THE NOTTINGHAM ADJUSTMENT SCALE - AN ESTIMATION OF RESPONSE BIAS

This study found that items in the subsections on acceptance of sight loss and attitudes toward blindness of the Nottingham Adjustment Scale are free of response bias. Respondents who were given only negative i tems disagreed significantly more with them than did those who were gi ven both negative and positive statements. In addition, respondents wi th poor emotional adjustment were more strongly influenced by the pres ence of positive statements than were those with good emotional adjust ment.