Definition Of Construct Research Articles

A Quantitative Systematic Literature Review of Self-Monitoring Components Within Mathematics Instruction and Intervention

The purpose of this quantitative systematic literature review was to identify and describe published mathematics studies from 1980 to 2021 that incorporated a self-monitoring component ( k = 22 studies; N = 1,787 students). We examined specific self-monitoring procedures, instructional contexts, implementation variables, and methodological quality. For inclusion, studies needed to (a) include self-monitoring (defined as students observing, evaluating, and/or recording their behaviors), (b) include co-occurring mathematics instruction, (c) include at least one mathematics outcome measure, (d) occur in a school setting, (e) include students in Grades K–12, and (f) utilize a single-case, experimental, or quasiexperimental design. Variables of interest were coded and methodological quality was assessed using What Works Clearinghouse standards. Our findings suggest that students with and without disabilities generally benefit from embedded self-monitoring procedures across mathematical content areas and tiers of instructional support. Future research should further unpack definitions of self-monitoring and related constructs.

Modeling digital skills beyond the IT workforce: construct definition, measurement and impact on digitalization value

PurposeInformation technology (IT) personnels’ technical, business and behavioral skills are critical enablers for generating IT value. In an increasingly digitalized working environment where non-IT employees participate in digital innovations, a focus on IT personnels’ skills only doesn’t meet researchers’ need for a framework to study digital skills and managers’ need to address digital skills challenges across an enterprise’s workforce. Nevertheless, the digital skills topic is complicated by conceptual ambiguity and a lack of theoretically derived and empirically validated model. The purpose of this study is to address this problem.Design/methodology/approachTheoretically, this study draws on human capital (HC) and resource-based view (RBV) theories. Empirically, it follows mixed method combining interviews and a survey.FindingsThe digital skills construct is a multidimensional second order reflective construct. While its development is influenced by an organization’s commitment and exposure to digitalization, it influences the value organizations obtain from digitalization.Research limitations/implicationsThis study conceptualizes the digital skills construct, identifying technology agnostic subdimensions that are meaningful beyond a particular digital domain [information and communication technology (ICT), information, Internet, Inter of Things (IoT)] and establishing a valid measure. Other researchers can improve both the indicators of the existing four conceptually distinct and managerially recognizable workplace digital skills dimensions as well as testing new ones.Practical implicationsManagers can use the instrument to assess the extent to which their non-IT workforces are equipped with digital skills and get strategic insights for specific interventions such as upskilling or buying in skills.Originality/valueThe main theoretical contribution of the paper is the conceptualization and validation of the digital skills construct for the non-IT workforce. Furthermore, we provide a theoretical framework to explain the factors that could influence the development of digital skills and demonstrate the impact that digital skills have on selected digitalization value indicators. This contribution provides the foundation for investigating the drivers, outcomes and the relationship of digital skills to other constructs such as digital transformation, innovation and firm performance.

In Pursuit of Impact: How Psychological Contract Research Can Make the Work-World a Better Place

This paper is the result of the collective work undertaken by a group of Psychological Contract (PC) and Sustainability scholars from around the world, following the 2023 Bi-Annual PC Small Group Conference (Kedge Business School, Bordeaux, France). As part of the conference, scholars engaged in a workshop designed to generate expert guidance on how to aid the PC field to be better aligned with the needs of practice, and thus, impact the creation and maintenance of high-quality and sustainable exchange processes at work. In accordance with accreditation bodies for higher education, research impact is not limited to academic papers alone but also includes practitioners, policymakers, and students in its scope. This paper therefore incorporates elements from an impact measurement tool for higher education in management so as to explore how PC scholars can bolster the beneficial influence of PC knowledge on employment relationships through different stakeholders and means. Accordingly, our proposals for the pursuit of PC impact are organized in three parts: (1) research, (2) practice and society, and (3) students. Further, this paper contributes to the emerging debate on sustainable PCs by developing a construct definition and integrating PCs with an ‘ethics of care’ perspective.

