Measures that make a difference : a functional contextualistic approach to optimizing psychological measurement in clinical research and practice

Joseph Ciarrochi; Robert D. Zettle; Robert Brockman; James Duguid; Philip Parker; Baljinder Sahdra; Todd B. Kashdan

Measures that make a difference : a functional contextualistic approach to optimizing psychological measurement in clinical research and practice

Joseph Ciarrochi, Robert D. Zettle, Robert Brockman, James Duguid, Philip Parker, Baljinder Sahdra, Todd B. Kashdan

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

The basic researcher and the practitioner seem perpetually at odds. The basic researcher spends years building a beautiful model of the world. The practitioner takes one look at the model and says, "How will that help me to improve the lives of the clients I will work with this week?" The basic researcher often seems stumped for a legitimate answer. This chapter seeks to help bridge the gap between basic theory and practice, between obscure psychometric concepts and the concrete needs of the therapist sitting in the room with a client.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science
Editors	Robert D. Zettle, Steven C. Hayes, Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Anthony Biglan
Place of Publication	U.K.
Publisher	Wiley & Sons
Pages	320-346
Number of pages	27
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118489864
ISBN (Print)	9781118489567
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

clinical research
researchers
psychology

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Ciarrochi, J., Zettle, R. D., Brockman, R., Duguid, J., Parker, P., Sahdra, B., & Kashdan, T. B. (2016). Measures that make a difference : a functional contextualistic approach to optimizing psychological measurement in clinical research and practice. In R. D. Zettle, S. C. Hayes, D. Barnes-Holmes, & A. Biglan (Eds.), Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science (pp. 320-346). Wiley & Sons.

Ciarrochi, Joseph ; Zettle, Robert D. ; Brockman, Robert et al. / Measures that make a difference : a functional contextualistic approach to optimizing psychological measurement in clinical research and practice. Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science. editor / Robert D. Zettle ; Steven C. Hayes ; Dermot Barnes-Holmes ; Anthony Biglan. U.K. : Wiley & Sons, 2016. pp. 320-346

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Ciarrochi, J, Zettle, RD, Brockman, R, Duguid, J, Parker, P, Sahdra, B & Kashdan, TB 2016, Measures that make a difference : a functional contextualistic approach to optimizing psychological measurement in clinical research and practice. in RD Zettle, SC Hayes, D Barnes-Holmes & A Biglan (eds), Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science. Wiley & Sons, U.K., pp. 320-346.

Measures that make a difference : a functional contextualistic approach to optimizing psychological measurement in clinical research and practice. / Ciarrochi, Joseph; Zettle, Robert D.; Brockman, Robert et al.
Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science. ed. / Robert D. Zettle; Steven C. Hayes; Dermot Barnes-Holmes; Anthony Biglan. U.K.: Wiley & Sons, 2016. p. 320-346.

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