Feeling thermometer

A feeling thermometer, also known as a thermometer scale, is a type of visual analog scale that allows respondents to rank their views of a given subject on a scale from "cold" (indicating disapproval) to "hot" (indicating approval), analogous to the temperature scale of a real thermometer. It is often used in survey and political science research to measure how positively individuals feel about a given group, individual, issue, or organization, as well as in quality of life research to measure individuals' subjective health status. It typically uses a rating scale with options ranging from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 100.[1][2][3] Questions using the feeling thermometer have been included in every year of the American National Election Studies since 1968.[4]

References

Lavrakas, Paul J., ed. (2008). "Feeling Thermometer". Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods: A-M. Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. SAGE Publications. doi:10.4135/9781412963947.n183. ISBN 9781412918084.
Zavala-Rojas, Diana (2014). "Thermometer Scale (Feeling Thermometer)". In Michalos, Alex C. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 6633–6634. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1028. ISBN 978-94-007-0752-8.
Schünemann, H; Griffith, L; Jaeschke, R; Goldstein, R; Stubbing, D; Guyatt, G (December 2003). "Evaluation of the minimal important difference for the feeling thermometer and the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire in patients with chronic airflow obstruction". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 56 (12): 1170–1176. doi:10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00115-X. PMID 14680667.
Lebo, Matthew J.; Cassino, Daniel (December 2007). "The Aggregated Consequences of Motivated Reasoning and the Dynamics of Partisan Presidential Approval". Political Psychology. 28 (6): 719–746. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00601.x.

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[1] Lavrakas, Paul J., ed. (2008). "Feeling Thermometer". Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods: A-M. Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. SAGE Publications. doi:10.4135/9781412963947.n183. ISBN 9781412918084.

[2] Zavala-Rojas, Diana (2014). "Thermometer Scale (Feeling Thermometer)". In Michalos, Alex C. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 6633–6634. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1028. ISBN 978-94-007-0752-8.

[3] Schünemann, H; Griffith, L; Jaeschke, R; Goldstein, R; Stubbing, D; Guyatt, G (December 2003). "Evaluation of the minimal important difference for the feeling thermometer and the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire in patients with chronic airflow obstruction". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 56 (12): 1170–1176. doi:10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00115-X. PMID 14680667.

[4] Lebo, Matthew J.; Cassino, Daniel (December 2007). "The Aggregated Consequences of Motivated Reasoning and the Dynamics of Partisan Presidential Approval". Political Psychology. 28 (6): 719–746. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00601.x.