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Children's Motivation Scale (CMS)
Children's Motivation Scale (CMS)
| Availability |
Please email the author for information about obtaining the instrument:
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| Classification |
Supplemental: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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| Short Description of Instrument |
The Children's Motivation Scale (CMS) is a sixteen-item scale that can be used to evaluate the level of motivation in children and adolescents ages 6 to 16. |
| Scoring |
Sixteen items are answered on a five-level (0 to 4) scale for a total possible score ranging from 0 to 64. Lower scores indicate more apathy. |
| References |
Gerring, J., Freund, L., Gerson, A., Joshi, P., Capozzoli, J., Frosch, E., Brady, K., Marin, R., and Denckla, M. (1996). Psychometric characteristics of the Children's Motivation Scale. Psychiatry Res 63(2-3), 205-217.
Document last updated February 2018
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