Corporate Social Responsibility Research: An Ongoing and Worthwhile Journey

We “tell the story” of corporate social responsibility (CSR) research by presenting a curated Collection of 19 articles published from 1973 through 2022 in all Academy of Management journals: Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Discoveries, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Academy of Management Perspectives, and Academy of Management Review. We describe our curation process and our criteria for evaluating CSR research. Next, we use the Collection to trace the history of CSR research decade by decade and synthesize the field’s current state. With the benefit of hindsight, we then offer a critical analysis of CSR research in terms of the following criteria: (a) construct definition (i.e., content domain) and operationalization (i.e., dimensionality, measurement, methodological rigor), (b) integration (i.e., levels of analysis, disciplinary perspectives, cross-national and comparative approaches and disciplines), and (c) impact (i.e., stakeholders considered; evaluation of initiatives in terms of intended beneficiaries; translation of results for practice, education, policy, and sustainable development). We conclude by providing recommendations for enhancing the impact of CSR research that is more transdisciplinary, participative, inclusive regarding stakeholders, methodologically rigorous, translational, and attentive to specific CSR initiative characteristics and intended beneficiaries.

Evaluating the correlation between self-esteem and the values of anxiety and depression respectively in an organizational context

The present work aims to analyze, on the one hand, the link between self-esteem levels and anxiety values among professionally active people, respectively, on the other hand, between self-esteem levels and depression values, among the same population . We consider it important to define the concept of self-esteem in relation to anxiety and depression. In order to determine whether the working hypotheses are valid, a questionnaire was drawn up consisting of the items of the Anxiety, Satisfaction and Depression and Enthusiasm at Work Scale (Warr, P. (1990). The measurement of well‐being and other aspects of mental health. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 63(3), 193-210.), respectively of self-esteem related to the organization (Pierce, J. L., Gardner, D. G., Cummings, L. L., & Dunham, R. B. (1989). Organization-based self-esteem: construct definition, measurement, and validation. Academy of Management Journal, 32(3), 622–648.). The group of participants in this study was made up of both male and female people, professionally active, predominantly from the urban environment, with higher education and a varied length of work.

Teacher professionalism, expertise and the jurisdictional struggle

ABSTRACT In this paper, the relationship between teacher professionalism, expertise and educational knowledge is examined via the sociology of the professions, studies of professional knowledge, and the philosophy of expertise. Drawing on the work of Abbott the jurisdictional context of teaching is foregrounded, with a focus on (i) how educational problems are defined; (ii) professional knowledge-in-use (or diagnosis, inference and “treatment” in teaching); and (iii) the potential of systematically organised abstract knowledge base for teaching. It is suggested that teaching is a profession particularly vulnerable to external jurisdictional challenge, with little opportunity for protection against forms of what Abbott terms “advisory” or “subordinate” jurisdiction through state intervention. Reflecting on this context, it is suggested that a key task for teachers and educational researchers internationally is to gain greater control of the definition of educational problems and construct a knowledge base that is more suited to the distinctive purpose of teaching practice.

In Search of Conceptual Clarity About the Structure of Psychopathic Traits in Children: A Network-Based Proposal.

Psychopathic traits in childhood have been revealed as potential identifiers of risk, being predictive of later forms of behavioral maladjustment. Yet, it is still under debate how psychopathic traits in children should be best conceptualized and which are the core dimensions for construct definition and prediction. The present study aims to examine the structure of psychopathic traits in childhood, and its predictive value, by using a combination of traditional factor analysis and more recent network-based methods. Data on psychopathic traits, as measured by the Child Problematic Traits Inventory (CPTI), were collected in a large sample of children (n = 2454; 48.2% girls), aged 3 to 6 at the onset of the study (Mage = 4.26; SD = 0.91), who were followed-up one and two years later using parent- and teacher-reports. Results showed that psychopathic traits measured via CPTI are best conceptualized as five latent factors encompassing grandiosity, deceitfulness, callousness, impulsivity and need of stimulation, a result that converged across informants and time. Callousness and grandiosity emerged as central traits using network analysis of parent-reports, while deceitfulness was most central using teacher-reports. Finally, callousness, impulsivity and deceitfulness emerged as the best predictors of concurrent, prospective and stable conduct problems. These results provide a refined structure of psychopathic traits in children that better accounts for the core elements of the construct. Additional theoretical and practical implications will be discussed in terms of assessment, diagnostic classification and tailored prevention/intervention.

