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Beyond Traditional Notions Of Validity: Selecting Appropriate Measures For Occupational Therapy Practice., Andrew Johnson, Briana Zur, Eric Roy, Debbie Laliberte-Rudman, Jennie Wells
Beyond Traditional Notions Of Validity: Selecting Appropriate Measures For Occupational Therapy Practice., Andrew Johnson, Briana Zur, Eric Roy, Debbie Laliberte-Rudman, Jennie Wells
Andrew M. Johnson
Increasingly, tied to factors such as increased emphasis on accountability and health care spending restraints, occupational therapists are required to implement evidence-based practice. When implementing evidence-based assessment, it is critical that occupational therapists examine and challenge some of the assumptions underlying the current use of measures, as well as the conclusions being drawn from their use. In order to most effectively judge the appropriateness of measures informing their assessments, interventions and recommendations, occupational therapists must draw upon measurement theory and concepts. To date, occupational therapy literature has predominantly emphasized a narrow conceptualization of validity that focuses on empirical evidence. The …
Genetic Correlations Among Facets Of Type A Behavior And Personality, Andrew Johnson, Julie Schermer, Philip Vernon, Kerry Jang
Genetic Correlations Among Facets Of Type A Behavior And Personality, Andrew Johnson, Julie Schermer, Philip Vernon, Kerry Jang
Andrew M. Johnson
The purpose of this study was to examine the phenotypic, genetic, and environmental relationships between multiple dimensions of Type A behavior and personality. Adult twins (N = 247 pairs) completed a self- report personality measure and a work style questionnaire that measured six facets of Type A behavior: impatience, anger, work involvement, time urgency, job dissatisfaction, and competitiveness. Univariate results suggest that only the job dissatisfaction facet of Type A behavior was explained by non-genetic (environmental) factors. Multivariate results suggest that all of the genetically determined facets of Type A behavior show some correspondence with at least one of the …