SD D N A SA
I would like to take a trip without planning where I’m going. SD D N A SA
I like to do scary things. SD D N A SA
I would like to try bungee jumping. SD D N A SA
I like wild parties. SD D N A SA
I like new and exciting experiences, even if I have to break the rules. SD D N A SA
I get restless when I spend too much time at home. SD D N A SA

Answer 1

1. The scale given is more like a questionnaire, and a questionnaire is put out to gather information about someone or something. The scale that is given is appropriate if the questions are supposed to be qualitative. Meaning from my understanding of the scale, i can understand that the questionnaire is written for someone that likes to travel a lot and maybe thinking about his/her next travel destination and filling up the questionnaire. However, the scale that is given does suggest that whether the person likes to do that kind of activity or not but it does not tell the person to what extent that person wants to do the activity. So i believe that the scale is appropriate to know about the kind of next travel destination a person wants but doesn't really tell you about the quantitative factors.

2. As said from the 1st question above, the scale could have added more qualitative factors to know how much a person wants to do the activity. for example when the question says I like wild parties, now there are all sorts of wild parties and people have different ideas about wild parties so this kind of question is very subjective and does not really give you the focus answer you are looking for.