Exploring the Potential of a Spoken Dialog System-Delivered Paired Discussion Task for Assessing Interactional Competence

ABSTRACT While several studies support the appropriateness of tasks delivered through Spoken Dialog Systems (SDSs) for L2 oral communication assessment, few studies have explored the construct of interactional competence (IC) as measured by such tasks. This study aims to address this gap in the literature by investigating the use of IC features by high- and low-ability test-takers in performance on an SDS-delivered paired discussion task, along with the perceived appropriateness of the SDS as a conversation partner. Data collected from 30 test-takers and three trained raters included test-taker task responses, task scores, and semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the task responses for IC features based on a coding scheme adapted from Galaczi (2014) showed that the majority of the features included in the construct definition in the study were consistently observable in the task responses, and the use of observed features generally varied with score levels as expected. The qualitative analysis of the interviews revealed that test-takers generally perceived the system as an appropriate partner for oral communication assessment, although they noted several technical limitations that could affect their task performance. This study helps us better understand the construct of IC underlying SDS-delivered tasks and offers implications for designing and validating these tasks.

Validation and analysis of the metric properties of the Leadership Virtues Questionnaire in work and organizational psychologists and individuals who perform leadership functions in Chile.

The literature on leadership and personal competencies exhibits limitations in terms of construct definition, behavior specifications and valid theory-based measuring strategies. An explanatory design with latent variables and the statistical software SAS 9.4 were used for the validation and adaptation to Spanish of the Leadership Virtues Questionnaire applied to work and organizational psychologists and people who exercise leadership functions in Chile. The levels of agreement between judges for the adaptation to the Spanish language and the confirmatory factor analysis of first order with four dimensions shows insufficient statistical indices for the absolute, comparative and parsimonious adjustments. However, a second-order confirmatory factor analysis with two dimensions presents a satisfactory fit for the item, model, and parameter matrices. The measurement of Virtuous Leadership would provide relevant inputs for further evaluation and training based on ethical competencies aimed at improving management, which would, in turn, allow for its treatment as an independent variable to generate an ethical organizational culture.

Employee work habits: A definition and process model

Research indicates that half of employee work behaviors may be habits and that employee work habits can either facilitate or undermine efficient and effective task performance. Yet, management scholars lack a standard definition of employee work habits that promotes actionable knowledge and cumulative research. In addition, although research suggests that employee goal-directed and habitual behavior interface in several ways, the management literature does not address the relationship between these two types of work behavior. After reviewing previous research, we provide a new definition of the employee work habit construct. Our definition distinguishes employee work habits from general habits in three ways: a) they affect organizational effectiveness criteria, b) they are embedded in an organizational context, and c) they are associated with using organizational rewards. We also provide a process model that explains how employee goal-directed behavior can evolve into work habits. With this new precision in understanding employee work habits, management scholars can explore this common but overlooked type of work behavior, rigorously connect employee work habits to other theories and constructs, and greatly expand our knowledge of employee work habits.

Factors Affecting the Well-Being at Work and Risk Perception of Construction Workers: A Validated Interpretative Structural Modeling (VISM) Approach

Despite increased safety investments in the civil construction sector, high accident rates persist, often due to workers’ intentional unsafe behaviors influenced by poorly understood psychological factors. This study utilized validated interpretative structural modeling (VISM), an innovative technique, to investigate factors impacting the well-being and risk perception of construction workers in the Brazilian Amazon. The VISM model was developed through five steps: (1) identification of indicators; (2) definition of constructs; (3) identification of relationships between constructs; (4) validation of these relationships; and (5) creation of the model. The results underscore the effectiveness of VISM in crafting complex models with robust statistical validity, even in studies with sample limitations and intricate or circular relationships among constructs. The research identified various factors in this phenomenon, such as the importance given by management to workplace safety, job dissatisfaction, work-related stress, turnover intention, work–family balance, alcohol and cigarette use, physical health, perception of accident risks at work, and education and training in workplace safety. Another significant contribution lies in the model’s ability to discern both direct and indirect relationships among these well-being factors. This insight enables the formulation of strategies to enhance worker well-being and reduce workplace accidents, particularly those stemming from intentional unsafe behaviors.

