Abstract
Avoiding the “déjà-variable” phenomenon: social psychology needs more guides to constructs
Highlights
As a journal editor, I am frequently asked what constitutes an exceptional research article (Hagger, 2012)
Skinner identified the diversity in terminology, definition, and content of constructs related to control in social psychology, conducted an integrative review of theories incorporating control-related constructs, and developed a taxonomy and theoretical model to characterize them
Her guide was innovative for three reasons: (1) she recognized the richness in control-related constructs in social psychology and the substantial redundancy and poor consensus; (2) she focused on systematically reducing redundancy and arriving at a core set of definitions and constructs; (3) she developed a theoretical basis for her integration
Summary
I am frequently asked what constitutes an exceptional research article (Hagger, 2012). Skinner identified the diversity in terminology, definition, and content of constructs related to control in social psychology, conducted an integrative review of theories incorporating control-related constructs, and developed a taxonomy and theoretical model to characterize them.
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