Assessing Perceptions AbouT Hazardous Substances: The PATHS questionnaire

G James Rubin; Richard Amlot; Lisa Page; Julia Pearce; Simon Wessely

doi:10.1177/1359105312459096

Assessing Perceptions AbouT Hazardous Substances: The PATHS questionnaire

G James Rubin, Richard Amlot, Lisa Page, Julia Pearce, Simon Wessely

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How people perceive the nature of a hazardous substance may determine how they respond when potentially exposed to it. We tested a new Perceptions AbouT Hazardous Substances (PATHS) questionnaire. In Study 1 (N = 21), we assessed the face validity of items concerning perceptions about eight properties of a hazardous substance. In Study 2 (N = 2030), we tested the factor structure, reliability and validity of the PATHS questionnaire across four qualitatively different substances. In Study 3 (N = 760), we tested the impact of information provision on Perceptions AbouT Hazardous Substances scores. Our results showed that our eight measures demonstrated good reliability and validity when used for non-contagious hazards.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1100-1113
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	18
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105312459096
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2013

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