Using a systematic literature review to clarify ambiguous construct definitions: identifying a leader credibility definitional model

Using a systematic literature review to clarify ambiguous construct definitions: identifying a leader credibility definitional model

Instruments to measure patient satisfaction with comprehensive medication management (CMM) services: a scoping review

Abstract Objectives To map the instruments to measure patient satisfaction with comprehensive medication management (CMM) services and to compare them according to their development characteristics and applicability of patient-reported outcome measures (PRO) measures. Methods A scoping review was conducted using the methodology proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Studies that developed or applied a patient satisfaction measurement instrument in CMM services, published from 1990 onwards were selected. The critical appraisal of the instruments identified was carried out using an 18 item checklist developed to systematically evaluate PRO measures. Key findings A total of 28 studies were selected; in most (17), the applied instruments had been developed by the authors. Nine of them were validated, most of which used open-ended and closed questions in self-administered printed instruments. The best-qualified instrument reached 11 out of the 18 evaluated items, highlighting the difficulty in the definition of the satisfaction construct. Conclusions The review made it possible to identify the instruments available to measure patient satisfaction with CMM services and to comparatively highlight their characteristics and psychometric properties. It also pointed out the need to improve or develop a patient satisfaction instrument for CMM services. However, improvement is needed in many of the evaluated domains of the instruments to meet the desirable requirements for a PRO measure. These gaps should be taken into consideration in future research, aiming to build a robust and standardized instrument for the CMM service.

Questioning Psychological Constructs: Current Issues and Proposed Changes

Constructs are central to psychology. We describe two current trends as responses to dissatisfactions with the abstract nature of constructs and with uncertain and variable research findings: a trend away from constructs toward specific notions and effects, and sharper construct definitions with improved construct measurement. We explain that the issues in psychology reflect the complexity and variable nature of psychological phenomena. Rather than following the trends, we propose a reformulation of the construct notion to accommodate complexity and uncertainty. To provide background, we describe the historical development and epistemology of constructs, and highlight the explanatory and integrative role of constructs. Our reformulation implies that constructs are (1) composite, (2) organized in a hierarchy with overlap, (3) variable, with heterogeneous measurement results. Methods can be and are being developed accordingly. We close with considerations for further debate.

Когнитивная практика в понимании творчества

Creativity is a universal category for describing human capabilities. In the conditions of the information age, ideas about the complexity of the ontology of a person and his existence in a variety of realities, discourses and roles deepen. The non-classical ontology of man has changed the ideas about the work of the researcher. Evidence moves from rigid definitions of philosophical constructs to their disclosure in dis-course. Cognitive practice arises in the discourse of human creative possibilities in the unity of reason and feeling. Creativity is existential in nature due to the perception of terms as ways of organizing a discourse about the creative being of a person in thought. The term cogito is an image of reality. It helps to consider creativity in the aspect of its mental (cognitive) understanding. It contains the meaning of the practice of research. It contains formalizable and non-formalizable aspects, logic and inner feeling. Compound terms combine being and knowledge, existence and knowledge. That term is “mind”. Cognitive practice in development moves from understanding the concept of intelligence to understanding the concept of mind as a technology of enactive thinking. Cognition becomes body mind. Cognitive practice is not limited to the study of human cognitive abilities. It is due to the creative power of the human mind.

Reflection on the application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to a national policy to improve inclusion of people with disabilities

People with disabilities face many barriers in the built environment impacting their mobility, health, and social participation. In the US, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), municipalities were required to develop and implement barrier-removal plans for pedestrian infrastructure, called ADA transition plans, but very few have done so. Many communities know they need a plan but do not know how to get it done because of a lack of understanding of the many different implementation considerations. Implementation science offers a useful approach for understanding complex policy implementation such as ADA plans. This paper provides a reflection on the adaptation of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to evaluate the implementation of ADA transition planning. To apply the CFIR, we tailored the construct definitions and modified them to fit the specific context of the ADA transition planning process. We documented the constructs that were more challenging to apply, those that were not relevant, and those that were particularly useful. This paper can serve as a valuable example that other researchers can use when considering adapting the CFIR or other implementation frameworks for the evaluation of complex social policy beyond the ADA.

