Jessica A. Nastasi, Alyssa Crowe, Nicole E. Gravina
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Data on participant demographics (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status) can be used to evaluate the existence of disparities and other correlations between the impact of an intervention and people’s intersecting identities (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender) yet these data are seldom reported in behavior-analytic studies. To date, no review has been conducted evaluating the reporting of demographic variables within the subfield of organizational behavior management (OBM). OBM interventions often involve multiple participants across levels of an organization, posing unique considerations for reporting demographic variables and potentially identifiable information in accordance with an organization’s preference for disclosure and human resource policies. Interventions in industrial/organizational psychology may encounter similar barriers to reporting demographic variables. Therefore, we reviewed articles published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management (JOBM) and the Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP) from 2015 to 2021 to evaluate current trends in the reporting of demographic variables. Studies that included participants and presented data (i.e., both applied and laboratory research; N = 205) were included for review and were coded based on the setting, method, and reported demographic variables. Results indicated that age and gender/sex were reported in about half of studies in JOBM and most studies in JAP, but race, socioeconomic status, and first language were rarely reported across journals. Considerations for reporting demographic variables in OBM and the utility of those data are discussed.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Organizational Behavior Management—the official journal of the OBM Network (www.obmnetwork.com)—is a periodical devoted specifically to scientific principles to improve organizational performance through behavioral change. The journal publishes research and review articles, reports from the field, discussions, and book reviews on the topics that are critical to today"s organization development practitioners, operations managers, and human resource professionals.