THE MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT

Small differences in height seem to be related to large differences in life outcomes, necessitating the accurate measurement of this variabl e in studies of the impact of physical attributes. The present study i nvestigated a procedure that uses the desired height of an individual. Results indicated that the desired-height method provided measurement s that closely approximated actual height. It is noted that the propos ed measurement technique was normed on young adults and may not genera lize to other populations.