Strategies for Measurement and Psychological Assessment

Association of Relative Backpack Weight With Reported Pain, Pain Sites, Medical Utilization, and Lost School Time in Children and Adolescents

“…Further, there is evidence that appropriately interviewing children about subjective states yields more reliable and valid responses than do questionnaires, due to more focused attention, exploration of the meaning of responses, and other factors 26,27 . It might be argued that interviewing students, rather than assessing their pain experience through a questionnaire, would affect responses in several possible ways as responses would not be confidential.…”