Social Validity in Behavioral Research: A Selective Review.

Autor: Huntington RN; College of Education, Northern Arizona University, Eastburn Education 207c, 639 Riordan Ranch Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USA., Badgett NM; College of Education and Human Services, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL USA., Rosenberg NE; College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA., Greeny K; College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA., Bravo A; School of Education, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA USA., Bristol RM; College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI USA., Byun YH; School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA., Park MS; School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Perspectives on behavior science [Perspect Behav Sci] 2022 Dec 28; Vol. 46 (1), pp. 201-215. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 28 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1007/s40614-022-00364-9
Abstrakt: Through the application of behavioral principles, behavior analysts seek to produce socially meaningful behavior change, defined as alterations in behavior that yield important outcomes immediately beneficial for the direct consumers of interventions and key stakeholders. Behavioral practitioners and researchers often engage in assessment and reporting of the meaningfulness of behavior change using social validity assessments. These assessments ensure that target behaviors are appropriately selected, intervention procedures are acceptable, and satisfactory outcomes are produced. The purpose of this review is to identify the current state of social validity within behavioral literature. We reviewed eight peer-reviewed journals between 2010 and 2020. We found that 47% of the intervention studies reviewed included a social validity assessment. Social validity assessment across journals has increased over time, with a significant rise from 2019 to 2020. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future work are discussed.
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