Is Construct Validation Valid?

被引:63
作者
Alexandrova, Anna [1 ]
Haybron, Daniel M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Hist & Philosophy Sci, Free Sch Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH, England
[2] St Louis Univ, Dept Philosophy, Coll Arts & Sci, Verhaegen Hall,3634 Lindell Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108 USA
关键词
HAPPINESS;
D O I
10.1086/687941
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
What makes a measure of well-being valid? The dominant approach today, construct validation, uses psychometrics to ensure that questionnaires behave in accordance with background knowledge. Our first claim is interpretive-construct validation obeys a coherentist logic that seeks to balance diverse sources of evidence about the construct in question. Our second claim is critical-while in theory this logic is defensible, in practice it does not secure valid measures. We argue that the practice of construct validation in well-being research is theory avoidant, favoring a narrow focus on statistical tests while largely ignoring relevant philosophical considerations.
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页码:1098 / 1109
页数:12
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