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Comparing the Measured and Latent Dark Triad: Are Three Measures Better than One? 测量和潜在暗三联征的比较:三个测量比一个好吗?

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2011-10-03 DOI: 10.2458/JMM.V2I1.12363

P. Jonason, Phillip S. Kavanagh, Gregory D. Webster, Debra Fitzgerald

引用次数: 47

Correlation Coefficients: Mean Bias and Confidence Interval Distortions 相关系数:平均偏差和置信区间失真

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2011-06-02 DOI: 10.2458/JMM.V1I2.114

R. Gorsuch, C. Lehmann

引用次数: 34

Construct validation of quality of life for the severely mentally ill 构建重度精神病患者生活质量的验证

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2011-05-04 DOI: 10.2458/V1I2.101

G. W. Johnson

引用次数: 0

The Pitfalls of a Tool-based Science and the Promise of a Problem-focused Science 以工具为基础的科学的陷阱和以问题为中心的科学的希望

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2011-05-04 DOI: 10.2458/V1I2.99

Patrick E. McKnight, M. Johns, P. McGovern, Julius Najab

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引用次数: 1

Patterns of enrollment in randomized and preference trials of behavioral treatments for insomnia 失眠症行为治疗的随机和偏好试验的入组模式

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2011-05-04 DOI: 10.2458/V1I2.100

S. Sidani, R. Bootzin, P. Moritz, Dana Epstein, Joyal Miranda, J. Cousins

{"title":"Patterns of enrollment in randomized and preference trials of behavioral treatments for insomnia","authors":"S. Sidani, R. Bootzin, P. Moritz, Dana Epstein, Joyal Miranda, J. Cousins","doi":"10.2458/V1I2.100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/V1I2.100","url":null,"abstract":"Participants’ preferences for treatment may deter enrollment in a randomized clinical trial (RCT). The Partially randomized clinical trial (PRCT) is proposed as an alternative design to increase enrollment rate and enhance representativeness of the sample. There is limited evidence supporting the advantages of the PRCT. This study aimed to examine enrollment and refusal rates, reasons for refusal, and clinical profile of persons who declined participation and those who enrolled, in the context of a RCT and a PRCT. Persons with chronic insomnia completed a questionnaire to determine if they met the eligibility criteria regarding type, frequency, and duration of insomnia. Those who declined participation indicated reasons for refusal. Enrollment rate was computed as the percentage of individuals who took part in the study out of those found eligible. Independent sample t-test was used to compare enrollees and non-enrollees on characteristics of insomnia. The results showed a higher enrollment rate in the RCT than PRCT. Reasons for refusal were similar under the RCT and PRCT. Significant differences between enrollees and non-enrollees were found on fewer characteristics in the RCT than PRCT. The results do not support the advantages of the PRCT in enhancing enrollment of participants in studies evaluating the effectiveness of behavioral treatments of chronic insomnia.","PeriodicalId":90602,"journal":{"name":"Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"15-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69060242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

A Note on the Interpretation of Scale Values in Multidimensional Scaling Growth Analysis 多维标度增长分析中标度值解释的注解

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.2458/V2I2.15988

Cody Ding

引用次数: 0

Measuring Individual Growth With Conventional and Adaptive Tests 用常规测试和适应性测试衡量个人成长

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.2458/V2I2.15990

D. Weiss, Shannon Von Minden

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引用次数: 9

Simple, Powerful Statistics: An Instantiation of a Better ‘Mousetrap’ 简单，强大的统计:一个更好的“捕鼠器”的实例

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.2458/V2I2.15989

Mark D. Roberts

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引用次数: 9

A Social Relations Model for the Colonial Behavior of the Zebra Finch 斑胸草雀群体行为的社会关系模型

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2010-10-13 DOI: 10.2458/V1I1.77

A. Figueredo, S. Olderbak, Vanya Alessandra Moreno

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引用次数: 2

GPS Technology and Human Psychological Research: A Methodological Proposal GPS技术与人类心理研究:方法论建议

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2010-10-13 DOI: 10.2458/V1I1.74

P. S. A. Wolf, W. J. Jacobs

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引用次数: 16