Psychological measures aren’t toothbrushes

2023/10/17 by Malte Elson, Ian Hussey, Taym Alsalti +1 · 2 voices · 9 citations
Decision Sciences · Psychology · #Meta-analysis and systematic reviews #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s44271-023-00026-9

Abstract

Most psychological measures are used only once or twice. This proliferation and variability threaten the credibility of research. The Standardisation Of BEhavior Research (SOBER) guidelines aim to ensure that psychological measures are standardised and, unlike toothbrushes, reused by others.

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