All analyses described in this paragraph were conducted on the nine items of the PSAS remaining after receiving the content and quality ratings from experts in the field. Following the recommendations of Clark and Watson (1995), individual item distributions were examined. No items were highly skewed or unbalanced. Next we examined the correlation matrix for the nine items. We hoped to see most correlations being in the range of .15 −.5. All items except number 5 had mean item intercorrelations in that range. Item 5 did not correlate well with the other items, with a mean r = .08, suggesting that this item should be considered for removal. Next, we examined item-total correlations. Again, item 5 was the only item with a low item-total correlation (r = .099). Based on these analyses, item 5 was removed from the scale.
