47th Annual Convention; Online; 2021
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 Participant Identity in Behavior Analysis: Current Landscape and Future Directions |
| Sunday, May 30, 2021 |
| 12:00 PM–12:50 PM |
| Online |
| Area: CSS; Domain: Applied Research |
| Chair: Alyssa N. Wilson (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology--SoCal) |
| Discussant: Joseph H. Cihon (Autism Partnership Foundation; Endicott College) |
| Abstract: Scientific research publications are permanent products that communicate the values, aims, and outcomes of the scientific enterprise to stakeholders, scientists, and members of society. Applied behavior analytic research, as a field dedicated to intervening on socially significant behaviors, should be upheld to similar publication standards as other professions. The current symposium will focus on the disciplinary reporting practices as they relate to participant identity, to explore the extent to which a) ABA research participation is equitable across social groups, and b) provides a wholistic reporting of demographic variables. The first presentation will present findings from a systematic review on the quality reporting strategies of research articles published in ABAI journals (e.g., Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Perspectives on Behavior Science, and The Psychological Record) between 2010-2019. The second presentation will present findings from a similar review on reporting of participant demographics in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Both presentations will highlight how to improve disciplinary practices for demographic reporting policies and practices in applied behavior analytic research journals. |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Keyword(s): Applied Research, Cultural Humility, Human Rights, Research Ethics |
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| Participant Identity in Behavior Analytic Research: Examining ABAI Journal Publications from 2010-2019 |
| ALYSSA N. WILSON (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology--SoCal), Kathryn Sharp (Saint Louis University), Claudia CottoVerdon (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology--SoCal) |
| Abstract: The current study explored quality of reporting generally as well as specifically related to participant demographic variables, within behavior analytic publications including Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Perspectives on Behavior Science, and The Psychological Record between 2010-2019. Of 2,348 articles identified, 281 used single-subject designs and human participants. Data was extracted by researchers answering yes, no, or open-ended answers on a google form. Questions were derived from the Single-Case Reporting Guidelines for Behavior Interventions (SCRIBE; Tate et al., 2016), a 26-item checklist that describes components needed for quality reporting of single-subject experimental design. Additional questions about participant demographic variables including age, race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomics, and geographical location were added during data collection, and separated during data analysis to maintain the total score of 26. Total SCRIBE scores were calculated by counting all yes responses. Average SCRIBE scores across all included articles was 16.7 (64%), with most articles reporting scientific background in their introduction, procedural detail related to the intervention and results, and operational definitions of all target behaviors. Participant demographic information was reported inconsistently across articles (race/ethnicity = 16.6%, age=92%, sex/gender=85%, socioeconomic=16%, and geographic location = 24%). Implications for future reporting of behavior analytic research is discussed. |
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