Culture or commerce? Craft as an ambiguous construction between culture and economy

ABSTRACT Contemporary craft presents a conceptual difficulty for many Marshall Islanders, who struggle to construct definitions that rely on a clear-cut separation between culture and economy, in which craft is perceived to serve either cultural or commercial purposes. However, this article ethnographically illustrates that craft is an ambiguous construction. Its ambiguity stems from conflicting notions of culture and commerce, which is tied to valuations along the commodity – non-commodity spectrum. Marshallese craft was initially conceptualized locally and externally as something akin to tourist art aimed at an external other – that is, as commercial craft – but has since turned inwards to become culturally meaningful. Yet, despite this conceptual separation between commercial and cultural crafts, Marshall Islanders make, use, and circulate craft in ways that muddles such clear-cut categories. Instead, people see themselves and others as catering to economic and cultural needs at different moments using the same artifacts – a contextual alteration that contributes to a gradual shift in valuation. The ambiguity of craft therefore illuminates the continuous conceptual work of keeping culture and economy separated, a work that itself should be understood as a process of cultural production.

Applying the ICF codes, flag model and C-OAR-SE in the development of return-to-work assessment scale for stroke survivors.

The Return-to-Work Assessment Scale (RAS) was developed in 2021 by Ibikunle et al. to assess return-to-work among post-stroke survivors. The aim of this study was to describe how the conceptual (flag model and ICF) and theoretical framework (C-OAR-SE) were used in developing the RAS. The development of the RAS consisted of three phases: (i) Initial item generation (ii) Face and content validity (iii) Psychometric testing. With each phase embracing the flag model, international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) and the C-OAR-SE an acronym for the six aspects of the theory: 'C' [construct definition], 'OAR' [object representation, attribute classification, and rater entity identification], and 'SE' [selection of item type and answer scale, as well as, enumeration]. A triangulated approach drawn on three separate theories and models. Phase one was developed by using the flag model which provided the semi-structured open ended questions that materialized into the draft instrument while phases two and three were developed using the ICF and the C-OAR-SE. The scale consists of two sections, A and B. Section A comprises general information about post-stroke survivors, which would not be scored, while section B includes three parts that are important to consider when deciding to return-to-work. An instrument called RAS was developed, an excellent, internally consistent, as well as reliable tool that has demonstrated good group and structural validity.

Assessing the content quality of essays in content and language integrated learning: Exploring the construct from subject specialists’ perspectives

Assessing the content of learners’ compositions is a common practice in second language (L2) writing assessment. However, the construct definition of content in L2 writing assessment potentially underrepresents the target competence in content and language integrated learning (CLIL), which aims to foster not only L2 proficiency but also critical thinking skills and subject knowledge. This study aims to conceptualize the construct of content in CLIL by exploring subject specialists’ perspectives on essays’ content quality in a CLIL context. Eleven researchers of English as a lingua franca (ELF) rated the content quality of research-based argumentative essays on ELF submitted in a CLIL course and produced think-aloud protocols. This study explored some essay features that have not been considered relevant in language assessment but are essential in the CLIL context, including the accuracy of the content, presence and quality of research, and presence of elements required in academic essays. Furthermore, the findings of this study confirmed that the components of content often addressed in language assessment (e.g., elaboration and logicality) are pertinent to writing assessment in CLIL. The manner in which subject specialists construe the content quality of essays on their specialized discipline can deepen the current understanding of content in CLIL.

Research and scholarly methods: Studies of workplace well‐being and other organizational phenomena

AbstractAs research in pharmacy increasingly focuses on work‐related topics such as burnout, workforce management, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, there is a growing need for scholars to understand and use organizational research methods. However, these skills are not typically taught in pharmacy schools or postgraduate training programs, posing a challenge to researchers and peer reviewers alike. To address this gap, we aim to provide a practical introduction to organizational research methods with a focus on deductive, quantitative approaches. Given the growing interest in studying pharmacists' workplace well‐being, we use this as a theme for our review. We begin by discussing the importance of a thorough literature review and using theory to frame the research, develop study hypotheses, and select an appropriate research design. We also provide a list of example theories that researchers could use to study the topic of workplace well‐being. Next, we discuss key considerations for defining and measuring organizational constructs, including validity and reliability, and highlight potential pitfalls to avoid in survey research. Using several phenomena of interest in studies of workplace well‐being, we provide examples of construct definitions and illustrate how they could be operationalized as variables in a research study. Finally, we discuss important considerations for analyzing organizational data and describe skills that researchers should acquire or seek in potential collaborators. To aid researchers and peer reviewers, we provide a checklist summarizing our recommendations and references to additional resources. By equipping scholars with a better understanding of organizational research methods, we aim to enhance our understanding of pharmacists' work experiences and generate evidence to support workplace improvements that will benefit pharmacists and their efforts to provide patient care.